Education |
University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D. (2000) Graduated magna cum laude; Order of the Coif |
University of California, Los Angeles, B.A. (1993) |
Admitted to Practice |
California |
Arizona |
Personal Work Experience |
Assistant Director of Legal Writing & Associate Clinical Professor of Law, James E. Rogers College of Law, 2010 |
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, James E. Rogers College of Law, 2008 - 2009 |
Associate, Quarles & Brady LLP, Tucson, Arizona, 2006 - 2009 |
Counsel, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, California, 2005 - 2006 |
Associate, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, California, 2000 - 2005 |
Presentations
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Speaker, Top Ten Mistakes Even Experienced Legal Writers Make (and How to Avoid Them) (Arizona Public Defenders Association Annual Conf., June 2012).
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Co-Presenter, This Aint Grammar School: Should the Legal Writing Curriculum Include Instruction on Grammar and Other Writing Fundamentals? (16th Biennial Legal Writing Institute Conf., Palm Desert, Cal., May 2012).
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Speaker, Beyond War Stories: The Pedagogical Benefits of Contemporaneous Law-Practice Experience (Rocky Mountain Regional Legal Writing Conf., Tempe, Ariz., Mar. 2012).
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Speaker, Teaching Oral Argument Skills Using Improv Techniques (Legal Writing Institute One-Day Workshop, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Ill., Dec. 2011).
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Co-Presenter, Crossing the Ocean in a Rowboat: Maintaining a Quality Adjunct Program During Challenging Times (Association of Legal Writing Directors Conf., Sacramento, Cal.; June 2011).
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Speaker, Revision: The Key to Great Legal Writing (Law Offices of the Pima County Public Defender, Tucson, Ariz., May 2011).
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Speaker, Top Ten Mistakes Even Experienced Legal Writers Make (and How to Avoid Them) (Law Offices of the Pima County Public Defender, Tucson, Ariz., Apr. 2011).
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Speaker, Legal Writing without a Net: Live Drafting in the Legal Writing Classroom (Rocky Mountain Regional Legal Writing Conf., Las Vegas, Nev., Mar. 2011).
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Speaker, Own Your Learning: Using Metacognitive Techniques as Part of the Commenting and Student Conference Process (Legal Writing Institute One-Day Workshop, Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, Cal., Dec. 2010).
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Speaker, Building on the Office Conference: Presentations and Exercises for the Following Class (Legal Writing Institute One-Day Workshop, Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, Cal., Dec. 2010).
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Speaker, Demystifying Rule Synthesis and Analogizing to/ Distinguishing Cases Using Television Shows (Rocky Mountain Regional Legal Writing Conf., Tucson, Ariz., Mar. 2010).
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| Complete List of Presentations |
Organizations |
Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference |
| Program Committee, 2012; Program Committee Chair, 2013 |
Association of American Law Schools, Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research |
| Member, 2011 - present; Media Committee, 2012 - present |
Legal Writing Institute |
| Member, 2010 - present; Moot Court Committee, 2010 - present |
Association of Legal Writing Directors |
| Member, 2010 - present; Website Committee, 2012 - present |
Arizona Women Lawyers Association |
| Member, 2006 - present; Steering Committee, 2012 - present |
Public Service |
Humane Society of Southern Arizona Board member, 2008 - present; Of Counsel, 2008 - 2012; Board Vice-President, 2012 - present |
Volunteer Attorney, Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project 2006 - present |
Institutional Service |
Legal Skills Competition Advisory Board Chair, 2011 - present |
Admission Committee 2010 - present |
Curriculum Committee 2010 |
Awards |
| Winner, 2009 Arizona Daily Star "40 Under 40" 2009 |
| Volunteer Lawyers Program, Pima County New Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year 2007 |
Updated:
09/29/2011
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