EDUCATION:

Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, A.B., 1990

Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, J.D., 1997

Admitted to practice before:

Admitted to the State Bar of California, 1998

Admitted to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, 2001

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:

Candidate for certification as Family Law Specialist, California Board Legal Specialization, State Bar of California. (Exam successfully completed 2007, application pending)

Sacramento Regional Standing Committee of the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the State Bar Association; Co-Chair, 2007; Member, 2004 to present

Sacramento County Superior Court Pro Bono Mediation Committee; Chair, 2006; Vice Chair, 2005; Secretary, 2004 Member, 2003 to present

Sacramento County Bar Association; Family Law Section, 2002 to present; Real Property Section 2006

California State Bar Association; Family Law Section, 2002 to present; Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, 2007 to present

American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2005 to present

Family Law Military Committee, 2005 to present

Women Lawyers of Sacramento

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

Volunteer mediator, Sacramento County Superior Court Pro Bono Mediation Program, 2002 to present

Operation Stand-by Program, an American Bar Association project, providing guidance on Family Law issues to JAG officers and active duty military personnel deployed overseas, 2006 to present

Voluntary Legal Services of Northern California, Award for commitment to pro bono legal work, 2000