Volunteer Judge for the 2023 ORCS Mock Trial Championship

31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Motion Picture Nominating Committee (2024)Listens actively to direction and feedback, incorporates suggestions to improve performance. Collaborates with team members to complete a variety of productions; comfortable working with diverse personalities to accomplish projects on schedule. Content creation and knowledge of numerous editing programs. Experience includes primary, supporting, and background roles in feature films, commercials, music videos, theater, television, voiceover, specs, and web based apps. Entertainment industry resume and commercial conflicts available upon request.Represented by Kit International Talent, LLCMalibu Film Society Member

Named North Bay Chapter’s 2019 General Support Services honoree. Works with local and national news organizations as a spokesperson and social care volunteer. Writer/photojournalist for the Northern California Coastal Region. Interviews nominees and investigates acts of heroism. Master of Ceremonies for the 2018 California Northwest American Red Cross Heroes Award Breakfast. DAT (Disaster Action Team) trained to respond in the event of a disaster to provide immediate relief and assistance to victims.

In-house counsel for Kit International Talent Agency, LLC. Previously contracted through the Judicial Council as court appointed dependency counsel for both Lake and Mendocino Counties. Criminal defense.

Freelance reporter and photojournalist covering government, community, and arts and entertainment. For article titles and links, refer to publications section. ukiahjournal.comrecordbee.com

Court appointed juvenile dependency counsel covering Lake and Mendocino Counties.

Freelance reporter covering arts and entertainment in Sonoma County. For article titles and links, refer to publications section.

Experienced trial attorney managing a regular caseload exceeding over 100 matters. Repeated success in written and oral motions to suppress evidence (pursuant to Penal Code section 1538.5) in systematic unconstitutional warrantless search and seizures of urine and oral fluid swab samples obtained in alleged under the influence of methamphetamine cases post-arrest. Appearances for the Office of the Public Defender on behavioral health, drug, arraignment, traffic, felony, and misdemeanor calendars. Successful in motions to compel private ad-hoc government laboratories to disclose internal records after failing to comply with a court subpoena. Personal focus on alternative sentencing, and numerous case dismissals with civil compromises. Supported rehabilitation for the indigent, mentally ill, and drug/alcohol addicted misdemeanants. Through PC 1001.80, worked with the Department of Veteran's Affairs to achieve diversion for America's heroes. Facilitated research and idea sharing with the ACLU of Northern California and Legal Services of Northern California in an effort to combat Ukiah's "anti-camping ordinance"​ ​that disproportionately affects Mendocino County's homeless population. Notable record of pretrial case dismissals, denial of restitution in restitution hearings, and the return of property retained by law enforcement to those charged with penal code violations. Rallied judicial support to eliminate the mandatory registration fee for indigents statutorily required to complete community service through MLAS. Compassionate advocate for the oppressed and underprivileged of Mendocino County whom find themselves under constant, targeted attack by the government due to defendants' socio-economic status.

Ghostwriter and creative author for the LLC. Marketed litigation support services to AV-rated firms. Researched and managed company's compliance with the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure and financials, including invoicing all accounts and drafting non-payment demand letters enforcing binding contracts. Wrote copy and designed print and electronic advertising campaigns. Created e-newsletters through Constant Contact. Organized firm sponsored charity fundraisers. Arranged and executed telephonic and remote videoconference depositions involving interstate litigation, including technical support. Edited and produced deposition transcripts utilizing RealLegal, organization of complex trial exhibits, administrator for social media platforms, and performed other essential services aimed at maintaining attorney relations. Specialized in E-Transcripts, Optical Character Recognition, exhibits linked and video synced, and iBinder Web Repository.

Handled traffic, juvenile and criminal litigation and client advocacy, including misdemeanor and felony arraignments, plea negotiations, court trials, memorandum research and writing, and special appearances in Riverside and Los Angeles County. Private practice experience includes prenuptial agreements, responses to petitions for guardianship, and welfare and institutions code hearings.