EDUCATION
Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, CA
J.D., May 2002
University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, FL
First Year of Law School, 1999-2000
Class Rank: 4/195; G.P.A.: 3.63
New College (the honors college of the State University System), Sarasota, FL
B.A. in Literature and Political Science, May 1999
Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, CA
J.D., May 2002
- California Law Review, Fall 2000
- California Law Review, Spring 2001-Spring 2002
- High Honors, Introduction to Intellectual Property, Fall 2000
- High Honors, Proposition 36 Implementation Study, Fall 2001
- Prosser Prize, Surveillance and Society, Fall 2001
- Legal Externship, ACLU Of Northern California, Spring 2002
University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, FL
First Year of Law School, 1999-2000
Class Rank: 4/195; G.P.A.: 3.63
- Legal Research & Writing, Fall 1999
- Appellate Advocacy, Spring 2000
- Book Award, Constitutional Law, Spring 2000
New College (the honors college of the State University System), Sarasota, FL
B.A. in Literature and Political Science, May 1999
- Senior Research Thesis: Is Social Change Possible?; Oral defense of thesis.
EXPERIENCE
Haberbush & Associates, LLP, Long Beach, CA, November 2004-present
Associate
San Francisco County Superior Court, San Francisco, CA
September 2002- September 2003
Legal Research Attorney
Cooper, White & Cooper, LLP, San Francisco, CA
May 2004-Mid-June 2004
Contract Attorney
Omar Figueroa, Attorney At Law, San Francisco, CA
February 2004-November 2004
Contract Attorney
Haberbush & Associates, LLP, Long Beach, CA, November 2004-present
Associate
- Performed legal research and writing in pending civil litigation and Chapter 7 bankruptcy matters.
- Drafted motions in state and federal court, objections to claims, and appeals in state court concerning estate administration, alter ego and successor liability issues, and LLCs and corporate law.
- Made court appearances in pending ex parte matters concerning LLC dissolution in state court.
San Francisco County Superior Court, San Francisco, CA
September 2002- September 2003
Legal Research Attorney
- Performed legal research, writing, and analysis for judges in the criminal court on law and motion practice relating to crimes ranging from simple drug possession to multiple homicides.
- Attended hearings and regularly interacted with court officials and the judiciary.
Cooper, White & Cooper, LLP, San Francisco, CA
May 2004-Mid-June 2004
Contract Attorney
- Performed legal research and writing in pending civil litigation matters in the areas of corporate litigation
- Assisted with legal ethics research for ethics opinions and for revision of the California Rutter Guide on Professional Responsibility
Omar Figueroa, Attorney At Law, San Francisco, CA
February 2004-November 2004
Contract Attorney
- Performed legal research and writing in pending criminal cases
- Wrote winning appeal to Wyoming Supreme Court on search and seizure law, and the state and federal Constitutions.
