Honors and Awards:

• AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell; "Litigation Star," Benchmark Plaintiff (ranked as one of the nation's top litigators for plaintiffs' employment/labor law); "California Litigation Star," Benchmark Plaintiff (ranked as one of California's leading litigators in consumer protection and employment/labor law); The Best Lawyers in America  (published by American Lawyer Media), based on peer and blue ribbon panel review, selected for list of "San Francisco's Best Lawyers," 2010-2011; “Women of Achievement Award,” Legal Momentum (formerly the NOW Legal Defense & Education Fund), 2011; "Florence K. Murray Award," National Association of Women Judges, 2010 (for influencing women to pursue legal careers, opening doors for women attorneys, and advancing opportunities for women within the legal profession); "Top California Women Litigators," Daily Journal, 2007, 2010; "Irish Legal 100" Finalist, The Irish Voice, 2010; "Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America," Lawdragon, 2010-2011; "Northern California Super Lawyer," Super Lawyers, 2004-2011; "Top 50 Female Northern California Super Lawyers," Super Lawyers, 2007-2011; "Lawdragon Finalist," Lawdragon, 2007-2009; "Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers," Super Lawyers, 2007, 2009, 2011; "Community Service Award," Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, 2008; "Community Justice Award," Centro Legal de la Raza, 2008; "Award of Merit," Bar Association of San Francisco, 2007; "California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) Award," California Lawyer, 2007; "Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers," Lawdragon, Winter 2007; "Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist," Public Justice Foundation, 2007; California's "Top 20 Lawyers Under 40," Daily Journal, 2006; "Consumer Attorney of the Year" Finalist, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2006; "Living the Dream Partner," Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, 2005.

Bar/Professional Activity:

• American Bar Association; Labor and Employment Law Section (Governing Council, 2009-present; Co-Chair, Section Conference, 2008-2009; Vice-Chair, Section Conference, 2007-2008; Co-Chair, Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Legal Profession, 2006-2007; Co-Chair Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity); Bar Association of San Francisco (President, 2012; Board of Directors, 2005-present; President-Elect, 2010-2011; Treasurer, 2009-2010; Secretary, 2008-2009; Litigation Section; Executive Committee, 2002-2005); Northern District of California Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (2007-2010); Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (Board of Directors, 1998-2005; Secretary, 1999-2003; Co-Chair, 2003-2005); National Center for Lesbian Rights (Board of Directors, 2002-2008; Co-Chair, 2005-2006); National Association of Women Judges (Resource Board, 2005-present. Co-Chair, 2009-present); Carver Healthy Environments and Response to Trauma in Schools ("HEARTS") Project (Steering Committee, 2007-present); Pride Law Fund (Board of Directors, 1995-2002; Secretary, 1995-1997; Chairperson, 1997-2002); Equal Rights Advocates (Litigation Committee, 2000-2002); National Employment Lawyers Association; Consumer Attorneys of California; Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom; Public Justice Foundation; State Bar of California.

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Carver Healthy Environments and Response to Trauma in Schools (Carver HEARTS), Steering Committee (2007-present); Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (Board of Directors, 1998-2005; Secretary, 1999-2003; Co-Chair, 2003-2005); National Center for Lesbian Rights (Board of Directors, 2002-2008; Co-Chair, 2005-2006); Pride Law Fund (Board of Directors, 1995-2002; Secretary, 1995-1997; Chairperson, 1997-2002); Equal Rights Advocates (Litigation Committee, 2000-2002).

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• "Class Actions: Latest Developments in Litigating and Settling Employment Discrimination Class Actions" American Bar Association Labor and Employment Section Equal Employment Opportunity Committee (Mid-Year Meeting 2001); "A Road Map to Discovery in Employment Discrimination and Wage/Hour Class Actions," with James M. Finberg, Glasser Legal Works Seminar (2000); "Employment Discrimination Class Actions in the Wake of Allison v. Citgo Petroleum Corp. and Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(f)," Federal Bar Association Convention (1999); Co-Author with James Finberg, "Discovery in Employment Discrimination Class Actions,"  Litigation and Settlement of Complex Class Actions (Glasser Legal Works 1998).

Educational Background:

• Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1990) Senior Class Ames Memorial Public Service Award