Practice Areas 

Advising the Police Department.

Background and Experience

Ms. Coleman joined the Santa Ana City Attorney's Office in 1999.  Since 2001, she has served as the legal advisor to the Santa Ana Police Department.  She provides legal assistance on such issues as training, civil liability, Public Records Act requests and handles numerous appellate matters involving the Police Department.   Prior to joining the City, she was a Deputy City Attorney  for the City of San Bernardino where she was involved in numerous police projects, including gang injunctions and nuisance abatements.  She was in private practice as a criminal defense attorney prior to working in San Bernardino.  

Professional Affiliations

Ms. Coleman is admitted to practice law in California and before the United States District Court for the Central, Southern and Eastern Districts as well as the Ninth District Court of Appeal.  Ms. Coleman is a member of the Orange County Bar Association and the Warren J. Ferguson Inn of Court.  

Education

Ms. Coleman received her Juris Doctor from Western State University College of Law in 1993, and her Bachelor of Science in Biological Science from the University of California, Irvine in 1977.