Experience

Rippling

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate General Counsel, Payments & Regulatory

  • Oct 2023 - Present

  San Francisco Bay Area



Finix

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Counsel

  • Jul 2021 - Sep 2023

  San Francisco Bay Area



Google

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Counsel, Payments

  • May 2021 - Jul 2021

  San Francisco Bay Area

• Associate Product Counsel, Payments

  • Jan 2019 - May 2021

  San Francisco Bay Area



Affirm

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Counsel

  • Oct 2016 - Jan 2019

  San Francisco Bay Area

• Compliance Counsel

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2016

  San Francisco Bay Area

• Contract Attorney

  • Feb 2015 - Aug 2015

  San Francisco Bay Area I directly assist the General Counsel of Affirm, Inc., a consumer finance company. I conduct legal research on federal and state laws, regulations, and best practices governing lending, loan servicing, and debt collection. I monitor and analyze regulatory developments, as well as propose and implement solutions to address legal issues in the business operations. Additionally, I draft internal policies and correspondence with consumers.



California Monitor Program

• Staff Attorney

  • Jun 2014 - Oct 2014

  Orange County, California Area I advised the California Attorney General's Office on bank compliance with the National Mortgage Settlement, presented on best communication practices to lenders and advocates in D.C., and drafted the California Monitor Program's final report on the state of mortgage servicing.

• Clinic Fellow

  • Aug 2013 - May 2014

  Orange County, California Area I assisted homeowners experiencing issues with a major mortgage servicer and determined their eligibility for benefits under $25 billion National Mortgage Settlement. I negotiated with team of bank executives to drive the resolution of individual cases and ensure bank compliance with the Settlement.



Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Pro Bono Volunteer

  • Feb 2011 - Mar 2013

  I represented an unaccompanied minor from El Salvador seeking asylum and appeared on her behalf in immigration court. I drafted and filed motions and briefs on asylum and the Convention Against Torture. In preparation for her hearing, I led in-depth client interviews and prepared witnesses to testify.



MALDEF - Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law Clerk

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Los Angeles I drafted an opposition to a motion to dismiss in a wage-and-hour lawsuit. I researched and wrote memorandum on class certification.



California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three

• Judicial Extern

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012

  I researched and wrote memoranda on case law and evidentiary and competency issues in a criminal appeal.