Professional Experience

Associate General Counsel (Ethics & Personnel)

U.S. Department of Defense - Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)

Santa Ana, CA

2021 - Present

• As a federal attorney, I'm in-house counsel for the government.

• My three main practice areas are employment law, ethics law, and labor law.

• I am assigned to DCMA Headquarters, but my duty station is in Southern California. I telework most of the time, but I travel when needed.

Adjunct Professor

Trinity Law School

Santa Ana, CA

2022 - Present

• I teach courses in the Master of Legal Studies (MLS) program, which is entirely online.

• I have taught a variety of classes, including Contracts Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Negotiation Theory & Practice, Contracts Drafting & Analysis, Law of Armed Conflict, Juvenile Delinquency, and Criminal Procedure.

Deputy Trial Counsel & Senior Program Analyst

The State Bar of California

Los Angeles, CA

2020 - 2021

• I worked in state government for about a year while I was completing my LLM degree.

• I worked in both the Office of Chief Trial Counsel (OCTC) and the Lawyer Assistance Program (LAP).

Judge Advocate (Military Attorney)

U.S. Army JAG Corps

2014 - 2020

• Served in a variety of roles and locations

• Primarily practiced criminal law (both prosecution and defense) and administrative law (labor & employment law)