Serving as legal counsel to educational institutions and public entities throughout Southern California.

Served as a campus chief legal officer, including over 21 years as the sole on-campus counsel and information privacy officer at California State University, Los Angeles. Was a designated legal specialist for all 23 California State University campuses on matters involving intellectual property, disability, and employee benefits law. (December 2002 to June 2023, on the Cal State LA campus; July 2023 to August 2024, at the Office of the Chancellor.)Representative Matters:California State Personnel Board Appeal: In the Matter of the Appeal of [University Employee], SPB Case No. 06-2010A. Argued, before the SPB, that an employer university’s decision that an employee had automatically resigned due to excessive absenteeism was not an impermissible medical termination. The Board ruled, 4 to 1, for the university.Published California Public Employment Relations Board Decision: Academic Professionals of California v. Trustees of California State University, PERB Decision 1760-H -- Following a hearing before an administrative law judge, obtained dismissal of an unfair labor practice charge that alleged the university made a unilateral change in policy or practice regarding the quantity of employee representatives permitted at a Skelly hearing and their right to speak on behalf of the employee.

Specialized in professional liability and business litigation.Representative Matters:California Court of Appeal Decision: Namco Capital Group v. Chrystie & Berle, Case No. B128087 -- Convinced a panel of judges at the California Second District Court of Appeal to uphold a trial court decision to grant summary judgment in a legal malpractice matter in which a client falsely accused a law firm and its attorneys of finalizing a settlement agreement that negligently failed to completely resolve all the outstanding disputes between the parties.Los Angeles Superior Court Trial: Dalton v. Rusmar High Lift Rental, LASC Case No. BC159734 -- Served on a two-person legal team that obtained a defense verdict following a three-week jury trial in which a worker sued a construction equipment rental company for personal injuries following a workplace accident.