Candace J HeislerCandace J. Heisler, JD, served as a San Francisco assistant district attory for more than 25 yeaers before her retirement in 2002. As a prosecutor, she headed various units in the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, including the Domesti Violence Unit. She is a member of the California Violence Against Women STOP Task Force and has served on the Texas Medical Association Blue Ribbon Panel on Family Violence and on the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. She has received many awards, including the California District Attorney's Association Career Achievement Award, and the California Governor's Victim Services Award. The author of numerous articles, Ms. Heisler is currently an assistant adjunct professor of law at the University of California's Hastings College of Law. Read More Read Less