Admitted: 1979, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School: Western State University, J.D.
Member: Orange County Bar Association (President, 1993; Treasurer, 1991; Secretary 1990; Member, Board of Directors, 1984-1989; Chairman, Business Litigation Section, 1989); State Bar of California; Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1989); Volunteers in Parole (Chair, Advisory Committee, 1990-1991). Listed Who's Who in American Law, 1994. Who's Who in America, 1997; ABOTA, O.C. Chapter, 1997.
Biography: Recipient: Western State University College of Law Hall of Fame, 1993; OCTLA, Business Trial Lawyer of Year, 1995; OCWL, Lawyer of Year, 1996; ADL Jurisprudence Award, 1997; Named on of the Best Lawyers of America by "Best Lawyers.com," 2001; Named by The Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential Lawyers in California," 2001, as well as one of the "Top Female Litigators," 2002-2005; OCTLA, Employment Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2004; American Association of University Women "Women of Achievement Award," 2005; Inducted as a Fellow in The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 2006; Named by Los Angeles Magazine as one of California's "Super Lawyers," 2004-2009, including one of the top 100 lawyers of Southern California, top 50 women lawyers, and top 50 Orange County Lawyers. Author: "Sexual Harassment - The Evolution & The Revolution," Women in the Workplace, Nov. 1993. Author: "You're Served, What to do When Served with Subpoena", O.C. Psychological Association, July 1994. Co-Author: Rutter Group/CJA, Wrongful Termination and Employment Discrimination Program Update, January, 1995. Co-Author: Rutter Group, California Practice Guide, Employment Litigation, Chapter on Sexual Harassment, Published 2001 and updates. Advisor, Action Guide on Establishing Good Client Relations, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1990; CAOC, Arbitrations, 2001; CAOC, Attorneys Fees, 1999; OCBA Labor and Employment Section, "Arbitration after Circuit City and Armendariz," 2001; CAALA, "To Arbitrate or Litigate, 2001"; The Advocate Magazine, "Depositions and Discovery Quicksand," 2002; Bi-monthly column on employment law, trial advocacy, and related topics for the Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2001-2006; ABTL, "Removal & Remand: Real or Sham Defendants?," January 2006; CAALA, "Navigating Arbitration in Employment Cases," 2007; LACBA, Senior Lawyer Guide article "Mandatory Retirement: Greener Pastures?". Serves on Editorial Advisory Board and writes articles for Matthew Bender's Labor and Employment Bulletin. Presenter and Speaker: Bridging the Gap, Law and Motion, 1987-1993; Oral Advocacy Workshops, 1988, 1990 and Evidence for Business Lawyers, 1990; College of Trial and Advocacy, 1989-1991; 1989-1992, 1995; Orange County Bar Association. Advisor, Action Guide on Establishing Good Client Relations, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1990; Lecturer, Law and Motion Seminar, California State Bar Convention, 1990-1991; Surviving Attorneys Fees Disputes, 1993-1994; Chairman and Delegate, Central District Delegation to 9th Circ. Judicial Conference, 1993-1995, 2002-2004; California Continuing Education of the Bar; Rutter Group/CJA Tort Litigation Program, "Wrongful Termination, Employment Discrimination," January 1995; Rutter Group/ CJA Litigation Program, "Employment Law," 1996-2001; Rutter Group, Civil Procedure Before Trial, 1998-2007; ABA, Employment Discrimination, 2004; CEB, Mediation & Arbitration Practice, 2005; OCBA, Mediations & Arbitrations, 2005; Ventura County Trial Lawyers Case Updates, 2005-2006; CAOC, Trials, 2006; CEB, "Sexual Harassment Prevailing & Dealing With," 2006; LACBA Labor & Employment Law Symposium: "Objection! Recurring Evidentiary Issues in Employment Litigation"; 2006; CAALA, "Hot Topics in Employment", 2007; CAALA, Arbitrations, 2007; CAOC, Women's Caucus, 2008; CAOC, Gender Bias, 2008; OCBA, Solo, Small Practices, 2008; SCMA, Cross-Cultural Mediations, 2008; League of Women's Voters, Independence of Judiciary, 2008.
Born: Los Angeles, California, December 9, 1954
Languages: Spanish and French
Cases: Nelson v. Carlson City Dana Point, 17 Cal. App. 4th 732 (1993); Corin v. Cal Poly Pomona, 45 Cal. App. 4th 1716 (1996); James Haluck, Michael Litton v. Ricoh Electronics, Inc., et al, 151 Cal. App. 4th 994 (2007); David A. Vazquez, Jose R. Armas, and Samuel Moreno v. Cargill, Inc., 509 F. Supp. 2d 903, (2007).