She has specialized in business and commercial law since her admission to the California Bar in 1976. Ms. Marell has extensive legal experience counseling organizations, particularly those in manufacturing and high technology, in the areas of business contracts, purchasing, computer and technology law, real estate, employment law, and day-to-day legal matters. Prior to establishing her firm in 1990, she was corporate counsel for Avnet, Inc. (Hamilton Hallmark) for six years and is formerly affiliated with United Technologies Lexar and Hughes Aircraft. Ms. Marell has developed seminars entitled, "The Legal Aspects of Purchasing," and "Reading, Writing and Negotiating Contracts," which she presents to purchasing professionals throughout the country. She is also the author of a software disk for purchasing professionals containing 68 contracts covering a wide range of subjects.