Partner M. Cris Armenta’s column, “Seven rules from Barbie for female litigators practicing in the real world,” was recently published in the Daily Journal. In her column, Armenta touches on her experience as a female trial lawyer and how “the path for female lawyers in America in The Real World is not the same path for male lawyers.” Armenta goes on to explain her “Seven Rules for the Female Litigator, straight out of Barbieland,” offering advice on how to successfully lead as a female lawyer. To read the full column, click here.
M. Cris Armenta has been a trial lawyer for 29 years, has been named by the Daily Journal as one of the Top 100 Women Lawyers in California, and is a SuperLawyer. She is also a single mother to two, and founded “The Find Project” – a non-profit organization that finds missing children.