Specializes in:
Employment and Labor law on behalf of Management; Appellate law, insurance coverage and bad faith. Clients include small, medium and large privately owned companies and major insurance carriers.

Education and Certifications:
Cerritos Community College (A.A. in Legal Assisting, 1981); California State University, Long Beach (B.A. in Political Science, 1985); Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 1990)

Court Affiliations:
United States District Court (Central and Eastern Districts); United States 9th Circuit Court; California Court of Appeal; Superior Courts of the State of California.

Member of:
Los Angeles County Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law, Tort and Insurance Law and Litigation Sections); State Bar of California (Labor and Employment Law Section); American Bar Association (Tort, Insurance and Labor and Employment Law Sections); Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC); California Women Lawyers; Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA); Defense Research Institute (DRI); Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA).

Publications and Lectures:
Frequent lecturer to executives, business groups, human resource professionals, professional organizations and individual companies on employment-related issues including Family and Medical Leave, Wrongful Termination, Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Employee Handbooks and Employment Contracts, Employee's Privacy Rights in Employment, Disciplining Employees and Wage and Hour Law.

• "Navigating the Labyrinth of California Pregnancy Leave," Verdict, 1995
• "Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies — Restrictions on the Use of Lie Detectors Under the Employee Polygraph Protection Act," Verdict, 2004
• "Potential Liability in Age Discrimination Claims Broadens for Employers," Business Life, October 2005
• Editor and contributor, Gilbert, Kelly, Crowley & Jennett Newsletter A Legal Update
  
  

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