Born Pendleton, Oregon – moved to Las Vegas, 1984          

Education:    
B.S., Eastern Oregon State College, La Grande, Oregon, Summa Cum Laude    
J.D., Willamette University College of Law, Salem, Oregon, Magna Cum Laude        

Professional Employment:    
Judicial Law Clerk, The Honorable George Van Hoomissen, Oregon Court of Appeals.
Associate, Brothers, Brown, Clark, Drew, & Tiktin, Bend, Oregon
Judicial Law Clerk, The Honorable J. Charles Thompson, Eighth Judicial District Court, Las Vegas, NV    
Deputy District Attorney, Clark County District Attorney’s Office, Civil Division, 1985-1994.
Chief Deputy District Attorney, Clark County District Attorney’s Office, Civil Division, 1994-1997.
County Counsel, Clark County District Attorney’s Office, Civil Division, 1997 to present        

Past and Present Legal Associations and Community Activities:     
American Trial Lawyers Association     
American Bar Association, Government Lawyers Section     
State Bar of Nevada, Public Lawyers Section – member, initial Executive Board     
Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys     
Clark County Bar Association     
National District Attorneys Association     
Editorial Board, Nevada Civil Practice Manual     
Junior League of Las Vegas     
Volunteer: Boy Scouts of America, Youth Soccer     
Admitted to Oregon State Bar, 1982     
Admitted to Nevada State Bar, 1985         

Also admitted to:     United States Supreme Court           
                            Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
                            Federal District Court, District of Nevada                    
                            Federal District Court, District of Oregon