She has won cases in the California Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal, as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She is a former supervising Assistant United States Attorney, litigator at a large national firm and Deputy District Attorney. She has over a dozen years of appellate experience and has personally tried 40 jury trials. She has received national recognition and awards for her cases, including complex civil and white-collar cases, with issues involving attorney fees, class actions, commercial disputes, product liability, civil rights, employment law, real estate, family law, financial elder abuse, personal injury, agency enforcement, public corruption, fraud, money laundering, embezzlement, fraudulent financial reporting, tax evasion, asset forfeiture, Internet crimes, counterfeiting, theft, and organized crime.