PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
State Bar of California, 1994
San Diego Bar Association (since 1995)
American Bar Association (since 1995)
California Women Lawyer's Club (since 2000)
California Appellate Defense Counsel (since 1995)
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (since 2000)
Lawyer's Club of San Diego (since 1994)
LEGAL EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS
University of San Diego School of Law, 1991-1994
PRE-LEGAL EDUCATION
University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
Master of Science in Physiology, 1969
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Bachelor of Arts,
Magna Cum Laude, Zoology-Physiology, 1967
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Sole Practitioner, San Diego, California
Panel Attorney: Appellate attorney in juvenile dependency cases and
criminal cases, appointed under
the Court of Appeal through the Appellate Defenders, Inc. independent
case system (since July 1995)
Law Offices of Gerard, Selden, Osuch & Johnson,
San Diego, California
Associate: Prepared and defended plaintiff class members in
class action law suit at depositions
(January 1995 to June 1995)
San Diego County Department of the Public Defender,
Vista, California
Law Clerk: Assisted in preparation of first degree murder trial.
Conducted research, drafted motions,
organized discovery, attended conferences and court sessions
(November 1992 to March 1993)
PUBLISHED DECISIONS
In re Lucero L. (2000) 22 Cal.4th 1227
In re Mary N. B. (2013) 218 Cal.App.4th 1474
In re A. G. et al. (2012) 207 Cal.App.4th 276
In re A. L. et al. (2010) 190 Cal.App.4th 75
In re Maria R. et al. (2010) 185 Cal.App.4th 48
In re Kenneth S., Jr. (2009) 169 Cal.App.4th 1353
In re Valerie A. (2007) 152 Cal.App.4th 987
In re H. G. (2006) 146 Cal.App.4th 1
In re John M. (2006) 141 Cal.App.4th 1564
In re Valerie A. (2006) 139 Cal.App.4th 1519
In re P.C. et al. (2006) 137 Cal.App.4th 279
In re Claudia S. (2005) 131 Cal.App.4th 236
In re Miguel E. et al. (2004) 120 Cal.App.4th 521
In re Austin P. (2004) 118 Cal.App.4th 1124
In re Liliana S. et al. (2004) 115 Cal.App.4th 585
In re Karla C. (2003) 113 Cal.App.4th 166
In re Daniel M. (2003) 110 Cal.App.4th 703
In re O.S. (2002) 102 Cal.App.4th 1402
People v. Massicot (2002) 97 Cal.App.4th 920
In re Liam L. (2000) 84 Cal.App.4th 739
In re Frank L. (2000) 81 Cal.App.4th 700
In re Matthew Z. (2000) 80 Cal.App.4th 545
In re Michael G. (1998) 63 Cal.App.4th 700
(Updated 2018)