Freelance Attorneys

 

 

Laurie Rowen

Owner/Founder

  • UCLA (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001)

  • USD School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004)

  • San Diego Law Review, Associate Editor

Practiced at

Snell & Wilmer, LLP

 

Product Liability/General Litigation

See Laurie's Full Bio

 

 

Erin Giglia

Owner/Founder

  • Wellesley College (B.A., cum laude, 1998)

  • USD School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001)

  • San Diego Law Review, Order of the Coif

Practiced at Snell & Wilmer, LLP and

Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison

 

Product Liability/General Litigation

See Erin's Full Bio

 

Maureen Meehan Aplin

Laura Baskurt

Isabelle Smith

  • University of Wyoming (B.A., 1987)

  • University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1992)

Practiced at Voss Cook & Thel; served as an OCSC judicial referee

 

Family and Juvenile Law/Probate Litigation

See Maureen's Full Bio

 

  • Arizona State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992)

  • University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 1995)

Practiced at

Snell & Wilmer, LLP

 

Product Liability/Business Litigation

See Laura B.'s Full Bio

 

  • University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., 1994)

  • University of California, Hastings (J.D., 1998)

  • Hastings Law Journal, Executive Editor

Formerly a Partner at Howrey, LLP

 

Business Litigation/Professional Liability/Securities

See Isabelle's Full Bio

 

Samantha Everett

Laura Finkelstein

Lindley Fraley

  • San Diego State (B.A., 2000)

  • USD School of Law (J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2004)

  • San Diego Law Review, Associate Editor

Practiced at Cooley Godward, LLP

 

General Litigation/Employment Litigation

See Samantha's Full Bio

 

  • University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993)

  • University of Southern California Law School (J.D., Order of the Coif, 1996)

Practiced at

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

and Allen Matkins

 

Business Law/Transactional

See Laura F.'s Full Bio

  • University of Southern California, valedictorian (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998)

  • UC Berkeley School of Law (J.D., 2002)

Practiced at

Latham & Watkins and Payne & Fears

 

Employment Law/Business Litigation

See Lindley's Full Bio

 

Amy Guldner

Lead Attorney - Orange County

  • Creighton University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993)

  • University of Iowa School of Law (J.D., high distinction, 1996)

  • Iowa Law Review, Associate Editor

Practiced at Snell & Wilmer, LLP

and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

 

General Litigation

See Amy's Full Bio

Sara Hakami Eskander

  • UC Irvine (B.A. 2003)

  • Chapman University School of Law (J.D. cum laude, 2006)

  • Chapman Law Review, Notes Editor

Practiced at Tharpe & Howell; Adjunct Professor, Legal Research and Writing Dept., Trinity Law School

 

General Litigation

See Sara's Full Bio

Marisa Ippolito

  • Pepperdine University (B.S, cum laude, 1992)

  • University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2002)

Practiced at

Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCoy, Foley & Lardner, and Payne & Fears

 

Business Litigation/Trade Secrets/Intellectual Property Matters

See Marisa's Full Bio

Christina Johnson

  • UCLA (B.A., cum laude, 1998)

  • UCLA School of Law (J.D., Order of the Coif, 2003)

Practiced at

Crowell & Moring, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, and Jones & Mayer

 

Real Estate/Municipal Law

See Christina's Full Bio

Angie Knarr

  • Chapman University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1997)

  • Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2001)

Practiced at Latham & Watkins

 

General Litigation/Employment Law/Probate

See Angie's Full Bio

 

 

Carolyn McKitterick

  • University of California, Irvine (B.A. 1982)

  • Loyola Law School (J.D., 1985)

Practiced at

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker

 

Employment Law/Business Litigation

See Carolyn's Full Bio

 

 

Dimetria Jackson

  • Dartmouth College (B.A, 1987)

  • University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1991)

Incoming 2012 President of the Orange County Bar Association and formerly General Counsel of First American Trust

 

Corporate Transactional

See Dimetria's Full Bio

 

Jenna Randolph

  • University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 2002)

  • UCLA School of Law (J.D, 2006)

  • UCLA Entertainment Law Review

Practiced at

Bryan Cave, LLP and

In-house at Picoco, LLC

 

General Litigation/Employment Litigation

See Jenna's Full Bio

 

Susan Sparks

  • Abelen Christian (B.A.A., summa cum laude, 1989)

  • Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992)

Practiced at DiCaro, Highman, D'Antony, Dillard, Fuller & Gregor

 

General Litigation

See Susan's Full Bio

 

 

Shannon Sweeney

  • Scripps College, Claremont (B.A., 1992)

  • University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D., 1999)

  • University of San Francisco Law Review, published

Practiced at Cooley Godward, LLP and Baker & McKenzie

 

Complex Commercial Disputes/Business Litigation

See Shannon's Full Bio

 

 

Tami Vail

  • San Diego State University (B.A., 2000)

  • University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 2004)

 

Practiced at

Lewis Brisbois Bisgard & Smith

 

 

General Litigation

 

See Tami's Full Bio

 

 

Kandy Williams

  • University of Mississippi (B.A, 1993)

  • Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996)

  • Pepperdine Law Review, Literary Editor

Practiced at Snell & Wilmer, LLP and

Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison

 

Corporate Transactional/General Litigation

See Kandy's Full Bio

 

Tracy Miller

  • California State Fullerton (B.A, 1993)

  • Western State (J.D., 1996)

Formerly Deputy District Attorney at the Riverside County District

Attorney's Office

 

Criminal Law/Family Law

See Tracy's Full Bio

 

Heather Arambarri

  • University of Southern California (B.A., 1993)

  • Loyola Law School (J.D., 1997)

 

Formerly Supervising Deputy Attorney

General with the California

Attorney General's Office

 

Appellate Law

See Heather's Full Bio

 

Katherine Mayer Mangan

  • Pomona College, Claremont (B.A, summa cum laude, 2000)

  • Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, top 1%, 2004)

  • Georgetown Law Journal

Practiced at Latham & Watkins

 

General Litigation/Appellate Law

See Katherine's Full Bio

 

Annie Albertson

  • Stanford University (B.A, with honors, 2000)

  • Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2003)

Practiced at Latham & Watkins and Buchalter Nemer

 

Trademark Counseling, Licensing, Prosecution and Litigation

See Annie's Full Bio

 

Sana Swe

  • Occidental College (B.A., with honors, 1990)

  • Loyola Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1994)

Practiced at Irell & Manella and was

an equity partner at

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker

 

Employment Litigation

See Sana's Full Bio

 

 

Kristin Sciarra Martin

  • UCLA (B.A., 2001)

  • Loyola Law School (J.D., 2005)

  • Entertainment Law Review, Production Editor

Practiced at Gartenberg, Gelfand, Wasson & Selden LLP

 

Trade Secret Litigation/General Litigation

See Kristin's Full Bio

 

Katie Phillips

  • University of Florida (B.A, 2002)

  • Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 2005)

Practiced at Gresham, Savage, Nolan & Tilden, APC and Lewis Brisbois Bisgard & Smith

 

Real Estate & Corporate Transactional/General Litigation

See Katie's Full Bio

 

Natalie Gowin

  • UCLA (B.A, cum laude, 2001)

  • New York University, School of Law (J.D., 2004)

Practiced at Rutan & Tucker, LLP and

 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP

 

General Litigation/IP Litigation/Real Estate Litigation

See Natalie's Full Bio

 

Bobbie Eftekar

  • Texas A&M University (B.A, cum laude, top 10%, 2001)

  • Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif, top 5%, 2005)

  • Law Review, Articles Editor

Practiced at Quinn Emanuel and Snell & Wilmer, LLP

 

General Litigation/IP Litigation

See Bobbie's Full Bio

 

Leena Bhakta

  • UC Irvine (B.A, cum laude, 1998)

  • University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2001)

Practiced at Vinson & Elkins LLP

and In-House Counsel at

Halliburton Company

 

ERISA/Employee Benefits

See Leena's Full Bio

 

Mary Mock

  • Wellesley College (B.A., Cognitive Science, 2002)

  • University of Michigan (J.D., 2007)

  • Neurology Research - Harvard Medical School

Practiced at Musick Peeler and Caldwell, Kennedy & Porter

 

General Litigation

See Mary's Full Bio

 

 

Laura Icken

  • Dartmouth College (B.A., cum laude, History)

  • Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1991)

 

Practiced at Clifford Chance, and In-House at Yahoo! and Fremantle

 

Entertainment Law

See Laura I.'s Full Bio

 

Amy Hirsh- Holtzman

Lead Attorney-San Francisco

  • UCLA (B.A., cum laude, 2000)

  • UCLA School of Law (J.D., 2006)

Practiced at

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker

 

Employment Litigation/General Litigation

See Amy H.'s Full Bio

 

Susie Dickman

Los Angeles

  • UC Irvine (B.A., 2002)

  • USC Law School (J.D., 2006)

  • Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal, Executive Editor

Practiced at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton and McDermott Will & Emery

 

Corporate Transactional

See Susie's Full Bio

 

Sara Mostafa-Ray

San Diego

  • University of Pennsylvania (B.A, magna cum laude, 2001)

  • UCLA School of Law (J.D., 2006)

Practiced at Cooley, LLP and Hawaii firm, Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

 

Business & Corporate Transactional/

Immigration/General Litigation

See Sara M.'s Full Bio

 

 

 

Maureen Pettibone Ryan

San Francisco

  • Santa Clara University (B.S., 2003)

  • University of Michigan School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2006)

Practiced at

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

 

Trade Secret Law/Computer Torts/Military Law

See Maureen R.'s Full Bio

 

Tracey Angelopoulos

San Diego

  • University of Florida (B.A., 1992)

  • USD School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2001)

  • San Diego Law Review, Executive Editor

Practiced at Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps and Baker & McKenzie

 

General Litigation/Administrative Law

See Tracey A.'s Full Bio