Born Queens, New York; admitted to bar 2001, Massachusetts; 2002, New York; 2003, California. EDUCATION: California State University, Fresno (B.A./B.S., 1997); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D. 2001). Member of Moot Court Honor Society (1999-2001). Judicial clerkship for the Honorable Leif M. Clark, United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas (2001-2002). Admitted to practice in United States District Court, Southern District of California. Member of State Bar of California; Fresno County Bar Association Young Lawyers Club.