Honors and Awards: J.D. (cum laude) 1992; Past recipient, Volunteer of the Year Award, Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law, Los Angeles

Special Licenses/Certifications: Admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Bar/Professional Activity: Past Editor-in-Chief, New Matter, journal of the Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of California; Chair, IP Litigation Standing Committee, Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of California, 2007 - present; Chair, Sponsor Committee, Los Angeles Intellectual Property Association (LAIPLA), 2008- present; Member, Intellectual Property Advisory Board, Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington

Pro bono/Community Service: Volunteer Prosecutor/Trial Attorney, City of Inglewood, 2007, Past Recipient, Volunteer of the Year, Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law, Los Angeles California

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Teleconference discussing pre-filing considerations and investigation in Copyright Litigation., Moderator, "Pre-filing Considerations and Investigation in Copyright Litigation", Litigation Committee, IP Section, State Bar of California, 2009, Conference presentation on what factors to consider before filing a complaint in a patent, trademark or internet-related case., Speaker, "Pre-Filing Investigation and Consideration in Intellectual Property Cases", State Bar of California, Section Educational Institute, Berkeley, California, 2009, Discussed major legal issues for a website operator to consider, including privacy policies, terms of use, and the Safe Harbor provision of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, Speaker, "Key Legal Issues for Website Operators: Privacy Policies, Terms of Use and DMCA", MCLE Seminar for Website Owners and Attorneys at Fulwider Patton LLP, 2009, Moderated teleconference re: subjects to cover in pre-filing investigation of a complaint for trade secret misappropriation, Moderator, Pre-Filing Considerations in Trade Secret Litigation, Litigation Standing Committee of the IP Section, State Bar of California, 2009, Talk to be held at the State Bar of California Annual meeting, San Diego, California, September 2009, Co-Speaker, Pre-Filing Considerations and Investigation in Intellectual Property Litigation, Annual Meeting, State Bar of California, 2009, Teleconference discussing pre-filing considerations and investigation in patent litigation., Moderator, "Pre-Filing Considerations and Investigation in Patent Litigation", Litigation Committee, IP Section, State Bar of California, 2008, Teleconference presentation on pre-filing investigation and considerations in trademark cases., Moderator, "Pre-Filing Consderations and Investigation in Trademark Litigation", Litigation Committee, IP Section, State Bar of California, 2008, Teleconference discussing pre-filing considerations in cases relating to the internet., Moderator, "Pre-Filing Considerations in Internet Litigation", Litigation Committee, IP Section, State Bar of California, 2008, Three (3) hour MCLE presentation in Los Angeles covering trade secret protection and litigation., Speaker/Panelist, "Trade Secret Protection", Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), 2008, MCLE presentation re: observations from serving as a patent law expert in gaming and medical device patent litigation, Speaker, "Working With Experts in Patent Litigation", Fulwider Patton LLP, 2007

Educational Background: Coronado High School, Coronado, California;  B.S. University of California, San Diego;  M.S. University of California, Santa Barbara