Personal Background: Born in San Francisco, California, March 21, 1955 Admitted to the bar, 1986, California; U.S. District Court, Central District, 1986; U.S. District Court, Northern District, 1995; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1986.

Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1977); Lone Mountain College (M.A., 1978); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 1985); Law Review 1983-1985.

Professional Memberships: State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Ventura County Bar Association; American Inns of Court - Board of Directors (1998- present); Ventura County Women’s Lawyers - Board of Directors (1996-1997).

Practice Areas: Civil Litigation including Environmental Law; Government Tort Liability; School Law; Insurance Litigation; Commercial Transfers; Civil Rights Litigation; Employment Law; Construction Law; Personal Injury; Appellate; Law and Motion.

Publications: "Antitrust and California’s New Preferred Provider Organization Legislation: A New Alternative in Health Care Cost Containment", 12 Pepperdine L. Rev. l21 (1984), and coauthored "California Supreme Court Survey Review of Decisions: August 1984 - November 1984," 12 Pepperdine L. Rev. 789 (1985).

BV (indicates high to very high legal ability and very high ethical standards).

Email: cwoo@bentonorr.com