Education: B.A., University of California, Davis, 1986 J.D., University of California, Davis, 1991 Admitted to Bar: December, 1991 Joined the Firm: January, 2000 Areas of Emphasis: General civil litigation; insurance defense; employment litigation, defense of public entities, auto industry claims and construction defect litigation. Affiliations: • Admitted to practice before all the courts of the state of California, the United States District Court, Eastern District of California • Member, State Bar of California • Member, Stanislaus County Bar Association • Member, Patterson Rotary Club