Born San Francisco, California; admitted to bar 1992, California.
EDUCATION: Newcomb College, (B.A. 1982); Tulane University (M.A. 1983); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D. 1992). Admitted to practice in United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, and United States District Court, Central and Northern Districts of California. Member of State Bar of California; American Bar Association; National Association of Women Lawyers; Charter Member of the Bar Association of San Francisco Leadership Society.