PARTNER, RUTAN & TUCKER
WHY: Experienced litigator in Irvine; co-chairs the firm’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.
IN THE NEWS: American Lawyer magazine named Rutan & Tucker, second-largest law firm in OC, a top firm for diversity this year.
NOTEABLE: 2011 graduate of the top ranked University of Chicago Law School; known to her clients not just as their lawyer, but also their consultant. Her wide-ranging practice areas include contract and business disputes, employment matters, insurance coverage and real estate.
QUOTABLE: “For Rutan, diversity isn’t just about a checked box, ethnicity or nationality or gender.”