- Board, Women In Law Empowerment Forum
- Co-chair, Professional Liability Committee, American College of Coverage Counsel (2020-2021)
- Fellow, American College of Coverage Counsel
- Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), Northern California Chapter Steering Committee
- California Bar Association
- Utah Bar Association
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 1996, associate editor, American Criminal Law Review; member, Georgetown University Law School National Moot Court Team; First Place, Annual Beaudry Appellate Moot Court Competition
- The University of Utah, B.A., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1989
Bar Admissions
- California
- Utah
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court, District of Utah
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
Languages
- American Sign Language (ASL) (conversational)
- Speaker, “Notable Professional Liability Insurance Decisions of Last Year,” Troutman Pepper, February 8, 2024.
- Presenter, “U.S. Sexual Abuse Revival Statutes and Insurance/Reinsurance Considerations,” Troutman Pepper, 2023.
- Presenter, “U.S. Revival Statutes and Insurance/Reinsurance Considerations,” Brokers & Reinsurance Markets Association, BRMA Lunch and Learn, March 22, 2023.
- Presenter, “Outlining Negotiation Types and Processes,” Practicing Law Institute, Negotiation Skills Essentials 2023, March 7, 2023.
- Speaker, “Notable Professional Liability Insurance Decisions of Last Year,” Troutman Pepper, February 9, 2023.
- Speaker, “Notable Professional Liability Insurance Decisions of Last Year,” Troutman Pepper, March 16, 2022.
- Speaker, “Insurer Bad Faith 2021 and Beyond: A Survey of Extra Contractual Law and Where Things Stand,” American College of Coverage Counsel Annual Meeting, September 24, 2021.
- Speaker, “Hot Topic: A Year Later: Trends in COVID-19 Liability Claims,” Re Basics: Demystifying Reinsurance, Reinsurance Association of America, May 19, 2021.
- Speaker, “Notable Professional Liability Insurance Decisions of Last Year,” Troutman Pepper, April 6, 2021.
- Speaker, “Notable Professional Liability Insurance Decisions of Last Year,” Troutman Sanders LLP, April 2, 2020.
- “Latest Trends in Directors’ & Officers’ Liability Insurance,” The Bar Association of San Francisco, December 7, 2016.
- “Hot Spots: Handling Complex Claims in California, Florida, Illinois, and New York (Part 2),” Troutman Sanders Insurance Webinar Series, September 20, 2016.
- “Hot Spots: Handling Complex Claims in California, Florida, Illinois, and New York (Part 1),” Troutman Sanders Insurance Webinar Series, May 25, 2016.
- “The Women of the Section of Litigation Conference,” American Bar Association, November 7, 2014.
- Co-author, “2024 D&O and Professional Liability Year in Review,” Troutman Pepper Locke, February 12, 2025.
- Co-author, “D&O and Professional Liability – 2023: A Year in Review,” Troutman Pepper, February 28, 2024.
- Co-author, “Recent Tort Reforms Expected to Have Major Impact on Insurance Litigation in Florida,” Troutman Pepper, June 5, 2023.
- Co-author, “D&O and Professional Liability 2022 | A Year in Review,” Troutman Pepper, February 6, 2023.
- Co-author, “California Law Creates Statutory Safe Harbor for Certain Insurers Receiving Time-Limited Pre-Litigation Settlement Demands,” Troutman Pepper, January 6, 2023.
- Co-author, “California Court of Appeal Affirms No Coverage for False Claims Act Investigation Under Medical Professional Liability Policy,” Troutman Pepper, March 24, 2022.
- Co-author, “D&O and Professional Liability 2021 | A Year in Review,” Troutman Pepper, February 22, 2022.
- Co-author, “Pinto v. Farmers Insurance Exchange: California Appellate Court Confirms Juries Must Specifically Find Insurer Acted Unreasonably in Bad Faith Failure to Settle Cases,” Troutman Pepper, March 22, 2021.
- Co-author, “D&O and Professional Liability 2020 | A Year in Review,” Troutman Pepper, March 1, 2021.
- Co-author, “D&O Claims Grow Amidst the Coronavirus,” Claims Magazine, July/August 2020.
- Co-author, “D&O Liability Coverage for COVID-19 Issues,” Mealey’s® Emerging Insurance Disputes, LexisNexis, May 7, 2020.
- Co-author, “The Key Coverage Issues Regarding Business Interruption From COVID-19,” Mealey’s® Litigation Report, LexisNexis, April 15, 2020.
- Co-author, “California Court of Appeal Upholds Strict Compliance with Reporting Requirements in Claims-Made Policies,” Troutman Sanders, February 28, 2020.
- Co-author, “D&O and Professional Liability Update 2019: A Year in Review,” Troutman Sanders, March 3, 2020.
- Co-author, “Nevada Supreme Court Imposes Excess-Limits Liability on Insurer for Breach of Duty to Defend Despite No Bad Faith,” Troutman Sanders, December 20, 2018.
- Co-author, “Professional Liability Update 2007: A Year in Review,” February 29, 2008.
- “Defending Professionals in California?” October 1, 2003.
- Quoted, “High Court’s Regulatory Rulings Unsettle Coverage Risks,” Law360, July 3, 2024.
- Quoted, “Del. Solar Ruling Warns Insureds Against Overconfidence,” Law360, April 1, 2022.
- Quoted, “The Biggest D&O Liability Insurance Rulings of 2021,” Law360, December 17, 2021.