Operate a full service business law and estate planning practice.

Providing a full range of legal services to clients across California in the fields of Bankruptcy, Tax, Personal Injury, Estate Planing, Business Law/Formation, and Real Estate Law.Admitted to practice in all California Federal District Courts.Experienced as in house counsel with working knowledge of and ability to draft corporate governance manuals and restructuring documents, organizational charts, term sheets, offer memorandums, merger documents, employment contracts, non-disclosure agreements, financing documents, and Copyright applications as well as standard legal pleadings and discovery. Experienced leading and simultaneously managing active litigation and investigators across multiple countries and by multiple firms. Highly experienced in all aspects of complex electronic document review software and organization of critical documents for later effective use at trial.

Director of human resources and legal affairs for the Killer Shrimp/Mermaid restaurant chain. Oversee HR for 100+ employees in 4 restaurant locations across Southern California

Complex Civil Litigation: Construction Defect/Insurance DefenseRepresented clients in all forms of pre-trial litigation and trial preparation, including written discovery, interviews and depositions of parties and expert witnesses, and motion practice Represented clients in various forms of alternative dispute resolution and drafted and negotiated settlement agreementsPrepared status reports and regular legal communications for insurance carriers while carrying a 35 active file caseload

Workers CompensationDrafted motions, pleadings and petitions for reconsideration submitted before Worker’s Compensation Appeals Boards across Northern and Central California. Researched and drafted writs of appeal on issues of worker’s compensation law before the Third District Court of Appeal. Drafted and negotiated settlement agreements on behalf of clients. Drafted and responded to written discovery. Conducted numerous depositions. Researched various issues relating to worker’s compensation law while carrying a 90 active file caseload.

Work-Study program with the City of Sacramento.Held in person administrative hearings for individuals challenging parking tickets from the City of Sacramento. Regularly analyzed testimony and current laws to determine the availability of the violations enforcement Wrote final determinations on the outcomes of parking tickets appeals.

Managed a team of nine students providing services to families in need in the Sacramento Community. I served as lead counsel on caseload of twelve to fifteen cases per semester. Regularly appeared on behalf of clients in law and motion practice in the Superior Court of California.Assisted in the screening of clients to assess their claims and represented them from intake to resolution of their case. Conducted research of Family Law issues such as child custody, child support, spousal support, property division, adoption, disability claims, wills, lis pendens, fencing boundaries, county code enforcement, sanctions, and attorney fees. Drafted motions and pleadings, including petitions for dissolution, orders to show cause, declarations, motions for enforcement of judgments, qualified domestic relations orders, marital settlement agreements, and wills. Assisted clients in Landlord/Tenant matters on a drop-in basis.