Bill provides insurance companies with advice on complex coverage issues involving first party incidents, business interruption loss, and third party claims submitted under technology, media, and privacy insurance policies. For over two decades, Bill has represented insurance companies addressing claims throughout the United States arising from policies insuring directors’ and officers’ liability, professional liability, employment practices liability, architects and engineers liability, commercial general liability, protective and pollution liability, excess/umbrella liability, and specialized risks including media and technology liability.
Bill regularly consults with insurance companies concerning their rights, obligations and duties arising from insurance contracts, and he assists insurance companies with drafting of insurance contracts.
Bill also represents insurance companies in litigation seeking declaratory judgment, rescission, and recoupment/reimbursement in addition to defending against bad faith and extra-contractual claims. He received his J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and his Bachelors of Arts from the University of California, Davis.
Amanda represents insurers in claims involving cyber and privacy issues, including data and security breaches, cyber extortion, regulatory penalties, media liability, and consumer lawsuits. She also has significant experience litigating insurance coverage cases involving various types of insurance policies, including CGL, E&O and D&O policies. Amanda has litigated cases in jurisdictions throughout the U.S. which provides her with a unique perspective that allows her to better serve her clients. As a working mother, Amanda is passionate about supporting local working mothers’ groups and mentoring other working parents in their career development. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. from University of Miami (magna cum laude), where she graduated Order of the Coif.
Andrew’s passion for global affairs and technology led him to a career in the privacy industry, where he advises London and U.S. insurers on matters including cybersecurity, data breach, business interruption and intellectual property. Before going to law school, Andrew was involved in various nonprofit ventures around the world, including pursuing educational reform in Rwanda, working as part of the Crisis Response Team at Amnesty International in Sydney, Australia and engaging in lobbying efforts closer to home, in Olympia, Washington, on behalf of environmental interests. Andrew received his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law, where he was Research Editor for Law Review, and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Brett represents insurers in claims involving technology errors and omissions, media liability, cyber/privacy, data breach, and intellectual property. He also has litigation experience in various areas of law, which he uses to inform his coverage practice. He received his J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Bill concentrates in the area of professional liability insurance coverage and litigation. In addition, he defends insurers and reinsurers in complex insurance coverage actions and arbitrations. Bill has counseled and represented insurers and reinsurers on policies involving lawyers’ liability; insurance for architects, engineers and other design professionals; media and technology; entertainment industry errors and omissions; contingency insurance; sports cancellation insurance; space and satellite insurance; project insurance; employment practices liability; D&O insurance; accountants’ professional liability; sports disability; general liability; property insurance; and judge’s professional liability. He received his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University.
Andrew is an IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and represents London and U.S. insurers with a focus in technology, media, and privacy matters. His work includes providing insurance coverage evaluation, risk mitigation, and litigation management on matters involving databreaches, consumer privacy class actions, intellectual property disputes, and regulatory investigations. Andrew previously spent six years litigating business and insurance disputes, including at the appellate level. He received his J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and his Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) in Business Economics and Accounting from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Aishlin advises insurers in connection with errors and omissions and cyber security policies issued to professionals, including law firms, accountants, and real estate professionals. She represents insurers in connection with a broad range of coverages, including general liability, employment practices, and management liability policies. Aishlin also has experience counseling law firms and lawyers regarding risk management, representing insurers in coverage disputes, and defending professionals in malpractice actions. She received her J.D. (cum laude) from University of California, Hastings College of the Law and her Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) from Saint Mary’s College of California.
Joan represents insurers in respect of technology, media, intellectual property and privacy claims, including involving data security and privacy breaches. Her team has worked on thousands of data breach incidents of all sizes and types, ranging from single individual matters to the largest healthcare, retail, hospitality, education, and government incidents reported. She has counseled insurers and their insureds in professional liability matters involving lawyers, architects, engineers, and miscellaneous errors and omissions risks. Joan has been passionate about diversity and inclusion throughout her career, and is proud to have mentored and promoted many diverse attorneys and staff over the years. She received her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) from the University of California San Diego.
Susannah represents insurers in claims involving cyber and privacy issues, including data and security breaches. She has significant experience litigating insurance coverage cases involving various types of insurance policies, including CGL, Property, E&O and D&O policies. Susannah has litigated complex cases in state and federal superior and appellate courts in California, as well as jurisdictions throughout the U.S. She emphasizes achieving client goals in a creative and efficient manner. Prior to her legal career, Ms. Eichele spent several years negotiating advertising campaigns for one of the nation’s largest wireless companies. Susannah received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Irvine and her J.D. from Loyola Law School Los Angeles.
Kevin represents insurers in technology, media, intellectual property and cyber/privacy claims, including involving errors and omissions claims, and data security and privacy breaches. He enjoys assisting insurers in developing and implementing successful claims resolution strategies. Kevin served as in-house coverage counsel for an insurer, has worked for private law firms representing domestic and European insurers and has significant experience in insurance coverage analysis and litigation in matters involving cyber, general liability, business automobile and professional liability policies, catastrophic injury, and environmental and toxic tort litigation. He received his J.D. from Cornell Law School (cum laude) with a concentration in trial advocacy and his Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) from Pomona College.
Karen represents London market and domestic insurers in connection with claims involving technology, media and privacy matters. In 2017 and again in 2018, Karen was seconded to a domestic insurer where she handled general and professional liability claims. She also has experience litigating insurance coverage cases involving various types of insurance policies, including CGL, E&O and D&O policies. She received her Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of California, Santa Barbara and her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School.
Julie represents insurers in respect of technology, media, intellectual property, privacy and D&O claims. She has particular focus and experience with complex and high-stakes class action claims in technology and media areas such as IP, defamation, software implementation, advertising, consumer privacy, and right of publicity litigation. Julie is champion for diversity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace, and actively is involved in numerous organizations that support and provide opportunities to underrepresented groups in the legal profession. She is a true believer that diverse organizations perform better in every way. Julie received her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and her Bachelor of Science (cum laude) from the University of Southern California.
Felicia is an experienced litigator who now concentrates her practice on privacy and technology insurance issues. Felicia’s strong litigation background includes the supervision of complex cases from inception through trial, and she also has worked with Fortune 500 companies to develop nationwide litigation strategies for novel legal issues in the online commerce space. She advises on matters concerning all aspects of cyber insurance coverage, including incident response and the defense of regulatory investigations and consumer lawsuits. She received her J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where she was Chief Editor, Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Team. Felicia received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine.
David concentrates on counseling professional liability insurers and their insureds in matters involving up to billions of U.S. dollars in claimed damages. His professional liability practice includes complex matters across six continents, involving some of the largest architectural and engineering firms in the world. He received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law and his Bachelor of Science (summa cum laude) from the University of Alabama.
Jessica counsels insurers in connection with errors and omission policies issued to professionals, including attorneys, accountants, and other business advisors. She represents insurers in connection with a broad range of coverages, including professional liability, general liability, employment practices, and management liability policies. Jessica also counsels law firms and lawyers regarding risk management, representing insurers in coverage disputes, and defending professionals in malpractice actions. She received her J.D. from University of California, Hastings College of the Law and her Bachelor of Arts from University of California, Davis.
EJ focuses her practice on advice and monitoring of cyber and data breaches and resulting consumer lawsuits and regulatory investigations. She represents insurers and counsels clients on initial intake, incident investigation and incident response on data security and privacy breaches as well as on related consumer lawsuits and regulatory investigations. EJ also advises insurers and monitors litigation involving technology and media. EJ has significant litigation experience, having litigated complex insurance coverage disputes, class actions and commercial business disputes for nearly 10 years. She received her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley.
Andrew advises insurers in connection with errors and omissions policies issued to a variety of professionals including architects, engineers, attorneys, real estate agents, and mortgage professionals. Andrew’s practice includes representation, coverage advice, and coverage analysis of high-profile multi-million-dollar claims. Andrew has also represented insurers in connection general liability and property insurance policies. He received his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) also from the University of California, Berkeley.
Josh represents and advises cyber insurers regarding coverage for losses and claims arising from breach events of all sizes, and helps facilitate front-line incident response. Josh has more than a decade of experience representing insurers in insurance coverage disputes, including litigation arising out of disputes over the nature and extent of insurance coverage, insurance bad faith, equitable contribution between co-insurers, and equitable subrogation between primary and excess insurers. He received his J.D. from the University of California at Davis, School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of California at Davis.
Jeff advises and represents insurers regarding cyber security, data breaches, and privacy matters. His practice primarily focuses on providing coverage advice to insurers in connection with losses and claims resulting from breach events of varying magnitude. He also helps facilitate front-line incident response. Jeff previously spent eight years in civil litigation, representing some of the largest insurers and corporations in the world in complex, high exposure matters. He received his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law and his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California Baptist University.
Nick counsels insurers in connection with professional liability policies issued to design professionals. His global practice regularly includes complex matters in which the amount at issue exceeds $1 billion. He represents insurers, and often entire insurance towers, in all aspects of insurance coverage, including the evaluation of coverage, risk/liability analysis of the underlying dispute, and settlement negotiation. He received his J.D. from the UC Davis School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) from UC San Diego.
Tina advises insurers with respect to complex claims reported under policies issued to design professionals doing business globally. She also represents insurers in a broad range of insurance coverage issues arising under professional liability, general liability and excess/umbrella policies. Tina’s practice is resolution-focused, and she has negotiated multi-million dollar claims and coverage disputes for close to 20 years. She received her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) from Santa Clara University.
Annie represents insurers in respect of cyber security, data breach, and privacy claims. She advises clients regarding first- and third-party coverage of various privacy incidents, including incidents involving cyber extortion, ransomware, malware, privacy lawsuits, regulatory investigations, and resulting data loss and business interruption losses. Annie is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) through the International Association of Privacy Professional since 2014. She received her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law (cum laude) and her Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) from the University of Arizona.
Eric represents insurers in connection with errors and omissions policies issued to professionals, including attorneys, architects, engineers, accountants, real estate agents, insurance brokers, business managers, and mortgage professionals. He also represents insurers with respect to general liability, employment-practices liability and event-contingency policies. Earlier in his career, Eric worked in London, practicing alongside clients and working in-house with several Lloyd’s syndicates. He has litigated on behalf of both insurers and their insureds. He received his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) from Georgetown University.
Josh concentrates on counseling professional liability insurers and their insureds in matters involving up to billions of dollars in claimed damages. His professional liability practice involves some of the largest architectural and engineering and technology firms in the world. He received his J.D. (cum laude) and his Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) from the University of Georgia. Earlier in his career, Josh practiced alongside clients working in-house with a major domestic insurer. He also has extensive experience litigating IP matters, employment matters, and insurance coverage matters.
Jamison represents London and U.S. insurers in claims involving cyber/privacy, technology errors and omissions, media liability, data breach, consumer class actions and IP. He has significant experience litigating insurance coverage actions involving CGL, commercial property, business interruption/extra expense, EPL, E&O and D&O policies. He currently serves as secretary of the Board of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) Northern California Chapter. He received his J.D. from Boston University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Victor advises insurers in connection with errors and omissions policies issued to a variety of professionals including but not limited to architects, engineers, and other design professionals. Prior to joining Atheria Law, he gained significant experience litigating insurance coverage cases involving various types of insurance policies, including Commercial General Liability, Professional Liability, Environmental Liability, Automobile Liability, and Homeowner policies. Victor received his J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law, and his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Alex advises and represents insurers regarding cyber security, data breaches, and privacy matters. His work primarily involves coverage for losses and claims arising from breach events of all sizes. He also helps facilitate front-line incident response. Alex previously spent six years practicing civil litigation, focusing in the areas of general liability, personal injury, health care, medical malpractice, and business and contract disputes. He received his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego.
Michael represents insurers in respect of cyber and privacy losses and technology, media, and intellectual property matters. He regularly counsels clients on a variety of complex legal and coverage issues related to both first- and third-party liabilities arising under errors and omissions and cyber/privacy insurance policies. His notable experience includes assessing coverage and advising insurers regarding large data breach incidents, regulatory liabilities, and consumer class-action litigation impacting the healthcare, hospitality, and technology sectors, as well as significant business interruption losses impacting manufacturers and service providers. Michael received his J.D. (magna cum laude) from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and his Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) from Saint Mary’s College of California.
Matt represents US and London market insurers with respect to technology, media, intellectual property and privacy claims. Matt focuses his practice on cyber security and data breaches, including phishing incidents, cyber extortion/ransomware and fraudulent wire incidents. He also advises insurers with respect to third party claims involving consumer class action litigation, business interruption losses and regulatory investigations. Matt received his J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law (cum laude) where he was an Intellectual Property Certificate recipient. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Kelly T. Nugent has more than 25 years of experience working with both domestic and London insurers. Her practice focuses on resolving and managing complex insurance coverage issues with particular interest in professional and management liability policies, including directors and officers, employment practices, and fiduciary (ERISA) matters. She also has experience drafting policy wording. Kelly has worked in private practice and as senior in-house claim counsel for a Fortune 500 insurance company handling directors and officers and liability claims in the private and public sectors. She frequently speaks on emerging coverage and legal issues. In addition, Kelly is an active advocate for diversity and inclusion and is a co-leader of the Women At Work Committee for Dive-In America 2021.
Jessica advises and represents insurers regarding cyber security, data breaches, and privacy matters. Prior to joining Atheria Law, she gained significant litigation and insurance coverage experience, including at the appellate level, during her six years as an associate at a prominent local insurance coverage firm in the Bay Area. Jessica received her J.D. from the American University Washington College of Law and her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Nikki counsels insurers in connection with errors and omission policies issued to professionals, including attorneys, accountants, and other business advisors. She began her legal career as a litigator litigating commercial disputes. Nikki is passionate about pro bono work and giving back to the community and she led her office’s pro bono program at her former firm. She received her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) from Boston College.
Gabriela, a San Francisco native, focuses her practice on the representation of insurers in various cyber security, data breach, and privacy claims. In her work, she advises clients regarding first- and third-party coverage of various privacy incidents. Prior to joining Atheria Law, Gabriela was on the broker side focusing on D&O and EPL claims advocacy for private (including unicorns) and public company insureds. She has an extensive knowledge of the claims processes and various lines of coverage. She received her J.D. from University of California, Hastings College of the Law and her Bachelor of Arts from University of San Francisco (summa cum laude).
Cory advises and represents insurers on policies involving lawyers’ and accountants’ liability, errors and omissions, employment practices liability, cyber liability, D&O insurance, and general liability insurance. He received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) from Gonzaga University. While in law school, he served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Larry Burns, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Christina focuses her practice on technology, IP and privacy law. She represents insurers on a broad range of issues and in claims brought against technology and media companies. She also counsels clients regarding data security and privacy breaches, including evaluation, the issuance of breach notification letters, regulatory investigations, and handling of consumer lawsuits. A major focus for Christina is on working with insurers on the development of new insurance programs and manuscripted coverages for evolving cyber security and data breach risks. She received her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and her Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Davis.
(Panel Moderator) “Hot Issues in Class Actions,” NetDiligence Cyber Risk & Privacy Liability Forum, Santa Monica, CA, October 2019
(Panel Moderator) “Cybersecurity Class Action Update: Recent Trends in Certification and Other Issues” NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit, Philadelphia, PA, June 2019
“Cyber Cover and the Implications for the RI market” Lloyds Market Association, Reinsurance Claims Symposium, London, England, September 2019
(Panelist) “Who Let the Data Out? Data Protection and Privacy Law in the 2020s” ND Cal Judicial Conference, Napa, CA, April 2019
“Emerging Exposures – What Do You Know,” PLUS D&O Symposium, New York, NY, February 2018
(Co-Chair and Panelist), NetDiligence Cyber Risk & Privacy Liability Forum, Santa Monica, CA, October 2018
(Panelist) “Brokers vs. Underwriters,” NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit Philadelphia, PA, June 2018
(Panelist) “Business Interrupted: An Alien Concept?” PLUS International Conference, Atlanta, GA, November 2017
(Panel Moderator) “Cyber Insurance: Quantifying and Mitigating Risks,” Privacy & Security Forum, Washington, DC, October 2017
(Moderator) “Consumer Protection and Privacy Looking to the Role of Government Actors,” UC Hastings Law Journal Symposium, San Francisco, CA, March 2017
Co-chair and Panel Moderator, “Discovery in Privacy Disputes: Effective Investigation & Evidence Collection,” HB Data Breach Litigation and Regulation Conference, San Francisco, CA, January 2017
“Cyber Insurance: How It Works, How to Select a Policy, and Emerging Trends and Practices,” Privacy & Security Forum, Washington, DC, October 2016
“A Big Year for Regulation and Cyber Litigation,” Advisen Cyber Risk Insights Conference, San Francisco, CA, March 2016
“Recent Settlements and the Picture They Paint,” HB Data Breach & Privacy Litigation Conference, San Francisco, CA, February 2016
“Encryption,” NetDiligence Cyber Risk & Privacy Liability Forum, Santa Monica, CA, October 2015
“Cyber Liability Claims: Trends and Developments in the U.S. and Canada,” RIMS Canada Conference, Québec City, Canada, September 2015
“Apples and Oranges: How to Compare Cyber Policies for the Client,” NetDiligence Cyber Risk & Privacy Liability Forum, Philadelphia, PA, June 2015
“Cyber Crime: Double Clicking for Insurable Losses,” PLRB Conference, Anaheim, CA, March 2015
Chris advises insurers in connection with errors and omissions policies issued to a variety of professionals including but not limited to architects, engineers, and other design professionals. In addition to professional liability insurance, Chris advises both domestic and London-based insurers in connection with general liability policies. He gained significant litigation and insurance coverage experience as an associate at a prominent local insurance coverage firm in the Bay Area. Chris received his J.D. from the Chapman University, Fowler School of Law in 2014, and his B.A. from the University of California, Irvine.
Based in England, Charlotte provides legal advice to insurers with respect to technology, media, intellectual property, and privacy claims under cyber liability, technology, media and professional liability policies. She is dual-qualified and specialises in handling data privacy and cyber security incidents involving U.S. and UK global corporations and SMEs. Charlotte also regularly advises insurers on the development of new U.S. and UK cyber insurance products. She is a member of the California bar (2009) and a solicitor of England and Wales (2017), as well as a Certified Information Privacy Professional for both Europe and the U.S. Charlotte also holds an LLM in European Legal Studies and a Master of Arts (Honours) from Glasgow University. She received her Graduate Diploma in Law from the College of Law (2004) and was called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of Middle Temple (2005) (Blackstone Entrance Exhibition (2003), Harmsworth Scholarship (2003), Queen Mother’s Scholarship (2004)).
Naomi supports the Technology, Media, and Privacy team in a specialized finance capacity, analyzing policies and client costs in an adaptive and evolving role. Outside of work, they jot down drawing ideas, frustratingly maintain a wall of indoor plants, and admire architecture through weeknight concerts. They work to bring together their “maker” side with the growing nature of insurance and Atheria’s role as coverage counsel. Naomi graduated from San Francisco State University in 2020 with degrees in Art and Art History.
Nicole is an experienced Executive Assistant supporting senior partners in the technology, media and privacy/cyber area. Prior to joining Atheria Law, Nicole worked with the team at the global law firm Clyde & Co. She also has worked with executives in the health and technology industries, and spent ten years working with a Chicago-based law firm specializing in intellectual property. Nicole is from the Bay Area and received her B.S. from the University of Illinois.
Ron manages all aspects of finance for Atheria Law. During his 15 years of finance experience working with global law firms, he has developed an expertise in handling the billing and e-billing requirements for London Market and domestic insurers.
Gabriel (they/them) supports senior counsels and associate attorneys in the technology, privacy, and cyber security group. They joined Atheria Law after a career as a Paralegal in Family Law supporting clients in divorce, child custody, financial settlements and distribution of assets, and domestic violence matters. Gabriel also has prior legal support experience in real estate law. They graduated from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and a minor in Women & Gender Studies. Outside of their occupation and studies, Gabriel is a passionate plant enthusiast, a dedicated Australian Cattle Dog parent, and an avid long-distance runner.
Jami supports the professional liability practice group, and focuses on complex claims reported under policies issued to professional-service firms. She received her J.D. from Creighton Law School and Bachelor of Science from Wayne State College.
Based in England, Jake supports the technology, media and privacy/cyber areas. He has previously interned at the State of Connecticut Insurance Department and at the Allied World Assurance Company. He also spent 4 years working in R&D with a Surrey-based Formula One team. Jake received his LLB from the University of Nottingham and holds two LLMs, in Insurance Law and US Legal Studies, from the University of Connecticut School of Law. During his free time, he enjoys gardening, travelling and writing novels.
Nicole has been in the legal field for 12 years working as a legal assistant/paralegal. She has extensive litigation experience and has worked in civil litigation, bankruptcy, family law, and disability insurance. Outside of work, Nicole loves to travel, go fishing, try new recipes, and spend time with her family.
Tiffany supports a team of attorneys in multiple practice areas, including technology, privacy, and data security. She also focuses on providing data analytics for Atheria’s clients. Tiffany graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2021 with a B.A. in Economics and a minor in Data Science. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her family.
Autumn is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University, where she double majored in Women’s Studies and Sociology. She then completed her post-graduate education at Cal State University, Long Beach, where she received her Master’s degree in Public Policy and Administration. Before joining Atheria Law, Autumn worked as an administrator / paralegal at a law firm specializing in education advocacy for families with special needs children in Los Angeles. Outside of work, Autumn is a foodie who loves to cook and to travel around the world.
Nekea graduated from Howard University with a B.S. in Psychology and a minor in Interior Design. She has over 15 years of experience in retail operations, project management, and customer relations. Since relocating back to the Bay Area, she transitioned into assistant roles. Her passion for education and helping others was instilled at an early age, as she is the eldest of five siblings and both her grandmother and mother were SFUSD educators.
Prior to joining, Chriszayda was an Office Administrator for a global international firm with background experience in the HR, Accounting and Facilities departments with over 12 years of office experience. Chriszayda grew up in San Francisco and enjoys going to various sports games in her free time.
Arianna supports the professional liability group based in San Francisco. Before joining Atheria Law, she graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Science in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology. Additionally, she was involved with cardiology research and science education outreach. She decided to transition to a career in the law and looks forward to applying her research and analytical training to the work Atheria performs for its clients. Outside of work, Arianna enjoys playing tennis, experimenting in the kitchen, and spending time with family.
Christine Mardigras has over 25 years of accounting experience. Before joining Atheria Law, Christine worked for a Global law firm. During her free time, she enjoys cooking, gardening, traveling and spending time with family.
Vic supports a team of attorneys who focus on technology, privacy and data security. Prior to joining the team at Atheria, Vic worked at a boutique business law firm consulting with attorneys on developing IT and data systems. Outside of the office, Vic spends most of his time on writing for open mic nights or on personal graphic design projects. Vic graduated San Francisco State University in 2016 with degrees in Political Science and English (Linguistics).
Abigail is a certified paralegal supporting the team in connection with technology, privacy, and cyber security matters. She joined Atheria Law after working as an Intellectual Property paralegal helping clients through the process of obtaining trademarks and patents to protect their IP. Originally from the northeast, Abigail graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies with a Paralegal Certificate from Quinnipiac University. Aside from work, Abigail loves trying new plant-based recipes, traveling, and spending as much time as possible outdoors.
Julie obtained her bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University studying Industrial and Organizational Psychology with a minor in Human Resource Management. Julie has twenty years of human resource experience, with the bulk of her career spent in employee relations management at a large nationwide men’s retailer. More recently she served as an HR consultant to a portfolio of smaller companies. She received her PHRca certification from the Human Resource Certification Institute. During her free time, she is an avid interior decorator and enjoys gardening, wine tasting and spending time with her family.
Uly supports the Technology, Media & Privacy team. He is a Bay Area native and received his Bachelor of Arts in Politics from the University of San Francisco in 2015. Prior to joining Atheria, Uly worked in patent and trademark prosecution, employment law, and in the California State Assembly. Outside of work, Uly can be found hiking through redwood trees, cooking family recipes to fill his larger than life appetite, or writing a poems to one day put in a book. He is excited to further his legal career in the world of cyber Insurance, and aspires to pursue a J.D.
Alex is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he majored in trumpet performance. Since college, he has been working in the legal field in a variety of support roles. In his free time, Alex enjoys playing basketball, hanging out with his cats, and making music.
Prior to Yolanda joining Atheria as a Senior Client Account Specialist, she worked in the finance department of a global law firm handling both billing and collections, and gaining extensive knowledge of both the London Market and domestic insurance market. Yolanda has over 14 years of experience in legal billing and collections.
Desiree is a Paralegal supporting the Los Angeles attorneys through the monitoring and tracking of technology, media and data breach matters.
Marisa supports the professional liability practice group. She previously worked at a firm that provides coverage and monitoring services to global and domestic insurers where she was a paralegal in the employment practices liability group. She also has experience providing litigation support for attorneys specializing in intellectual property. Marisa graduated with honors from Pepperdine University and has a B.A. in English with a concentration in writing and rhetoric.
Rhesa Tran has over six years of experience in the legal field. Prior to joining Atheria, she supported attorneys as a paralegal in multiple areas of law, including civil litigation, bankruptcy, personal injury, elder abuse, probate, and family law.
In her role as the office administrator and legal assistant for the Los Angeles office, she continues to assist attorneys and paralegals in all aspects of case management and day-to-day operations in the office.
She has an Associate’s degree in Paralegal Studies and will soon earn a Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies at the University of La Verne.
When Rhesa is not in the office, she enjoys spending time with her family, gaming, playing guitar and singing in her all-female rock band.
Gabrielle is an experienced Executive Assistant supporting the technology, privacy and cyber practice group. Prior to joining Atheria Law, Gabrielle worked with the team at the global law firm, Clyde & Co. She has over twenty years’ experience providing high level administrative support to senior executives in legal, higher education and non-profit environments. Gabrielle received her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from The New School and B.F.A. from NYU. After a decade in the San Francisco Bay Area, Gabrielle returned to her native New York and currently resides in the beautiful Hudson Valley. Outside of work, Gabrielle spends her time writing, cooking and gardening.
Michelle is a licensed paralegal and assists attorneys in their representation of insurers with regard to technology-based error and omission, media, data and privacy breach, and intellectual property claims. Michelle previously worked with most of the Atheria team for over five years at Clyde & Co. Although a lifelong Bay Area native, Michelle attended CSU Northridge where she earned a B.A. in Political Science, and continued her education at UCLA to receive her Paralegal Certificate. Outside of work, Michelle can be found spending time with her family and baking.
Cynthia is an experienced Executive Assistant supporting the professional liability Lawyers and Architects & Engineers teams. Cynthia has worked with the same team of attorneys founding Atheria Law for twenty years assisting with all aspects of practice and client support. Cynthia earned her paralegal degree in 2014. She is from the Bay Area and enjoys volunteering for various organizations, the arts and the exploring the delicious food scene.