Alumni Updates

• Krishna Abrams, '93, has been named the Deputy District Attorney of the year by the California District Attorneys Association. The veteran Solano County prosecutor, who has won several high-profile cases in the past 18 months, was honored as the leading assistant DA for rural and medium-sized counties in the state. (June 2013)
• Steven Alm, '83, a judge of Hawaii's 1st Judicial Circuit Court, won more national praise for the Hawaiian Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) program he established when the Harvard Kennedy School of Government named the program as one of its "Top 25 Innovations in Government." (May 2013)
• Tiffany L. Andrews, '06, has been named to the 2013 California Rising Stars list by the Super Lawyers rating service. Andrews is a certified welfare law specialist. (June 2013)
• Nathan Barankin, '06, was appointed acting chief deputy attorney general by California Attorney General Kamala Harris. A 12-year veteran of the department, he will have oversight of the legal, law enforcement, and administrative divisions in the state Department of Justice. (June 2013)
• Anthony Barkett, '91, was appointed to the California Citizens Compensation Committee by Governor Jerry Brown. The former Stockton attorney has been a developer, owner and manager of variety of commercial properties since leaving private practice in 2002. (May 2013)
• Paul J. Bauer, '99, has been named by Northern California Super Lawyers & Rising Stars as one of the top up-and-coming young attorneys in Northern California for the fourth year in a row. Bauer is a labor and employment law attorney at Walter & Wilhelm Law Group. (July 2013)
• David S. Baumwohl, '80, owner of the Mammoth Lakes law firm, Davis S. Baumwohl, A Professional Corporation, has formed a mutual of counsel relationship with Ventura-based law firm, Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones & Feingold, LLP. Mr. Baumwohl is an AV-Rated attorney who has practiced in the Mammoth Lakes area for more than 30 years. (June 2013)
• Beatriz Berumen, '10, has joined the law firm of Palmer Kazanjian Wohl Hodson as an associate attorney. Berumen primarily represents clients in employment and business litigation matters and also offers general preventive advice to assist her clients in avoiding litigation. (March 2013)
• Patrick Blood, '12, joined Atlas Entertainment in legal and business affairs. (March 2013)
• Sara Bobbitt, '12, has joined Considine Sorensen & Trujillo APC, the leading immigration law firm in Sacramento, as an associate. (June 2013)
• Carrie Bonnington, '03, was co-counsel for the plaintiff Academy of Art Institute, which won a bench decision in San Francisco Superior Court to retain Cal Grant qualification from the California Student Aid Commission. She is counsel at Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw & Pittman LLP in Sacramento and a Pacific McGeorge mock trial team coach. (March 2013)
• Douglas A. Bordner, '91, has joined the Ventura-based law firm, Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones & Feingold, LLP, as "Of Counsel." Bordner is an AV-Rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell. (June 2013)
• Kent Bradbury, '11, has joined Hanson Bridgett in San Francisco where his practice will focus on employment-related litigation matters. (April 2013)
• Garrett Brandenburger, '08, has joined Knox, Lemmon & Anapolsky as an associate. (July 2013)
• Eric Brenneman, '12, has joined Farmer Smith & Lane LLP in Sacramento and will focus on pursuing and promoting the firm's insurance coverage, litigation and JPA practices. (May 2013)
• David Burkett, '05, has been promoted from associate to shareholder at Porter Scott Attorneys. Burkett will continue to focus his practice on employment, civil rights, and Title IX sports litigation for public and private sector clients. Burkett joined the firm in 2006 after serving as a law clerk to the Hon. Earl H. Carroll in the U.S. District Court for Arizona. (June 2013)
• Julie Capell, '03, has joined the Los Angeles office of Winston & Strawn as a partner. (July 2013)
• Rosanna Carvacho, '12, has joined Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck in Sacramento as counsel and legislative advocate in the government relations group. She previously served as legislative director for state Senator Mark DeSaulnier. (April 2013)
• Lori Castaneda, '93, has been promoted to assistant vice president of West Coast operations at Garden City Group Inc. Prior to joining the Seattle-based, class-action settlement administration company, she worked in corporate mergers and acquisition administration for more two decades. (May 2013)
• Ian Corzine, '98, opened the law firm West Corzine LLP in Southern California. He serves as managing partner of the law firm, which will focus on complex litigation cases involving bad faith and insurance coverage disputes. (April 2013) Donald Cox, '92, was a panelist on the topic of "Practical Tips to Recent Developments in Intellectual Property Law" at the New Jersey State Bar Association's Annual Meeting and Convention. A partner at Volpe and Koenig PC in Princeton, New Jersey, his practice includes a specialization in company IP portfolios, focusing on telecommunications technologies. (May 2013)
• Dan Cucchi, '12, has joined the office of California State Senator Ellen Corbett '85, as her principal consultant. (March 2013)
• Dorene D'Adamo, '86, has been appointed to the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley by Governor Jerry Brown. She is a board member of the California State Water Resources Control Board and served on the California Air Resources Board from 1999 to 2013. (June 2013)
• Mark Davis, '85, has been named the chief executive officer of Corporate Compensation Plans, an insurance brokerage company that designs tax-advantage programs for many of the largest law firms and corporations in the country. He was previously general counsel for the Danbury, Connecticut-based company. (May 2013)
• Norm Dawson, '93, won a full acquittal on murder charges against an alleged "homeless hitman" in Sacramento Superior Court. He is a senior assistant public defender with the Sacramento County Publid Defender's Office. (May 2013)
• Lynn Dean, '80, recently established The Law Office of Dean & Watters, with Colleen Watters, which specializes in estate planning and elder law. (March 2013)
• Mary Dignan, '94, showcased her work in the SMUD Art Gallery during March 2013 in an installation called "Sensory Perception: an exhibition of mosaics." The exhibition showcases dozens of ceramic tile and mixed media art mosaics. The former attorney has overcome severe vision and hearing loss to become a noted ceramic tile and mixed-media artist. (March 2013)
• Devin Donohue, '97, was co-counsel for a respondent in a FINRA securities breach-of-contract arbitration case in which the claimant sought $7 million in compensatory damages and received nothing. He is a partner in the Los Angeles firm of Palmer, Lombardi & Donohue. (April 2013)
• Michael Durkee, '84, has joined McKenna Long & Aldridge as a partner in the real estate land use practice. (June 2013) Adam B. Eggers, '94, has been hired as Senior Program Administrator at Forestdale, in Forest Hills, NY. In this role, he will oversee implementation and evaluation of privately-funded initiatives including Solution Based Casework, personal financial counseling and career development services for youth in foster care. (March 2013)
• Robert Eglet, '88, won an award of $500 million advocating for his three plaintiffs in a civil negligence lawsuit about a Las Vegas Hepatitis C outbreak. This is reported to be the largest award in Nevada history. (April 2013)
• Michael Faber, '78, has joined 700-attorney Cooley LLP in its New York City office as a tax practice group partner. He previously worked at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he focused his practice on mergers and acquisitions. (March 2013)
• Krsytal Farris, '11, won a defense verdict in a San Francisco Superior Court case in which a plaintiff claimed injuries in a bicycle-auto accident. She is an associate with Philip M. Andersen & Associates Inc. in Pleasanton. (March 2013)
• Denny Forland, '78, was named to a judgeship in the Butte County Superior Court by Governor Jerry Brown. He has been a principal at the Law Office of Denny R. Forland in Chico since 1991, serving as a contract public defender for the county for more than two decades. He joins two other alums on the Butte County bench, Judge Tamara Mosbarger, '86, and Judge Barbara Roberts, '82. (May 2013)
• Dana Fox, '85, was a member of a successful defense team in a U.S. District Court, Central District of California civil rights case involving a police arrest at a bar fight. He is a partner at Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith in Los Angeles. (April 2012)
• Jill L. Friedman, '87, was honored by Martindale-Hubbell as one of Los Angeles' Women Leaders in the Law 2013. (June 2013)
• Cynthia Fritz, '98, has been reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings by Governor Jerry Brown, where she has served since 2011. (June 2013)
• Dick Gammick, '82, announced he will not run for re-election as Washoe County District Attorney. He served as a deputy district attorney for 10 years before being first elected as the leader of the office in Reno in 1994. (April 2013)
• Debbie Garcia, '99, has joined Bryant, Lovlien and Jarvis as the firm's administrator. Garcia was formerly the product litigation manager for Jeld-Wen Inc. (April 2013) Dennis Garcia, '12, has joined the Hernandez Strategy Group as a Legislative Advocate. (March 2013)
• Kelton Lee Gibson, '75, managing partner of Ventura-based law firm, Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones & Feingold, LLP, accepted a "Law Firm Diversity Award" by the Ventura County Diversity Bar Association on behalf of the firm. Gibson is an AV-rated attorney whose areas of expertise lie in the areas of construction defect and toxic mold litigation, real estate, community association law and civil litigation. (June 2013)
• Jeff Gorell, '99, who represents the 44th Assembly District in the California legislature, has been selected for promotion to the rank of Commander in the Navy Reserve. An intelligence officer, he has completed two active duty tours in Afghanistan during his 13 years of service. (June 2013)
• John M. Groen, '87, a Washington state attorney well known for expertise on property rights and environmental issues, has been named a member of the Pacific Legal Foundation Board of Trustees. He is a principal in the Bellevue firm of Grown Stephens & Klinge LLP. (May 2013)
• John Hall, '04, has advanced to partnership at Farmer Smith & Lane LLP in Sacramento. An associate since the Sacramento firm's inception in 2007, he specializes in civil litigation in matters involving insurance coverage and contractual disputes. (May 2013)
• Susan Hamlin, '86, has published the eBook A Guide for Family and Friends of Someone Living in Domestic Violence From a Survivor's Perspective. (March 2013) Mark Hardy, '88, was featured in a Sacramento Business Journal article, "Courts Lean Hard on 'Special Masters' As Cutbacks Take Toll." A principal in the Law Office of Mark L. Hardy in El Dorado Hills, he serves as a special master for the Sacramento County Superior Court in class-action construction defect cases. (May 2013)
• Lindsey Heaton, '09, has joined Hunt & Jeppson LLP as an associate attorney. (April 2013)
• Jennifer Hippo, '02, has joined Shaw Valenza LLP's Sacramento office as an associate where her practice will focus on conducting workplace investigations and providing advice and counsel to employers. (June 2013)
• Harry Hudson, '84, was elected to Stanford's Who's Who. A veteran personal injury and criminal defense attorney, he is a principal in the Law Office of Harry E. Hudson Jr. in Stockton. (June 2013)
• Mikayil Jabbarov, '98 LL.M., has been appointed Minister of Education of Azerbaijan. His government posts include head of the State Historical and Architectural Reserve, deputy minister of Economic Development of Azerbaijan, and president of the Azerbaijani Export and Investment Promotion Foundation. (April 2013)
• Venus Johnson, '05, Deputy district attorney in Alameda County, was appointed by State Attorney General Kamala Harris to the California Commission on Access to Justice, a group charged with finding ways to help low and moderate income residents access the state's civil court system. Johnson will serve on the state commission for a three-year term. (April 2013)
• Matthew Karanian, '87, has published the third edition of his guidebook, Armenia and Karabakh, which was reviewed by the Los Angeles Times on April 17, 2013 online and April 28, 2013 in print.
• Bruce Kilday, '75, was co-counsel for a defense team that won a summary judgment in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, in a wrongful death case filed against Yuba City police officers. He is a senior partner in the Sacramento firm of Angelo, Kilday & Kilduff. (May 2013)
• Deborah Kollars, '12, has joined Remy Moose Manley, LLP, as an associate. (April 2013) Kerry L. Krueger, '06, has been named partner at the firm Kroloff, Belcher, Smart, Perry & Christopherson. (April 2013)
• Allison Cherry Lafferty, '99, and Scott Rooker, '08, won a defense verdict in a Sacramento Superior Court case involving a home purchase pest inspection report. She is a partner and he is an associate at Kroloff, Belcher, Smart, Perry & Christopherson in Stockton. (March 2013)
• Amy T. Lee, '95, has been appointed by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to the Los Angeles Immigration Court, which operates under the U.S. Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review. From 2008 to 2013, she was an attorney with Fallon, Bixby, Cheng & Lee in San Francisco. Her previous experience includes five years as an assistant district counsel for the U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service. (May 2013)
• Nicole Legrottaglie, '10, has joined the joined the Sacramento office of Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP as an associate attorney. (March 2013)
• Brianna Lierman Hintze, '10, was hired as an associate at Nossaman LLP, where she will provide legal, regulatory and strategic counsel to health care clients. (March 2013)
• Bill Lockyer, '86, announced that he is leaving public office in January 2015 when his second term as State Treasurer concludes. His retirement will draw the curtain on one of the most impressive resumes of public service in state history. He served 25 years as a legislator, eight as Attorney General and is in his eight year as Treasurer. (June 2013)
• Jeanne Loftis, '91, has been nominated to join the executive committee of the Oregon State Bar Litigation section. A shareholder at Bullivant Houser Bailey in Portland, she represents companies in the Pacific Northwest in a wide variety of commercial and casualty cases with an emphasis on mass tort litigation. (April 2013)
• Serena Longo, '07, was added as director of the Offices Service Group at Bishop Street Commercial (BSC) in Hawaii. (March 2013)
• Alanna Lungren, '09, has joined Harrison, Temblador, Hungerford and Johnson as an associate. (July 2013)
• Brian Maas, '88, has been selected as the new president for the California New Car Dealers Association. Brian has directed CNCDA's political activities and served as the Association's chief legislative advocate for over 11 years. (March 2013)
• Alana Mathews, '03, has been appointed by Governor Jerry Brown as public advisor at the California Energy Resources and Conservation Development Commission, where she has been senior attorney since 2012. (July 2013)
• Mark A. McCannon, '96, was named to a judgeship in the Alameda County Superior Court by Governor Jerry Brown. McCannon has served as a deputy district attorney at the Alameda County District Attorney's Office since 1997. (June 2013)
• Lindsay McCarl, '12, published an article, "To Have No Yesterday: The Rise of Suicide rates in the Military and Among Veterans," in the Creighton Law Review [46 Creighton L. Rev. 393] (July 2013).
• Gregory McCraken, '93, was profiled in the New England Real Estate Journal. He is a managing partner at Perlstein, Sandler & McCracken LLC in Farmington, Connecticut, who specializes in community association law. (April 2013)
• Duncan McFetridge, '01, has joined Mercury Public Affairs as managing director in Sacramento. He previously worked as a contract lobbyist for Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP and managed his own firm. (April 2013)
• Patti L.W. McGlasson, '91, was named senior vice president, legal and corporate affairs, at NetSol Technologies. She has served as general counsel and secretary for the Calabasas-based worldwide provider of global IT and enterprise application solutions since 2004. (June 2013)
• John McLachlan, '81, has been named to the Northern California Super Lawyers 2013 Edition. McLachlan represents clients in both state and federal courts and has successfully tried discrimination claims, contractual disputes, wage claims and other employment disputes before juries and judges. (June 2013)
• Carl A. McMahan, '82, won a $6 million arbitration award on behalf of a family for birth injuries suffered by their baby at delivery. (July 2013)
• Donald McMullen, '02, gave the commencement speech at Mendocino College. A graduate of the Ukiah junior college, he is an attorney at the Law Office of Duncan James active in many Ukiah community organizations. (May 2013)
• Ken Meleyco, '73, negotiated a $4.75 million settlement in San Joaquin Superior Court for the family of a special-needs student who was molested on a Lodi Unified School District school bus driver in 2010. He is a principal in the Law Offices of Kenneth L. Meleyco in Stockton. (March 2013)
• Robert Merritt, '88, won a $3 million premises liability negligent security verdict in Sacramento Superior Court in a case involving a 2009 homicide. He is a principal in the Law Offices of Robert M. Merritt. (March 2013)
• Nancy Miller, '78, was appointed to the California Citizens Compensation Commission by Governor Jerry Brown. She has been the president and a shareholder of the Miller & Owen law firm in Sacramento since 1992. (March 2013)
• Rick Morin, '12, has opened the Law Office of Rick Morin in Sacramento. He previously served as a legislative analyst for the Association of California Water Agencies. (April 2013)
• Marijean Moschetto, '78, was profiled in the June issue of Washington Super Lawyers magazine. A veteran family law attorney and founding partner of Moschetto & Koplin in Bellevue, she has held several leadership positions in the Washington State Bar Association. (June 2013)
• Mhare Mouradian, '03, was the featured guest on radio station KFWB's Money 101 show and discussed how to protect a small business from lawsuits. A senior associate at Murchison & Cumming in Los Angeles, he has been named a rising star for four consecutive years by a legal magazine. (May 2013)
• Alyssa T. Nguyen, '07, has joined Goralka Law Firm as an associate. (July 2013)
• Samira Noorali, '09, was a guest on Austin 91.7 FM KOOP's Writing on the Air show. The Houston, Texas resident is touring to promote her poetry book, A Simple Rebirth, writing a short story collection and working on a novel. (June 2013)
• Obehi Okojie, '12 (LL.M.), has accepted an offer to attend Georgetown Law's S.J.D. Program, which culminates in a doctorate in law. (June 2013)
• Jasper Ozbirn, '09, has joined Cappello & Noel LLP in Santa Barbara as an associate. Previously, he was a litigator at Citron & Citron in Santa Monica where he was helped win a summary judgment motion in a burn case, causing a co-defendant to offer its $1 million policy in settlement. (June 2013)
• Angie Palmerin, '11, has joined Barth Tozer & Daly LLP in Sacramento where she will work in the firm's business litigation, public entity and white-collar criminal defense practices. (May 2013)
• Katherine Pettibone, '06, Legislative Director for The Civil Justice Association of California, competed for a second year in the EFG Bank Sailing Arabia yacht race, where she trained Omani women in competitive sailing. Pettibone, '06, appeared on The Jeff Probst show April 22, 2013, in the segment "Fearless Females." (April 2013) 
• Nancy Peverini, '88, Legislative Director for the Consumer Attorneys of California, celebrated her 25th year with CAOC. (July 2013)
• Jinnifer Pitcher, '07, was appointed as a law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Troy Nunley, Eastern District of California. Pitcher was previously an attorney at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. (May 2013)
• Ulises Pizano-Diaz, '09, has joined Meissner, Joseph & Palley Inc. as a tax, business and estate-planning attorney. (July 2013)
• Brian Popkes, '97, has joined the Attorney General's Office in Sacramento where he will prosecute Medi-Cal fraud and institutional elder abuse cases for the state agency. He previously served as chief deputy district attorney in Shasta County. His wife, Terri Popkes, '00, is a Redding attorney. (April 2013)
• Todd Porter, '90, was co-counsel for a plaintiff who won a $7.7 million verdict in San Luis Obispo Superior Court in a wrongful-death, dependent adult abuse case involving caregivers who accidentally suffocated a 31-year-old schizophrenic. He is a principal in the Law Offices of Todd Porter in Morro Bay. (April 2013)
• John Ranucci, '96, represented Hertz Equipment Rental Corp. as co-counsel in a San Bernardino Superior product liability, design defects case involving a truck rollover that resulted in a death. He is a partner at Lombardi Loper & Conant LLP in Oakland. (March 2013)
• D. Brian Reider, '76, a business attorney in the Inland region for more than 25 years, has returned to Best Best & Krieger LLP. Reider was with BB&K for 10 years before departing in early 2010 to serve as in-house counsel for Lexxiom, Inc., a privately held company in Rancho Cucamonga. (June 2013)
• Robert Rennick, '94, announced that he will run for a judgeship on the 10th Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. A general practitioner, he has represented clients in criminal, juvenile and civil matters while also serving as the primary public defender for Stark County for many years. (April 2013)
• Mark Rice, '86, was elected as an at-large member of the Deep Foundations Institute's Education Trust board. A partner at McNeil, Silveira, Rice & Wiley in San Rafael, he will serve a two-year term for the New Jersey-based organization of contractors, engineers, academics and suppliers. (April 2013)
• Mark J. Rice, '86, was named a new member to the Board of Trustees for The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust. (April 2013)
• Stacey Roberts, '05, won a $46,000 plaintiff verdict in a Sacramento Superior Court automobile collision case. She is an associate at Dreyer, Babich, Buccola, Wood & Campora LLP. (March 2013)
• Scott Rooker, '08, and Allison Cherry Lafferty, '99, won a defense verdict in a Sacramento Superior Court case involving a home purchase pest inspection report. She is a partner and he is an associate at Kroloff, Belcher, Smart, Perry & Christopherson in Stockton. (March 2013)
• Sandra Rowe, '94, has been named Chief Legal Counsel for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Rowe most recently served as DHS Deputy Chief Legal Counsel for the last seven years providing advice to the Secretary's Office and Division Administrators on legal issues and litigation. (March 2013)
• Beau Russell, '12, has joined the Law Office of Doug Lehrman as an associate. (June 2013)
• Kelly Ann Ryan, '94, has joined Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney in Sacramento in an of counsel capacity in its healthcare group. (March 2013)
• Dustin Saiidi, '09, has published a book, The 7 Steps to Bar Exam Success, which has been an Amazon best-seller,  (July 2013)
• Jennifer Scott, '99, was added as of counsel at Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard. Her practice areas include litigation, eminent domain, public agency, and business, intellectual property and environmental law. (March 2013)
• Spencer Skeen, '95, was co-counsel and won an employment law defense verdict in San Diego Superior Court in a case involving a wage and hour dispute by restaurant employees. He is a partner with Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart in San Diego. (April 2013)
• Brian Smith, '89, has filed paperwork to run for Congress in 2014 against eight-term incumbent Idaho congressman Mike Simpson. The Idaho Falls attorney, who specializes in commercial law, personal injury and construction litigation, is a principal in the firm of Smith, Driscoll and Associates. (June 2013)
• Troy Szabo, '02, has joined Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney in Sacramento as an associate in its healthcare group. (March 2013)
• Stephen Taber, '74, has been elevated to Principal status at Meyers Nave. Taber represents both public agencies and nonprofit organizations in public finance matters as bond counsel and borrower's counsel. (May 2013)
• Serge Tomassian, '83, was the recipient of the Golden Orange Award given annually by the World Affairs Council of Orange County. The managing partner of the Irvine firm of Tomassian, Throckmorton & Inouye LLP, he is past president of the chapter and presently serves on the national board of the World Affairs Councils of America. (June 2013)
• Michael Trezza, '89, negotiated a $150,000 settlement in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, for a former special education teacher who was fired by her school district. He is a partner in the Yuba City firm of Trezza, Ithurburn, Steidlmayer & Ithurburn. (May 2013)
• Reinhard von Hennigs, '98, is managing partner with BridgehouseLaw in Charlotte, NC, a law firm that received the Mayor's International Community Award (MICA) in the Small Business category in 2013. (June 2013)
• Colonel Michael Wells, '88, has been appointed undersecretary at the California Department of Veterans Affairs. Wells has served in multiple positions at the California Military Department since 1991. (March 2013)
• James Willett, '79, long-time San Joaquin County District Attorney who will retire from office at the end of next year, was named the recipient of the San Joaquin County Bar Association's 2013 Law Day award. (May 2013)
• Bill Yeates, '78, was appointed by the state Senate Rules Committee as a public member of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. A retired attorney, he also serves as a mediator for the Third Appellate District's mediation program. (April 2013)
• Ruth Young, '87, was a member of a plaintiff team that won a $409,500 settlement in Sacramento Superior Court in an unfair business practices overcharging case. She is a Sacramento County deputy district attorney. (April 2013)
• Matt R. Young, '05, has joined the Demas Law Group, P.C. as "Of Counsel." Young has been employed by the Sacramento Police Department for 16 years and continues to work full-time as a Sergeant. (June 2013)
• Mark Zahner, '88, was part of a plaintiff-in-intervention team that negotiated a $14 million settlement in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, for the federal and state government in a health care system kickback scheme. He is a California deputy attorney general. (May 2013)
• Matthew Zumstein, '98, was a panelist on an ABA Journal podcast, "Building Business as a New Attorney." H is an associate in the Redwood City office of Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley who represents developers and general contractors. (May 2013)

In Memorium

• Harry Ackley, '55, died on April 10, 2013, at the age of 89 in Davis. He served as the Yolo County District Attorney from 1966-70. Governor Jerry Brown appointed him to the Yolo County Superior Court in 1976, and he served on the bench until 1992.
• Allen Cheek, '78, died at the age of 64 on May 20, 2013, at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. An Evening Division honors graduate, he practiced personal injury law for more than three decades in Fairbanks, Alaska.
• Job Johannes "John" de Bruin, '70, died at the age of 74 on April 20, 2013, in Napa after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. An Evening Division student who worked for the state, he moved his family to the Napa Valley in 1977 to start a vineyard. There he practiced real estate law, was a realtor, a broker and investor in several businesses over three decades.
• Jerome H. (Jerry) Friedman, '70, died on April 14, 2013. He was a practicing attorney in Benicia and Vallejo for more than 34 years and a Judge Pro-Tem for the Solano County Courts. He was preceded in death by Maureen, his wife of over 33 years in 2005. Marc Goodwin, '80, died on Feb. 26, 2013, at the age of 60 in Carmel Valley after a long illness. He founded Marc Goodwin Insurance Services, a successful company that served the agricultural community in the Salinas Valley and was active in many community organizations.
• Betty Irwin,'74, died at the age of 90. From 1976 to 1982, she was as a deputy district attorney in Lake County before being elected to the South Lake Judicial Court in Lakeport where she served for more than a decade.
• Eric Larsen, '77, died of cancer at the age of 63 on May 8, 2013, in Sacramento. He was a long-time Sacramento real estate, estate planning attorney who operated a solo practice and was also a partner in three firms: Pinnell, Kingsley & Larsen, Larsen & Knopke, and Larsen & Chaffin.
• Merrill Cutler McCarthy, '85, died at age 52 on March 8, 2013, after a yearlong illness. She and her husband, Stephen P. McCarthy '85, were married in 1987 and are grateful to have celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. She will be remembered for her quick wit and love of the law.
• Jean McEvoy, '83, died at age 69 on April 14, 2013. She started her own successful solo practice in 1998, and practiced law in the areas of estates, trusts, and conservatorships. She was recognized by attorney-rating firm Martindale-Hubbell as one of the top lawyers in her field.
• Jon Seitz, '83, died at the age of 66 on May 4, 2013, in Palo Alto after a year-long battle with leukemia. A specialist in government law, the Grover Beach resident was instrumental in the formation of and served as legal counsel for several special districts throughout San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara counties. He was a longtime partner in the firm of Shipsey & Seitz.