Born Los Angeles, California, September 16, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, California; 1997, Washington (inactive), (not admitted in Texas); also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Courts, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California and Western District of Michigan.

Education: Preparatory education, California State University, Northridge (B.S., 1990); legal education, University of Richmond (J.D., with honors, 1993).

Honors: McNeill Law Society. Recipient, Lawyers Co-Operative Publishing Company Book Award (highest grade), Mergers and Acquisitions.

Diploma: Trial Advocacy Skills, National Institute of Trial Advocacy.

Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association; American Association for Justice; Public Justice; Consumer Attorneys of California. (Resident, California Office).