Professional and Educational Credentials

  • McGeorge School of Law, J.D., with Distinction, Sacramento, CA, 1986
  • UC Berkeley Bachelor of Science, with Honors – Political Science, 1983
  • UC Berkeley Bachelor of Science – Rhetoric, 1983
  • Licensed to practice in all California State and Federal Courts, 1986-present
  • Associate, McNeil & Silveira, San Rafael, 1986- 91
  • Partner, McNeil, Silveira, Rice & Wiley, 1991-present
  • Arbitrator Panelist, State of California, Office of Administrative Hearings
  • L’Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Bordeaux France – International Economics focus, 1980-81