By way of background, during law school, Ms.Wilson had the pleasure of defraying the cost of her education by substitute teaching in Long Beach Unified School District.

In preparation for her professional career, she worked for 11 years as a law clerk and project attorney in a small civil practice in Long Beach that served low income and disadvantaged citizens.  During law school, she also had the opportunity to work with Community Legal Services of Los Angeles or Legal Aid.  As a law clerk for Legal Aid, she had the opportunity to work with clients in the areas of landlord/tenant and family law.  During her time with Legal Aid, she also worked with the Domestic Violence Clinic at the Superior Court of California in Norwalk, California. 

In the Fall of 1996, she also served as a law clerk for the Honorable David O. Carter, now a Federal Judge, during his tenure as the Master Calendar Judge for the Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana.  Finally, in the Spring of 1996, she had the opportunity to work as a Certified Law Clerk for the Orange County District Attorneys Office in the West Orange County Court.

Ms. Wilson worked in several positions to pay for her education and gain Public Policy and Administration experience.  The positions include that of a Congressional Intern in the City of Long Beach for the United States House of Representatives and as a District Office Field Representative for the California State Assembly.     

After beginning her career as a Criminal Defense Attorney with the Public Defenders' Office, Ms.Wilson joined a large, corporate firm in the civil defense area defending Physicians, Acute Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Skilled Nursing Facilities and Their Staff. 

Ms. Wilson is a native of the City of Long Beach, California.  
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Current Service:
Board of Governors, Long Beach City College Foundation

Board of Directors, Arts Council, City of Long Beach

Board of Directors, Long Beach Opera

Former Service:  
Board of Directors, Food Finders
Board of Directors, Musical Theatre West
Board of Directors, Long Beach Museum of Art
CSULB Carpenter Center, Classroom Connections

Honors and Recognitions: 

Zelma Lipscomb Award, NAACP, Long Beach Branch, 2008
Honoree, NAACP, Long Beach Branch, "Unsung Local Shero," 2007

Business Person of the Month, The Sun Newspaper, November 2006

Who's Who In the Legal Community, Long Beach Business Journal, 2006

Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine, 2005

Juris Doctor Degree, May 1997

Certificate in Estate Planning and Taxation, May 1997

Undergraduate Degree, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science

Courses for Emphasis in Taxation Included

Estate and Gift Taxation

Federal Income Taxation

Corporate Taxation

California Community Property

Contracts Formation, Dissolution and Enforcement
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Former Corporate Insurance Defense Attorney

Former Regulatory Affairs and Contracts Administrator

Experienced Professional Negligence Defense Attorney

Served As County Deputy Public Defender and Trial Attorney

Former Certified Law Clerk, Orange County District Attorneys' Office

Served As District Office Field Representative, California State Assembly

Served As District Office Congressional Intern, U. S. House of Representatives

Served As Law Clerk for Supervising Judge of the Criminal Panel, Orange County

Law Clerk, Legal Aid Society Superior Court Domestic Violence Clinic

Student President, Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Congressional Internship, Former Congressman Steven Horn (R), Long Beach
(With Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich)


(With Executive Director of the Carpenter Center, CSULB and Garrison Keillor)


(Our Staff in a Community Parade in Long Beach)