Ms. Partain has extensive experience in all areas of intellectual property, with a special emphasis on patent litigation. She is a registered patent attorney, and a member of the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA). In 1995, she earned her law degree, summa cum laude, from Southwestern University School of Law. She graduated magna cum laude from Westmont College in 1989 where she double majored in Natural Science with an emphasis in Chemistry, and Economics.