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Education

Bachelor of Arts, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

Double Major in political science and history, completed in three years, 1990;

Juris Doctor degree, Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, Washington, 1993;

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California (visiting student, 1992-1993)

Professional Associations

American Board of Trial Advocates

National Trial Lawyers Association

California State Bar Association

Orange County Bar Association

Consumer Attorneys of California

Orange County Trial Lawyers Association

American Inns of Court

Speaking Engagements

“Ethics Jeopardy,” Orange County Bar Association, Irvine, California, January 1999

“Propounding, Responding to, and Enforcing Written Discovery: Yes, It Does Matter,” Orange County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Costa Mesa, California, March 1999

“What You Need to Know Before You Take the Stand as an Expert Witness… A Mock Cross Examination,” Forensic      Consultants Association of Orange County, Newport Beach, California, October 1999

“Legal Jeopardy,” Orange County Bar Association, Orange,  California, January 2000

“Strategies for Propounding and Responding to Written Discovery,” Orange County Barristers, Orange, California,    April 2000

“Preparing a Case for Trial: The Last 100 Days,” Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), Costa Mesa, California, February 2001

“Mock Trial,” Robert A. Banyard Inns of Court, Santa Ana, California, January 2001

“Legal Jeopardy,” Orange County Bar Association, Costa Mesa,  California, January 2002

“Analyzing Medical Records for the California Paralegal,” Institute for Paralegal Education, Anaheim, California, October 2002

“Analyzing Medical Records for the California Attorney,” National Business Institute, Anaheim, California, February 2003

“Advanced Deposition and Discovery Methods: Tools to Win Your Case at Trial,” Orange County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Newport Beach, California, February 2011