I received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a Minor in Management from the University of California at Irvine in 2003, graduating with college honors. I received my Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law in 2006, having obtained honors grades in Taxation, Real Estate Transactions, Real Estate Finance, Gifts, Wills and Trusts, and others.  

I became a member of the California State Bar Association, the Central District of California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the fall of 2006.  I am a member of the South Bay Estate Planning Council and the Professional Advisory Council for the Torrance Memorial Hospital Foundation.  I am also active in the community, having served as Worthy Matron and Deputy Grand Matron in the Order of the Eastern Star, participating in my church, and volunteering at the Midnight Mission.