Education

J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law , 2000

with a Concentration in Advocacy

• Honors in Trial Advocacy, Spring 1999; Mock Trial Scrimmage Team, 1999-2000
• Book Award, Honors at Entrance and Academic Excellence Scholarships Recipient
• Member of the Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court, 1999-2000
• The Transnational Lawyer, Comment Writer and Assistant Articles Editor, 1998-2000
• Research Assistant for Professor Christine Manolakas, 1998-200 – Assisted with the research and writing of article, “Trade in Technology Within the Free Trade Zone: The Impact of the WTO Agreement, NAFTA, and Tax Treaties on the NAFTA Signatories,” Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business, Fall 2000, Vol. 21, No. 1.
• Law Clerk for the County Counsels’ Association of California, 1998-2000 - Assisted with the research and writing of the League of California Cities/Litigation Coordination Program, California State Association of Counties (1999 Ed.) A Little Help From One’s Friends: Summary of Rules of Court and Procedural Considerations Relating to Amicus Participation.

 B.S., Christopher Newport University, Political Science (International Relations Concentration), 1995

• Order of Omega Honor Society; Dean’s List
• Phi Mu Fraternity for Women: President, Panhellenic Delegate, 1991-1995
• Phi Mu Foundation Graduate Academic Scholarship Recipient

• California, 2002
• Virginia, 2003
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

• California State Bar, Real Property Section
• Sacramento County Bar Association
• American Bar Association (ABA)
• Association of Commercial Real Estate (ACRE)
• Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
  Member Since: 2004-2008
• Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court (1999-2000)

From the Great Firewall of China to the Berlin Firewall: The Cost of Content Regulation on Internet Commerce. The Transnational Lawyer, Vol. 13, No. 1. Fall 2000

Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2012

Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2013

Best of the Bar 2013, Sacramento Business Journal

Super Lawyers, Super Lawyer, 2014

Best of the Bar 2014, Sacramento Business Journal

Super Lawyers, Super Lawyer, 2015

Super Lawyers, Super Lawyer, 2016

Sacramento Magazine Top Lawyer List, 2016

Super Lawyers, Super Lawyer, 2017

• SCORE, Volunteer Business Counselor, 2017 - present
• 100+ Women Who Care Sacramento Valley, Founding Member, 2015 - present
• El Dorado County Superior Court Dispute Resolution Temporary Judge, 2008 - present
• Heald College, Paralegal Program, Advisory Board Member, 2012-2014
• Center for Youth Citzenship’s High School Mock Trial Competition, Mock Trial Attorney Coach – Bella Vista High School, 2004-2005