EDUCATION California State University, Chico: Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 1977

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1 MELISSA C. BROWN University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law 3200 Fifth Avenue SACRAMENTO, CA (916) EDUCATION California State University, Chico: Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 1977 Loyola Law School, Los Angeles: Juris Doctorate, 1983 LEGAL QUALIFICATIONS State Bar of California, State Bar Number Workers Compensation Certified Specialist Admitted to Practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Central and Eastern Districts of California and the District of Arizona, and the Supreme Court of the State of California. Mediation Training & Certificate- World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. Workers Compensation Appeals Board Certified Arbitrator Basic Crafts Workers Compensation Workers Compensation Program- Mediator and Arbitrator WORK EXPERIENCE UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, McGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW Present Current, Professor of Lawyering Skills Director, Legal Clinics, Supervising Attorney, Elder & Health Law Clinic Page 1 of 5

2 Adjunct Professor, Supervising Attorney for the Elder & Health Law Clinic Director of Professional Education, Institute of Laws of Health and Aging FRAULOB & BROWN - Sacramento, CA Present Partner in well-established Sacramento law firm representing injured workers in workers compensation cases at all levels of litigation and appeal; claimants for Social Security and other disability benefits in all levels of appeal; elder law, wills, trusts, health care directives, estate planning, public benefits/entitlements; health care access and reimbursement litigation for patients and physicians. LAW OFFICES OF EUGENE C. TREASTER, Sacramento, CA Attorney representing injured workers in workers compensation and Social Security disability claims at all levels of appeal. BET TZEDEK LEGAL SERVICES, Los Angeles, CA Consultant who developed and presented Legal Advocacy for the Welfare of Seniors (LAWS) training programs for attorneys, paralegals, health care workers and community workers. Produced annual training manuals and video training materials addressing the legal problems of older and disabled persons. ADOVACY FOR INDEPENDENCE (AFI) - President, Nonprofit Corporation providing education and public policy recommendations affecting the elderly and/or disabled POTTER & COHEN, Pasadena, CA : Attorney representing injured workers in workers compensation and Social Security claims at all levels of appeal; adult and juvenile criminal defendants; wills, trusts, powers of attorney and health care directives. OFFICE OF HEARINGS & APPEALS, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINSTRATION, Pasadena, CA : Page 2 of 5

3 Law Clerk and Staff Attorney responsible for conducting pre-hearing conferences with claimants and attorneys, case development, recommended disposition, drafting proposed decisions, legal research and memoranda. Assisted in the design and implementation of a pilot adversary adjudication system. GREY LAW OF LOS ANGELES Paralegal and Training Coordinator responsible for full client caseload. Developed and presented lay advocacy training. Represented elderly claimants for Social Security, Medicare, SSI, MediCal, and In Home Supportive Services. Assisted in organizing the Older Women s League (OWL) and preparation of issue papers for OWL and the White House Conference for Older Women. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY : Law student intern in the Nursing Home Fraud and Abuse Division. Supervised by Assistant District Attorney Ed Feldman regarding legislation, resident and consumer protection, fraud and abuse prosecutions. SENIOR LEGAL CENTER, Chico, CA Paralegal and Training Coordinator responsible for full client caseload and legislative advocacy representing residents of ten rural northeastern counties. Developed and presented staff training, statewide training and educational materials for attorneys, paralegals, lay advocates and consumers. Developed and presented curricula for community colleges on senior and disability issues. Is Medicare Enough? A Consumer Guide to Medicare Supplemental Insurance was featured in the Wall Street Journal, NBC news and distributed nationally. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS and ACTIVITIES American Bar Association-Member California Bar Association, Workers Compensation Certified Specialist Larson s National Workers' Comp Advisory Board California Compensation Cases Editorial Board, LexisNexis College of Workers Compensation Lawyers National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys- Member Society of American Law Teachers National Organization of Social Security Attorneys Page 3 of 5

4 California Applicants Attorneys Association Past President, Past Legislative Chair and Past Education Director. Current member of the Board of Governors and legislative committee. Frequent speaker at educational conventions and seminars, including semi-annual case law update for more than two decades. Extensive work with the Industrial Medical Council in its development of treatment protocols, the Division of Workers Compensation Administrative Director on various stake-holder task forces relating to the development of rules, regulations, and medical treatment protocols. Serves as amicus counsel on behalf of the organization in selected cases. State Bar of California Past Chairperson and member of Standing Committees on Legal Problems of Aging and Legal Problems of Middle Income Persons. Committee work during resulted in legislation signed into law creating Durable Powers of Attorney, the Nursing Home Citation system and the Probate Court Investigator system, and legislative/policy recommendations for Alternative Dispute Resolution systems. California Continuing Education of the Bar Panel member for elder law and workers compensation programs. Sacramento Valley Central Labor Council: Profiles of Labor Community access cable production. Monthly commentary: Health and Safety in the Workplace. PUBLICATIONS FILM Advising the Elderly or Disabled Client Warren, Gorham & Lamont, 1992, ISBN , Library of Congress Card Catalog No First published, 1992, with semiannual supplements to present. Older Americans and the Law- American Bar Association. Page 4 of 5

5 Ms. Brown has produced written and video material to accompany her presentations to attorneys and lay advocates for the elderly and disabled in the states of Alaska, Arkansas, California and Texas, and for such organizations as the American Association of Retired Persons, the Presbyterian Church, the American Bar Association, the State Bar of California, the California Continuing Education of the Bar, the California Applicants Attorneys Association, California Society for Industrial Medicine and Surgery, and Organized Labor. She has lectured extensively and provided legislative testimony and recommendations regarding the legal rights and needs of injured workers, aging and disabled persons. Page 5 of 5