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Patricia graduated with distinction from the University of Iowa, College of Law and was admitted to the California State Bar in 2024. During her time in law school, she participated in Appellate Advocacy I and II, and the Iowa Law internal Jessup Moot Court Competition, and was a Judicial Extern for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, and the Iowa State Supreme Court. Prior to pursuing law school, Patricia was a Legal Secretary at the City of Bakersfield City Attorney’s Office where she was the primary Legal Secretary for the Police Department, Recreation and Parks, and the Clerk’s Office.

Practice Areas

  • Employment Litigation
  • Employment Counseling
  • Business Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of California, 2024

Education

  • Juris Doctor, University of Iowa College of Law, 2023
    • Jurisprudence Awards for Academic Excellence
    • Intellectual Property Scholarship Seminar and Housing Law and Policy
  • Creighton University School of Law, 2020-2021
    • Law Dean’s Fellow
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 2014
    • History and Practice of Art
    • Highest Honors in History
    • Dean’s List Fall 2013/Spring 2014
  • Associate of Arts, Bakersfield College, 2011
    • History and Political Science
    • President’s Scholar
    • Dean’s List Fall 2010/Spring 2011

Professional Experience

  • Klein DeNatale Goldner, 2022-Present
    • Law Clerk
  • Iowa State Supreme Court, Hon. Dana Oxley, 2023-2023
    • Judicial Extern
  • The University of Iowa College of Law, 2021-2023
    • Legal Research Assistant to Professor Alison Guernsey
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, Hon. Mark A. Roberts, 2022
    • Judicial Extern
  • The University of Iowa College of Law, 2021-2022
    • Legal Research Assistant to Professor Noelle Sinclair
  • Iowa Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 2021-2022
    • Citizens Lawyer Program, Volunteer Clerk
  • Douglas County Attorney’s Office, 2021
    • Summer Clerk, Civil Department
  • City of Bakersfield City Attorney’s Office, 2018-2020
    • Legal Secretary
  • Law Offices of Joseph Scanlon, 2014-2018
    • Legal Assistant

Community Involvement

  • AWNA Leader, 2006-2017
    • COBC, Tehachapi, CA
    • EBCB, Berkeley, CA
  • Volunteer Leader, Oakland Asian Student Educational Services, 2011-2013

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