State Licensed To Practice
- California
Court Admissions
- All Courts in California
- Federal District Courts
- 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Tax Court
Education
Law School Attended:
- Loyola Law School of Los Angeles
Juris Doctorate
College Attended:
- University of California, Los Angeles
Political Science, Bachelors of Arts
Honors Received:
- Political Science honors from UCLA
- Magna Cum Laude from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles
Journal Involvement:
- Staff of the Law Review at Loyola Law School of Los Angeles
Involvement in Community
- President, Ventura County Medical Resource Foundation
- Lecturer and advisor for Women’s Economic Venture and SCORE of Ventura County
- Classroom presenter at various Ventura high schools for Seque
- Adjunct Professor at the University of La Verne, teaching a Legal Environment of Business course
- Adjunct Professor of Business Law and Business Ethics at Ventura Community College.
- Professor of Corporations Law at Ventura College of Law
- Adjunct Professor of Business Law of a course entitled Ethics, Executive Integrity and Social Responsibility at Antioch University in Santa Barbara, California
- Member of Ventura, Oxnard, and Camarillo Chambers of Commerce
- Board of Directors, Community Health Care Foundation
Published Articles
- Co-tenancy Ownership of Real Property
- 1031 Tax- Deferred Exchanges
- Charitable Planned Giving
- Taking a Fresh Look at Using Limited Liability Companies
- Why Every Homeowner Should Consider a Living Trust
Presentations And Lectures
- How to Effectively Negotiate Hospital Contracts for Perfusionists, California Perfusion Society 2012 Annual Conference
- Employee vs. Independent Contract – What’s the Big Deal? for Perfusionists, California Perfusion Society 2012 Annual Conference
- Annual Employment Law Updates for business groups, clients and Chambers of Commerce
- Estate Planning Basics seminar for groups, clients and organizations
- Pitfalls of Obtaining Financing from Family & Friends for the SCORE of Ventura County
- What Would You Do? The Daily Challenges HR Managers, Supervisors and Business Owners Encounter for the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Protecting Your Assets: Wills and Living Trusts for Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation
- Exit Strategies, Business Succession & Estate Planning for the SCORE of Ventura County
- Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for the SCORE of Ventura County and for many private and publicly held companies
- Employees vs. Independent Contractors and Terminating an Employee for the SCORE of Ventura County and before many business and HR groups
- Tax Exempt Organizations From Start to Finish for attorneys, accountants and non-profit executive directors sponsored by the National Business Institute
- Legal Responsibilities and Best Practices for Changing Times for non-profit board members
- Wealth Management for the Small Business Owner for the Oxnard Chamber of Commerce Lunch & Learn
- Called to Action: What You Need to Know! Legal Responsibilities and Best Practices in Challenging Times for the Ventura Chamber of Commerce and Oxnard Chamber of Commerce
- Exit Strategies for SCORE of Ventura County and National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Ventura County CPA Society, Women’s Economic Venture Thrive in Five series
Citations Or Recognition Received In The Legal Arena
- Volunteer of the Year from Women’s Economic Venture
- Ventura County Ombudsman Award from Long-Term Care Services, Inc.
- Distinguished Humanitarian Award from the Ventura County Jewish Federation
- Citizen of the Year from Ventura Chamber of Commerce
- Avvo Top Contributor 2016