Education:

University of Southern California (J.D., 1987)
University of California at Los Angeles, magna cum laude (B.A., 1983)

Admissions:

California
United States District Court for the Central District of California

ABOUT:

Teresa works out of the firm's Los Angeles office.   She obtained her undergraduate degree in Communication Studies from UCLA, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude.  She attended the University of Southern California Gould School of Law on a full academic scholarship.  Teresa has over 25 years of litigation experience and has extensive experience handling maritime, resort and tourism related cases.  For most of her career, she has defended major insurance companies and self-insured entities in cases involving significant personal injuries and/or multi-million dollar property losses. Teresa has drafted appellate briefs and has argued before the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District. Teresa's experience makes her an effective and efficient litigator.