Education: B.A., University of Chicago, 1991, with honors J.D., University of Illinois College of Law 1999, Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif Admitted to Bar: Illinois, November 1999, California, June 2001 Joined the Firm: April 2003 Areas of Emphasis: Complex business litigation, business transactions, public entity defense, intellectual property, insurance defense litigation, state and federal appeals Affiliations: • Admitted to practice before all the courts of the State of California and the State of Illinois • Admitted in Northern, Central, and Eastern District of California, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and U.S. Supreme Court • Member, California State Bar Association • Member, Stanislaus County Bar Association • Member, Wray F. Ladine, Inn of Court Community Involvement: • Board Member, Parent Resource Center