Born: Pasadena, California

Admitted to bar: December 1993.

Education: UCLA, B.A. in English, June 1987
Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., May 1993 Law Review Staff Member, Law Review Research Editor, Americam Jurisprudence Book Award for Legal Research and Writing, Exceptional Achievement Awards for Community Property and Entertainment Law, Dean's Merit Scholarship, Southwestern Affiliates Scholarship

Memberships: Alameda County Bar Association, San Matea County Bar Association, Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada, United States District Court, Central District of California (December 1993), United States District Court, Northern District of California (November 2009)