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Tracey graduated from
the University of Florida in 1992 with a
Bachelor of Arts in History and a minor in
Russian Language. She obtained her Juris
Doctor, magna cum laude, Order of
the Coif, from the University of San
Diego School of Law in 2001. During law
school, Tracey was an Executive Editor for
the San Diego Law Review, and she was
awarded the Legal Scholarship Award for
Academic Excellence.
After law school,
Tracey joined Luce, Forward, Hamilton &
Scripps in San Diego as a litigation
associate. At Luce, her practice focused on
insurance litigation, general commercial
litigation, and civil appeals. In 2007,
Tracey joined Baker & McKenzie LLP in San
Diego, where she practiced complex
commercial and intellectual property
litigation. At both firms, Tracey was
involved in all aspects of litigation. She
participated in all phases of discovery;
took and defended over 100 depositions,
including expert depositions; wrote and
argued dozens of motions, including
dispositive motions; handled settlement
negotiations and mediations; prepared
several cases for trial; and wrote several
appellate briefs. Tracey also second
chaired a trial and assisted with an
arbitration.
In 2010, Tracey joined
the California Attorney General’s Office as
a member of the Health, Education & Welfare
Section, where her practice focused on
complex litigation and writ proceedings, and
on administrative hearings. As a Deputy
Attorney General, Tracey handled matters
involving constitutional challenges to the
Medi-Cal program; the practices and policies
of state mental hospitals, developmental
centers, and social services; and public
health issues such as the defense of nursing
home citations. She successfully defended
against numerous petitions for writ of
traditional and administrative mandamus and
won a Ninth Circuit interlocutory appeal.
Tracey joined Montage
Legal Group in January 2012 as a freelance
attorney, and is currently Of Counsel to
Fleming Fell PC. When she is not practicing
law, Tracey enjoys spending time with her
husband and two teenage children. She also
participates in long distance triathlons,
and is currently training for the 2012
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