Ms. O'Hara was born in Los Angeles, California and
is admitted to practice law in California; United States District Court,
Central District; and the United States Court of Appeal.
Education: After having worked in Paris, France, Ms. O'Hara returned to earn her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles. She received her Juris Doctor from Whittier College School of Law, graduating in the top ten percent of her class. While in law school, she earned the position of Notes and Comments Editor of the Law Review, served as the Teaching Assistant in Legal Writing, and received the American Jurisprudence awards for academic excellence in Corporations, Legal Writing, Evidence and Employment Law.
Publications: Ms. O'Hara's published works include "Buzzanca v. Buzzanca: Charting A New Destiny"; Please Weight to be Seated: Recognizing Obesity as a Disability in Public Accommodations"; "Buzzanca v. Buzzanca: the Ruling and Ramifications"; "Exclusions and Limitations - Avoiding Insurance Coverage Pitfalls in Surrogacy & Egg Donation Arrangements";"Guide to Infertility Options Through Assisted Reproductive Technologies"; "Landmark California Ruling Expands Parental Rights" and "Two Men and a Baby: Court Ruling Extends Equal Parental Rights to Homosexuals" describing the groundbreaking case presented together by Ms. O'Hara and Andrew Vorzimer in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Practice Areas: Ms. O'Hara works Reproductive Law Division focusing on gestational surrogacy, embryo donation and the monitoring and analyzing of national and international legal trends in the field of assisted reproduction.
Languages: English, French and Italian.
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