Admitted to Practice

• Hawai`i
• California

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
  • Member, HiTech Task Force, 2009-present
• American Health Lawyers Association, 2004-present
• JAG, US Air Force Reserve, Hickam AFB, Hawai`i
• Hawai`i Science & Technology Council
• Native Hawaiian Bar Association, Special Member
• Daughters of Hawai`i
  • Special Member/Cousin
• Los Angeles Women in Sports (LAWinS), 1998-2004
• Western Center on Law and Poverty Advisory Board (2003-2004); Volunteers in Parole (2003-2004)
• Elua Ali`i, Hawai`i Chapter, American College of Healthcare Administrators, secretary (1996-1998)
• AF Health Care Admin. Career Development Committee (1995-1998)

Education

• Georgetown University, Government Affairs Institute, Legislative Affairs Certificate, 2012
• UCLA School of Law, UCLA, J.D.
  • Order of the Coif, 2001
  • Co-Editor in Chief, Pacific Basin Law Journal, 2001
  • HALSA (HIV/AIDS Legal Services clinic), member, 1999-2001
  • Moot Court Honors, 2000
  • Public Interest Service Award, 1999
• United States Air Force Academy
  • Distinguished Gradauate, 1993

Past Positions

• Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
  • Associate, 2001-2004

Publications and Presentations

• "Tort Case Summaries", Hawaii Bar Journal, Vol. 14, No. 13
• "Tort Case Summaries", Hawaii Bar Journal, Vol. 11, No. 13
• Featured Speaker, "CME - Stark & Anti-Kick Back Law: The Basics," Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi, Nov. 2009
• HIPAA Security Breach Notification Rule, August 2009
• Featured Speaker, "FERPA, HIPAA, and Liability Issues of the Athletic Trainer" Hawai`i Athletic Trainers Association Annual Symposium, June 2009
• Lea Hong and Maren Calvert, "Burial Sites - Avoiding Project Delay and Increased Costs", HSBA Journal, June 2005

• Judge Advocate General's Staff Officer Course 

  • Robert Lowry Award for Excellence in Officership, Oral Advocacy, and Esprit de Corps, September 2010