I have been an attorney for over nineteen years and over the course of my legal career, I have handled hundreds of cases and completed dozens of jury trials to verdict. I am a former prosecutor as well as a former deputy public defender (Los Angeles and Riverside Counties in California). I practice in all areas of criminal law (misdemeanors and felonies) and family law (including dissolution, legal separation, child and spousal support, visitation and custody, and paternity/parentage). I also handle a select number of civil law matters such civil harassment and contract disputes.I hold membership in the following organizations: State Bar of California; Hawaii State Bar Association; Washington State Bar Association; United States District Courts for the Central District of California, the District of Hawaii and the Western District of Washington; Long Beach Bar Association--Chair, MCLE Super Saturday Committee (2011 and 2012); Los Angeles County Bar Association--Member, Family Law Section; California DUI Lawyers Association; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice.