- 2017 – Present Mediator/Arbitrator at ADR Services, Inc.
- 2001 – 2016 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith – Partner
- 1998 – 2000 Santochi Gable Dwyer & Takahashi – Managing Partner
- 1996 – 1998 McLemore Collins & Toschi – Partner
- 1991 – 1996 Kincaid Gianunzio Caudle & Hubert – Senior Associate
- 1989 – 1991 Contra Costa County Superior Court – Judge
Presided over civil and criminal cases, Law & Motion, settlement conferences, case management, community forums, and educational outreach to youth, women, and people of color - 1982 – 1989 County of Contra Costa – Deputy District Attorney
- 1980 – 1982 Alameda County court-appointed criminal representation of juveniles
- 1978 – 1980 United States Department of Justice – Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California – prosecution of federal criminal offenses, and argued appeals before the United States Court Of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- 1976 – 1978 County of Alameda – Deputy District Attorney