CATHY A. CHRISTIAN (Sacramento office) is experienced in many aspects of government law. She has represented gambling, media, education, and local government interests before the Legislature and has been counsel to statewide initiative campaigns.

Prior to joining the firm, she handled general government litigation in the Attorney General's office and was a senior advisor to the Attorney General on gambling and Indian law and was General Counsel to the California Horse Racing Board. She also served as a Deputy Solicitor for the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board, and she was staff counsel at Channel Counties Legal Services in Ventura County, California. Prior to receiving her law degree, she was an organizer for the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO.

She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (Phi Beta Kappa) and received her law degree from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco.