Bar Admissions
- California, 1989
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Education
- University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California
- J.D. – 1989
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Member, McAuliffe Honor Society
- Law Journal: USF Maritime Law Journal, Editor-in-Chief, 1988 – 2009
- University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
- B.A. – 1985
- Honors: With Honors
- City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
- A.A. – 1983
- Honors: With Honors
Practice Areas
- Maritime
Published Works
- Seaman's Status Revised: A Practical Guide to Seaman Status, 6 USF Mar. L.J., Vol. 2, 1994
Classes/Seminars
- Adjunct Professor of Law, University of San Francisco
Professional Associations and Memberships
- The State Bar of California, Member
- Bar Association of San Francisco, Member
- Consumer Attorneys of California, Member
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Maritime Law Association of the United States
- Vice Chair and Chair to subcommittee of San Francisco Barristers Club
- Steering Committee, Session Chair on Marine Pollution Section (1994), Session Chair on Procedure Section (2000), and Chair (2004), Bar Association subcommittee
Languages
- Spanish