CATHERINE A. GAYER was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Ms. Gayer received a Bachelor of Science degree in business, information systems from San Diego State University in 1987. She obtained her Juris Doctor at Northern Illinois University in 1990. While attending Northern Illinois University, she was a Dean's List recipient and an officer in the Student Bar Association.

Ms. Gayer's primary areas of practice include personal injury, premises liability, products liability, medical malpractice, and construction defect. She has served as a panelist for seminars on various topics concerning tort litigation. She serves as a member of the arbitration panel for Riverside County Superior Courts. Her professional memberships include the Desert Bar Association, Building Industry Association, and Southern California Association of Health Care Risk Managers. She is presently a member of the Warren E. Slaughter Inn of Court.