About Us

Ms. Herrin obtained her undergraduate education at the University of Southern California, graduating with honors in 1997. She then attended Santa Clara University School of Law, where she was an editor for the Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal and a participant and advisor for the Jessup International Moot Court team. After finishing externships in Vietnam and Singapore, she graduated from Santa Clara with an emphasis in International Law.

Following law school, Ms. Herrin was admitted to practice in the state of Nevada and served as law clerk for the Honorable Connie J. Steinheimer of the Second Judicial District Court, State of Nevada. During her tenure, she worked on a wide variety of matters including capital criminal cases and complex civil litigation.

Upon her admittance to the California Bar, Ms. Herrin returned to the Bay Area to join Walkup, Melodia, Kelly, Wecht & Schoenberger. She represents clients in Federal District Courts and State Courts throughout Nevada and California. She is a member of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, the Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, the Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association, the State Bar of California, and the State Bar of Nevada.

Areas of Practice

• Capital Criminal Cases
• Complex Civil Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Nevada
• California

Education

• Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California
  Honors: Participant/Advisor, Jessup International Moot Court Team
  Major: International Law Emphasis
  Law Journal: Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal, Editor
  
  
• University of Southern California, 1997
  Honors: With Honors
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
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• Nevada Trial Lawyers Association
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• Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association
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• State Bar of California
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• State Bar of Nevada
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Past Employment Positions

• Hon. Connie J. Steinheimer, Second Judicial District Court, State of Nevada, Law Clerk