DT brings a strategic and business-minded approach to financial services matters involving consumer protection, technology platforms, and evolving regulatory frameworks.
Overview
With extensive experience navigating complex legal risk, DT represents clients in financial services and high-stakes commercial litigation. She advises clients on litigation strategy, statutory and regulatory issues, and risk assessment, helping businesses navigate disputes and regulatory considerations with significant financial and operational implications.
DT's experience includes high-stakes trials and arbitrations, bankruptcy-related litigation, and matters involving consumer protection, product liability, and other statutory and commercial claims. She regularly conducts legal and factual analysis, develops litigation strategy, manages discovery and depositions, and drafts and argues dispositive and pretrial motions. DT brings a practical, business-focused approach to complex disputes and works closely with clients to develop strategies that address both legal risk and broader business objectives.
Experience
Second-chaired a high-stakes trial involving complex statutory claims and regulatory issues affecting consumer-facing business operations, resulting in a complete defense verdict and elimination of tens of millions of dollars in potential exposure.
Represented a Fortune 500 technology and streaming company in arbitration involving employment and statutory claims, advising on regulatory compliance, corporate risk exposure and operational practices.
Advises technology companies on litigation and regulatory matters involving consumer protection, financial services and evolving statutory frameworks, including analyzing potential exposure and developing strategies to mitigate business risk.
Represented a corporate parent company in connection with a subsidiary's Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding, analyzing potential litigation exposure, financial liability risks, creditor claims and issues involving corporate structure and separateness.
Recognitions
Recognitions
Named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America list, 2026
Awarded Atlas award by Leadership Council for Legal Diversity, 2024
Awarded Exemplary Service Resolution by California State Senate, 2014
Named the African American Leader of Tomorrow by the California Legislative Black Caucus Resolution for Mentorship, 2014
Professional & Civic Activities
Professional & Civic Activities
California Minority Council Program
- Ambassador's Council, 2026-present
- Annual Business Conference Planning Committee, 2025-2026
California Association of Black Lawyers, Member
John M. Langston Bar Association, Member
Black Women Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, 2024-2025
- Education Committee, Co-Chair
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Pathfinder, 2024
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Education
Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D., 2018
- International and Comparative Law Certificate
- Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution Certificate
- Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal, Executive Editor
- International Moot Court
University of California, Santa Cruz, B.A., 2013
