Officers and Board

Officers

PRESIDENT, 2024

Andrea Myers

VICE PRESIDENT

Jenny Dixon

TREASURER

Jon Brick

SECRETARY

David H. Lichtenstein

Program and Committee Chairs

DINNER PROGRAM, CHAIR

Maggie Schroedter

DINNER PROGRAM, VICE-CHAIR

Anne Wilson

DINNER PROGRAM, RESOURCE

Judge Michael Berg

ANNUAL SEMINAR, CHAIR

Christian Andreu-von Euw

MEMBERSHIP, CHAIR

Rebecca Reed

MEMBERSHIP, VICE-CHAIR

Colin L. Ward

SPONSORSHIP, CHAIR

Alexandra Barlow

SPONSORSHIP, VICE-CHAIR

Daniel C. Gunning

MCLE SPECIALTY, CHAIR

Ivana Torres

MCLE SPECIALTY, VICE-CHAIR

Brittany Salamin

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, CHAIR

Rachel Jensen

  • Address

    Robbins Geller Rudman Dowd LLP

  • website

    www.rgrd.com

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, VICE-CHAIR

Vivian Adame

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, VICE-CHAIR

Dzvinka McKie

COMMUNITY OUTREACH, RESOURCE

Hon. Linda Lopez

COMMUNITY OUTREACH, CHAIR

Tess Esqueda

COMMUNITY OUTREACH, VICE-CHAIR

Sarah Shekhter

JUDICIAL ADVISORY BOARD, CHAIR

Hon. Carolyn Caietti

JUDICIAL ADVISORY BOARD, VICE-CHAIR

Hon. McLaughlin

MOCK TRIAL, CHAIR

Ryan C. Caplan

MOCK TRIAL, VICE CHAIR

Paul Belva

MOCK TRIAL, VICE-CHAIR

Caitlin Macker

2025 BI-ANNUAL TRIAL SKILLS SEMINAR, CHAIR

Frank J. Johnson

ABTL REPORT DESIGNER

Lori McElroy

ABTL REPORT EDITOR

Eric Beste

ABTL REPORT EDITOR

Paul A. Reynolds

ABTL REPORT EDITOR

James Crosby

ABTL REPORT - CONTENT COLLECTION

Kate Fine

Attorney Board of Governors

Christian Andreu-von Euw | The Business Litigation Group, P.C.

Ben Anger | Knobbe Martens

Eric Beste | Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Benjamin Brooks | Sheppard Mullin

Callie Bjurstrom | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Gary Brucker | Lewis Brisbois

Bill Caldarelli | Caldarelli Hejmanowski Page Leer LLP

Ryan Caplan | Buchalter

David M. Greeley, Esq. | Greeley Thompson LLP

Randy Grossman | Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Dan Gunning | Wilson Turner Kosmo

Drew Alan Hillier | Morrison & Foerster LLP

Rachel Jensen | Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd

Frank Johnson | Johnson Fistel

Randy Jones | Mintz

Mary Dollarhide | DLA Piper

Rachael Kelley | Burton Kelley, LLP

Jason Kirby | Kirby & Kirby

Robert Knaier | Fitzgerald Knaier LLP

Chris Lyons | Sempra

Katie McBain | Casey Gerry

Joe McGeady | Allen Matkins

Andrea Myers | Seltzer Caplan McMahon & Vitek

Brett Norris | Fox Law, APC

Joseph Mellano | Shustak Reynolds and Partners

Kelly O’Donnell | Jones Day

Sarena Kustic | Wilson Elser

Rebecca Reed | Procopio Cory Hargreaves and Savitch

Maggie Schroedter | Robberson Schroedter

Logan Smith | McNamara Smith LLP

Cheryl Dunn Soto | Franklin Soto Leeds

Colin L. Ward | ViaSat

Anne Wilson | Duckor Spradling Metzger Wynne

Judicial Board of Governors

Hon. Katherine A. Bacal | San Diego County Superior Court

Hon. Michael Berg | US District Court, SDCA

Hon. Carolyn Caietti | San Diego Superior Court

Hon. Karen Crawford | US District Court, SDCA

Hon. Kevin Enright | San Diego Superior Court

Hon. Allison H. Goddard | US District Court, SDCA

Hon. Marilyn Huff | US District Court, SDCA

Hon. Linda Lopez | US District Court, SDCA

Hon. Margaret Mann | US Bankruptcy Court, SDCA

Hon. Marcella McLaughlin | San Diego Superior Court

Hon. Janis Sammartino | US District Court, SDCA

Hon. Michael T. Smyth | San Diego Superior Court

Judicial Advisory Board

Hon. Lorna Alksne (Ret.) | JAMS

Hon. Cynthia Bashant | U.S. District Court

Hon. Anthony J. Battaglia | US District Court, SDCA

Hon. Wendy Behan | San Diego Superior Court

Hon. Roger Benitez | US District Court, SDCA

Hon. Victor E. Bianchini (Ret.) | Judicate West

Hon. Matthew Braner | San Diego Superior Court

Hon. Larry Burns | US District Court, SDCA

Hon. Daniel E. Butcher | US District Court, SDCA

Hon. Timothy Casserly (Ret.) | Judicate West

Hon. Gonzalo Curiel | US District Court, SDCA

Hon. Robert Dahlquist | San Diego Superior Court

Justice William Dato | Fourth District Court of Appeal

Hon. Peter Deddeh | San Diego Superior Court

Hon. Mitch Dembin (Ret.) | N/A

Hon. Steven Denton (Ret.) | Judicate West

Hon. Ronald Frazier | San Diego Superior Court

Hon. Loren Freestone | San Diego Superior Court

Hon. Irma E. Gonzalez (Ret.) | JAMS

Hon. Charles Hayes (Ret.) | ADR

Hon. Judith Hayes (Ret.) | N/A

Hon. William Hayes | US District Court, SDCA

Hon. Christopher Latham | US Bankruptcy Court, SDCA

Hon. Joan Lewis (Ret.) | Judicate West

Hon. Robert Longstreth | San Diego Superior Court

Hon. Kenneth J. Medel | San Diego Superior Court

Hon. John Meyer | San Diego Superior Court

Hon. Jinsook Ohta | US District Court, SDCA

Hon. Laura Parsky | San Diego Superior Court

Judge Victor Pippins | San Diego Superior Court

Hon. Ronald Prager (Ret.) | Judicate West

Hon. Linda Quinn (Ret.) | Judicate West

Hon. Todd W. Robinson | US District Court, SDCA

Hon. Andrew Schopler | US District Court, SDCA

Hon. Kenneth So (Ret.) | Signature Resolution

Hon. Nita Stormes | US District Court, SDCA

Hon. Eddie Sturgeon | San Diego Superior Court

Hon. Timothy Taylor | San Diego Superior Court

Hon. Randa Trapp (Ret.) | JAMS

Leadership Development Committee

Vivian Adame | Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP

Michelle Brookfield | Buchalter

Haley Carpenter | Allen Matkins

Evan Critchlow | Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP

Kate Fine | Duckor Metzger & Wynne

Brent Kupfer | Kupfer Legal

Alyshia Lord | Casey Gerry

Justin Martin | Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP

Dzvinka McKie | Southern District of California

Ashley Morales | Knobbe

PJ Novack | Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek

Anne Potiker | Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Haylee Saathoff | Cooley LLP

Brittany Salamin | The Watkins Firm, APC

Ryan Simone | Higgs Fletcher Mack

Tyler Strycula | Burton Kelley LLP

Sarah Vandervalk | Morrison & Foerster

Carter Watkins | Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith LLP

Emeritus Board Members

William S. Boggs
Hon. Peter W. Bowie
Luke R. Corbett
Charles H. Dick
Michael L. Duckor
Hon. Irma E. Gonzalez (Ret.)
Hon. Judith L. Haller
Hon. William J. Howatt, Jr. (Ret.)
Hon. J. Lawrence Irving (Ret.)
Hon. Ronald L. Johnson (Ret.)
Hon. Arthur W. Jones (Ret.)

Michael L. Kirby
Michael L. Lipman
Mark C. Mazzarella
Hon. Jeffrey T. Miller
Abby B. Silverman
Robert G. Steiner
William F. Sullivan
Reg A. Vitek
Michael J. Weaver
Shirli F. Weiss

Past Presidents

1992-1994 | Mark C. Mazzarella

1994-1996 | Michael Duckor

1997 | Peter H. Benzian

1998 | Hon. Ronald L. Styn

1999 | Claudette G. Wilson

2000 | Meryl L. Young

2001 | Alan Schulman

2002 | Howard E. Susman

2003 | Hon. J. Richard Haden

2004 | Frederick W. Kosmo, Jr.

2005 | Charles V. Berwanger

2006 | Hon. Maureen F. Hallahan

2007 | Hon. Jan M. Adler

2008 | Robin A. Wofford

2009 | Edward M. Gergosian

2010 | Mark C. Zebrowski

2011 | Anna F. Roppo

2012 | Hon. M. Margaret McKeown

2013 | Rich Gluck

2014 | Marisa Janine-Page

2015 | Jack R. Leer

2016 | Brian A. Foster

2017 | Paul A. Tyrell

2018 | Michelle L. Burton

2019 | Randy Grossman

2020 | Alan Mansfield

2021 | Rebecca Fortune

2022 | Hon. Lorna Alksne (Ret.)

2023 | Paul Reynolds

Executive Director

Lori McElroy