PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Attorney - Workers' Compensation Defense.

Trial experience includes all aspects of Workers' Compensation litigation. Legal skills and research include Reconsideration and Appeals to the District Court of Appeals and California Supreme Court.   Past experience includes Social Security Law, Personal Law, Criminal and Domestic Law.

General Transactional Work - Estate planning, drafting contracts, structuring and advising small and mid-size business entities.

Contract Attorney - State court appearances to argue motions and represent clients in all stages of litigation proceedings; depositions; legal research and writing; general transactional work including estate planning, drafting contracts, and general family law.

Educational Law - Researching and drafting employee dismissal charges and general legal memorandums; legal research tasks; responsible for preparation, maintenance and organization of large volume of case files; other general office responsibilities.

Court and Judicial Administration - Liaison between State Supreme Court and Legislature during legislative sessions; bill tracking through legislative process; monitoring committee hearings, floor sessions and bill amendments; provided legal analysis to court staff assessing impact of proposed legislation and subsequent amendments on court administration.

Mass Asbestos Litigation - Worked on large volume of case files preparing, organizing and maintaining all documentation involved in defense of mass asbestos litigation.

Legal Aid - Conducted client intake interviews; fact gathering; initial assessment and determination of case viability; drafted legal pleadings and memoranda; interviewed witnesses; researched public records; composed routine correspondence; assisted with trial preparation and trials; represented clients at administrative hearings.

Certified Mediator/Arbitrator - Served as mediator and arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau cases involving landlord/tenant, neighbor/neighbor and business/customer disputes.

Mediator - Served as mediator at the Fresno County Courthouse providing alternative dispute resolution services to small claims litigants immediately prior to hearings.

Mediator - Served as mediator working with juvenile offenders and their victims as an alternative to the traditional criminal justice system.

EDUCATION:

Master of Law, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, 2002.
Masters, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, 2001.
Juris Doctor, San Joaquin College of Law, Fresno,1995.
Bachelors, California State University, Fresno,1991.