Attorney Profile

I live and work in Simi Valley and have been practicing here for the past decade.

I love practicing law in Simi Valley and providing my community with personal, attentive, and experienced legal services, with integrity and effective advocacy.

In 2006 I started my own practice in Simi Valley, and my practice now serves all of Ventura County and parts of Los Angeles County. My areas of practice include a range of civil litigation including real property and business disputes. I also have an extensive estate planning practice including trusts, wills, powers of attorneys, health care directives, etc. My practice also includes guardianship petitions and other kinds of civil disputes.

Prior to law school, I worked in the public service sector from 1987 to 1994, first in a U.S. Congressional office, and thereafter as community outreach coordinator for the City of Los Angeles, Environmental Affairs Department.

I graduated from Southwestern University, magna cum laude, in 1997.

In 1997, I joined the firm of Lynberg & Watkins in downtown Los Angeles. There, I worked on complex multimillion dollar environmental insurance litigation cases.

I wanted to work in my community of Ventura County and also serve the public interest and so in 1998, I joined the Ventura County District Attorney's office as a Deputy District Attorney, prosecuting a range of cases in which I gained valuable and substantial courtroom experience, including prosecuting a multitude of jury trials. As a Deputy District Attorney, I was called to prepare witness testimony and other evidence through which I sharpened my communication and advocacy abilities that have continued to serve me well even as I transitioned to civil practice in late 1999. From that time I have practiced in Simi Valley continually.

In late 1999, I joined the Law Offices of William J. Waters in Simi Valley. There, I worked independently on a range of civil cases including business litigation, real property, neighbor disputes, family law, bankruptcy, medical malpractice, and estate planning. I also conducted all of the firm's trials and also all cases that went to the appellate court.

Educational Experiences:

University of California, Santa Barbara

Areas of Practice

• Civil Litigation
• Real Property
• Business Disputes
• Estate Planning

Bar Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court Central District of California

Education

• Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1997
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: Graduated top 10%, magna cum laude
  
  
• University of California, Santa Barbara, California, 1987
  Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: With Honors
  Major: Political Science
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Ventura County Bar Association
  
  
• California State Bar, Solo and Small Firm Section
  
  
• Southwestern Law School Moot Court Board of Governors, 1996 - 1997
  Chairperson
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Law Offices of William J. Waters, 1999 - 2006
• Ventura County District Attorney, Deputy District Attorney, 1998 - 1999
• Lynberg & Watkins, 1997 - 1998