Diane Berley:  

Life In the fall of 1970, I started at UC Irvine, also attended Syracuse University for one very cold semester in 1972, then I returned to Irvine and received my degree in history in 1974. After that, I moved to the San Fernando Valley, near extended family; was a real estate broker for a couple of years; and worked as a legal secretary (there were no paralegals in those days). In 1977, I married Ken, and started law school (Southwestern). In 1980, I graduated and passed the bar. I was a business and real estate lawyer for a few years, during which time I had my two daughters, Hannah (1983) and Samantha (1987). The year I was pregnant with Samantha, I also opened my law practice, specializing in appeals. This year, I celebrate 30 years in private practice and three cases in the California Supreme Court...Expand for more