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Vantage Point

business titans with a commanding view

George Roberts ’69, Fritz Duda ’64, Parker Kennedy ’73, Barbara Banke ’78, Doug Shorenstein ’79, and Mark Harmon ’81

Spring 2009 Briefings

02 | From the Dean

03 | For the Record Hastings students offer legal services to San Francisco residents.

04 | Sidebars News and notes from the Hastings community, including a database of health-care privacy laws, pioneering research into friendship and the law, and a lecture series on reproductive and genetic technologies.

56 | Closing Statement Mark Lam ‘83, chair and CEO of Live365 Internet radio, pushes the communication envelope.

inside Hastings

In Depth

10 | Focus on Faculty For three decades, Professor Stephen Lind has taught countless Hastings students to appreciate the intricacies and relevance of tax law.

12 | CALLED TO COMMERCE Hastings alumni are extraordinary visionaries and tireless leaders who point the way for business in the twenty-first century.

34 | THE WORD ON BUSINESS LAW The Hastings Business Law Journal is a timely resource for the latest thinking on business and legal issues.

Year by Year

36 | Class Notes What’s new with your Hastings colleagues and classmates.

{ from the dean }

Hastings Dear Alumni and Friends, Assistant Dean, Advancement & This issue focuses on Hastings alumni in the business Communications | Jacqueline Ervin world. Whether as attorneys counseling large and Writers | Gertrude Arnold small businesses, venture capitalists financing start- Nicole Sadler ups, executives working in positions of influence in Photographer | Jim Block corporations large and small, or entrepreneurs, these Design | DCP talented graduates have added to their communities Board of Directors Donald Bradley ‘68 and the world by creating jobs and by producing Tina Combs ‘88 goods or providing services that meet the demands of Maureen Corcoran ‘79 the marketplace. Marci Dragun ‘86 Carin Fujisaki ‘85 Hastings graduates add value to business ventures by Thomas Gede ’81 bringing the critical thinking and problem-solving Claes Lewenhaupt ‘89 James Mahoney ‘66 skills they honed in law school in their courses and clinics to the decision-making, Brian Monaghan ‘70 management, and negotiation tasks that they engage in today as attorneys, business Bruce Simon ‘80

executives, financiers, and entrepreneurs. Contact Us Alumni Center Our alumni do business in every sector imaginable. This issue only skims the surface University of California of the many ways in which Hastings graduates are involved in the economy— Hastings College of the Law 200 McAllister Street Internet radio, corporate finance, entertainment law and management, wine and San Francisco, CA 94102 food, clean tech, patents, and Internet start-ups. 415.565.4615 www.uchastings.edu One of the great joys of being your chancellor and dean is the opportunity to meet Send change of address to so many of you, and to learn the exciting and often surprising twists and turns [email protected]

your careers have taken since graduation. We love to hear your stories and hope Send class notes to you will continue to share them with us. Our community is large and varied, and [email protected]

Nell Jessup Newton ’76 Chancellor and Dean

2 spring 2009 { for the record }

Students offer legal services to people in need Hastings students help more than 100 clients each month through the Legal Advice and Referral Clinic jointly sponsored by Hastings and the San Francisco Bar Association. This is just one of many ways that Hastings benefits the community. Here, passionate student volunteers lend a helping hand to San Francisco residents who need guidance with self-representation and judicial council forms.

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Adrienne Konigar-Macklin ’84 fell in love with the law at Hastings. “I believed I could do anything,” she says. “Hastings made me realize that I could go into the world and make it a better place.” This attitude is the backdrop for her work as president of the California Association of Black Lawyers. Konigar-Macklin, an education law expert, campaigned on a platform of Equality in Justice for All and has aspi- rations of tapping into the California State Bar’s diversity pipeline and decreasing the state’s education disparity. She says, “I endeavor to accomplish my goals through increased community awareness and involvement in teen court opportunities, greater diversity on the bench, and better access to education and justice for underrepresented members of the community.” Konigar-Macklin is founder of Konigar & Associates, which represents school districts and administrators. Previously, she was general counsel for the Inglewood and Pomona school { districts, and the associate general counsel for the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Empowering Externs 

8 Hastings is well-positioned to take advantage of California’s wealth of judicial externships. Over 100 students participate in externships annually, and they consistently report that the experience improves their confidence as well as critical thinking and writing skills. Three externs each semester benefit from the Borina Foundation’s generosity as recipients of the Judge Robert Schnacke ’38 Scholarship. In 1995, June Schnacke, widow of Federal District Court Judge Robert Schnacke ’38, established the fund in his memory to provide scholarships to selected externs in the Northern District of California. Spring 2009 recipients are Agnieszka Adams ’09, Michelle Lee ’09, and Khanh Trieu ’09, and fall 2008 recipients were Michelle Alborzfar ’09, Hillary Baker ’09, and Arthur Meirson ’09. Meirson explains, “Because of the Schnacke Scholarship, I improved my research, writing, and analytical legal skills so that I will be a better lawyer and more compelling advocate.” Baker adds, “It was an honor to receive the scholarship, which reduced my loans and helped me save money for bar exam costs.” Hearing students’ accounts, it is no wonder that the Hastings community is grateful for the Borina Foundation’s longstanding support through the leadership of Sheila Burke and William Locke-Paddon, and indebted to Mrs. Schnacke for her generous foresight. 

4 SPRING 2009 Friendship and the Law Should the law recognize friendship as it does other relationships? While the thought of the law creeping into your friendships may sound objectionable, it is the provocative question that Professor Ethan Leib grapples with in his scholarship. “My research is to uncover how friendship and the law interact, how the law regulates our friendships on the sly, and whether the law should promote or protect our friendships,” says Leib. Most people recognize why the law regulates relationships such as marriage and employment, but do not see why it would regulate their dealings with friends. “People want to believe that friendship is a special part of their private lives that the public sphere of the law can’t touch,” Leib says. However, he believes that the law infringes on our friendships at times when we do not even realize it, and he is trying to understand where the delicate balance between protection and overregulation lies.

UC Hastings 5 Rutter Award Honoree Professor Heather Field was honored with the Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching, presented annually to a Hastings professor who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to classroom teaching. Field instructs students in taxation, and her research interests include the effect of tax law on businesses and business transactions. Prior to joining the faculty in 2006, she was a tax lawyer at Latham & Watkins for six years, focusing on federal taxation of corporations and partnerships. The Rutter Award is generously sponsored by William Rutter, founder of the Rutter Group, one of the leading legal publishing companies in the United States. “This award goes to a professor who opens students’ eyes and makes the law exciting,” Rutter says. “My hope is that it encourages faculty to devote more time to classroom teaching. I also want to give professors the incentive to go beyond the classroom to mentor and interact with students individually, in addition to their scholarly research.”

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In 1998, Brian Monaghan ’70 was diagnosed with stage IV melanoma and given six months to live. Eleven years later, he is still a practicing plaintiff’s attorney and shares the idea that there is hope against all odds in his new book. Monaghan and his wife, Gerri, have written The Power of Two: Surviving Serious Illness with an Attitude and an Advocate. “The idea started when we began writing lessons we learned along the way. My Irish humor is sprinkled throughout the narrative with the overlay of Gerri’s tips for effective advocates,” says Monaghan. The couple will donate a portion of the proceeds to cancer research. Monaghan, a prominent civil litigation attorney in San Diego, is a member of the Hastings Board of Directors. }

Researching Health-Care Privacy Laws In today’s technologically advanced world, health-care practitioners are moving toward electronic databases to streamline records and increase efficiency. However, people worry about patient privacy once sensitive information goes online. Steven BonorriS, Associate Director of the Center for State and Local Government Law, says that An emerging trend in government law is that the states are taking steps to learn what laws are on the books. As part of their studies and with the ultimate goal of helping consumers, 15 Hastings students worked with the California Health and Human Services Agency to discover the total scope of California health law. “We want to ensure that information provided to health-care practitioners is in line with consumer privacy,” says Bonorris. After poring over 5,400 California statutes pertaining to health-related laws, Hastings students identified almost 800 containing provisions that protected health privacy and security. From that review, they created a database of health-care privacy laws. “This database is the best and biggest among the three that are currently available in the United States,” says Bonorris. “Hastings students continue to be on the cutting edge of public law, and we take great pride in knowing that their work benefits people in the community.” The center is directed by Professor David Jung, who guides students in their work with scholars, lawyers, and government to solve emerging legal issues.

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The Pro Bono Society 

8 “Besides honing their legal skills beyond what they learn in a classroom, pro bono work helps law students understand the need for addressing unmet legal services in California,” says Clinical Professor Nancy Stuart ’94, director of externships and pro bono programs at Hastings. “If we do not start with students, the number of attorneys willing to take on the responsibility will gradually decrease.” Indeed, the figures are daunting—there is only one legal services attorney for every 8,361 indigent Californians. To reduce this gap, Hastings rolled out a formal voluntary program called the Pro Bono Society. Students who commit to 45 hours of volunteer work during law school are inducted into the society. Students have already shown great interest. “Three-quarters of the class of 2011 have signed the pro bono pledge,” Stuart reports. The array of opportunities available to students makes it easy for them to find a project that suits their interests, either off-campus or through an eligible campus organization, such as Hastings-to-Haiti and Hastings Hurricane Relief. “Pro bono work is a win-win-win for the students,” says Stuart. “They are learning how to effec- tively advocate, helping people in need, and working with lawyers on a one-on-one basis.” 

A Fulbright Fellow at Moscow State University, Boris Mamlyuk ‘05 researches transition law and economics. He is studying international law from the Soviet perspective between the two World Wars at the Russian Historical Archives and is analyzing the emergence of a post-Soviet international legal theory in Russia. “I also have a front-row seat to observe the way Russia and the Ukraine tackle their own economic transitions and crises, and how they handle important worldwide political changes given the global financial crisis and the 2008 presidential elections in the United States, Russia, and the Ukraine,” says Mamlyuk. “The chance to examine the formation of a new U.S.–Russia foreign policy in the seminal stages of the Obama-Medvedev administrations is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Above all, I am grateful to Hastings for giving me the critical building blocks and inspiration necessary to pursue my doctorate.” }

8 SPRING 2009 Perspectives on reproductive and genetic technologies New reproductive and genetic technologies are redefining modern medicine. Used properly, these powerful technologies have great potential for treating disease and alleviating suffering. Misuse, however, may lead to harmful outcomes that can undermine basic human rights and relationships. Professor Osagie Obasogie explores these hot-button issues in the Nagin Lecture Series on Human Reproductive and Genetic Technologies, thanks to Larry Nagin ‘65 and his wife, Sherrie. “Reproductive and genetic technologies will be the most important subjects of the next 20 years,” says Obasogie. “It is imperative that we begin talking about the social, economic, and legal implications now while these technologies are still in the theoretical and early stages.” The series considers how populations such as racial minorities, women, and people with disabilities may be affected by these new technologies, and the role of government in both promoting innovation and discouraging simplistic understandings of social and health outcomes. For example, how does the increasing use of reproductive and genetic technologies to prevent the birth of children with certain disabling conditions affect existing communities of people with disabilities? Obasogie says, “At Hastings, I am in daily contact with a nucleus of people taking on these issues. I am grateful to Larry Nagin for this opportunity.”

UC Hastings 9 { FACULTY }

Professor Stephen Lind

l Tax titan

What’s the measure of a great teacher? The dynamic classroom interchange, student engagement, professional achievements of former students—whatever the gauge, Professor Stephen Lind consistently rates at the top of the scale. Lind casts a larger-than-life shadow, having centered his entire career on a complex aspect of law—taxation. Steve Lind retired in December as Albert Abramson Professor of Law, after more than three decades at Hastings. While he hopes to remain in touch with friends, former students, and colleagues, his eyes brighten as he speaks of his future, “spending lots of time outdoors and enjoying longtime friends in Tahoe and Palm Springs.” Introduced to his academic niche early in law school, Lind “instantly enjoyed” his first tax course. “Part of the appeal of tax is that, compared with other areas of law, questions on taxation nearly always have concrete answers.” At Hastings, Lind’s reputation as a superb classroom teacher draws curious and admiring students to tax courses they might not otherwise consider. That suits Lind, who says, “If I had my way, every student at Hastings would take at least one basic course in tax. It’s invaluable, both { personally and professionally.” Former students agree. Sandi Thompson ’01 recalls taking Lind’s federal income tax course as an adult student, after working—and paying taxes—for several years. “Suddenly, a lightbulb came on! An extremely effective teacher, Steve makes tax law relevant not only to law students but also to taxpayers.” Doug Shorenstein ’79 explains further. “Steve Lind made the driest area of law—tax— interesting and fun. First, he is interesting and fun. Second, he helps you understand the business and societal bases underpinning the tax code.” Once immersed in the subject, some students decide to pursue the tax concentration and sub- sequently choose to practice in tax. Lind finds advanced courses the most fun to teach because the most dedicated students continue beyond the first level. Or perhaps it works the other way around— this marvelous, dedicated teacher brings out the best in his students. Dean Nell Newton ’76 says, “Steve is beloved by legions of students and alumni, who have fallen in love with the field because of his contagious enthusiasm, respect and affection for his students, and gift for teaching.” He will be missed at Hastings.

Steve Lind made the driest area of law—tax—interesting and fun.

First, he is interesting and fun. Second, he helps you understand the

business and societal bases underpinning the tax code.

10 SPRING 2009 UC Hastings 11 12 SPRING 2009 Called to Commerce

Always Thinking outside the box, Hastings lawyers bring vision, Leadership, and formidable legal skillS to the business community

From the initial kernel of an idea to production, marketing, and delivery of goods, services, and information—this is the world of business. And in this world, you will find extraordinary Hastings graduates at the pinnacles of their professions.

From this vantage point, financial genius, creative entrepreneurship, and brilliant leadership are strengthened by a solid foundation of legal education. Business leaders at their best return to fundamental skills acquired in law school.

Viewing issues from multiple perspectives, assessing risk, and sifting through information to determine what really matters, exceptional business leaders think like lawyers.

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ParkerGeorge K ennedyRoberts ’73 ’69

Parker Kennedy Master ’73 became of chairthe and deal chief executive officer of First American in 2003, and his leadershipl and advancement of the company have been recognized as exceptional. Indeed, Forbes selected Kennedy in 2008 as a top-performing CEO, based upon executive compensation in relation“I was to workinginvestor returns.at Bear Stearns during my junior and senior years of college, and I felt that law schoolToday’s would Fortune provide 500 a superbcompany education. started humbly And if as this an Orange business County thing title didn’t company, work out, established I could inalways the newly be a lawyer.” formed county in 1889 by C. E. Parker, Kennedy’s great-grandfather. Under the lead- ershipBy of all Donald accounts, Parker the “D.P.”business Kennedy, thing seems First toAmerican have worked expanded out. geographically, moving county by countyLeveraged at first, buyout then statepioneer by state.George Of Roberts his father, ’69 Parkeris the “R”Kennedy in KKR, says, among“He is athe great biggest leader. and He tookbest-known the company private from equity one companies office to inthousands.” the world. Roberts and his cousin, Henry Kravis, worked at BearHaving Stearns established under the atutelage national of presenceJerry Kohlberg, for the and title together company, they the pushed scope the of concept the enterprise of the extendedleveraged intobuyout related into businesses, the financial such marketplace.as appraisal, foreclosure,After initial successtax and creditwith Bearinformation. Stearns, Today,Roberts theand titlehis partnerscompany created remains Kohlberg at the core Kravis of First & RobertsAmerican, in but1976, the establishing company now a formidable operates in reputa- nearly 70tion countries with a string and includes of successful a real buyouts. estate information The first companybillion-dollar and abuyout, financial in 1984,information and several company, of the operatingworld’s largest as a majority-ownedbuyouts are among subsidiary. the company’s notable accomplishments. AboutPlans are corporate under way success, to take Kennedy KKR public, says, “Public although companies the current compete economic for investmentdownturn seems dollars. to Investorshave slowed have that thousands process. ofStill, options Roberts for andwhere Kravis to put have their assured money their – including investors the and mattress. the financial We havemedia to that compete the initial with public other offeringinvestment will options be forthcoming. on the basis of anticipated growth. We must be { goodEven corporate KKR citizens is not invulnerable and treat people to fluctuations well, but we in must local beand focused world onmarkets. growth But of theRoberts company.” applies a long-termKennedy perspective came to Hastings in measuring because success. he wanted “You don’t to become pick up a thelawyer. carrot “It to was see time if it’s to growing,” knuckle downhe admonishes. and develop some discipline after having a lot of fun in college,” he admits. “Hastings was a great“The choice strength for me.” of the organization, the people you attract, and the culture and the values you establish”Law wasprovide interesting, the foundation but demanded for success, intense explains study Roberts. and discipline. “Ultimately, Kennedy we measure still holds success the leg- by endarythe results 65 Clubwe produce in high for regard. the people “I appreciate who invest the with strictness us. Do of our the investorsold style stickof teaching. with us? We Are had they to prepareproud to well be investing because the with teachers us?” were tough. I learned to think on my feet. Those great professors broughtLong-term so much relationships experience to are the among classroom, the assets and theymost were valuable really to good Roberts. teachers.” “I learned a lot about businessFollowing and life graduation, and relationships Kennedy from practiced my dad.” law And for four Roberts’s years, lifelongdoing insurance partnership defense with work Kravis in Beverlyis renowned. Hills. “Henry He loved and the I practice,have known where each one other of his since clients we was were First two,” American. he says. Thus,“We are the closer scion wasthan introduced many brothers. to the We family attended business. college together and were roommates, and we spent summers in New KennedyYork, also joined as roommates.” First American Roberts 31 acknowledges years ago, but that not theyat the schemed top. First about as agoing lawyer into in businessthe Los Angelestogether officeeven as youngsters.and later, as manager of the Ventura office, he became familiar with the day-to-day workingsKravis of choseFirst American.business school After at a Columbia,stint in the but home Roberts office chose as nationallaw at Hastings. sales director, “I worked Kennedy at becameBear Stearns president in the of morning the title companyand went into 1989,school and in thethen afternoon. advanced It to was the tough, presidency but we of hadthe parentexams companyjust twice in a year.1993, It before was perfect being namedfor me—one chair andfour-hour chief executive exam at theofficer end ofin the 2003. semester. We either passedReflecting or failed.” on the business relationship between himself and his father, Kennedy proudly notes,That’s “My dadnot isall amazing. he remembers. He just “The celebrated professors his 90th were birthday,fantastic! and Hastings he still wascomes rigorous—it to work. Hewas a handledgood place the to interplay learn.” Among between the father most andvaluable son veryskills well he acquired– the father at Hastings is responsible is proficiency for making at work-that relationshiping through work.lots of There facts andwere information other mentors to find along “the the oneway, orbut two my kernels dad tops that the really list.” matter,” then applyingOffering knowledge personal to solve advice the to problem those just at hand.starting out in business, Kennedy urges, “Find a good company–aDespite company never having that treatspracticed you law,well Robertsand appreciates is an unwavering your skills—and proponent be loyalof legal to education.it.” “I feel even more strongly today that legal education is one of the best choices you can make.”

14 SPRING 2009 For wary investors, Roberts offers sensible Roberts offers practical advice for today’s counsel students on preparing for successful business 8 Get a good education—that’s something that no careers one can take away. 8 Get a very good legal education. Stay in school, work 8 invest in what you understand. Otherwise, put your hard, and study. money in the bank. 8 study accounting, macroeconomics, and psychology. 8 stay liquid. Protect your downside. understand the financials and the markets. 8 learn how to work with people and how to motivate 8 Don’t get caught up in the trend of the moment. people. 8 Focus on what you have control over. 8 set goals, but don’t be disappointed when you don’t 8 Figure out what really counts—health and family. achieve all of them. 8 try to be happy. 8 and have some fun.

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Kenneth Olivier ’77

l Investment ace

As president of Dodge & Cox, Ken Olivier ’77 finds that investor relations naturally demand more of his attention due to today’s volatile markets. The San Francisco–based company manages more than $100 billion in investments. Fortunately, Olivier enjoys his work immensely. “Satisfac- tion comes from doing something really interesting.” Hastings connections paid off early for Olivier. Among the founders of the Hastings Inter- national & Comparative Law Review, he became well acquainted with Dean Marvin Anderson through involvement with the new journal. That relationship turned out to be beneficial when Olivier was job hunting in the tight market of 1978. Olivier had planned on a career in the financial world and enrolled in Harvard’s MBA program after graduation from Hastings. But he needed a summer job in San Francisco between his first and second years of business school. Olivier credits Dean Anderson for his first financial services opportunity because the dean happened to be serving on the board of the mutual fund company that hired the new graduate. Returning to the Bay Area after completing the MBA, Olivier joined Dodge & Cox as an equity analyst, evaluating the investment potential of companies. His success as an analyst led to { greater achievements, and he eventually moved into company leadership. Olivier credits legal education for providing “a way of thinking about problems that is useful in business.”

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Michael Ehrlich ’93 l “The buck stops with me.”

Michael Ehrlich ’93 loves his work. One of two managing partners at Access Fund Management, Ehrlich is immersed daily in the financial markets, overseeing a portfolio of investments and working with high-net-worth individuals, foundations, consulting groups, and pensions. He works with “the sharpest investors and managers, always at the forefront of investment trends.” Best of all, he loves having direct responsibility for business outcomes for the business and for investors. “The buck stops with me.” Ehrlich practiced law for four years before entering UC Berkeley to earn his MBA. He interned at Goldman Sachs in New York and then worked in investment banking at Thomas Weisel Partners before moving to Merrill Lynch. When an unexpected opportunity surfaced four years ago, Ehrlich made the shift to hedge funds. The intense research of law school was superb preparation for the intense due diligence required when exploring new investment opportunities. And Ehrlich describes moot court and litigation experience as “essential basic training” for explaining an investment thesis coherently or questioning portfolio managers about investments.

Alexa Smith ’94 l Networking know-how

Alexa Smith ’94 worked in the New York and Paris offices of Willkie Farr & Gallagher, but three years ago she left the firm to enter the world of hedge funds. Now a managing director with Dynamic Capital Management, Smith meets with institutional investors, including banks, insurance companies, pension funds, and endowments. Her responsibilities for investor relations, marketing, and business development call upon the analytical and communication skills she honed at Hastings. “The hedge fund industry is notoriously competitive,” says Smith, “and networking is key. Every person you meet is important. Your peers at the start of your career will be the decision makers in 10 years. If you have maintained good relationships, you will be well-positioned for new opportunities.”

UC Hastings 17 Investors have thousands of options for where

to put their money—including the mattress. A RLOS PUM A C

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Parker Kennedy ’73

l Fortune 500 CEO

Parker Kennedy ’73 became chair and chief executive officer of First American in 2003, and his leadership and advancement of the company have been recognized as exceptional. Indeed, Forbes selected Kennedy in 2008 as a top-performing CEO based upon executive compensation in relation to investor returns. Today’s Fortune 500 company started humbly as an Orange County title company established in the newly formed county in 1889 by C. E. Parker, Kennedy’s great-grandfather. Under the leadership of Donald Parker Kennedy, First American expanded geographically, moving county by county at first, then state by state. Of his father, Parker Kennedy says, “He is a great leader. He took the company from one office to thousands.” After the title company established a national presence, it extended its scope into related businesses, such as appraisal, foreclosure, tax, and credit information. Today, the title company remains at the core of First American, but the company now operates in nearly 70 countries, and includes a real estate information company and a financial information company that operates as a majority- owned subsidiary. { About corporate success, Kennedy says, “Public companies compete for investment dollars. Investors have thousands of options for where to put their money—including the mattress. We have to compete with other investment options on the basis of anticipated growth. We must be good corporate citizens and treat people well, but we must also be focused on growth of the company.” Kennedy came to Hastings because he wanted to become a lawyer. “It was time to knuckle down and develop some discipline, after having a lot of fun in college,” he admits. “Hastings was a great choice for me.” Law was interesting but demanded intense study and discipline. Kennedy still holds the leg- endary 65 Club in high regard. “I appreciate the strictness of the old style of teaching. We had to prepare well because the teachers were tough. I learned to think on my feet. Those great professors brought so much experience to the classroom, and they were really good teachers.” Following graduation, Kennedy practiced law for four years, doing insurance defense work in Beverly Hills. He loved the practice, where one of his clients was First American. Thus, the scion was introduced to the family business. Kennedy joined First American 31 years ago but not at the top. First as a lawyer in the Los Angeles office and later as manager of the Ventura office, he became familiar with the day-to-day workings of First American. After a stint in the home office as national sales director, Kennedy became president of the title company in 1989 and then advanced to the presidency of the parent company in 1993, before being named chair and chief executive officer in 2003. Reflecting on his business relationship with his father, Kennedy proudly notes, “My dad is amazing. He just celebrated his 90th birthday, and he still comes to work. He handled the interplay between father and son very well—the father is responsible for making that relationship work. There were other mentors along the way, but my dad tops the list.” Offering personal advice to those just starting out in business, Kennedy urges, “Find a good company—a company that treats you well and appreciates your skills—and be loyal to it.”

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Fritz Duda ’64

l Real estate powerhouse

“Hastings had a huge impact on my life. I know that’s the case with many others, too. Who knows where I would be without the good fortune of having been at Hastings.” Despite the appreciation he conveys today for legal education at Hastings, Fritz Duda ’64 did not enter law school as a result of a thoughtful plan to eventually own a successful real estate development company with an investment affiliate. Rather, he explains, “I spent several years wandering around undergraduate school after a short stint on a baseball scholarship. I was a hasher at one of the UCLA sorority houses with a law student who thought I would like law school. Coincidentally, I was dating a girl who was at UC Berkeley, so the idea of going north had some appeal.” He thrived in law school. “Hastings provided the discipline of thought, commitment, and performance. I needed all of those things,” he recalls. Today, Duda remains actively involved in the business he founded in 1974, which focuses on large-scale land development and commercial retail projects. In the Fritz Duda Company portfolio are shopping centers and office parks, along with major planned communities, featuring residential, recreational, and commercial space. Duda practiced law after graduation from Hastings, joining a small Orange County firm. He { represented some real estate developers and became interested in property development and land use. He eventually partnered with a shopping center developer, and as the country emerged from a recession in the early 1970s, he founded his own company in Newport Beach. “The timing was incredible,” he says. Duda is profoundly aware of the current economic climate. “We’re in the greatest economic challenge since the Great Depression,” he declares, “and it’s the product of false stimulus in the economy. For 15 years, we have experienced unregulated leveraging. We know the causes but not how it will be resolved, or how long it will last.” His greatest concern, however, involves the potential repercussions of the volatile economy. “We must work to minimize the social impact—reduced budgets for public schools, medical care, and services for the less advantaged. Consider the losses in higher education endowments, for example, that provide critical support for student financial aid.” Duda’s consideration for others was shaped by his mother and father. From humble begin- nings, he unhesitatingly names his parents as his earliest sources of mentorship and inspiration. His father emigrated as a youth from what is now the Czech Republic. He worked in sales for Jewel Tea Company—later Jewel markets—and stayed with the company for 37 years. Duda’s mother pursued education relentlessly, taking correspondence courses from UC Berkeley for years. “With no formal higher education, they fostered a spirit in my sister and me that gave meaning to the merit of working hard, obtaining an education, and appreciating music and the arts.” Values instilled by his parents are also reflected in Duda’s personal measures of success. “Success is doing something you are passionate about and do well. At the end of the day, our success is measured by what we do for others, the quality of what we leave behind, and, most importantly, our next generation.”

20 SPRING 2009 We must work to minimize the social

impact—reduced budgets for public

schools, medical care, and services for

the less advantaged. A RLOS PUM A C

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Judith Mann Villard ’67

l The sweet smell of success

When Judith Mann Villard ’67 joined the legal department of Estée Lauder, it was still a small, innovative family business. Now a public company, Estée Lauder is a major creator and worldwide distributor of prestige cosmetics, fragrances, and beauty products. Lauder family members hold a majority of the voting stock, and, according to Villard, “it’s still very much a family business.” Villard clearly remembers influential professors at Hastings. “Professor Prosser was quite a curmudgeon but a wonderful teacher. He was an inspiration to me, and now a major area of my responsibility is product liability.” And she recalls Professor Cox as “excellent” and “practical” on contracts. “That’s what I do every day, utilizing all of the principles he taught.” She reflects less fondly upon her entrée into the legal market, when major firms would hire women only to work on trusts and estates, “and I didn’t want to do trusts and estates for my entire life!” A major firm offered her a position as, essentially, a paralegal. Although they didn’t speak of quotas, law firms would tell women applicants that they “already had a woman.” After practicing with a small San Francisco firm, Villard accepted a position with a venerable “white-shoe” firm and returned to New York. Her first in-house position was with Canada Dry, and her next move was to Estée Lauder, where she has remained for 30 years. “I was always the only { woman around the table until I came to Estée Lauder.” On moving in-house, Villard observes, “Lawyers in big firms are very specialized. The work is compartmentalized and often done at a distance from the client. As in-house counsel, you work very closely with the client—it’s much more fun. You are providing advice immediately, and you quickly see the results. For me, it is a more satisfying practice.” Judith Mann Villard ’67, above at center, with Hastings classmates at their 40th reunion

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Dan Carl ’78 l Software legal eagle

Dan Carl ’78 is vice president, general counsel, and secretary of Sybase, managing a worldwide legal, stock administration, and government affairs team of 40, including 23 attorneys. Sybase is a major software and services company that allows business customers to manage, analyze, and mobilize information so that it can be accessed anywhere on any device. A member of the company’s management team, Carl is the principal legal contact for senior management and directors. Much of his attention is devoted to protecting intellectual property rights and minimizing legal risk. Carl enjoyed private practice, but he prefers the opportunity to have a closer ongoing relationship with the client. “Understanding the business really well puts the general counsel in a position of greater influence,” he says. Carl joined Sybase as its second attorney. Looking back over 19 years with the organization, he appreciates the foundation of critical thinking established at Hastings, saying “it has held me in good stead as I faced new legal issues throughout my career.”

Matt Broad ’84 l Supplies and demands

“Ultimately, to succeed in business, people must trust you and trust your judgment. At the end of the day, you have your reputation and your personal code of ethics,” Matt Broad ’84 reflects. Immediately after law school, Broad moved to Boise to work for Boise Cas- cade as counsel in the legal department, and his career advancement parallels the company’s tremendous growth. In his 20 years in Idaho, Broad worked primarily on the business side with the office products division. He was closely involved in a trail of acquisitions that strengthened the company’s position in the office supply industry and expanded operations to five countries. Hastings prepared him well to “employ independent judgment about what is right and wrong, and to articulate legal issues in a clear and understandable way.” The company acquired OfficeMax in 2003 and sold Boise Cascade’s forest products and paper production assets, assuming the name OfficeMax. Broad then accepted new responsibilities as executive vice president and general counsel, moving to new corporate headquarters in Illinois. The transition was “an incredible learning experience,” he says. First the CFO and then the CEO resigned. “It was like having 10 years of general counsel experience in the first year!”

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Barbara Banke ’78

l Wine: red, white or green?

Barbara Banke ’78 found her legal niche early at Hastings. A real property law course taught by Professor Stefan Riesenfeld aroused her passion for land use in her first year. “I loved the legal and philosophical questions surrounding land use and property rights protection.” Today, Banke is coproprietor of Jackson Family Wines, and her passion for land continues. With her husband, Jess Jackson, Banke oversees the farming of more than 13,000 acres in Cali- fornia, as well as management of estate wineries throughout the United States, Chile, Australia, Italy, and France. Jackson Family Wines produces premium wines, including the best-selling Chardonnay in the world, Kendall-Jackson Vintner’s Reserve Chardonnay. The reputation of a particular wine or winery is established by reviews, and Jackson Family wines have been acclaimed by Wine & Spirits and other prominent voices in the industry. Says Banke, “we like to see both artistic and financial success.” Before joining her husband full-time at Kendall-Jackson, Banke practiced real estate and land-use law for 12 years, successfully arguing cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. She finds that { law provides a solid education for business. “A broad-based legal education provides a good mental frame for assessing risks and solving problems.” Prominent among Banke’s current areas of interest is a green business initiative. “We are taking the best sustainable practices employed at individual wineries and working to implement them in others.” Her goal is to decrease energy and water usage while maintaining or improving the quality of the product. Banke finds this initiative both interesting and satisfying. “It’s surprising to see how easily some beneficial strategies can be implemented.” This focus on sustainability is not the only change Banke has encountered in her 20 years in the wine industry. “When we started, very few women were in the business. That has changed quite a bit.” Fortunately, Banke reports that gender is rarely an issue these days. With her three children now in college, Banke takes an active interest in education. She is involved in an independent high school in Sonoma County, where half of the students receive financial aid. The focus is on international education and community service. “We’re doing great things there,” she says. She also works with a local elementary charter school, where 90 percent of the kids are from families with income below the poverty level. “It’s important to make education available to all children,” says Banke. Banke’s second diversion from Jackson Family Wines can be found at the racetrack. She and Jackson own a majority interest in a popular and successful three-year-old, Curlin.

We are taking the best sustainable practices employed at individual

wineries and working to implement them in others.

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Mark Harmon ’81

l Getaway guru

Mark Harmon ’81 is quick to offer advice to lawyers about leisure: “Get more of it.” As a former lawyer and now principal and chief executive officer of Auberge Resorts, Harmon has a vested interest in encouraging others to take relaxation seriously. Auberge Resorts includes eight luxury resorts in the United States and Mexico. By design, the properties are small, romantic hideaways known for superb cuisine, soothing spas, spectacular settings, and exceptional service. Offering “lots of privacy,” says Harmon, “each Auberge property is customized to take advantage of the land and the view.” Mark is neither the only Harmon in the business nor the only lawyer. His father, Robert, migrated from law to business in 1981, opening Auberge du Soleil restaurant and later adding the inn. Younger brother Tim ’88 runs a sister company, Moana Hotel & Restaurant Group, with 20 different properties. And older brother Grant is general counsel for the family of companies. According to Mark Harmon, “Dad felt that law was a great way to start—to learn about the world and business, and how to work with others. He said that law school would teach me to learn how to think rigorously and it would be rewarding intellectually. He was right.” Indeed, Harmon { thrived in law school, and he also enjoyed legal practice. After six years at Cooley Godward, mainly in business law, he felt a creative drive that pushed him toward entrepreneurship. He formed a real estate development company and then found his true passion in the hospitality industry, founding Auberge Resorts in 1998. “Our culture rewards creativity and ideas,” says Harmon. To budding entrepreneurs, he urges, “Dream a little bit. Think about what you could or should do. And be creative—think rigorously so that a great idea can unfold.” Harmon views profitability as a fundamental measure of success and the financial result of attaining the company’s high standards for delivering the ultimate experience for guests. “We’re a company known for delivering on its promises.” Fortunately, he says, “Our guests are not immune to the economic situation, but they are less vulnerable.” Without hesitation, Harmon identifies his father as his most significant mentor. “He pointed me in the right direction and gave me encouragement and confidence. I learned from his example and watched him progress from being an attorney to being a successful businessman. And he emphasized the importance of sticking to your principles and doing what you feel is right.” Back to giving advice to lawyers, Harmon offers some final words. “We’re all working harder, so when you get away, make it special. It’s important.”

Dream a little bit. Think about what you could or should do. And be

creative—think rigorously so that a great idea can unfold.

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UC Hastings 27 Nion McEvoy ’79 l Peerless publisher

“Publishing is at the intersection of art and commerce,” says Nion McEvoy ’79, CEO of Chronicle Books and the publisher of varied and distinctive titles coupled with innovative designs, such as Griffin and Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence, the Worst Case Scenario series, and SmartLab science kits. Chronicle Books began 40 years ago as the publishing arm of San Fran- cisco’s major daily newspaper. McEvoy, great-grandson of Chronicle founder Michael DeYoung, joined the business in 1988 as an editor. While learning editing and publishing on the job, he brought to the business “a good sense of what people might find interesting.” Indeed, McEvoy expanded the company’s publishing spectrum to feature a children’s division and a much broader array of general adult works. When his family sold the newspaper, McEvoy jumped at the opportunity to purchase the publishing house. Today, Chronicle Books is nationally oriented, publishing about 400 titles annually, including children’s selections. With a family in media, McEvoy felt that law would provide a sensible background for business. “Hastings seemed a solidly democratic and practical law school with very high standards,” recalls McEvoy. “The balance between creativity and analytical thinking is very helpful.”

Paul Rudder ’72 l Mall in the family

“I owe a great debt of gratitude to Hastings,” says Paul Rudder ’72. “Business phy a leaders who have the benefit of legal education have a huge advantage over ogr those who haven’t had the training to solve problems analytically.” t ho Despite closing his practice after 34 years, Rudder hasn’t stopped work- t P

ing. He and his wife own and operate two shopping centers. Paul takes care of igh

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stresses, but “nothing on earth is as stressful as a litigation practice!” He con- hi trasts law, which is focused on solving problems for the client, with business, mes C which is focused on profitability. “The true measure of success,” according to

Rudder, “is having enough time, money, and energy to give back.” The Rudders OM: Ja enjoy involvement in both of their home communities, and were named TT

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Allyson Willoughby ’93 l Eco-friendly expertise

“I want to work for a company that I’m passionate about,” says Allyson Willoughby ’93, explaining her recent move to San Francisco–based Method Products, where she is general counsel. “We make design-oriented, environ- mentally friendly home-care products.” Willoughby is adventurous about trying out new products and ideas. Even in law school she explored varied topics such as water law and tax. She pursued litigation after graduating, ultimately practicing securities litigation with Brobeck, work she thoroughly enjoyed. Moving to eBay’s legal team provided new challenges for Willoughby. “The development of the Internet had outpaced the law, so we were making the law in the Internet sector. The stakes in those first few years were high, with potentially enormous ramifications.” Later, she became general counsel of StubHub.com, an eBay subsidiary. Willoughby moved to Method in early 2008. New attention to environ- mentally oriented products has led naturally to laws that govern what may be described as green. Outmoded legislation is being revamped, and Willoughby is engaged in the conversation.

Brian Buckley McAllister ’93 l Maritime mogul

Few family businesses endure even one generation later, but a fifth- generation family business is extraordinary. McAllister Towing has been a leader in marine transportation since 1864, operating a fleet of tugboats and barges from Portland, Maine, to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Brian “Bucky” McAllister ’93 is vice president and general counsel. “In a family business,” he adds, “everybody pitches in.” McAllister works with his father, brother, and cousins in the company’s

ing New York headquarters, but when he left the East Coast to attend Hastings, w he was serious about pursuing a legal career. With strong verbal skills, he er To

t enjoyed advocacy. After law school, McAllister practiced in Los Angeles for four years. cAllis He returned to New York and the business in 1997 and has been with the family business ever since. He says, “There are lots of interesting charac- ters, with no shortage of old salts. The maritime industry is a narrow niche, and admiralty lawyers tend to be collegial.” McAllister is married to Beth Morrow ’91, and they have two children, Rowan (11) and Janet (9). OM: provided by M TT BO

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Parker Kennedy ’73

Parker Kennedy ’73 became chair and chief executive officer of First American in 2003, and his leadership and advancement of the company have been recognized as exceptional. Indeed, Forbes selected Kennedy in 2008 as a top-performing CEO, based upon executive compensation in relation to investor returns. Today’s Fortune 500 company started humbly as an Orange County title company, established in the newly formed county in 1889 by C. E. Parker, Kennedy’s great-grandfather. Under the leadership of Donald Parker “D.P.” Kennedy, First American expanded geographically, moving county by county at first, then state by state. Of his father, Parker Kennedy says, “He is a great leader. He took the company from one office to thousands.” Having established a national presence for the title company, the scope of the enterprise extended into related businesses, such as appraisal, foreclosure, tax and credit information. Today, the title company remains at the core of First American, but the company now operates in nearly 70 countries and includes a real estate information company and a financial information company, operating as a majority-owned subsidiary. About corporate success, Kennedy says, “Public companies compete for investment dollars. Investors have thousands of options for where to put their money – including the mattress. We have to compete with other investment options on the basis of anticipated growth. We must be { good corporate citizens and treat people well, but we must be focused on growth of the company.” Kennedy came to Hastings because he wanted to become a lawyer. “It was time to knuckle Mikedown and develop Wood some discipline’79 after having a lot of fun in college,” he admits. “Hastings was a great choice for me.” Law was interesting, but demanded intense study and discipline. Kennedy still holds the leg- endary 65l Club Educational in high regard. “I entrepreneur appreciate the strictness of the old style of teaching. We had to prepare well because the teachers were tough. I learned to think on my feet. Those great professors brought so much experience to the classroom, and they were really good teachers.” When Mike Wood ’79 conceived of a new way to teach children to associate letters with sounds, Following graduation, Kennedy practiced law for four years, doing insurance defense work in he applied lessons learned from working with entrepreneurs as a successful lawyer with Cooley Beverly Hills. He loved the practice, where one of his clients was First American. Thus, the scion Godward. He was systematic and meticulous in his exploration of the product’s viability. He was introduced to the family business. consulted with a Stanford expert on early childhood pedagogy to validate the concept. Next, he Kennedy joined First American 31 years ago, but not at the top. First as a lawyer in the Los invested in market research to confirm that buyers at big retailers would purchase it, mothers of Angeles office and later, as manager of the Ventura office, he became familiar with the day-to-day young children would pay for it, and children would love playing with it. workings of First American. After a stint in the home office as national sales director, Kennedy After working closely with design engineers to capture his vision in a prototype, he took the became president of the title company in 1989, and then advanced to the presidency of the parent Phonics Desk to Toys R Us, where the new product was enthusiastically received. Then, three years company in 1993, before being named chair and chief executive officer in 2003. after the initial idea was born, Wood left his law firm to launch LeapFrog Enterprises, a successful Reflecting on the business relationship between himself and his father, Kennedy proudly company that focuses on designing and marketing educational toys and tools for children. Founded notes, “My dad is amazing. He just celebrated his 90th birthday, and he still comes to work. He in 1995, LeapFrog became a public company in 2002, exceeding $500 million in sales last year. handled the interplay between father and son very well – the father is responsible for making that Wood left the company in 2004 but continues with new educational enterprises. He is cur- relationship work. There were other mentors along the way, but my dad tops the list.” rently involved in developing a subscription website where children play together and learn to read. Offering personal advice to those just starting out in business, Kennedy urges, “Find a good “It’s thrilling. It’s remarkable that we can make learning really engaging for children.” { company–a company that treats you well and appreciates your skills—and be loyal to it.”

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Phil Marcus ’98 l Biz kid to music maven

With On the Hook Recordings, Phil Marcus ’98 has returned to his first love—music—as a song- writer and producer. It is a dramatic change of pace for Marcus, who cofounded Rent Net as a second-year student at Hastings. In 1996, Marcus found the San Francisco rental market tight and unwieldy. Several months later, he conceived of Rent Net—the first Internet apartment guide. Shifting business from local rental newspapers to the Internet was not easy. “We were trying to change the habits of both leasing agents and apartment renters at once.” When Cendant bought Rent Net, Marcus left law school to serve as president under the new ownership. Rent Net grew explosively, employing over 150 people and representing three million units by 2000. Marcus then launched the enormously sucessful Move.com, which he sold in 2001. In the meantime, Marcus returned for his final year of law school, graduating from Hast- ings in 1998. Naturally drawn to entrepreneurship, he says, “I still have urges to get back into entrepreneurship—I may do it again.”

Richard Thalheimer ’74 l Gadget giant

Just two years after leaving Sharper Image, Richard Thalheimer ’74 is exuber- ant about his new venture in online commerce, RichardSolo.com. As founder and former CEO of The Sharper Image, Thalheimer established a reputation for innovative and even quirky products. In building his new business, Thalheimer is taking his own advice: “Stick with what you know and enjoy.” He loves the mobile world, new gadgets, and computers, so it’s no surprise his line of iPhone accessories (especially the new RichardSolo Backup Battery) is already the market leader. “I see what bothers me in everyday life and try to solve the problem. It’s creative and satisfying.” Thalheimer’s business career was well under way before he graduated from Hastings, and he still regards his legal education as “enormously useful.” In addition to the knowledge and credibility he acquired, he gained confidence essential to business. “So often, business negotiation is intertwined with legal issues. Having the confidence to discuss and negotiate without being intimidated makes all the difference in the world.”

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Doug Shorenstein ’79

l Urban legend

With 30 million square feet of office space in his portfolio, Doug Shorenstein ’79 is acutely aware of market fluctuations in premium urban real estate. He oversees acquisition, development, and management of large office buildings as chairman and chief executive officer of Shorenstein Properties. He knows urban office buildings. From this perspective, Shorenstein shares some thoughts on the current economic down- turn. “It’s essential to understand the complexity of the transactions you’re undertaking. Some of these transactions are so complicated—people didn’t understand or forgot the risks involved. I stay focused on what I know—urban office buildings. We understand the risks we take.” Adhering to his basic business strategy, Shorenstein has seen tremendous growth during his leadership of Shorenstein Properties. “We buy or develop high-quality properties and add value during the holding period. We sell when the property is fully stabilized and the market is strong. Now, in a buyers’ market,” he adds, “we have the potential to grow the portfolio significantly.” The Shorenstein name has long been associated with real estate in San Francisco, and the company now holds properties in several major U.S. cities. Doug’s father, Walter Shorenstein, { began working in a small property management venture in 1946, and in 1960, he bought out the founder’s remaining interest. Taking on more and more properties, he powered the company into its predominant position in San Francisco. In the meantime, Doug attended Hastings, where his best memories are of the rugby team. “I met some of my best friends playing rugby.” He was, admittedly, “not Steve Lind’s best student.” But he vividly recalls Lind as “a very pragmatic teacher of a very complicated area—tax. He taught me how to think about how tax laws interact with business.” For Shorenstein, those early lessons on the importance of tax implications remain invaluable. Shorenstein thoroughly enjoyed practicing law—real estate, naturally—with Shearman & Sterling in New York, after graduating from Hastings. A few years later, his father called to ask if he was ready to come to the family business. “It wasn’t a question of whether, just when and how,” acknowledges Shorenstein. When he returned to San Francisco in 1984, business assets were concentrated in the city. Shorenstein, expanding his knowledge through experience, soon recognized the potential for additional growth. In the early 1990s, he created a private equity fund with family and outside investors, raising capital to invest in buying and developing large office buildings in urban centers. Now raising capital for the ninth fund, Shorenstein is pleased that most of the same investors are still involved. “Like any private equity fund, we must deliver a strong return over a long period of time.” Adept negotiation is fundamental to business success, asserts Shorenstein. “I try to put myself in the other side’s shoes. It’s essential to have a good idea of what the other side needs, while knowing what you need to make a deal work.” He offers additional advice for lawyers considering business opportunities. “Law school teaches how to think in a logical, linear fashion that is very helpful in complicated transactions.”

32 SPRING 2009 I stay focused on what I know—urban office buildings. We understand the risks we take.

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The Word on Business Law The Hastings Business Law Journal is an exciting forum for the latest thinking on business and legal issues

Seated, from left: David Hall ’10, Damon Nakamura ’09, David Yoshida ’10, Paul Kim ’10; standing, from left: Rebecca McCoy-LaForce ’10, Mikaela Habib ’10, Andrew Eklund ’10, Josh Horowitz ’10, Seong Kim ’09, Angela Wang ’09, Bahaar Hamzehzadeh ’11, Gurpreet Bal ’09, {Richard Adams ’10, Patrick Sellers ’10, Luna Ngan ’10

34 SPRING 2009 Two years ago, a handful of students observed that Hastings lacked a scholarly journal dedicated to discussing legal issues concerning business. Thus, they embarked on the journey of founding the Hastings Business Law Journal, dedicated to cutting-edge theoretical and practical discussions for scholars and professionals. Today, the journal boasts more than 40 members, and its subscribers include other elite law schools and libraries, top 100 national law firms, and general counsels at Fortune 250 companies. Even more impressive is the journal’s growth rate. “We’ve experienced a 30 percent increase in subscriptions in less than two years,” reports Coeditor in Chief Gurpreet Bal ’09. Recognizing the journal’s value for both business legal education and the business community at large, Pat Meyers ’90, chief legal officer and managing director for Cervantes Capital and cofounder of Quiznos, donated $20,000 to sponsor the journal’s spring symposium. Given his entrepreneurial and leadership skills—he drove Quiznos’s growth and innovation—Meyers is naturally drawn to the progressive ideas and subjects discussed in the journal. “Mr. Meyers’s grant is a start to what we hope is continuing alumni support to ensure the journal’s long-term success as one of the premier business law publications in the nation,” Bal says. Coeditor Damon Nakamura ’09 adds, “It’s gratifying that Hastings and our alumni offer strong support of the law school’s newest journal.” This spring, the Hastings Business Law Journal focuses on issues surrounding the financial crisis and economic turmoil that have become central to the business and legal world. “This is the subject of our symposium,” says Bal, “which will examine the causes of the financial crisis, particularly with respect to the regulation—or lack thereof—that contributed to the mortgage and credit market volatility.” Dean Nell Newton ’76 says, “Strengthening our business program is one of my highest priorities. I commend the members of the Hastings Business Law Journal for the steps they have taken to make it a nationally recognized publication. We are grateful to Pat for his generosity and support.” To learn more about the Hastings Business Law Journal, please visit www.hastingsblj.org.

 Journal advisers: Robin Feldman Charles Knapp Stephen Lind Heather Field Frederick Lambert Stephen Schwarz William Hutton Daniel Lathrope William Wang

UC Hastings 35 in Philly!” she writes. ~ Meyers Nave added Moira class notes O’Neill as an associate in its writs and appeals practice group. Moira volunteers for News about your classmates and colleagues the Youth Law Academy in Oakland and as an instruc- tor for the Legal Educa- Washington State Bar Asso- Early.” She developed the tion Opportunity Program Aaron Baker is an associ- ciation appointed Benjamin curriculum for Farella’s at Hastings. ~ Daniel ate in the natural08 resources Nivison to its Pro Bono summer high school legal Fogarty is an associate group at Brownstein Hyatt and Legal Aid Committee. internship program, which in the Hong Kong office Farber Schreck’s Santa Benjamin is an associate provides the foundation for of Lovells. ~ Los Angeles Barbara office. ~ After in Schwabe Williamson & a legal career to underrepre- Magazine selected Tony Yu, taking the California bar, Wyatt’s Seattle office, where sented high school students an associate in the private Teddy Miller volunteered he practices commercial from the Bay Area. Amarra wealth services group at in Barack Obama’s national litigation and maritime and writes, “I was a summer Holland & Knight, as a campaign headquarters wine law. ~ Sajid Khan is a professor at American Uni- Southern California Super in Chicago. ~ Beverly deputy public defender with versity’s National Student Lawyer Rising Star. ~ Isaac (Coronado) West was the Santa Clara County Leadership Program, where Nicholson joined the sworn into the Oregon bar Public Defender’s Office in I hope I planted the seeds Butler | Viadro Trial Team and has started her own law San Jose. ~ As an associ- for what will be budding of the Veen Firm, which practice in the Willamette ate at Greenberg Traurig’s attorneys.” She also works focuses on prosecution of Valley. ~ As a staff attorney Orange County office, Tim with the San Francisco Bar wrongful death and cata- at the Legal Aid Society of Hsieh’s practice focuses on Association’s Destination strophic and career-ending New York, Jamie Kauget intellectual property. Law School Program. ~ injury cases. He also handles works in the juvenile rights Annie Sun lives in Phila- workers’ compensation cases. practice. ~ Courtney Nash delphia and has a clerkship has joined Coblentz Patch Amarra Lee, a third-year with the State of Penn- 06 Nick Smith Duffy & Bass as an associate associate at Farella Braun sylvania. “I would love to is a 05prosecutor in the firm’s tax and estate + Martel, was featured in a reconnect with my class- in the Santa Barbara County planning group. Recorder article, “Starting mates who find themselves District Attorney’s Office.

Thai Pham is a mergers and acquisitions tax 07attorney at Ernst & Young in San Francisco. “I am excited to announce the advent of Someday Soon, a nonprofit organization I founded to promote education in third world countries. I traveled to Vietnam to locate a rural site upon which to build a library.” ~ The Aaron Baker ‘08; Benjamin Nivison ‘07; Amarra Lee ‘06

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West, handling mergers on the Ninth Circuit Court Camarin Madigan is and acquisitions, corporate of Appeals in Seattle and is living in Tokyo with her transactions, corporate gov- now a member of the trial family while she is seconded ernance, and securities. team at the San Francisco to Mitsui, a large Japanese City Attorney’s Office. trading company. ~ Arturo Sandoval joined the Hast- Governor Schwarzenegger ings Alumni Association appointed Sally 04Espinoza Abe Mertens is03 general board of governors. deputy secretary of legal counsel for Red Room. He affairs for the State of married Ivory Madison last California. Sally was previ- fall. ~ Allergan, a health- John Minton works at Carr ously with the Los Angeles care company specializing McClellan Ingersoll02 Thomp- County Public Defender’s in pharmaceuticals and son & Horn in Burlingame. ~ Heather Davey ~ Boris Mamlyuk ‘05 with his wife, Office. medical devices, named “I married my college Golnoosh Hakimdavar is general counsel of Diablo Henry Ma as its in-house boyfriend, and we’ve enjoyed Wealth Management, corporate counsel. He writes, the happily-ever-after since,” a commercial real estate “I often think of Hastings says Billie-Jean Lee. After He lives in the Santa Maria advisory firm. ~ As the and the memorable experi- five years with the Public Valley with his wife, Allison. U.S. program advocacy ences I had.” ~ Douglas Defender’s Office, Billie- ~ Stutman Treister & Glatt, director of Human Rights Bria joined the San Fran- Jean started her own practice a bankruptcy boutique law Watch, Carol Chodroff cisco office of Jackson Lewis. in Walnut Creek, focusing firm in Century City, added lives in Washington, D.C., ~ An associate at Bingham, on family law and criminal Kathryn Evans as an asso- and works on juvenile and ciate. ~ Sandy Hilton is a criminal justice, immigra- probate examiner for the San tion, national security, and Francisco Superior Court. counterterrorism issues. ~ “I am thrilled to be in the She spends a lot of time Birthday Party last year of my PhD pro- on Capitol Hill and has Minh Nguyen ‘02 and his wife, Nicole, gathered at gram, under the supervision traveled to Guantánamo Stearns Champions Park in Long Beach with many of Professor Ugo Mattei,” Bay three times to monitor writes Boris Mamlyuk. He the military commission Hastings alumni to was selected as a Fulbright hearings. ~ Sean Chandra celebrate the birth of Fellow to research transi- writes, “I am thrilled—and their daughter, Kailyn, tion law and economics at terrified—to announce that and the second birth- Moscow State University. I’ve hung out my shingle in Boris says, “I married Gol- downtown Los Angeles!” ~ day of their son, Aidyn. noosh Hakimdavar, a fellow At the Santa Clara County Pictured are attend- PhD candidate. If you’re District Attorney’s Office, ees Chandra Kiamilev in Moscow in the coming Staci Homrig prosecutes ‘02, son Henry, and Phenix Kiamilev; Heather Hua year, I would be glad to felony narcotics cases. She ‘02; Christine Gonong ‘02; Ella Serrano ‘03; Minh, show you around.” ~ Jason and her husband, Jeff, live Joon-Hyung Kang works in Emerald Hills and have son Aidyn, and Nicole; Vu Nguyen (Heather’s fiancé); in Los Angeles as a junior two daughters, Katie (3) and Sean and Cindy (Chiang) Jaquez ‘02; Corinne ~ Josh legal associate in the legal Emma (8 months). (Deveza) Orquiola ‘03, her nephew, and husband department of investment White finished his clerkship Lee Jay Orquiola. bank Trust Company of the with Judge Richard Tallman

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defense. ~ Larry Conlan has a son named Aidan. ~ The Imperial County Public Defender’s Office promoted Ben Salorio to senior deputy public defender. Ben writes, “I am the first Latino attorney, as well as the youngest, to hold the position in the 100-year history of Imperial County.” ~ Adam Gill made partner at Kirkland & Ellis in Chi- Cecily Mak ‘01 and Matt Gluck ‘02; Ryan Michael Gehrke, son of Michele Haydel Gehrke ‘01 cago, where he is an intellectual property litigator. ~ An associate at Shartsis Friese, attorney in the international my dream.” ~ Stephen Marin with her husband Matthew Gluck finished tax group at DLA Piper in Tollafield married his part- and toddler son. ~ A labor the San Jose Half-Marathon Palo Alto. Steve writes, “My ner of 10 years, Eric Ander- and employment associate in 2:01:39. Matthew is the three children, Elizabeth son, in a small ceremony at at Sheppard Mullin’s San president of the board of (5), Robert (3), and Bruce San Francisco City Hall. Francisco office, Michele directors of Up On Top, an (9 months), keep my wife, Stephen is the assistant Haydel Gehrke has a after-school program serving Sylvia, and me very busy!” ~ director of Hastings’ Legal one-year-old son, Ryan 50 children in the Tender- “I started my own firm in San Writing & Research and Michael Gehrke. ~ Patrick loin and Western Addition Francisco,” says Dan Richert. Moot Court Programs. McKinney and his wife, communities, and is cochair “My practice focuses on civil Jessica Russell, announced of the Bar Association of litigation, and I am excited the birth of their twins, San Francisco Barrister’s to combine my big firm Benita Das joined the Molly Grace McKinney and Mock Trial Program in San experience at Pillsbury with New York office01 of Axiom. Patrick Richard McKin- Francisco high schools. ~ the flexibility of a small ~ Anthony Cannizzo is ney III. ~ “I established Steve Gibson is a staff firm. This has always been married to Dr. Kristen Burt Aberdeen Realty Holdings, and is partner at Stockwell a boutique commercial real Harris Widom Woolverton estate investment advisory & Muehl. ~ A partner at and capital markets services Yaron & Associates, Keith firm,” says Douglas Rohrer. Patterson likes to hang out “I proposed to Mary Fonta- with his best friend, Glenn millas in Paris last year, and Spitzer, in his spare time. we’ll be married at Fyvie ~ Cecily Mak is in-house Castle in Scotland.” They with RealNetworks/Rhap- live in the West Village of sody where she supports the Manhattan. ~ Danielle company’s ever-evolving Meyer is a special agent music business. She teaches criminal investigator with digital media law at Hast- the Office of Inspector ings and is coauthoring a General, U.S. Agency for Anthony Cannizzo ‘01 and his wife, Kristen Burt; Patrick McKin- book on music law in the International Develop- ney ‘01 and Jessica Russell with twins Molly Grace McKinney and digital age. Cecily lives in ment, in Washington, D.C. Patrick Richard McKinney III

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~ “I am approaching my ing indigent prisoners in one-year anniversary at a their criminal appeals. ~ small, full-service law firm As a senior associate in the Honored for Service in Iraq in Marina del Rey where Tucson office of Quarles & Lieutenant Matthew Owen ‘00 earned the Com- I am honing my litigation Brady, Susie Salmon is a bat Infantryman Badge for leading his platoon in a skills,” writes Dominique member of the commercial Tauzin. She has two chil- litigation and products nine-hour engagement against Shi’ite militia loyal to dren, ages two and four. liability practice groups. She Muktada al Sadr in east Baghdad. Stationed in Bagh- ~ John Hendrickson is also an adjunct associate dad with the 4th Infan- opened his own practice, professor at the University try Brigade Combat focusing on consumer law, of Arizona School of Law Team, 10th Mountain vehicle lemon law, repos- and is on the board of session law, and vehicle directors of the Humane Division as an infantry dealer disputes. Society of Southern Ari- platoon leader, Matt zona. In her spare time, was nominated for the Susie sings in an all-lawyer Bronze Star Medal for As an associate at Kasowitz rock band and sits under Benson Torres &00 Fried- air-conditioning vents with his service in Opera- man’s San Francisco office, her partner, Kevin, and tion Iraqi Freedom. Warren Jackson practices his daughters, Katie and civil litigation. ~ Randall Alina. ~ Max Draitser Ingber moved from Sydney celebrated his first wedding to Singapore with his wife, anniversary and one year of Kate, and daughter, Mag- his solo litigation practice. gie, to take up a new role at ~ “I am an associate at Barbara is an adjunct at his wife, Alicia, and is an Diageo: Regional Counsel Kasowitz Benson Torres & Hastings, teaching nonprofit assistant attorney general in Southeast Asia and India. Friedman in San Francisco,” law. ~ Sandro Tuzzo prac- the Arizona Attorney Gen- He writes, “We’re sad to writes Casey McNamara. tices family law at Leland eral’s Office, prosecuting leave behind the sun and “My wife, Jill, and I live in Parachini and is an adjunct appeals and federal habeas surf but look forward to North Berkeley with our at Hastings. “Definitely litigation. ~ George Neil new career challenges as two daughters, Fifi (6) and didn’t see the latter coming!” Valdes is partner at Sison, well as the ability to travel Zenaida (4), and my new he exclaims. a small law firm specializing throughout Asia and India.” favorite pastime is playing in commercial transactions, ~ As part of the national with Polly Pockets and My corporate and business for- security division, counterter- Little Pony.” ~ Cassandra Heidi Swartz is with mation, probate, collections, rorism section, within the Zappaterreno and her JPMorgan Chase99 in New and tax matters. George Department of Justice, husband, John Morning, had York. She and her husband lives on Guam, where he Stephen Brundage their second child (another have a baby boy. ~ Michelle was formerly assistant public focuses on policy and legis- boy) named Miles. ~ Two Soltani Simmons practices defender. ~ A partner at lation and handles appellate years ago, Barbara Rosen employment and labor law in Kirkland & Ellis’ Washing- matters from terrorism- and Cherie Evans founded the Denver office of Littler ton, D.C., office, Charanjit related trials around the the San Francisco law firm Mendelson. ~ The Arizona Brahma second-chaired a country. ~ Christopher of Evans & Rosen, which State Bar elected Aaron patent infringement trial on Love married his longtime provides legal advice to Moskowitz chair of its behalf of Siemens Medical partner, Steven, and is creat- private foundations, public appellate practice section. Solutions USA, in which the ing a solo practice represent- charities, and their donors. He lives in Phoenix with jury awarded a $52.3 million

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Daniel O’Connor launched InnovoCommerce in Irvine, which develops and delivers Representing Women Lawyers Microsoft-based solutions Jean Stroud Pledger ‘99, partner at Klein DeNatale for regulated industry. ~ Jay Goldner Cooper Rosenlieb & Kimball, was installed Jackman retired from his role as a psychiatric expert as president of Califor- in criminal cases. He plans nia Women Lawyers. to travel a lot with his wife, “I am honored to rep- Myra, and spend time with resent the interests Eric Sternberger ‘98 their children and grandchildren. Jay writes, “My passion of all of California’s remains Democratic politics, women lawyers in verdict. Charanjit says, “I and I expect to be actively every facet of the legal was fortunate enough to involved for the foreseeable profession, including have this opportunity early future.” Ronald George, Chief Justice of the California legislators, educators, in my career because of Supreme Court, with Jean the practical trial advocacy Stroud Pledger ’99 students, and judges,” Eric Sternberger training Hastings gave is a says Jean. She and me.” ~ Miwako Ogawa is partner at Ragghianti98 Freitas her husband, Jerry, have two sons and spend executive director of JPMor- and a mediator for Resolu- their free time remodeling a 90-year-old home in gan’s legal department. ~ As tion Remedies. He was a deputy district attorney for chair of the partnerships Bakersfield. Santa Clara County, James and LLC committee for the Leonard prosecutes sexual business law section of the assault cases. He and his California State Bar and is wife and three children, and enjoy the fast-paced environ- wife, Ella, have a two-year- editing a new guide to form- a fourth child is expected ment and the cultural diver- old daughter and had their ing and operating limited early this year. ~ Maria sity that is New York.” Peter second daughter in January. partnerships. ~ A partner in Panza Garcia is general lives in Westport, Connecti- ~ Damian Durrant is a Latham & Watkin’s life sci- counsel and chief legal offi- cut. ~ Arash Moussavian client solutions executive ences practice, John Wehrli cer of the Conco Companies is attending UC Berkeley for a national e-discovery transferred to the firm’s San based in Concord. ~ “I for his LLM in intellectual company, Onsite3, in Los Diego office from its Menlo accepted a corporate counsel property and entertainment Angeles, and is kept busy Park location. He lives in position at Pfizer on the East law. ~ Kimberly Arnal with discovering and analyz- Rancho Santa Fe with his Coast,” writes Peter Kim. “I and Vernon Rene Daley ing data for banks embroiled welcomed their second child, in subprime mortgage litiga- Gwyneth Anne Daley. Rene tion. ~ “My wife, Julia, and I started a new position with added a baby boy to our fam- Mendes & Mount in Los ily, Gabriel Arms,” writes Angeles. Adam Arms. “His big sister, Amelia, is now five. When I’m not hanging out with At the Shanghai office of the kids, I practice labor Troutman Sanders,97 Kim and employment and habeas Tung focuses on mergers ~ corpus law in Portland.” James Leonard ‘99 with daughter Grace; Adam Arms ‘99 with and acquisitions, venture son, Gabriel

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welcomed twin daughters, Siena (2). I encour- Anna and Evelyn, who join age classmates to sons Patrick and Charlie. look me up if they Timothy is a deputy county are in Asia.” ~ counsel for the County Jonathan Jaech of San Mateo, practicing practices intellectual land use, civil rights, and property law at the school law. ~ Anne Shelby Los Angeles office Ramberg married Erik of Connolly Bove Spencer Park ’97 with his children, Ramberg at the Mauna Kea Lodge & Hutz. Tony Blair and Charlene Usher ‘96 Siena and Schuyler Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii. They honeymooned in Bali and live in Seattle. Sean Farrell participated capital, private equity, and ~ As the executive director in a National Geographic96 She and her husband, Ken real estate. “I encourage at the Tokyo office of Asia sailing and sea kayaking Johnson, had a second son, any alumni to look me up Pacific Land Limited, an expedition to Antarctica, Ezekiel “Zeke” Johnson. ~ if they are in the area,” asset management and real which was featured in the Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa she writes. ~ Veronica estate investment company, magazine and in a docu- appointed Erica Teasley (Parkansky) Rossman is Spencer Park is respon- mentary on the National Linnick commissioner of a visiting professor at the sible for the group’s legal Geographic Channel. ~ the West Los Angeles Area University of Denver Sturm and structuring functions UC Berkeley School of Law Planning Commission. ~ College of Law. ~ The across the Asia-Pacific appointed Annik Hirshen Joni Jacobs formed Mur- Recorder featured Hooman region. He writes, “I find dean of students. ~ Char- phy Anderson in Washing- Shahlavi in an article about my job demanding and full lene Usher was named ton, D.C., which represents the necessity for venture of opportunity. Work in cochair of the California labor unions and plaintiffs in capital firms to retain an Japan is interesting, as it Minority Counsel Pro- employment discrimination in-house general counsel. is a modern economy with gram Newsletter. She also and qui tam litigation. Joni Hooman is general counsel unique challenges. My wife, serves as historian for Black and her daughter, Grace (6), at Sofinnova. ~ Timothy Yukino, and I have a son, Women Lawyers of Los live in Silver Spring, Mary- Fox and his wife, Virginia, Schuyler (4), and a daughter, Angeles. ~ Dion-Kindem land. ~ Southern California & Crockett in Woodland Super Lawyers named Hills promoted Anh (Anne) Lawrence Hinkle, a part- Do to partner. ~ Amy ner at Dreier Stein Kahan Peak Performance (O’Brien) Shepherd joined Browne Woods George, ~ Joanna During a two-year sabbatical Strayer University as corporate a Rising Star. counsel. She was previously Valencia opened Madison from full-time legal practice, assistant director of career Valencia, a law office in Adam Bell ‘97 volunteered services at George Mason Northern Virginia’s Dulles for health and education University School of Law. Corridor, practicing business projects in Nepal and Peru and technology law. She has four children: Diego (5), and climbed both the Hima- Carla Miller was promoted Dante (3), Olivia (2), and layas and the Andes. to vice president95 and litiga- Sophia (1). ~ “This is a big tion counsel of business and year for the Swartz family,” legal affairs at Universal says Matt Swartz. “Our Music Group in New York. son Henry entered kinder-

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tion and the defense of professionals. He and his wife, Lyn, have three chil- Family Matters

dren, Noah, Michael, and Shashi (Bhat) Deb ‘94 left Cooley Ella. Daniel says, “My Godward Kronish to raise her parents, brother, brother- in-law Marc Yassinger three daughters, Jahnavi (9), Sarina ’96, and several cousins (7), and Mira (4). Shashi is actively are lawyers. None of our involved in her children’s schools practice areas overlap, and is on the board of several non- which shows how diverse the practice of law really profits on the Peninsula. ~ Celene Boggs Resong ‘94 and is.” “The California her son, Nathanael Rural Legal Assistance Foundation honored Tala- mantes Villegas Carrera for garten; our son Tommy its role in creating access Resong took time off to entered preschool; and to justice for California’s Frannie Mok runs a spend with her first child, American Lawyer Media rural poor,” writes Mark general practice 94in San a boy. released a book I edited, Talamantes. The San Francisco and Oakland that Lawyer’s Guide to Formulas Francisco civil rights firm includes family, immigra- in Transaction Documents was created by Mark, tion, civil, and business Eric Bram is senior intel- and SEC Filings. My wife, Virginia Villegas, and litigation. She resides in lectual property 93counsel at Sarah, makes everything Karen Carrera ‘92. Mark Piedmont with two sons, Philips Electronics North we do possible and fun.” ~ and Karen live in Tiburon who are in the third and America in Briarcliff Manor, Daniel Kaplan practices and have two sons, Noah ninth grades, and their New York. ~ “It is now 15 with Coughlan Semmer and Tomas. Virginia lives beloved dog, Fluffy. Frannie years after graduation,” says & Lipman in San Diego, in San Francisco with her also runs a weekend traffic June Jantz, “and I have focusing on business litiga- husband, Dan Zuita. violator school in English, my own estate planning Chinese, and Spanish. ~ practice. I work part time As legal counsel of Cortina because I have four chil- Systems, a semiconductor dren: Katie (9), Joshua (7), late-stage start-up, Erin Mark (5), and Lauren (18 Williams is in charge of its months). My husband, Phil, IP portfolio. ~ “I practice and I have been married public interest land use and for 12 years. Life is full and environmental law in San good.” ~ Denise Stevens Francisco with M. R. Wolfe had her third child, a son & Associates, the boutique named Ryan. ~ A partner I founded in 2002,” writes with O’Melveny & Myers in Mark Wolfe. “In between Los Angeles, Paul Salvaty travels to Asia and renovat- chairs the Law Firm Chal- ing a derelict Victorian, I lenge and serves as a board enjoy watching my daughter, member of the Hastings Talamantes Villegas Carrera partners Virginia Villegas ‘95, Mark Scarlett (1), learn to walk Alumni Association. ~ Talamantes ‘95, and Karen Carrera ‘92 and talk.” ~ Celene Boggs Louise Ehrmann writes, “I

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am taking a year or so off to the Superior Court of San Los Angeles Relay for Life be a stay-at-home mom.” Mateo County where she for the American Cancer sits as a general trial judge. Society and is also a court- ~ Christopher Wanger is appointed special advocate As a partner in Carlsmith partner in the San Francisco for abused and neglected Ball’s Honolulu 92office, office of Manatt Phelps & children in Bakersfield. ~ Christopher Cole spe- Phillips, where he serves Through his San Francisco cializes in civil litigation. as co-administrative partner private practice, James ~ Barrie Becker serves and specializes in intellectual Coy Driscoll focuses on as state director for Fight property litigation. He lives representing tenants, espe- Crime: Invest in Kids, in the City with his wife and cially those facing eviction. which advocates for state three kids—Daisy (6), Sunny He writes, “I have found a and federal investments in (4), and Nate (2). way to combine doing evidence-based crime pre- good with doing well.” ~ Shaune Arnold ‘91 vention strategies. “I moved Laura Weinstock works with my husband and two Shaune Arnold is a senior in the film industry in kids to beautiful Fairfax,” associate at Dongell91 Law- Los Angeles, combining Domenic Lombardo is a says Barrie, “and would rence Finney in downtown her lifelong loves of writing federal and state criminal love to hear from Hastings Los Angeles, specializing and movies. Her screen- defense attorney in San folks nearby.” ~ Governor in business transactions and play consulting business, Diego. He and his wife, Schwarzenegger appointed energy law. Shaune chaired Weinstock Scripts, helps Cary, are enjoying their Lisa Novak as a judge to the inaugural downtown writers develop screenplays. first child, Jake Augustine. ~ The Mediation Society ~ The Advocate published awarded Ruth Glick its Mike Sohigian’s article, Outstanding Achievement “Dead Man’s Party: What What Happens in Vegas ... in Mediation award. She is You Need to Know When a a full-time neutral arbitrator Party to a Lawsuit Dies.” He As a founding partner of Cap & Kudler in Las Vegas, and mediator specializing in has a solo practice in West Donald Kudler ‘93 practices civil litigation, includ- commercial, financial, labor Los Angeles, specializing in ing business and personal injury cases. He obtained and employment, real estate, real estate, employment, and a record $758,000 verdict and medical malpractice insurance coverage. Mike ~ in the Short Trial Program, disputes. At the Center and his wife, Katherine, for Justice & Accountabil- have a three-year-old son Nevada’s alternative dispute ity’s Panel Training for the named Adam. resolution option. Donald’s Southern Defender Pro- wife, Ondine Darcyl, is a gram, Shari Lynn Allison licensed attorney, but she presented “Less = Success: As of counsel at90 Spector Strategies to Get Less Time Middleton Young & Min- focuses on singing jazz. “I had for the Reentry Client.” ney, Suzanne Tollefson a great time at the class of ‘93 Shari works for the New focuses on construction reunion,” writes Donald, “and Mexico Federal Defender’s defect and construction ~ David I invite Hastings alumni to call Office in Las Cruces, where business litigation. she lives with her husband, Kahn has a nine-month-old me if they are in town or are interested in practicing in Greg, and son, Nathan. ~ daughter. the Las Vegas area.”

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Jane (Kriebel) Marvin both partners at Gordon lives in Sonoma89 County & Rees. They anchor the with her husband and son firm’s construction practice and is the law librarian at in Arizona, representing Empire College School of general contractors, owners, Law. She also manages her and design professionals. family software development ~ Having completed her and consulting business, 3D studies at Bauman College, Content. Jane writes, “I look Marirose Piciucco is a forward to reading what my certified natural chef and Amy Bach ‘89; John Condrey ‘88 and Molly Machold classmates are doing now!” ~ nutrition educator. She also Sun Valley and Carey, Idaho, gives cooking lessons and both named Adam King nutrition education semi- team and driving some great Schottenstein Zox & Dunn as city attorney. He is also nars. ~ Karen Allen was initiatives,” writes Anne. to its list of honorees for general counsel to the Blaine an immigration lawyer for “I travel a lot and catch up bankruptcy and creditor- County School District, and 15 years before she retired periodically with Hastings debtor rights law. ~ Marc he continues his immigra- to raise her son, Jack. She friends, like Dena Bloom Hurd is a partner at Tiedt tion, business, and real estate lives in Portola Valley and Khyman.” ~ “I celebrated & Hurd in Corona. The firm law practice. Adam’s wife, volunteers for Recording my daughter Ava’s third handles business litigation, Lori Nakaoka ‘92, prac- for the Blind and Dyslexic. birthday with a princess employment defense, and tices criminal law. ~ Karen Karen and her husband, party (of course) and am personal injury matters. ~ Brodkin is senior vice presi- Bob, celebrated their 20th general counsel of Vuze, an As a judicial attorney for the dent of business and legal wedding anniversary last online video platform start- California Court of Appeal, affairs for Fox Sports and year. ~ As principal with up in Redwood City,” writes Sixth Appellate District Fox Sports Net. She and her Carney Badley Spellman in Jay Monahan. ~ Jennifer in San Jose, Janet Kulig husband, Chris Watson, have Seattle, Emilia Sweeney and Bob Hagle celebrated works in the chambers of a young son, Quincy Beckett represents small businesses their 20th wedding anni- Judge Richard McAdams Watson (11 months). She and large institutions in versary last September. ~ ‘68. She and her husband, was active on the Obama/ consumer dispute litigation The Best Lawyers in America Ric Gilbert, celebrated their Biden campaign. ~ Sam and regulatory compliance named Victoria Powers of 21st wedding anniversary Walker enjoys a solo practice advice. Emilia has a success- from his home in Concord, ful trial record, with wins where he consults, litigates, in more than 80 percent of and appeals. ~ Amy Bach, cases tried. ~ Elisabeth executive director of the non- Frater is general counsel of Foreign Service in Libya profit United Policyholders, ABC, a Napa-based wine “I am chargé d’affaires at the U.S. spent nine months shuttling compliance consulting firm. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya,” says Chris between San Francisco and San Diego to help homeown- Stevens ‘89. ”It has been a momen- ers get fair insurance settle- Anne Kelley works87 in tous year in U.S.-Libyan relations, cul- ments in the wake of the San worldwide sales and services minating with Secretary of State Con- Diego wildfires. at Microsoft as chief of doleeza Rice’s stopover—the first visit staff to legal’s corporate vice president and deputy of a U.S. secretary of state to Libya John Condrey and his general counsel. “I am work- since John Foster Dulles in 1953. If any Hastings alums wife, Molly Machold,88 are ing with a fascinating global find themselves in Tripoli, please drop me a line.”

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Jonathan Moulton is vice president and general counsel at Starent Networks in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, a provider of infrastructure solutions for wireless carriers and mobile operators. ~ “I relocated my firm to New- port Beach,” writes Steve McNamara. “My wife, Quincy Beckett Watson, son of Karen Brodkin ‘89; Elizabeth and Mitch, Valerie (Wickstrom) Beneke’s Proof.Kelp, a children of Vernon Winters ’87 sculpture by Ken Ayers ‘86 McNamara, is very active raising our three children, the and have two daughters. nor’s Office on Governor first of which enters college cial lending transactions. Hannah plays soccer at Schwarzenegger’s potential next year.” ~ David Tekell He says, “My son, DJ (15); Fresno State University and appointments to the state teaches a consumer protection daughter, Katelyn (12); and Rebecca is involved in high bench. “My wife, Kathleen, class at Baylor University Law I are trying to visit all major school sports, drama, and and I are watching with School in Waco and is updat- league baseball parks, and 4-H. ~ Michael Daly is a delight as our children, Mitch ing the Texas DPTA Forms we made it to San Fran- business contract specialist and Elizabeth, grow up.” and Practice Guide for James cisco and Oakland this past in the Bay Area, focused on Publishing. David writes, “I summer. A highlight of the the licensing and procure- ran into Heidi Kohn Hugo trip was having lunch with ment of high technology. Ken Ayers has three at the University of Colorado’s Steve Sidener.” ~ Nancy 86 Aspaturian He plans to open his own sculptures in the Oregon freshman orientation, where is the training office this year to assist Biennial exhibit at the Coos both our children attend. I director and supervising clients with estate plan- Art Museum: Arayaka, now feel old.” attorney at the Children’s ning and semiretirement. Beneke’s Proof.Kelp, and Bot. Law Center of Los Angeles, Michael is married to Trish ~ As chair of Farella Braun a nonprofit organization Hackemack. ~ Michael + Martel’s insurance cover- As cofounder of Ewing that provides counsel to Abraham Dennis Cusack David85 Jones joined Signature age group, & Jones, children who are removed Resources, a financial ser- represents policyholders represents banks in commer- from their homes due to vices and insurance firm in in commercial insurance Woodland Hills. He focuses litigation. He on the areas of insurance and his wife, services and strategies for Louise Francis, financial and estate planning. have two teen- ~ A partner in Weil Gotshal age sons. Den- & Manges’s Silicon Valley nis works on office, Vernon Winters human rights was named a Leading Law- issues relating yer in intellectual property in to Tibet in his California by Chambers USA. spare time, and He served on the Judicial he has published Nominations Evaluation a book on the Commission and reported subject, Tibet’s ~ to the California Gover- War of Peace. Michael Daly ‘87 and his wife, Trish; David Jones ‘85 and Steve Sidener ‘85

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abuse or neglect. She is woman chair in the firm’s executive vice president also faculty at the National history. As a shareholder for Bowling Green State Institute of Trial Advoca- in the firm, she focuses her University. ~ Shepard cy’s Rocky Mountain Child practice on employment, Siegel cofounded a new Advocacy Training Insti- real estate, commercial, business that focuses on tute. Nancy writes, “My and business law. ~ Laurie environmental restora- partner of 20 years, Laurie Orange writes, “I practiced tion proects that repair Aronoff, and I have two as a litigation attorney for or improve ecosystems in beautiful and entertaining 22 years—13 years in private exchange for credits that daughters, Lilia Judith (11) practice and 9 in govern- can be traded. He writes, “I and Emma Sarai (7). I am ment, but I am now disabled would love to make contact still in touch with some of and cannot work. After with any Hastings alumni my Hastings pals.” being rear-ended six times who are environmental and enduring three back law practitioners.” ~ Marc John Kakinuki ‘84 with family surgeries, I took disability Zafferano, a partner Catherine Rivlin oversees last year.” ~ At Axiom, at Aaronson Dickerson a team of appellate84 attor- Kimberlie Cerrone Cohn & Lanzone’s San neys as California’s supervis- focuses her practice on the Laura Fannon 83received Carlos office, also serves ing deputy attorney general negotiation and execution her doctorate in clinical as the city attorney for the in the appeals, writs, and of commercial agreements psychology at the California City of Belmont. He was trials section of the crimi- and the protection and Institute of Integral Studies instrumental in drafting nal division. Her husband exploitation of intellectual and is earning postdoctoral the city’s groundbreaking is at Cooley Godward property assets. ~ Dan hours toward licensing as a smoking ordinance, which Kronish, and they have Rose left his partnership at clinical psychologist. She garnered international three children: Aaron is a Lieff Cabraser and opened continues her insurance and headlines. He is married sophomore in college, Caleb a plaintiffs personal injury employee benefits litigation and lives in San Carlos. ~ is a junior in high school, practice in San Francisco. practice at Wilson Elser in Andy Sclar and Rebecca and Laela is in third grade. ~ As operating officer and San Francisco. ~ Cal State Thompson celebrated 24 ~ Sullivan Hill Lewin Rez general counsel at GE Con- East Bay appointed Linda years of marriage. They & Engel elected Madeline sumer Finance Company in Dobb its university librar- have sons in middle and Cahill chair of its execu- Japan, John Kakinuki built ian. She was previously the high school in Lafayette tive committee—the first the company’s legal team and oversaw the successful sale of all of the company’s shares to Shinsei Bank. ~ Terry Bates is with Reed Teaching Legal English Smith’s litigation department in Los Angeles and is the Irene Kiebert ‘82 teaches legal English to interna- firm’s Southern California tional lawyers through her company, Legal English diversity committee partner. International, and Loquitur, a London-based com- He writes, “I am pleased to pany. She is developing a curriculum for teaching report that the West Coast recipient of Reed Smith’s English for Human Rights under the auspices of National Fellowship Pro- Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced Inter- Tuon Uong ‘10 gram is .” national Studies Protection Project.

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and a third son attend- “Top 40 Mediators.” He and ing UC San Diego. Andy his wife, Barrie Bulmore, is managing partner of have two children, Madison President-Elect Ericksen Arbuthnot’s San (17) and Max (14). ~ The The Federation of Defense & Corporate Francisco office, specializ- San Francisco Chronicle Counsel, an organization including the ing in professional malprac- featured Norma Garcia tice defense and insurance in “Bay Area Leaders’ nation’s top 1,000 trial lawyers, elected coverage. Rebecca is general Financial Forecasts,” an Michael Lucey ‘81 vice president. He counsel to the Special article about the economic will ascend to its presidency in July. Olympics of Northern Cali- crisis. ~ Greg Harper’s fornia and Nevada. firm, Harper & Associates, relocated to Emeryville. He practices business and land As a partner at Morrison use law and is running for & Foerster’s San82 Francisco his third term as director of lence Court in Staten Island. entertainment team.” ~ office, Michael Steel is the Alameda-Contra Costa ~ Robert Stone is a Jeffrey Ross is chief of working on environmental, County Transit Agency. partner at Simon McKinsey the San Francisco District land use, and cleantech mat- Greg is CFO and a board Miller in Long Beach. His Attorney Office’s criminal ters. He represents a wide member of Leonardo, a United States Tennis Asso- division. His son, Brandon, variety of companies in the nonprofit that explores and ciation seniors’ team made it is abroad for his junior year manufacturing, transpor- promotes the connections of to the Southern California at Waseda University in tation, and retail sectors. art, science, and technology. Sectionals. Robert and his Tokyo and his daughter, Michael lives in Oakland ~ The University of Califor- wife, Kathy, have two sons: Caroline, is a junior in with his partner, Cary, and nia Press published Beyond Alex is married and lives in high school. ~ California’s his son attends Middle- the Fields: Cesar Chavez, the Plano, Texas, and Brian is a Administrative Office of the bury College. ~ Michael UFW, and the Struggle for musician in a jazz band and Courts recognized Judge Ornstil is a full-time Justice in the 21st Century by a heavy metal band. Rebecca Wightman, San mediator and arbitrator in Randy Shaw. ~ Debra Francisco’s superior court the San Francisco office of Silber is an acting justice of commissioner, for providing JAMS and is a member of its the Supreme Court in New Governor Schwarzeneg- training on the California board of directors. The Daily York and presides over the ger named Tom81 Gede to Guideline Calculator to Journal named Michael to its Integrated Domestic Vio- Hastings’ board of direc- bench officers statewide. tors. He is a principal with ~ Abby Leibman is Bingham Consulting Group president of Leibman & and of counsel at Bingham Associates, a consulting Dedicated Volunteer McCutchen. Tom is also is firm that assists businesses, treasurer of the 1066 Foun- organizations, and pub- A division counsel for the Nevada Division of Indus- dation board. ~ Cydney lic institutions to create, Tune trial Relations, Nancy Wong ‘82 spends her spare writes, “I was named maintain, and manage to the Top 10 Copyright diversity in the workplace. time on volunteer activities. She and her husband, Lawyers in California by Abby is the sole parent to Jay, and their 15-year-old daughter, Alycia, do the Daily Journal. I still her nephew, Philip, a junior recovery work in New Orleans, volunteer at the practice at Pillsbury where at UC Santa Barbara, and food bank, and host overnight guests from the fam- I chair the firm’s copyright her niece, Laura, a senior in ily homeless shelter. practice and its media and high school.

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Brett Borah. ~ Mark Steiner is the leader of the Townsend firm’s trademark Hong Kong Connection and copyright group. He has David Schmidt ‘78 works in business development been with the firm for 25 at the Hong Kong office of Hill International, a con- years. ~ “I am fighting the good fight as the director sulting firm in construction claims and construction of San Francisco City Hall management. “For me, this is the culmination of a Fellows, a postbaccalaureate dream to pursue my interest in Cantonese and to fellowship in public policy John Lande ‘80 live and work in Hong Kong,” says David. “One high- and public administration light was reconnecting with Karl Lo ’78, who also that is designed to train the next generation of civic lead- works in Hong Kong. It amazes me that our paths Jeff Gersick The Orange County Chapter ers,” writes . have crossed 30 years later in such a faraway place.” of the Constitutional80 Rights He was previously a Foreign Foundation selected Matt Service officer in Wash- Hodel’s firm, Hodel Briggs ington, D.C., and South Winter, as Law Firm of the Africa and did business Year. Matt is the founder and development for the State Marc Abramson is the to reconnect with long-lost coach of the Tesoro High of California across Europe, managing attorney for the law school friends, such as School mock trial program. ~ the Middle East, and Africa. Farmers Insurance Com- Cindy Gilman and Karen Werner Lewin Jr. is presi- ~ Raul Ayala is a deputy pany staff counsel office. He Heggie. ~ A trial attorney dent of a 22-year-old attorney federal public defender. He writes, “I enjoy being with in the central felony unit recruiting and placement serves on boards, including my family, hiking, biking, of the San Diego County service, Attorney Assistance, the USC Mexican Ameri- playing piano, and partici- Public Defender’s Office, which was voted best service can Alumni Association’s pating in Republican Party Donald Cary spends his of its kind in a Recorder board of directors and the politics.” spare time traveling with survey. He says, “I send my California Bar Founda- his wife, Mary, and serving best wishes to all Hastings tion’s board of trustees. Raul as a board member of the alumni.” ~ The University writes, “My pride and joy are “I was a proud part of the Hastings Alumni Associa- 78 ~ David Bargman of Missouri School of Law my five children. Selina (25) ‘largest group ever’ to attend tion. is promoted John Lande to is a third-year student at our Hastings 30th reunion,” president of Baum Stevens. Isidor Loeb Professor of Law. McGeorge School of Law; boasts Bob Freeman. He John is also the director of the Diego (23) studies architec- practices corporate law in law school’s dispute resolution ture at a community college; Omaha, representing the Josefina Baltodano LLM program. ~ Russell Andres (20) is a junior at Qwest Arena and Conven- writes, “I am alive77 and well.” Roeca is the president of Cal Poly Pomona; Antonio tion Center, the Omaha the Bar Association of San (11) is a sixth-grader; and Sports Commission, and Francisco. Isela (8) is a third-grader. the organization building I’m in a wonderful relation- Omaha’s new baseball sta- ship with a beautiful and tal- dium. ~ Barbara Morgen “I’m pleased to report that ented colleague, Teresa. Life works in child advocacy in my cousin, Kimmy79 Jeger is really good!” ~ Living on New York. She and her hus- ’11, is continuing the fam- the North Shore of Chicago band are also involved in a ily tradition as a first-year with his wife, Marla, and school scholarship program student at Hastings,” says two sons, ages 7 and 10, in Vietnam. She would love Jane Lovell ‘77

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~ “It’s hard to believe we have all been practicing law for over 30 years!” writes Phil Matthews. “I am a Hastings Old Boys partner at Duane Morris, The Hastings Rugby Club, also known as the “Hastings Old Boys,” shares some stories involved in complex insur- from their rugby days. This tight-knit group remains close and still knows how to have ance cases, but I find time to support charities like Project fun together years later. Here are some of the Old Boys’ favorites: Concern International. I “I recall playing the first year of the rugby club am enjoying my time on the at Santa Cruz and USF. We may have lost the games, Hastings Alumni Associa- but always won the parties and kept our teeth,” tion board of governors. Last kid will graduate from writes Tom Kiddé ‘76. college this year!” ~ Jane Chris Inama ‘77 played for the Hastings Old Lovell is a deputy corpo- Boys Rugby Club during his three years in law school. ration counsel with the He still stays in touch with the group, usually gath- County of Maui, leading a 81 litigation team in charge of ering for the annual Christmas luncheon. Chris land, water, and complex says, “Don’t send your reporter over there—what litigation. She enjoys ocean goes on at the HOBS luncheon stays at the HOBS swimming, singing with the luncheon!” Maui Choral Arts Associa- Jim Biernat ‘77 writes, “The Hastings Rugby tion, and playing the ukelele. ~ The California Board of Club was the collective ‘guest of honor’ at the 20th Legal Specialization of the anniversary celebration of the law firm Walker Hamil- State Bar of California des- ton & White at the Cavallo Point Resort in Sausalito. ignated Peter Lagarias as Skip Walker ’74 arranged for the wine director a certified specialist in fran- chise and distribution law. to discuss the resort’s philosophy on its wines. The Peter represents franchisees Ruggers, no strangers to wines of any sort, imbibed and their associations state- till song burst forth, all to the immense joy of the resort guests. In attendance were wide at his firm Lagarias & Steve Turpie ‘73, Randy Faccinto ’74, David Williamson ‘74, Pat Richardson ‘75, Boulter in San Rafael. ~ Erasmo Pacheco is a Ace Lipton ‘76, Tom Smith ’77, Dan Balough ’78, Nelson Barry ’78, John Feeney grants and project manager ’78, Zook Sutton ‘78, Art Fisher ‘79, Mark Haesloop ‘79, John Heisse ‘80, Jon for the San Francisco Dis- Howden ‘80, Steve Perl ‘81, Carl Bailey ‘85, Skip, and me.” trict Attorney’s Office. Tom Smith ‘77 attended a gathering of about 30 “Hastings Old Boys” and their families in Sausalito. “What an amazing time!” he writes. “I ‘graduated’ from76 the Eugene Erbstoesser ‘76 says, “I will always remember taking on the Cal third Montana Supreme Court team—big football players who knew nothing of the rugby rules and just wanted to last winter, after serving an run into people. I remember a guy who tried to run me over and I went low, causing eight-year term as Montana’s him to do a complete 360 degrees and fumble. Ahh, the glory of it all ... legends in first female chief justice and nearly a decade as the first our own minds.” woman elected as a justice,” writes Karla Gray. She is

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Community Law Center and another about an innovative HIV-screening program entitled Get Screened Oakland. ~ As cofounder of Nadrich & Cohen, Jeffrey Nadrich practices personal injury, mass torts, and products liability law. His firm now has eight offices Marlene Getchell ‘76; Jeffrey Nadrich ‘75 in California, with its main Tom MacBride ‘75 and his office in Los Angeles. “I daughter, Melanie enjoy life in Los Angeles involved in the Montana have been the happiest years with my beautiful wife and Campaign for the Civic of my life. We live in Pleas- two sons and would love to tor and mediator of labor Mission of Schools. “I have ant Hill and have four chil- see any Hastings alumni in and employment disputes no firm plans but am certain dren and seven grandchil- the area,” writes Jeffrey. ~ in Santa Monica. ~ Larry that life’s next phase will dren. Life is good!” ~ Rick Tom MacBride primarily Sage was in Afghanistan be filled with more oppor- Crow attended a Giants handles matters before the for 14 months, serving as tunities to make positive game with several members California Public Utilities a rule of law and justice changes in the world around of Section B, a reunion that Commission for Goodin adviser to the attorney gen- me.” ~ Marlene and Paul takes place every year. Many MacBride Squeri Day & eral of Afghanistan. Getchell live in Marin alumni from the class of ’76 Lamprey. He is president of County. They have two travel from far away to see the San Francisco Women’s children: Jason, a television each other. ~ After 30 years Rehabilitation Founda- Archer Norris partner Kenneth “KC”74 Ward producer and editor who in the Riverside County tion. Tom and his wife live is a lives in Manhattan, and Juli, District Attorney’s Office, in Piedmont and have two Northern California Super a senior at UC Berkeley. Curt Hofeld retired and is daughters, one of whom is a Lawyer. ~ Susan Orton Marlene, the Marin County teaching four classes at Cal new member of the Illinois retired as a deputy attorney Bar Association president, is Southern Law School and Bar. ~ Mayor Antonio general and is in an LLM a certified specialist in estate at the paralegal program of Villaraigosa appointed program in Latin Ameri- planning, trust, and probate UC Riverside Extension. Fredric Horowitz to the can law at the University and has a law practice in San He and his wife, Kristen, Los Angeles Employee of Texas. ~ Formerly a Rafael. Paul is a legal editor celebrated their 25th anni- Relations Board. Fredric is research and managing at Matthew Bender. ~ As versary, and their daughter, a full-time neutral arbitra- attorney for the California team leader of the Social Elizabeth, is a senior in high Security Administration’s school. “Now that I am Critical/Congressional teaching law, I am grateful Unit in Richmond, John to my Hastings professors.” Larimore responds to inquiries and complaints on Social Security’s programs Abby Ginzberg75 is and policies. He writes, “I working on a documen- have been married to my tary about Justice Cruz beautiful wife, Carol, for Reynoso. She completed over nine years, and they a film about the East Bay John Nauman ‘76, Wally Rundin ‘76, Marc Marcus ‘76, and Pete Chal- fant ‘76 at the Giants game with Section B; Larry Sage ‘75

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and hope you do too.” ~ have two wonderful daugh- Harry Bruno works for the ters, enjoy challenging and Non-Trivial Pursuit Alameda County Sheriff’s rewarding work, and make Stuart Folinsky ‘75 is an immigration lawyer in Los Office. His oldest son, Nate time to smell the roses— Bruno ’03 Angeles. He shares an office space with the firm of , is an associate what more can you ask for?” in Sheppard Mullin’s San ~ A certified family law spe- Fong & Chun, and the Francisco office; his middle cialist, Sandra Blair has a two firms collectively son, Zack, is seeking a practice emphasizing media- won “Trivia Bowl XIII,” doctorate in music conduct- tion, cooperative resolutions, a trivia fundraiser. Stu- ing from Boston University; and collaborative practice. and his youngest son, Ben, She is an author of Family art has a daughter, is a junior at Cal State East Law Financial Discovery, by Anna, who is pursuing Bay. Harry is chairman Continuing Education of her PhD at CalTech. of the board of the East the Bar. ~ Gerard Roney San Francisco Bay Area’s is a founding member of the Redwood Christian Schools board of directors and gen- system and is married to his eral counsel for the nonprofit soul mate, Sherry. “I live a CreaTV San Jose. He has a Court of Appeal, First program at UCLA; Lloyd blessed life and Hastings is a long record of community District, Jack Darr is now (22) is teaching English in memorable part of it. ‘Hi’ to and political service in the occupied with backpack- Prague; and Rebecca (22) all my friends from the class South Bay and applies his ing, mountain climbing, is getting a theater master’s of ’74!” he exclaims. legal skills learned at Hast- long-distance cycling, at NYU, and her twin, ings to assist nonprofit cor- and genealogy research. ~ Hilary, is now interning for porations. ~ As a principal Michael Ubaldi formed a nonprofit in Buenos Aires. Bill Thomas lives73 in Riv- in the San Francisco office Ubaldi & McPherson in I’m on the Brisbane City erside where he is executive of Mercer, an international Sacramento, which spe- Council and still working vice president and general employee benefits consulting cializes in the defense as general counsel at CPP, counsel of Strategic Global firm, Kathleen Murray of medical negligence which publishes psycho- Management, a diversified focuses on legal and regula- claims. Michael is a member metric instruments. Life is medical ventures firm. “I just tory issues affecting health of the American Board full.” ~ Ed Jagels is in his celebrated my 34th anniver- and welfare benefits. ~ of Trial Advocates and is seventh term as the Kern sary with the love of my life, Sharon Mettler retired devoted to charitable works County district attorney. ~ in the Sacramento area. “Barbara and I celebrated His proudest accomplish- 38 years of marriage,” writes ment is that he led a drive Gary Zipkin, “and she still that raised over $1.5 million puts up with all my crazi- dollars to build a baseball ness. Our two children have field for children and adults found rewarding careers, with disabilities. ~ “Pat Sarah (30) with Oxfam and and I celebrated our 27th Michael (28) with Yahoo. anniversary, and all of our We have lived in Anchorage kids are out of college,” says ever since graduation and Steve Waldo. “Amanda could not have made a bet- (25) is in an English PhD ter choice. We feel blessed

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of Law. I have no plans to Howard Watkins72’s son, retire as my skill set just gets Adam, established the law better over time.” In Memoriam firm of Watkins Brad- ley & Chen in New York City. Howard is digitizing Charles Greenwood Xia Zhao ’02 Harold Noack ’59 71 and archiving more than presented a CLE course for Theodore Holt ’90 Courtland Arne ’54 180,000 photographs, the Rhode Island Bar Asso- ~ Terrence Van Becker ’83 John K. “Jack” Smith ’54 including some from the ciation on adoption law. Elizabeth Ormond ’80 Manoucher Farzan ’53 Hastings Alumni Breakfast “I mostly work in our Napa at the State Bar Annual Valley winery, Hall Wines, John Donhoff ’79 Arthur Pretzer ’52 Meeting in Monterey. or travel to promote our Vincent McLorg ’76 Bill Moore ’51 ~ Joseph Waltuch is wines, which are primarily Christopher Peterson ’74 John Quigley ’51 the commissioner of the high-end, small-lot cabernet Kathryn Lewis Teel ’74 Clyde Rockwell ’49 mortgage lending division sauvignons,” writes for the State of Nevada. ~ Hall. “My daughter is in law Steven Beilock ’68 Martin Ryan ’49 As counsel for Global IP school, alas not Hastings, Richard Inlander ’68 Solutions, Glen Jones and my son just graduated Richard Rosett ’67 focuses on VideoEngine from USC.” ~ Dennis Coupe Daniel Modena ’61 software licensing contracts says, “After three worldwide. He writes, “I years, I have completed five haven’t worn a suit to work pages of the great Ameri- in 15 years and bring my can novel. Perfection is the dog every day. I am fixing up enemy of the mediocre.” ~ my Victorian flat in Pacific Thomson West published after 27 years on the Kern reporter for civil cases. Peter Heights and counseling my Federal Criminal Restitution, County Municipal and coauthored new editions of daughter who is a 2L at Uni- coauthored by Jay Grenig. Superior Court benches and his family and insurance law versity of Tennessee School ~ Peter Arth is on the is venturing into arbitration casebooks for LexisNexis and mediation. She is a panel and his family law and tort member of the National treatises for Thomson West. Arbitration Forum. Sharon ~ Richard Scheuler is was elected vice president in a Superior Court judge in charge of programming for Tehama County. His wife is the new Central California a retired probation officer; Emergency Response Leader South Girl Scout Council. his daughter, Kelly, runs “My practice focuses on family, business, criminal, her own business; and his Her son, Matt, is study- wills, probate landlord-tenant, and ing chemical engineering daughter, Becky, is an juvenile law,” writes Terence Shannon in graduate school, while operations officer for her daughter, Chris, is in JPMorgan Chase. “My ’72. “I am also a neighborhood team her third year of college. hobbies include biking, leader and trainer for Community ~ The Virginia Court of computers, fixing stuff Emergency Response Team, an agency Appeals appointed Profes- (my wife’s favorite), and of the U.S. Department of Homeland sor Peter Swisher as court reading,” writes Richard. Security.”

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to Modesto as well as assists business owners in Alameda, Contra Costa, planning the transfer of their and San Francisco counties. business to employees, family Epicurean Expert ~ As a partner at Probstein members, or third-party Gerald Weiner ~ Harold Small ‘70 was elected argentier—or secre- & Weiner, purchasers. Bowditch & represents clients in the Dewey named its College tary—for the Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs music business, including and University Roundtable des Etats-Unis, the largest inter- artists, songwriters, produc- Seminar Series after partner national food and wine society in ers, music publishers, and James Wallace Jr. ~ John Rector the world. He also serves on its record companies. He lives is senior vice presi- in Southern California and dent and general counsel of board of directors. Harold’s prac- is the president of the Culver the National Community tice involves estate planning, trust City Downtown Business Pharmacists Association administration, estate and pro- Association. ~ Tony Scarr in Alexandria. He and his bate administration, real estate, is a deputy county counsel in wife, Carmen, live in Lake and corporate matters. Alameda County, where he Ridge, Virginia, with their represents Social Services in three children—Christian juvenile court dependency (13), Ciera Rose (12), and matters. ~ A full-time Zachary (10). John writes, mediator and arbitrator, Ken “My favorite activities Dunsmuir City Council and diverse areas,” writes Bob Malovos focuses on busi- involve our three beauti- successfully launched the Appleton. ness disputes of all kinds, ful children. I have fond Dunsmuir Mercantile Com- serving Sacramento and San memories of the years at pany. He works through the Francisco counties. Ken has Hastings.” nonprofit California ALL William Du Bois’s firm, been selected as a Northern and the State Bar’s Council Traback Du Bois69 & Ikuma, California Super Lawyer in on Access and Fairness to expanded to new offices in alternative dispute resolu- The Doctors Company improve the chances for Pleasanton and added name tion for the past three years. named Guy Rounsaville68 students of color to enter the partner Kevin Ikuma. The ~ Tom Malley is president its general counsel. ~ legal profession. firm now serves the Central of Business Exit Advisors Cliff Jernigan retired Valley from Sacramento in Ventura County, which in 2005 after a four-year

James “Mike” McGowan70 published his second book, Guide to Gold, about investing in precious metal. He works as a private trustee and teaches continuing education seminars on investing for lawyers and CPAs around the United States. ~ “Hast- ings grads are doing wonderful work in Mike McGowan ‘70; Gerald Weiner ‘69

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appointment in the senior Problem. ~ Guy Kornblum changed my status from and his wife, Thassaneeya, management of the Internal runs his own six-attorney partner to counsel, which travel the world attending Revenue Service. Author trial and appellate litiga- means that I’m now in meetings and conferences, of three books, he previ- tion firm headquartered in ‘career change’ mode,” writes scuba diving, and visiting ously worked in several San Francisco and has been John Garrett. “After the their two elephants. David major corporations’ tax and selected as a Northern Cali- last 30-plus years as a real has three daughters and 15 legal departments, includ- fornia Super Lawyer for the estate attorney, one word dogs, and he lives on the ing Bank of America and past three years. He is certi- keeps coming back to me: outskirts of Bangkok. ~ AMD. Cliff and his wife, fied in civil trial advocacy by blessed. I am blessed with “We moved from San Jose Berdine, love travel and have the National Board of Trial my family; my career; and to Shingle Springs, where visited more than a hundred Advocacy; is a life member my great colleagues, clients, we’ve planted a small vine- countries. His latest passion of the Multi-Million Dollar and friends. I am involved yard and orchard,” writes is his vineyard of cabernet Advocates Forum; and is in nonprofit work, with the Richard Turrone. “We are sauvignon grapes on his also a part of The Verdict Orange County Performing enjoying the slower pace of Woodside property. Club, composed of trial Arts Center and UC Irvine.” country life.” ~ George lawyers who have achieved Ellis tries product cases and seven-figure settlements was elected to the highest A board-certified crimi- or verdicts. ~ A partner in David Lyman is chair- level of the American Board 67 John nal law specialist, Irvine’s Hewitt & O’Neil, man and chief values65 officer of Trial Advocates. Cahners works at Cahners Dennis O’Neil practices of Tilleke & Gibbins, a & Samuels in Palo Alto. His land use and municipal law. 350-person law firm in practice focuses on criminal Dennis was named Newport Thailand and Vietnam. William Simmons prac- defense, and he is a North- Beach Citizen of the Year, He has written a book, tices real estate law64 in La ern California Super Law- and he has also served as Lyman’s Laws for Lawyers Jolla, conducts mediations, yer. John skis and flies aero- its mayor. ~ “I’ve recently (and everybody else, too!). He and volunteers. Grinnell batics in his spare time, and College recently honored he has a 12-year-old son. ~ him for his environmen- Gordon McClintock was tal work in the 1970s. ~ a mediator in construction Wedded Bliss Bernard Revak is sitting and insurance matters for 40 on assignment in downtown “My wife, Cece, and I will be married 48 years this years but retired to care for San Diego handling crimi- June,” writes Barry Schulman ‘64. “My love all his wife, Nancy, who is bat- nal cases. He celebrated tling lung cancer. They live these years, she worked his 74th birthday and still ~ in Colorado, where Gordon so I could go to Hastings. I golfs and travels. The Veterans of Foreign Wars enjoys golfing, fishing, and served as president of the spending time with his of the United States elected 1066 Foundation, which grandchildren. Walter Swanson to the is an honor I will always position of judge advocate remember. I am retired general. He is also in his Terence Mix , an expert but am not finished ski- fourth consecutive year as on fertility drugs66 and birth judge advocate of the Veter- ing, biking, or learning. I defects, has written The Price ans of Foreign Wars of the of Ovulation: The Truth about wish all of my classmates State of California. Walter Fertility Drugs and Birth the best of health and served as vice president of Defects—and a Solution to the happiness.” production, business, and

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legal affairs at 20th Century Fox Film for 22 years. Demetrios Dimitriou is of counsel to 59Dimitriou & Associates and has writ- On Safari Ellis Reiter writes,63 “After ten extensively on ethics Willson Moore ‘53 took his third safari in southern 32 years with CB Richard and law practice manage- Africa and viewed wildlife in Namibia, Botswana, and Ellis, I have retired and am ment issues. An ethics of counsel to the firm.” He expert witness, he also Zambia. He spends his spent the past 15 years as acts as counsel to attorneys summers at his second executive vice president and who are changing their home in British Colum- general counsel-litigation. ~ practice. bia and is on his fifth The College of Commercial two-year appointment Arbitrators elected Bruce Belding its president. Duane Dresser retired to Hawaii Supreme Bruce is a full-time neutral after practicing 56in San Fran- Court Chief Justice arbitrator, arbitrating cisco for 45 years and became Moon’s judicial evalu- myriad complex commercial a certified substitute teacher ation panel. Willson jokes, “My British Columbia cases, primarily through in the San Mateo-Foster City the American Arbitration Elementary School Dis- barrister friends are envious of this rewarding pro Association. trict. He and his wife enjoy bono service.” traveling and took a cruise on the Danube. “Our three Jim Smith writes,62 “I took children have produced five first place in my division of grandsons and one grand- the Big Bear Lake Holcomb daughter for us to spoil. Best Valley 50K (33-mile) Trail regards and good health to Run!” the class of ’56,” says Duane. Joe Jedeikin and Andy A trustee emeritus of the Schneider ‘61 became51 of 1066 Foundation,46 Betty counsel to their 53-year- Falk writes, “I want to old San Francisco firm, acknowledge the lasting Jedeikin Spaulding Mead- value of a Hastings educa- ows & Schneider, when tion and the value of a con- Your Best Story it merged with the New tinuing relationship with the Jersey firm Hoagland Longo law school, the dean, staff, Do you have a story about a great experience you Moran Dunst & Doukas. and all the amazing alumni.” had at Hastings? Maybe a favorite professor, or a ~ “I still practice law on a She has two granddaugh- great event or fond memory? Send it in to us. If we full-time basis but make ters, Denise and Karen. Her time for vacations,” writes daughter, Beverly, works use it, we will send you a special gift in appreciation. Bob Zeller. “I encour- at the Los Angeles office E-mail it to [email protected] or mail it to age any classmate visiting of the California Attorney Class Notes Special Story, Alumni Center, Hastings Napa Valley to call me for General and her son, Brad- College of the Law, 200 McAllister Street, San Fran- a lunch date—it would be ley, lives on Camano Island, fun to reminisce about Dean Washington, with his wife, cisco, CA 94102. Snodgrass and our great 65 Ellen. Betty celebrated her Club professors.” 90th birthday in Washing- ton State.

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