I moved to Berkeley, CA after my clerkship and have lived and worked here in the Bay Area ever since. I am an energy regulatory attorney, and a partner at Ellison Schneider Harris & Donlan, a small energy/water firm with offices in Sacramento.
By far the most interesting case I worked on was State v. Gilbert, 115 Wis. 2d 371, 340 N.W.2d 511 (1983), which dealt with the issue of whether a child, who was the only witness to her mother’s murder, had to testify. The court established standards for arranging courtrooms to accommodate children. This work on this case set me on a career of dealing with children who are victims of child abuse and neglect. I was not involved in elections! (1982-83) However, one of the fun things Shirley authorized was playing Dreidel in the back of chambers. I introduced the […]