Gretchen Carpenter

Gretchen Carpenter is a partner of Strange & Carpenter.  She received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Theatre, cum laude, from the University of California at San Diego, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Ms. Carpenter received her law degree from UCLA School of Law, where she was an editor of the Women's Law Journal.  She is admitted to practice before all courts in the State of California and several federal courts throughout the country, including several Courts of Appeals.  Ms. Carpenter was chosen as one of Southern California's Super Lawyers in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Ms. Carpenter is an experienced class action litigator, having been successful in helping analyze, draft and argue numerous class certification and other complex motions.  Ms. Carpenter has extensive knowledge of Rule 23 procedures and her superior drafting and analytical skills have brought her to the forefront in drafting and arguing numerous complex class certification issues, including certifying a nationwide class under California law in Talwar, et al. v. Creative Labs, Inc., United States District Court - Central District of California Case No. CV 05-3375 FMC (AJWx).  Ms. Carpenter has also lectured on class-wide arbitration procedures.