Experience

Rating: 9.7 (Superb)

Honors

2011

Southern California Super Lawyer for Employment & Labor, Los Angeles Magazine

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Work Experience

2006 - Present

Partner, Nossaman LLP

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Associations

Orange County Bar Association

Member, Long Range Planning Committee

Belizean Grove

Member

WilFund/Women of Vision/World Vision

Member

Home Aid

United Way

Women's Philanthropy Fund/Chair of Women Starting A Business

Women's Forum

Founder

Center Club

Chair, Executive Women's Council

Legal Aid Society of Orange County

Board of Directors

International Forum of Corporate Directors

Board of Directors

South Coast Repertory

Board of Trustees, Vice President of Corporate Development

Orange County Museum of Art

Board of Directors, Secretary

Girls Scout Council of Orange County

Vice Chair/Board of Directors/Chair, Mission Advocacy Task Force

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Member

Orange County Bar Association

Member, Gender Bias Committee

Orange County Bar Association

Chair, Bench/Bar/Media Committee

Inland Counties Women at Law

President

California Young Lawyers Association

Board of Directors, District 8

State Bar of California, Litigation Section

Board of Directors

State Bar of California

Chair, Public Affairs Committee

Orange County Women Lawyer's Association

President

Orange County Bar Association

Board of Directors

California State Bar, Employment and Intellectual Property Law Sections

Member

Vistage International, Inc.

Member

Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA)

Member

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Education

1976

Pepperdine University School of Law

J.D.

1973

Syracuse University

M.A.

1970

State University of New York, Buffalo

B.A.

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Speaking Engagements

2010

Nossaman Employment Seminars Stay Ahead - 2010 Emerging Employment Issues

2010

2010 National Employment Law Update Plan it. Protect it. Prevent it. Tips to Avoid Getting Ensnared in the Web of Increased Enforcement

2009

Nossaman Employment Seminars Stay Ahead: 2009 Emerging Employment Issues

2009

California Association of Physicians Groups' (CAPG) Human Resource Committee Meeting 2009 Employment Law Update

2008

PIHRA District 14 Breakfast Meeting Workplace Addicted: The Perils and Pitfalls of E-mail

2008

Employer Resource Institute's (ERI) Advanced California Employer Seminar Compensable Working Time – Ever Changing!

2008

Community Associations Institute (CAI) Los Angeles Chapter's Manager Meeting 2008 Employment Law Update

2008

California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG) HR Meeting 2008 Employment Law Update

2008

California Association of Community Managers, Inc.'s (CACM) 2008 Law Seminar Case Law Update

2008

51st Annual PIHRA Conference & Expo Be Proactive: Avoid Falling Prey to Wage & Hour Lawsuits: Worktime

2008

21st Annual Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) Legal Update Back to Basics: Exempt or Nonexepmt

2007

Professionals in Human Resources Association's (PIHRA) District 11 California Supreme Court Employment Law Decisions 2008

2007

Nossaman's Annual Employment Law Update New Developments in Employment Law: Are You Making the Right Moves in 2008?

2007

California Association of Physician Groups HR Committee Meeting Welcome to the World of Record Management and ESI

2007

California Association of Community Managers (CACM) Annual CEO Business Forum Electronically Stored Information: How To Avoid the Risk

2007

California Association of Community Managers (CACM) Annual CEO Business Forum Telecommuting

2007

California Association of Community Managers (CACM) Pitfalls and Must-Haves When Hiring Independent Contractors

2007

50th Annual PIHRA Conference & Exhibition HR Challenge - Reduce Risk & Manage Electronic Data

2007

20th Annual Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) Legal Update Navigating the Uncharted Waters of Wage & Hour Law

2006

Professionals in Human Resources Association's (PIHRA) District 11, San Bernardino/Riverside Counties Exempt or NonExempt: That Is the Question

2006

Nossaman's 2006 Employment Law Update 2006 Employment Law Update

2006

Nossaman's "New Developments In Employment Law" Seminar What You Need To Know In 2007

2006

Community Associations Institute's (CAI) Channel Island Chapter Employment Law Update - Wage & Hour, Outsourcing/Joint Employer Issues & More

2006

Community Association Institute's Greater Los Angeles Chapter Navigating Day-To-Day Employment Issues

2006

California Association of Community Managers, Inc.'s (CACM) 2006 CEO Business Forum Navigating the Davis Stirling Act

2006

California Association of Community Managers, Inc.'s (CACM) 2006 CEO Business Forum The Shifting Spectrum of the Workplace – Violence in the CID Workplace

2006

California Association of Community Managers, Inc.'s (CACM) 15th Annual Statewide Expo and Conference Outsourcing: Avoiding The Pitfalls So An Asset Does Not Become A Liability

2006

Building Industry Association (BIA) Orange County Chapter Employment Law: Hot Topics

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Publications

2010

Los Angeles Daily Journal Text Message Search Did Not Violate Employee's Privacy Rights

2010

Nossaman E-Alert The Meal and Rest Break Saga Continues - California Court of Appeal Holds Employers Are Only Required to Provide Meal & Rest Breaks

2010

Nossaman E-Alert DOL Redefines "Clothes" Under the FLSA

2010

Nossaman E-Alert DOL Clarifies the Definition of "Son or Daughter" under the FMLA

2010

Nossaman E-Alert Reconciling Covenants Not to Compete and Trade Secret Protection

2009

Nossaman E-Alert Family Medical Leave Act Amended to Expand Family Military Leave

2009

Nossaman E-Alert Be Prepared To Comply With the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act – Effective Saturday

2008

Nossaman E-Alert The Meal/Rest Break Saga Continues - California Supreme Court To Review Brinker

2008

Nossaman E-Alert Major Victory for CA Employers: Meal & Rest Periods Need Only Be Provided, Not Ensured

2008

Nossaman E-Alert Employers Are Not Off the Hook When Employees Go Hands Free

2008

Nossaman E-Alert Recent Changes to Federal and California Law Expand Benefits for Military Families

2007

Nossaman E-Alert California Supreme Court Places Further Restrictions on Employment Arbitration

2006

Nossaman E-Alert Supreme Court Of California Holds That An "At Will" Employment Contract Means Just What It Says

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Languages

Spanish

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