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Cindy is a lawyer’s lawyer. She’s just as happy jumping into the middle of a case in the trial court, writing key motions under tight deadlines, as she is hammering out complex appellate briefs.
During her decade specializing in appeals at GMSR, Cindy has briefed and argued all types of cases—real estate, family law, entertainment, partnership dissolution, personal injury, intellectual property, government torts, arbitration, health care, constitutional law, probate, class actions, insurance and more. The only constants are her deep knowledge of appellate practice, her rigorous research, her careful record review, her creativity and her top-notch writing skills.
Cindy’s excellence has been repeatedly recognized—she has been named a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers five times. She also received the President’s Award from the Beverly Hills Bar Association for her work on amicus briefs in the California Supreme Court on public interest issues.
Cindy graduated Phi Beta Kappa from U.C. Berkeley in 1992, and was also named the top graduate in her department (Rhetoric). She subsequently attended U.C. Berkeley School of Law (J.D., 1998), serving on the prestigious moot court board.
She currently sits on the Board Of Governors of the Beverly Hills Bar Association and co chairs the Association’s Amicus Briefs Committee.
 Education University of California at Berkeley (Rhetoric), High Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, B.A. (1992)
Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley Women's Law Journal (Member, Contributing Author), Moot Court Honors Program, J.D. (1998)
Professional Experience Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP (2001-present)
Riordan & McKinzie (now Bingham McCutchen LLP) (1998-2001)
Authorship Teaching & Lecturing What Trial Lawyers Need To Know About Appeals, Beverly Hills Bar Association (June 2012)
Involvement Beverly Hills Bar Association: Amicus Briefs Committee (Chair, 2006-present)
Member, Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Board of Governors
Women Lawyers of Los Angeles: Amicus Briefs Committee (Co-Chair, 2009-2010)
Honors Named in The Best Lawyers in America (Appellate Law) (2013)
Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)
Recipient of Beverly Hills Bar Association's President's Award in 2008 for her work as Amicus Chair, and in particular, for drafting an amicus brief in the California Supreme Court in the same-sex marriage case that was joined by the Los Angeles County Bar Association, California Women Lawyers, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Women Lawyers Association Of Los Angeles and San Diego County Bar Association
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