- Asset-Based Lending
- Bankruptcy + Restructuring
- Finance + Banking
- Financial Services
- Investment, Acquisition + Disposition
- Loan Originations
- Mezzanine Lending
- Multifamily Housing Finance
- Real Estate
- Real Estate Capital Markets (REITs)
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Joint Ventures + Investments
- Servicing Transactions
- Syndicated Loans
- Advisory Board, The Eleanor H. McCullen Center for Law, Religion and Public Policy at Villanova Law School
- Member, Finance Committee, St. Joseph Hospital Foundation (2019-2023)
- Secretary (2016); Orange County program chairperson (2015), sponsorship chairperson (2008-2010); Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
- Member, Board of Directors (2010-2013); co-chair, 30th Anniversary Fundraising Lunch, Human Options
- Member, Real Estate and Finance Sections, Orange County Bar Association
- Chair, Troutman Pepper Locke Women’s Network; member, Opinion Committee
Education
- Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, J.D., cum laude
- James Madison University, B.A., magna cum laude
Bar Admissions
- California
- Speaker, “Update on Real Estate Secured Loan Review and Credit Risk,” webinar, June 2014.
- Speaker, “Real Estate Loan Commitment Letters & Term Sheets: Negotiating Key Terms,” Strafford webinar, April 2014.
- Speaker, “Understanding California’s New Limited Liability Company Law,” Orange County Bar Association, July 2013.
- Panelist, “How Lenders Can Maximize Recovery on Non-Performing Assets (REOs and Notes),” JMBM/Carlton Exchange webinar, September 2009.
- Panelist, “Understanding and Underwriting the Purchase of Distressed Assets (REOs and Notes),” JMBM/Carlton Exchange webinar, September 2009.
- Moderator, “Weathering the Perfect Storm: Loan Workouts and Company Restructuring,” CREW-Orange County, July 2009.
- Co-author, “The New Limited Liability Company Law in California: Will the LLC Structure Still Work for You?,” Orange County Business Journal, May 20, 2013.
- Quoted, “Will All Lenders Adopt SOFR?” Globe St., March 5, 2020.
- Quoted, “Lenders Are Fiercely Competitive on Financing Deals,” GlobeSt, June 11, 2019.
- Quoted, “Rent Control Legislation Continues to Expand in L.A.,” GlobeSt, April 18, 2019.
- Quoted, “Partnering for Pro Bono,” California Lawyer, August 2012.