Law School
Stanford University, J.D., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
Stanford University, A.B., 1979
Memberships
San Diego County (Member: Board of Directors, 1991-1994; Treasurer, 1992-1993; Vice-President, 1993-1994; President, 1994-1995), National (Member, Commercial Law Section) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1991-1993; Section on: Litigation; Co-Chairperson, Task Force on Bias in the Courts, 1998-2001; Co-Chairperson, Membership Committee, 1992-1993; Conference of Minority Partners in Corporate Majority Firms, 1989-1992) Bar Associations; California Women Lawyers (Secretary, Board of Governors, 1985-1987); Lawyers Club of San Diego (Member, Board of Directors, 1984-1986); California Young Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1988-1991); Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1986); Defense Research Institute (Vice-Chairperson, Product Liability Committee); Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Lawyer Representative, 1993-1995; Master, Welsh American Inn of Court; Member, International Association Defense Counsel.
Biographical
Extern to Hon. Mariana Pfaelzer, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1981. Former Partner, Gray, Cary, Ames & Frye. Author: Lifting the Veil - Reflections On Facing Juror Bias, American Bar Association and Prentice Hall Law & Business, 1993; Market Share Liability, Annual Product Liability Seminar, Defense Research Institute, 1990. Co-Author, with Lois M. Kosch, Book Chapter, Stalkers, Stalking and Their Victims: Prevention, Intervention Case Management, Investigation and Threat Assessment, Workplace Violence - From An Employer's Perspective, CRC Press, 2001. Lecturer: ABA Section of Litigation The Woman Advocate, 1993; State Bar of California Litigation Section Annual Symposium, 1993, 1995; Association of Business Trial Lawyers Annual Symposium, 1993, 1995; Dueling Experts: Evaluating, Presenting and Attacking Complex Scientific Evidence, ABA, Section of Litigation's Women in Products Liability Regional Meeting, October 2000; Courtroom 2001: A Trial Lawyer's Odyssey, Defense Research Institute's Trial Tactics and Techniques Program, Master Trial Attorneys Speak: Finding Creative Solutions for Your Client Before and During Trial, November 2000; ACS: Products Liability Litigation, Continuing Education of the Bar, October 2000; Defense Research Institute Faculty Member: Psychological and Neuropsychological Injury Claims, November 1998; DRI Drug & Medical Device Seminar, Deceptive Trade Practices or Deceptive Litigation Practices? April 1999; Gender Issues in the Courtroom and the Workplace: A Bridge to Recognizing, Understanding, and Making the Most of our Differences, 1998 Annual Meeting; Defense and Evaluation of Psychological Injury Cases, November 1997; The Expert Witness: How They Prepare You and How You Prepare Them, February 1996; Business Development Associates, Inc. Faculty Member: Managing the Risks Associated with Workplace Violence, October 1998; Current Trends in Mandatory Arbitration Agreements, May 1998; 5th National Conference for Women Empl