Representative Experience
Briefing before the U.S. Supreme Court involving a wide-range of issues, including federal preemption, the constitutionality of public affirmative action programs, commercial speech, state establishment of religion, the dormant commerce clause, access to judicial records, and Double Jeopardy
Briefing before various state and federal appellate courts involving issues such as the admissibility of expert testimony, punitive damages, federal preemption, forum selection clauses and enforceability of arbitration agreements
Trial-level experience drafting motions to dismiss, opposition to class certification, motions in limine, and post-trial motions
Prior Experience
Associate, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, Washington, D.C.
Law Clerk to The Honorable Diarmuid O’Scannlain, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Publications and Presentations
"Being A Good Friend: Filing Effective Amicus Briefs in Federal Court," Presentation to the Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington (Sept. 2007)
"To Be or Not to Be: Oregon Lets Dying Choose a Gentle Exit," The Legal Times (Oct. 3, 2005)
The Confirmation Hearings of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Answering Questions While Maintaining Judicial Impartiality (Aug. 2005), available at
www.acslaw.org/views
Honors
2006 Davis Wright Tremaine Pro Bono Excellence Award
Memberships and Activities
Washington State Bar Association
- WSBA Amicus Brief Committee
Oregon State Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar Association
Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and for the Ninth Circuit; the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and for the Western District of Washington
Education
J.D., magna cum laude, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, 2001
- Co-Editor-in-Chief, Women’s Law Journal
B.A. with Distinction, Political Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1997
