Annette Holland graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in 1985. She attended Santa Clara University School of Law and graduated cum laude in 1990. Since graduation from law school, Annette has focused her practice almost exclusively on civil litigation, with the exception of three years where her practice centered on the representation of individuals, municipalities and homeowners associations in transactions. Between 2000 and 2006, she worked as an associate for a Santa Rosa law firm, where she focused almost exclusively on complex appellate and law and motion matters relating to the defense of elder abuse claims.