Legal Career

 Mediator – Commins ADR (present)

 Managing Partner – Commins, Knudsen & Chou (1997 – present)

Partner – Porter & Commins (1996-1997)

 Associate – Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May (1988-1996)

 Associate – O’Brien & Harrington (1987)  

 Research Attorney – San Francisco Superior Court (1986-1987)

Education and Professional Affiliations

 J.D.  University of San Francisco (1986)

 M.A. Middlebury College (1982)

 B.A.  University of California, Berkeley (1980)

FINRA certified arbitrator (1999 – present) and mediator (2022 – present)

 Steven Rosenberg, Mediator Training Program (2017)

San Francisco Superior Court MSC Officer training (2012)

Wiley W. Manuel Award For Pro Bono Legal Services (1993)

Licensed in all state and federal courts in California and the District of Arizona