Admitted State Bar of California: 6/84
Admitted U.S. District Court, Central District:10/84
Admitted Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: 2/85
California State Bar Affiliations:
Section Member-
- Solo & Small Firm Section
- Real Estate Section
Executive Committee:
- Solo & Small Firm Section; Past Chair
Ventura County Affiliations:
- Member Ventura County Bar Association 1988 – 2008
- President East County Bar Association 1995/96
- Member East County Courthouse Utilization Committee 1995 – 1997
- Host for East County/CEB First Run Video Program (MCLE) 1991 – 2002
- Member Ventura County Women Lawyers 1991 – 2011
- Member of Pro-Tem and Arbitration Panels Ventura County 1991 – present
- Member American Inns of Court — Ventura County 1995–1998; 2002-2003
- Member Bench Bar Committee – Ventura County 1997 – 1999
- Member Frivolity Committee – VCBA 1997- 2000
- Ventura County Teen Court program – judge pro tem
- Ventura County Mock Trial Competition – coach
- Delegate to the State Bar Conference of Delegates: 2003 – 2005
Los Angeles County Affiliations:
- Member Los Angeles County Bar Association 1984 – 1990
- Los Angeles County Landlord-Tenant Settlement Officer 1989 – 1990
- Los Angeles County Domestic Violence Assistant Program 1988 – 1989
Publications:
- Big News for Smaller Firms, Solo Section Magazine, regular contributor
- Solo Section eNewsletter, editor and regular contributor
Presentations:
- Ten Top Ethical Traps for the Solo and Small Firm Practitioner: Annual Meeting 2007
- Ethical Concerns in Using Barter, Credit Cards & Legal Insurance: SEI 2007
- Did you Choose Your Practice or Did It Pick You? Solo Summit 2009
- Are you Ready to Go Solo? SEI 2009
- Advising Clients in Financial Crisis on Alternatives to Bankruptcy: Annual Meeting 2009
- How Many Gs are there in Confidential? Annual Meeting 2011
- Attorney Communications in the Cyber Era: Annual Meeting 2011
- BEWARE: Advocacy may be Malicious: Annual Meeting 2011
- NO YOU DIDN’T: Recognizing the Difference between a Mistake and Malpractice 2012
Outside Activities:
- Board of Managers YMCA 1998 – 2004
- Board of Directors American Heart Association 1997 – 2002
- Agoura High School Charger Club Board Member 2005 – 2008