NACBA's 33RD Annual Convention

Appointment
Appointed on January 18, 2022 by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Current term expires on January 18, 2036)Education
U.C. Irvine, 1992, B.A. Political Science & HumanitiesU.C.L.A. School of Law, 1997, Managing Editor of the UCLA Journal of Law & TechnologyCareer Record
2009-2022, Public Counsel, Los Angeles, California2008-2009, Winterbotham Parham Teeple, West Covina, California2004-2008, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California2000-2004, Public Counsel, Los Angeles, CaliforniaAdmitted to the California Bar, 1998Publications or Other Media
“A Fresh Start,” LOS ANGELES LAWYER, Vol. 43, Issue 9, December 2020.“Reaffirmation Agreements in Chapter 7 Proceedings, ”LOS ANGELES LAWYER, Vol. 35 Issue 1, March 2012.“New Bankruptcy Law Increases Burden on Financially Strapped,” LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL, June 2, 2006.“Debtors in Pretension,” LOS ANGELES LAWYER, Vol., 27, Issue 6, September 2004.Professional Associations
California Lawyers AssociationLos Angeles Bankruptcy ForumLatina Lawyers Bar AssociationAwards
Thomas B. Donovan Public Excellence AwardPresident Emeritus Henry J. Sommer National ScholarHon. Cornelius Blackshear Presidential Fellowship