Meet Your 2014 Queen's Bench Board of Directors and Officers
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Queen’s Bench Bar Association Founded 1921 of the San Francisco Bay Area Winter 2014 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Meet Your 2014 Queen’s Bench Ready, Set, Go Board of Directors and Officers by Vanessa Hierbaum Vanessa Hierbaum, President entities, receivers and individuals. In always love the [email protected] addition to Queen’s Bench, Jaime is I b e g i n n i n g o f Vanessa has been a partner with actively involved in the Bar Association the year and the KAYE•MOSER•HIERBAUM LLP of San Francisco Barristers Club, which promise it holds for since 2007, and has practiced with comprises members in their first 10 years reflection, resolu- former KAYE•MOSER since 2000. of practice. She previously served on tion and renewed Vanessa’s practice includes all aspects the Board of Directors for the Barristers energy. As the 2014 of family law including marital dissolu- Club and assisted with creation of the President of Queen’s Bench, I hope tions, support, complex as set character- Barristers Club’s 2009, 2010 and 2011 that I, along with the rest of the Board ization and division and high conflict editions of the Pro Bono Resource and Committee Chairs, can continue custody disputes. She was named a Guide, A Guide to San Francisco Bay to harness some of that New Year vigor Northern California Super Lawyer Area Volunteer Opportunities for and energy and turn it into unstoppable Rising Star in Family Law in 2009, Lawyers and Law Firms. Jaime gradu- momentum for the duration of 2014! 2010 and 2011, and a Super Lawyer ated from the University of Colorado To that end, the Board held its an- in 2012 and 2013. Her practice also with a degree both in international affairs nual retreat early this year to talk about includes probate and trust litigation and political science. She earned her J.D. some of our short and long term goals. and estate planning. Vanessa previously from the University of San Francisco We all agreed that a top priority for chaired, and continues to be active in, School of Law in 2004. Queen’s Bench in 2014 and beyond is the Domestic Violence committee. Pauline Farmer-Koppenol, getting ready for our 100 year anniver- Vanessa obtained her J.D. cum laude Second Vice President sary in 2021. Seven years may seem like from the University of San Francisco [email protected] a long time away, yet the Board agreed School of Law in 1996. Pa u l i n e i s a there is much to do, and indeed, not a Jaime G. Touchstone, First Vice President patent attor- lot of time do it. We all have busy lives [email protected] ney in the San – managing cases, clients, offices and Jaime is an associ- Francisco office families – so there is no doubt Queen’s ate with the San of Fenwick & Bench will need every one of those seven Francisco firm of West. Her prac- years to give this exciting anniversary Futterman Dupree tice focuses on serving technology and and achievement its due. So thanks in D o d d C r o l e y advance to all who will help with our continued, page 2 Maier LLP. She fo- history project in 2014 and beyond, we cuses her practice are counting on you and appreciate your INSIDE THIS ISSUE on general civil, complex commercial contributions! For example: and employment litigation, where she On the Move ...............................................................4 • The History Committee, co-chaired plays an important role in client com- Speed Networking .....................................................4 by Board member Clarissa Kang and munication, case research and brief writ- Past Presidents’ Dinner 2013 ......................................5 Lily Moallem, have begun working ing. She also provides employment law CWL Affiliate Re-Certification ....................................6 on our digitization project. advice and reviews and drafts employ- QB New Members ......................................................7 • The History Committee will also be ment handbooks. Jaime has appeared organizing a screening of our 75th in state and federal courts on behalf of Announcements .........................................................8 Anniversary historical video, as they privately and publicly held businesses, Eyes on the Prize: Equity in Legal Profession ..............8 partnerships, sole proprietorships, public Committees & Appointments .....................................9 continued, page 4 Calendar ................................................................. 10 2014 Board of Directors Continued from page 1 life sciences clients in prosecution of patent applications, Hana Hardy, Assistant Secretary/Newsletter Editor pro viding intellectual property strategy and counseling, and [email protected] negotiating joint research agreements and patent licenses. Hana is both a general practitioner and Additionally, she analyzes patent portfolios for life science the managing broker of Oakland-based clients and investors. She earned an M.S. in Chemistry and real estate investment company, Infinity J.D. from the University of Michigan and a B.S. in Chemistry Investments. Her firm’s practice areas from the University of Florida. Pauline is a volunteer attorney include real estate law, probate, trusts for VLSP’s Housing Negotiations Project (eviction defense). and estates, business law, and litigation. Within Queen’s Bench, Pauline has been involved with the She received her Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University Juvenile Hall Project and the Scholarship Committee. When School of Law with a concentration in Public Interest Law not lawyering, Pauline can be found swimming in the Bay – and Social Justice. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in even in the middle of winter. International Relations and German Studies from Stanford University. Her other board experience includes serving on Anne Gyemant Paris, Treasurer the Board of Directors for the San Francisco Community [email protected] Land Trust where she currently serves as Treasurer. Hana is Anne is a sole practitioner specializing an active member of the Business Development committee in adoption, surrogacy, reproductive which she also chaired in 2012. technology and parentage issues at Gyemant Paris Law. She is a graduate of 2014 DIRECTORS-at-Large U.C. Berkeley and Hastings College of Sophia Andritsakis, Director Law, where she earned a specialization in [email protected] public interest law. Anne began her career as a Presidential Sophia is an intellectual property attorney Management Fellow at the Immigration and Naturalization at Franklin Templeton Investments in San service working in the area of international adoption and Mateo. Her practice focuses on technol- family-based immigration. She went on to launch two ogy transactions and other licensing and successful legal services programs focused on the family, intellectual property matters. Sophia also where she provided legal advice on various issues, including volunteers at the Volunteer Legal Services restraining orders, family law, immigration and employment Program Family Law Project and was rec- law issues. Anne previously chaired the Domestic Violence ognized as an “Outstanding Volunteer” in 2010 and 2011 committee and is co-chair of the History committee. for her pro bono work. Sophia earned her J.D at Golden Holly Schaitberger, Secretary Gate University School of Law and her B.A. in Political [email protected] Science at the University of California at Davis. She served Holly A. Schaitberger is a family law as a Co-Chair of the Business Development Committee in attorney at Hersh FamilyLaw Practice, 2011 and 2012. Sophia enjoys travelling and spending time P.C. in San Francisco. She assists clients with her seven year old daughter, Jasmina. in all manner of family law matters, in- Clarissa A. Kang, Director cluding complex property division, child ckang@ truckerhuss.com and spousal support, and child custody Clarissa is a director at the employee and visitation matters in dissolution, benefits law firm of Trucker Huss in San parentage, and post-judgment matters Francisco. She specializes in the area of throughout the Bay Area. Holly obtained her law degree employee benefits and ERISA litigation, cum laude from the University of San Francisco School of appearing before federal and state courts Law in 2005. As a law student, Holly served as a full-time at trial and appeals levels. In addition to extern law clerk to the Honorable Carlos T. Bea on the Ninth serving as an advocate in active litiga- Circuit Court of Appeals and interned as an investigator with tion, Clarissa represents retirement plans, health and welfare the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the plans, and plan fiduciaries in investigations commenced by San Francisco Public Defender. the Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service. Clarissa earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1999 and her undergraduate degree cum laude from Harvard College. Clarissa is serving again as a Director this year and is also serving as a co-chair of the History Committee. continued, page 3 2 QUEEN’S BENCH NEWSLETTER 2014 Board of Directors Continued from page 2 S. Anoush Lancaster, Director Laura Vocke, Director [email protected] [email protected] Anoush Lancaster is an attorney with Laura E. Vocke is an Associate Attorney Khorrami Boucher Sumner Sanguinetti, at Schoenberg Family Law Group, P.C. LLP in Oakland. She litigates per- She practices family law, including dis- sonal injury cases involving negligence, solutions, prenuptial agreements, parent- wrongful death, complex catastrophic age actions, child custody matters, and injuries, products liability, industrial support matters. She finds personal sat- accidents and exceptions to the workers’ isfaction in assisting her clients through compensation exclusive remedy doctrine. In 2013, Anoush personal challenges and guiding them through complex was selected to the Northern California Rising Stars list and legal issues. She contributes regularly to the Bar Association was a finalist for San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association’s of San Francisco’s blog regarding contemporary family law Trial Lawyer of the Year and Consumer Advocates of issues. She received her Juris Doctorate from the University California Women’s Caucus Advocate of the Year.