Honors and Awards: Loyola Law School Distinguished Alumna Award, 2009, Daily Journal "Top 100" Lawyers - 2008, 2009, Daily Journal "Top Women Litigators" – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, Los Angeles Magazine "Southern California Super Lawyers" – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, Lawdragon Magazine "500 Leading Litigators in America" – 2007, 2008, Lawdragon Magazine "The Lawdragon 3000 Leading Lawyers in America"-2006, “AV” Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Bar/Professional Activity: American Board of Trial Advocates - Associate Member (2003-present), Los Angeles Chapter Executive Committee Member (2007- present), Consumer Attorneys of California - Board of Governors (1998-present), Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles - Board of Governors (1997-2002), Executive Committee Officer (2003-present), President (2008), Los Angeles County Bar Association - Committees: Bench/Bar Liaison Committee (2003-present), Complex Courts Committee (2005-present), Litigation Section Executive Committee (2005-present), Blue Ribbon Commission on Superior Court Improvement II (2007- present), Other Organizations: Loyola Law School, Civil Justice Program Steering Committee; Journalist Law School Panelist; Public Justice Foundation; American Association for Justice

Pro bono/Community Service: Cancer Legal Resource Center - Pro Bono Panel, Los Angeles Civil Courts - Volunteer Settlement Officer

Verdicts and Settlements: $43 Million settlement with The Walt Disney Company on behalf of a 4-year-old boy who was seriously injured on the “Roger Rabbit” ride at Disneyland, claiming lack of doors on the ride. Zucker vs. Disney, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 242729, $35 Million settlement with a Supermarket Defendant, on behalf of an 11-year-old girl who suffered brain injury after an improperly maintained light pole fell and struck her on the head. Case Confidential, $6.5 Million verdict with punitive damages against State Farm and Oregon Mutual for insurance bad faith.  Both companies failed to honor their respective polices when a 33-year-old mother and her two daughters, aged 12 and 13, were in a car that was struck head-on by a driver.  The mother was killed and the two girls suffered injuries. Tiffany v. State Farm Insurance and Oregon Mutual, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. C662 615, $3.7 Million verdict on behalf of 58-year-old retired woman who sustained head and facial injuries in an auto-accident. Fleishman v. Roadex, Inc., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. EAC 065383, $2.6 Million settlement of medical malpractice action on behalf of newborn infant who suffered brain injury due to negligent delivery. Case Confidential, $1.7 Million settlement on behalf of newborn infant’s deformity due to defendant’s negligent attempt to terminate the birth and subsequent failure to identify the failure. Case Confidential, $1.5 Million settlement for improperly administering anesthesia during C-Section for 29 year old nurse who suffered brain injury as a result. Case Confidential, $1.3 Million settlement with Burrtec Waste Industries, Inc. on behalf of a 27 year-old woman, who suffered fractures in an automobile accident caused by an employee of Burrtec. Culwell v. Burrtec Waste Industries, Inc., San Bernardino Superior Court Case No. RCV RS075536