J. Mark Appleberry
(B.A. Philosophy, CSULB 1992) received his J.D. from Boston University in
1995, where he was an editor on the Law Review. He has been admitted
to the bar in Illinois and Kentucky. After practicing law for several years,
he is now CEO and President of Thoroughbred Technologies in Louisville, Kentucky,
twice named by Entrepreneur Magazine
as one of the "Hot-100" fastest growing new businesses in the nation.
W. Frank Baber (B.A. Philosophy
and Political Science, CSULB 1975) earned a J.D. from the University of
San Diego and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel HIll,
and is now an Associate Professor in the Graduate Center for Public Policy
and Administration at CSULB. He was admitted to the State Bar of California
in 1992. He was appointed to the Fulbright Distinguished Chair of Environmental
Policy at the Polytechnic Institute of Turin for 2009.
Nathan Brodnax (B.A. Philosophy, CSULB 2004) received his J.D.
from Pepperdine School of Law in 2007. He attended with a full scholarship
and was a member of the Pepperdine Law Review.
He is now employed with the sports management agent of Pavia, Ciscone and
Associates in Huntington Beach, and was admitted to the State Bar of California
in December 2007.
Christopher Buechler (B.A. Philosophy, CSULB 2006) received his J.D.
from the University of Southern California Law School in May 2009. He was admitted to the State Bar
of California in December 2009.
Samuel Bullock
(B.A. Philosophy, CSULB 2010) entered the law school at University of California,
Davis in fall 2010.
Rebeca Canales
(B.A. Philosophy, CSULB 2004) received her J.D. from UC Davis School of Law
in May 2008, and was admitted to
the State Bar of California in December 2008. She was selected
for membership on the editorial staff of the UC Davis Law Review for 2006-07.
She is now employed at the Public Law Center in Santa Ana.
Chhunny Chhean (B.A. Philosophy and Creative Writing, CSULB
2005) received her J.D. in May 2008 from Boalt Hall (the UC Berkeley School of Law), where she was
co-president of the Boalt Hall Student Association. She was named "Outstanding Graduate" of the
College of Liberal Arts in 2005, and she was the Symposiums Editor of the
Asian American Law Journal for
2006-2007 at Boalt. She passed the July 2008 bar exam of the New York State
Bar. She was an associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and is now a partner in her own legal media public
relations firm in New York, Reyes &
Chhean Public Relations LLC.
Laura Clark (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB December 2001) received her J.D. from Boalt Hall (UC Berkeley) in May
2005. In 2004-5, she was editor-in-chief of the Boalt Journal of Criminal Law and a member
of the Boalt Death Penalty Clinic. She was admitted to the State Bar of California
in November 2005.
Brian
Decerda (B.A. Philosophy, CSULB 2003) entered Thomas Jefferson Law
School in San Diego in fall 2007.
Victoria Donato (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB 1997) received her J.D. cum laude from Whittier School of Law,
where she was a member of the Law Review. She has been admitted to
the Bar in Nevada and Florida, and is practicing law in Jacksonville, Florida.
Caroline Elrod (B.A. Philosophy, CSULB 2005) received her J.D.
from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston in 2009 and was admitted
to the State Bar of California in 2010. She is practicing in Garden Grove,
CA.
Geneva Englebrecht (B.A. Philosophy, CSULB 2005) received her J.D.
from Whittier College of Law in May 2008 and was admitted to the State Bar
of California in June 2009. She is a law clerk at the Cerritos firm
of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya,
Rudd and Romo.
Ian
Fusselman (B.A. Philosophy, CSULB
1995) received his J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School
and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1998. He is a litigation
associate at the firm of Thorsnes Bartolotta
& McGuire in San Diego.
Kathryn Gainey (B.A. Philosophy
and Economics, CSULB 2000) received her J.D. in 2003 from Harvard Law School,
where she was Managing Editor of the Harvard Environmental Law Review.
Named "Outstanding Graduate" of the College of Liberal Arts in 2000, she served as a clerk for the Honorable James S. Gwin, Akron, OH, a federal judge for
the Northern District of Ohio, and then for the Honorable Mary Beck Briscoe, of
the U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, in Lawrence, Kansas. She is now an
associate at Steptoe & Johnson
LLP.
She
was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2003, and to the District
of Columbia Bar in 2004.
Kimberly Gainey (B.A. Philosophy
and Psychology, CSULB 2002) received her J.D. in 2006 from William and Mary
School of Law, where she was Articles Editor
for the Journal
of Women and the Law. She
was named "Outstanding Graduate" of the College of Liberal Arts in 2002. She
was admitted to the Virginia Bar in 2006 and the District of Columbia Bar
in 2007. She is a Staff Attorney in the Washington, DC office of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP.
Matthew Gomory (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB 2009) entered UC Davis Law School in fall 2010.
Patrick E. Hare (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB) received his J.D. from Boston University School of Law and was admitted
to the State Bar of California in 1989. He is now a Public Defender for
Los Angeles County.
Bradley Heller (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB 1995) was graduated from Whittier School of Law in 1999 and was admitted
to the State Bar of California that year. After receiving an LL.M. in Taxation
in 2000 from the University of San Diego School of Law, he accepted a position
as Tax Counsel for the California Franchise Tax Board in Sacramento.
Christine L. Holmgren (B.A.
CSUN; M.A. Philosophy, CSULB) received her J.D. from the University of West
Los Angeles and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1997. She
is a Professor of Philosophy at Santa Monica College.
Sue Y. Hong (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB 1999) received her J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (Yeshiva
University), New York City, in 2002, and has been admitted to the Bar in
New York and New Jersey. She is an
associate at Giblin
& Lynch in Ridgewood, New Jersey, where she specializes in estate
planning and probate.
Carlos Delgado Ibarcena (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB 2005) entered New York Law School in fall 2007.
Gregory Ibbetson (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB 1998) received his J.D. at California Western School of Law in San
Diego and works at Union Development
Co, Inc. He was admitted to the State Bar of
California in December 2002.
Taylor Jerri (B.A. Philosophy, CSULB, 2008) entered Boston
University School of Law in fall 2008.
Kelly
Laumbach Mieske (B.A. Philosophy, CSULB 2005) received her J.D. from
Loyola Law School in Los Angeles in May 2008 and was admitted to the State
Bar of California in December 2008. She is now practicing law with Liberty
Associates in Granite City, CA.
Duncan Millar (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB) received his J.D. from Seattle University School of Law and
was admitted to the Washington State Bar Association in 2001. He is an associate
at Saterberg, Healy and Eeckhoudt in Seattle, practicing copyright and
immigration law.
Leinani Neves (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB 1993) received her J.D. in 1996 from the University of Connecticut
School of Law and now works at the Valley Mountain Regional Center in Modesto,
CA.
Erin Noonan (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB 1995) received her J.D. from Whittier College School of Law and was
admitted to the State Bar of California in 1998. She works as a research
attorney at the Los Angeles Superior Court in Norwalk.
Ernie Zachary Park (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB 1974) received his J.D. from Loyola Law School and was admitted to
the State Bar of California in 1978. He is a member of the firm, Bewley,
Lassleben & Miller in Whittier, California.
William A. Passo (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB 1964) received his J.D. from UCLA in 1967. He is the President of
Passo Real Estate Enterprises, Inc., and is a California Real Estate Broker
and a NASD Securities Principal.
Stephane Quinn (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB 2008) entered Chapman University School of Law in Fall 2008.
John W. Roddy (B.A.
Philosophy, CSULB, 2000) received his J.D. from Southwestern University
Law School and was admitted to the State Bar
of California in 2004. He is an associate at Brady Vorwerck & Ryder in Orange, CA.
Oscar E. Rojas (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB 1989) received his J.D. from the University of West Los Angeles School
of Law and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1994. He was employed
as a Deputy Public Defender in Los Angeles County for three years before starting
his solo-practice in 1997 concentrating on criminal defense.
Doug Rosenblum (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB 2001) was accepted at UCLA Law School and entered Hastings School
of Law.
William
Senior (B.A. Philosophy, CSULB 2004) entered Loyola Law School in
Los Angeles in fall 2005. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in
June 2009. He is an associate with Benjamin L. England and Associates in
Columbia, MD.
William R. Sheffield (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB 1969) received his J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law at UCB and was
admitted to the State Bar of California in 1972. He now lives in San Juan
Capistrano.
Michael Shelton-Frates (B.A.
Philosophy, CSULB 1997) received his J.D. from Whittier College of Law in
2000 and is a Senior Law Clerk at Ching & Associates in Tustin.
Dustin Simms (B.A. Philosophy, CSULB 2004) received his J.D.
from Chapman University School of Law in 2008, entering with a full scholarship.
He was admitted to the State Bar of California in December 2008. He
is an associate with Bremer Whyte Brown & O'Meara LLP in Newport Beach,
CA.
Franklin Sims (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB 2004) received his J.D. in 2007 from Boalt Hall (the UC Berkeley law
school), where he was Symposium Editor of the Berkeley Journal of African American Law &
Policy. He will enter the LL.M. program in taxation at Loyola
Law School in Los Angeles in fall 2009.
Suzanne Steeves (B.A. Philosophy, CSULB 2005) entered Whittier
College of Law in fall 2005.
Franica
Tawn (B.A. Philosophy and Political Science, CSULB 2001) received
her J.D. from UC Hastings 2007, and was admitted to the State Bar of California
in December 2007. She is working in criminal defense law.
Jeff
Tanaka (B.A. Philosophy, CSULB 2004) entered Whittier College of
Law in fall 2005.
Crystal Wong (B.A.
Philosophy CSULB 2006) received her J.D. from Southwestern School of Law in
2008 and was admitted to the State Bar of California in December 2008.
Ray Woodcock (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB) received his J.D. and M.B.A. from Columbia University.
Michael Zar (B.A. Philosophy, CSULB 2002) received his J.D.
from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2007 and was admitted to
the State Bar of California in November 2009. He is an associate
with Palumbo Bergstrom LLP in Irvine, CA.
Solmaz Ziad (B.A. Philosophy,
CSULB 2005) entered California Western School of Law in San Diego in fall
2005.