Born Manila, Philippines; admitted to bar 1997, California.
EDUCATION: University of California, Irvine (B.A. 1984). Whittier Law School (J.D. 1997). Whittier Law School Merit Scholar (1994-1997). Whittier Law School Dean's List (1996-1997). Admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, United States District Court, Central, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of California; Member of State Bar of California and Orange County Bar Association.