Litigation associate and a member of the firm’s Trial Team. My practice includes handling the defense in personal injury matters ranging from motor vehicle accidents, premises liability cases, product liability cases, slip and falls, traumatic brain injury cases, wrongful death and other complex and large-exposure tort cases for businesses, individuals as well as their insurers. I routinely handle cases in California state courts, as well as the federal district courts of California.

Litigation Associate Handled litigation defense for small businesses, property owners, multi-national corporations, individuals, public universities, fraternities as well as their insurers. My practice included managing a variety of personal injury matters, including motor vehicle accidents, premises liability cases, wrongful death, sexual assault, and products liability. I frequently handled all aspects of the litigation lifecycle, from inception through trial. I routinely drafted and responded to all forms of pleadings and discovery; I conducted witness and party depositions; and successfully drafted and argued various discovery, dispositive, trial and post-trial motions.

Summer Associate

Conducted legal research and drafted court orders for a variety of civil and criminal cases, which included habeas corpus petitions concerning ineffective assistance of counsel, juror misconduct and insufficient evidence.

Engaged in various forms of litigation support for practicing attorneys, paralegals, and secretaries.

Responsible for generating new business within defined territory as well as expand company product offerings within existing client base. Sold a suite of HR, Payroll, Tax filing, and retirement services to businesses with 50 or fewer employees.