Education: University of Southern California School of Law (Juris Doctor) University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts in Molecular and Cell Biology, emphasis in Biochemistry) Admissions: California State Bar Ms. Shafer is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Adams Silva & McNally LLP. Ms. Shafer first began practicing education law in 2009. Her experience includes representing school districts in special education and civil rights related matters, as well working as in-house counsel for a large Southern California school district for several years.