Adjunct Faculty Directory

Lexis M. Allen

Attorney, David Allen & Associates
B.A., Pomona College
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: GLOBAL LAWYERING SKILLS WRITING TUTOR

Justin S. Altmann

Attorney, Justin S. Altmann
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: INSURANCE LAW

Louis J. Anapolsky

Partner, Knox Lemmon Anapolsky & Schrimp LLP
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: CIVIL PRETRIAL LITIGATION

John Balazs

Attorney, Law Office of John Balazs
B.S., University of Illinois
J.D., University of California, Los Angeles
COURSES: FEDERAL DEFENDER CLINIC; FEDERAL PRETRIAL/TRIAL SEMINAR

Rachelle Barbour

Asst. Federal Defender and Research & Writing Specialist, Sacramento
B.A., University of Michigan Law School
J.D., University of Michigan Law School
COURSES: FEDERAL DEFENDER CLINIC; FEDERAL PRETRIAL/TRIAL SEMINAR

Karen Bettencourt

Pro Se Law Clerk, U.S. Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan, Eastern District of California
B.A., University of California, San Diego
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: FIELD PLACEMENT-SEMESTER IN PRACTICE-JUDICIAL SEMINAR

Steven J. Bloxham

Partner, Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
J.D., University of California, Hastings College of Law
COURSE: FEDERAL INDIAN LAW

Thomas D. Brierton

Professor, University of the Pacific
B.B.A., University of Wisconsin
J.D., Northern Illinois University
COURSE: ENTERTAINMENT LAW

Martin D. Carr

Principal Attorney, Belzer & Carr LLP
B.A., Stanford University
J.D., Yale University
COURSE: MEDIATION (Summer 2012); NEGOTIATION AND SETTLEMENTS SEMINAR

Erin C. Carroll

Senior Associate, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
B.A., Yale University
J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law
COURSE: GLOBAL LAWYERING SKILLS I

Kevin R. Culhane

Judge, Sacramento Superior Court
B.A., California State University, San Bernardino
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
J.S.M., Stanford University
COURSE: PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Donald J. Currier

Judge, Sacramento Superior Court
B.A., California State University, Sacramento
J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento
COURSE: CRIMINAL PRETRIAL LITIGATION

Walter Dahl

Partner, Dahl & Dahl
B.A., University of the Pacific
J.D., University of California, Los Angeles
COURSE: BANKRUPTCY

Hector de Avila Gonzalez

Attorney, De Avila Law Firm
LL.B., Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico
LL.M., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: LEGAL SPANISH FOR U.S. LAWYERS

Anthony Dicce

Dean Emeritus of Lincoln Law School, Sacramento
B.S., California State University, Sacramento
J.D., University of California, Hastings College of Law
COURSE: PRACTICAL & PERSUASIVE LEGAL WRITING

Jennifer Duggan

Partner, Palmer Kazanjian Wohl Hodson LLP
B.A., University of California, Davis
J.D., University of Oregon
COURSE: CIVIL PRETRIAL LITIGATION

Mona Ebrahimi

Principal, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard
B.A., University of California, Davis
J.D., California Western School of Law, San Diego
COURSE: REPRESENTING LOCAL AGENCIES-ADVOCATE, NEUTRAL COUNSELOR, RISK ASSESSOR

Laura Enderton-Speed

Division Chief, Office of Stakeholder Relations, California Public Employees Retirement System
B.A., San Jose State University
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: PRACTICAL & PERSUASIVE LEGAL WRITING

Steven H. Felderstein

Managing Partner, Felderstein Fitzgerald Willoughby & Pascuzzi LLP
B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo
J.D., University of California, Hastings College of Law
COURSE: BANKRUPTCY

Jennifer Fordyce

Staff Counsel, State Board Resources Control Board
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: FIELD PLACEMENT-ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SEMINAR

Rex Frazier

President, Personal Insurance Federation of California
B.A., M.P.P., University of Chicago
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: LEGISLATIVE DECISION MAKING: POWER AND INFLUENCE IN CALIFORNIA

Steven Gevercer

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento
B.A., University of Michigan
J.D., University of San Francisco
COURSE: CRIMINAL PRETRIAL LITIGATION

Jennifer A. Gibson

Attorney, Gibson Appellate Law
B.A., Spelman College
J.D., Vanderbilt University
COURSE: CRIMINAL APPELLATE ADVOCACY CLINIC

Joshua Golka

Sports Attorney/Consultant, Law Office of Joshua P. Golka
B.S., California State University, Sacramento
M.B.A., Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
Master of Global Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: SPORTS LAW

Kimberly Granger

Deputy Attorney General, California Department of Justice
B.A., California State University, Sacramento
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: PRACTICAL & PERSUASIVE LEGAL WRITING

James Gross

Partner, Nielsen Merksamer Parinello Gross & Leoni LLP
A.B., University of California at Davis
J.D., University of California, Davis School of Law
COURSE: HEALTH LAW POLICY

Jennifer Harder

Adjunct Professor, UC Davis School of Law
B.A., University of California, Davis
J.D., University of California, Davis School of Law
COURSE: WATER RESOURCES LAW PRACTICE I & II

Linda Harter

Chief Assistant, Federal Defender, Eastern District of California
B.A., University of Arizona
J.D., University of Arizona College of Law
COURSE: FEDERAL PRETRIAL/TRIAL SEMINAR

Robert A. Hawley

Deputy Executive Director, State Bar of California
B.A., California Western University
J.D., University of California, Hastings College of Law
LL.M. (Labor Law), New York University
COURSE: PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Michael Hersher

Of Counsel, Middleton, Young & Minney LLP
B.A., State University of New York at Albany
J.D., Antioch School of Law
COURSE: PUBLIC EDUCATION LAW

Darcie L. Houck

Partner, Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP
B.A., University of California, Davis
J.D., University of California, Davis School of Law
COURSE: FEDERAL INDIAN LAW

William D. Jeffery

Former Associate Professor of Law, Texas Tech University
B.A., University of Colorado
J.D., Stanford University
COURSE: WATER AND ENERGY LAW SEMINAR

Christian M. Keiner

Shareholder, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: PRACTICAL AND PERSUASIVE LEGAL WRITING

Katharine Killeen

Senior Staff Counsel, CA Department of Water Resources
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
J.D., University of San Diego
COURSE: CRIMINAL PRETRIAL LITIGATION

Daniel A. King

Managing Attorney, King Legal Corp.
B.A., California Lutheran University
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: FIELD PLACEMENT-GENERAL CIVIL LAW SEMINAR

R. Steven Lapham

Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of California
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
J.D., University of California, Hastings College of Law
COURSE: WHITE COLLAR CRIME

Robert Laurie

Partner, Becker, Runkle & Laurie
B.A., University of California, Irvine
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: LAND FINANCE LAW

James L. Leet

Shareholder, Boutin Jones Inc.
A.B., St. Louis University
J.D., University of Santa Clara Law School
LL.M., University of Florida
COURSE: TAXATION OF PARTNERSHIPS & S CORPORATIONS

Miranda LeKander

Sr. Counsel, California Department of Corporations
B.A., University of San Diego
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: PRACTICAL AND PERSUASIVE LEGAL WRITING

Gina Lera

Partner, Downey Brand LLP
B.A., California State University, Sacramento
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: ESTATE AND GIFT TAX/ESTATE PLANNING

Steven A. Lewis

Principal Attorney, Lewis & Bacon
A.B., University of California, Santa Barbara
J.D., University of California, Davis School of Law
COURSE: CIVIL PRETRIAL LITIGATION

Drew R. Liebert

Chief Counsel, California Assembly Judiciary Committee
B.A.,J.D., University of California, Berkeley
COURSE: LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, STRATEGY & ETHICS

Brianna Lierman Hintze

Associate Attorney, Nielsen Merksamer Parinello Gross & Leoni LLP
B.A., University of California, Davis
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: HEALTH LAW POLICY

Courtney J. Linn

Of Counsel, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
A.B.,J.D., University of California, Davis
COURSE: FEDERAL COURTS

C. Emmett Mahle

Retired Attorney, Law Office of C. Emmett Mahle
B.S., U.S. Military Academy at West Point
M.B.A., Central Michigan University
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSES: LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT; PRACTICAL & PERSUASIVE LEGAL WRITING

Amber Maltbie

Associate, Nossaman LLP
B.A., Mills College
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: ELECTION LAW

Caitlin Manoogian

Attorney, Caitlin Ross Manoogian
B.A., University of California, Irvine
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Course: GLOBAL LAWYERING SKILLS I

Samuel McAdam

Judge, Yolo County Superior Court
B.A., Stanford University
M.P.P., Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: EMPLOYMENT LAW

Michael McManus

Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of California
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
J.,D., University of California, Los Angeles
COURSE: BANKRUPTCY

Gregory T. Meath

Partner, Meath & Pereira
B.A., University of the Pacific
J.D., University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: COMPUTER AND INTERNET LAW

Breann Moebius

Clerk, Honorable William Shubb, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
B.A., Chapman University
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: CIVIL RIGHTS LAW

Ryan Moore

Associate, Green & Hall
B.A., Boston College
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: LEGAL PROBLEM SOLVING FOR CONSTRUCTION CLIENTS

Steven Muni

Deputy Attorney General, Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud & Elder Abuse, California Dept. of Justice
B.A., Yale University
J.D., California Western School of Law
LL.M., University College London, U. of London
COURSE: FIELD PLACEMENT-CRIMINAL JUSTICE SEMINAR

Robert E. Murphy

Of Counsel, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard
B.A., University of California, Davis
J.D., University of California, Berkeley
COURSE: THE BUSINESS OF LAWYERING

Pauline D. Nguyen

Shriver Attorney-Mediator, Pacific McGeorge School of Law
B.A., University of California, Davis
J.D., Gonzaga University School of Law
COURSE: HOUSING MEDIATION CLINIC

Thomas J. Nussbaum

Former Chancellor, California Community Colleges
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
J.D., California Western
COURSE: INTRODUCTION TO CAPITAL LAWYERING

Kathryn "Katie" Patterson

Attorney, Johnson Schachter & Lewis
B.A., University of Southern California
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: PRINCIPLES OF LEGAL ANALYSIS

John P. Pezone

Deputy District Attorney, Sacramento County
B.A., Williams College
J.D., Golden Gate University
COURSE: ADVANCED CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Timothy Piganelli

President/CEO, Piganelli & Associates, Inc.
A.A.S., Aims Community College
B.S., Arizona State University, Tempe
COURSE: COMPUTER ASSISTED LITIGATION

Michael L. Pinkerton

Attorney, Law Office of Michael L. Pinkerton
B.A., University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: GLOBAL LAWYERING SKILLS II

Glenn N. Powell

Retired, Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
B.S., Administration of Justice, American University, Washington D.C.
J.D., Catholic University of American School of Law
LL.M., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: FIELD PLACEMENT — CRIMINAL JUSTICE SEMINAR

Kirupa Pushparaj

Corporate Counsel, Patent, Lab126, an Amazon.com company
B.S., Bharathiar University, PSG College of Technology
M.S., University of California, Santa Barbara
J.D. University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: PATENT PROSECUTIONS

Daniel Rainey

Chief of Staff, National Mediation Board
B.A., Memphis State University
M.A., Memphis State University
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
COURSE: ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Joy Redmon

Hearing Officer/Staff & Sr. Staff Attorney, Institute for Administrative Justice (IAJ), Pacific McGeorge School of Law
B.A, University of California, Davis
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: LL.M. LEGAL WRITING

Ronald B. Robie

Justice, California Court of Appeal, Third District
B.A., M.A., University of California, Berkeley
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

C. Athena Roussos

Attorney, C. Athena Roussos Attorney at Law
B.A., California State University, Long Beach
J.D., Syracuse University College of Law
COURSE: THE BUSINESS OF LAWYERING

Wanda Hill Rouzan

Deputy Attorney General IV, California Dept. of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
B.A., Pomona College
J.D., University of California, Los Angeles
COURSE: PRACTICAL AND PERSUASIVE LEGAL WRITING

Judge Ronald Sargis

Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of California
B.A., Stanford University
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: BANKRUPTCY

Tivon Schardl

Deputy Federal Defender, Office of the Federal Defender, Eastern District of California
B.A.,J.D. Florida State University
COURSE: PROBLEMS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE: CRIMINAL DEFENSE & PROSECUTION ETHICS

Richard Schickele

Clerk, Honorable Consuelo Callahan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
B.A., Whitman College
M.A., George Washington University
J.D., University of California, Berkeley
COURSE: GLOBAL LAWYERING SKILLS II

McGregor Scott

Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
B.A., Santa Clara University
J.D., University of California, Hastings
COURSE: NATIONAL SECURITY LAW

Megan Shapiro

Attorney, Radoslovich Krogh, PC Attorneys
B.A., University of Missouri
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION CLINIC

Mary Ann Smith

Senior Corporations Counsel, State of California Dept. of Corporations
B.A., University of Miami
J.D., University of Miami School of Law
COURSE: FIELD PLACEMENT — HEALTH LAW AND PUBLIC INTEREST/SPECIALS SEMINAR

Georgiana Sullivan

Healthcare Compliance Office, Genentech, Inc.
B.A., University of Rochester
J.D., American University, Washington College of Law
COURSE: COMPLIANCE IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY: REAL WORLD APPLICATION OF LAW TO BUSINESS

B.J. Susich

Attorney, Boutin Jones, Inc.
B.S., Humboldt State University
M.B.A., University of California, Davis
J.D., University of California, Davis
COURSE: ACCOUNTING FOR LAWYERS

Dr. R. Steven Tharratt

Medical Director, California Correctional Health Care Services
M.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine
COURSE: PUBLIC HEALTH LAW

Kathryn Tobias

Sr. Staff Counsel, Department of Parks and Recreation
B.A., M.A., University of the Pacific
M.R.P., Cornell University
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: LAND USE PLANNING

Patricia Tweedy

Medical Director, California Correctional Health Care Services
M.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine
COURSE: PUBLIC HEALTH LAW

Daniel Wadhwani

Associate Professor of Management and Fletcher Jones Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of the Pacific, Eberhardt School of Business
B.A., Yale University
Ph.D. , University of Pennsylvania
Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Harvard Business School
COURSE: ENTREPRENEURIAL MANAGEMENT

Leslie Walker

Associate, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard
B.A., University of California, San Diego
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: LOCAL AGENCY PRACTICE- ADVICE & LITIGATION

Hanspeter Walter

Principal, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: LOCAL AGENCY PRACTICE- ADVICE & LITIGATION

Anthony Williams

Attorney, California State Senate
B.A., University of California, Davis
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, STRATEGY & ETHICS

Ryan Wood

Associate, Downey Brand Attorneys LLP
B.A., California State University Sacramento
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
COURSE: PRACTICAL AND PERSUASIVE LEGAL WRITING