Anne Rauch graduated magna cum laude from California State University, San Diego, with a degree in psychology in 1992, received her law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law (USD) in December 1995 and has practiced law in California since 1996.

Anne practices in the areas of general civil litigation including design and construction disputes, and litigation matters involving real estate transactions and property rights. She handles complex litigation matters and has honed her skills in civil law and motion practice to the benefit of Epsten Grinnell & Howell APC’s Association and Commercial clients who find themselves in litigation. Her work on civil writs and appeals has also resulted in three published opinions in her clients’ favor, in Bodell Construction Company v. Trustees of The California State University (1998) 62 Cal.App 4th 1508 (representing the Trustees), in Re Marriage of Harris (2004) 34 Cal. 4th 210 (representing amicus curiae the Coalition for the Restoration of Parental Rights before both the Court of Appeal and the California Supreme Court), and most recently in Treo @ Kettner Homeowners Association v. Superior Court (2008) 166 Cal.App.4th 1055 (representing the Association in successfully defending the Association’s right to a jury trial in a dispute with the developer).

While in law school, Anne served as a Judicial Extern at the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One. She also served on the Board of Directors of the Women’s Law Caucus at the University of San Diego School of Law, and in her third year of law school served as the liaison between the USD Women’s Law Caucus and the Lawyer’s Club of San Diego. Anne is now active in the legal community as a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, Community Associations Institute, and from 2000-2001 served as the Co-Chair of the Membership Committee for the San Diego Chapter of the Community Associations Institute.

Anne is also active in the San Diego community as a member of The Thursday Club Juniors, a division of The Thursday Club, a philanthropic organization founded in Balboa Park in 1921 that supports multiple community service projects in San Diego each year.