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Ms. Carroll is of counsel to the firm and a highly regarded appellate practitioner, having briefed and argued appeals in many federal judicial circuits, in the California state courts, and in the bankruptcy appellate system. She has handled appeals on a wide range of subjects, including contract disputes, insurance and indemnity issues, wrongful termination, intellectual property, personal injury, constitutional rights and complex family law matters. Her appellate expertise was gained not only through her practice with the firm over the last 20 years, but also through seven years service as an attorney in the Appellate Court Branch of the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C., and through a year spent as Court Law Clerk to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Several of the appeals she has handled have resulted in published opinions. She is a member of the Bars of California, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court; the California Supreme Court; the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth and Eleventh, and District of Columbia Circuits; before the United States District Courts for the Central and Southern Districts of California; and before all California courts. An active member of the legal community, Ms. Carroll is a Past President of California Women Lawyers, the statewide women's bar association, and of the San Diego County Bar Association. She serves on the board of the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties; on the Duke University Law School Board of Visitors; on the California Western School of Law Council of Visitors; and on the Advisory Council of the San Diego Chapter of the International Rescue Committee. From 1996 through 2007, she was a member of the ACLU's National Board. In 2000, she was awarded the Belva Lockwood Service Award by the Lawyers Club of San Diego. | 