Background
Watanuki, Debra L. was born on August 10, 1956 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Watanuki, Debra L. was born on August 10, 1956 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
University of California, Los Angeles (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1978. Master of Science, 1980). Hastings College of the Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1991).
Worked at Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy, Limited Liability Partnership (San Francisco, California) specializing in Administrative and Regulatory, Agricultural and Cooperative, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Banking and Financial Institutions, Bankruptcy and Creditors" Rights, Business and Corporate, City Attorney Services, Construction and Construction Litigation, Educational Institutions, Eminent Domain, Environmental, Estate Planning, Probate and Trusts, Franchise, Health, Hospital and Retirement Facilities, Insurance Coverage, International Trade, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment Litigation, Municipal and Public Agency Law, Nonprofit Entities, Products Liability, Real Estate, Tax, Tax Exempt Finance, Transportation and Public Transit, Water Rights. Admitted to the bar, 1991, California and United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
University of California, Los Angeles Alumni Scholar.
Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award. Editor-in-Chief, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly.
Author: "Federal Civil Rights: Fact or Fiction? A Proposal to Remove Eleventh Amendment Immunity in Section 1983 Actions," Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, Volume 18, Number. 3, 1991.
Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy, Limited Liability Partnership is a medium-sized San Francisco law firm engaged in a diversified and expanding general practice with several unique areas of specialization.
lieutenant was formed in 1958 by five attorneys and has enjoyed steady growth to its present size of approximately 80 lawyers.