2000s Class Notes
2000
Jorje Chica accepted a position as staff attorney with the Superior Court of California for the County of Riverside. Lorenzo D. Esparza joins Disney-ABC Domestic Television as vice president for the Western region. Alvin G. Galstian joined Dreier, Stein & Kahan LLP in Santa Monica as an associate in the real estate and transactional departments. Donald K. Kirkelie joined McGuireWoods LLP in LA as an associate. Christina M. MacNeil married Regis A. Guerin ’01. Guerin is associate counsel at Honda North America, Inc. MacNeil is a senior associate at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith.
2001
Keith D. Fraser is an associate with the Law Offices of Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP in Wilmington, DE. Regis A. Guerin married Christina M. MacNeil ’00 in 2006. Guerin is associate counsel at Honda North America, Inc. MacNeil is a senior associate at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith. Uleses C. Henderson, an associate at Foley & Lardner, is on the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games Executive Committee’s legal counsel team. John W. Kim returns to Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott LLP in LA. He focuses on bankruptcy law and general litigation. Dr. Bernhard W. Rohrbacher joined Kennedy, Jennik & Murray in New York, where he practices labor law. Clarice F. Silva joined Stroock, Stroock & Lavan LLP in LA as an associate.
2002
Kathleen Balderrama is an associate at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP in LA. Katherine K. Cheng joined the LA office of Hinshaw and Culbertson LLP as an associate handling workers’ compensation matters. Ali Jahangiri is the principle fundraiser in Orange County for Rudy Guiliani for President. James O. Whitworth recently won a jury trial against BMW for violation of the “Lemon Law.” Brett W. Wolff joined Thon, Beck & Vanni in Pasadena as an associate with the firm’s personal injury practice.
2003
Joseph E. Abdelkerim was named an associate with Weston Benshoof Rochefort Rubalcava & MacCuish LLP in LA. Gina M. Browne was named a 2007 Rising Star by Los Angeles. Mitra H. Kermani received an offer from Walt Disney Studios, after finishing a judicial clerkship at the Superior Court. Kate E. Gillespie joined Baum Hedlund’s LA office as an associate. Benjamin S. Hofilena, of McDermott, Will & Emery, was named president of the Philippine American Bar Association. Catherine Liu is an associate with Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley in LA. Anthony Napolitan and wife Kimberly had their first child, Anthony Salvatore, on May 10, 2006. Erica J. Pruetz is practicing with her mother, Adrian Pruetz, at Pruetz Law Group LLP, a boutique litigation firm. Christopher J. Rizza joined the LA office of McGuireWoods LLP and focuses on commercial real estate transactions.
2004
Manali V. Dighe joined the LA office of Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP in their intellectual property practice. Juan F. Kish joined Thompson & Colegate LLP as a litigation associate. Stephanie K. Lashbrook is an associate in the real estate department of the LA office of McGuireWoods LLP. G. Fabrico Lopez was promoted to counsel in the Corporate Legal Department of The Walt Disney Company.
2005
Heidi Milan Caballero joined the Criminal Appeals Division of the Florida Attorney General's Office. Daniel R. Diepholz (LLM) passed away on February 9, 2007. He was a CPA and real estate broker. Vincent S. Loh practices with Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi as an associate in their LA office. Laura F. Shapiro is an associate with Newmeyer & Dillion LLP. Seth A. Trejo joined the LA office of McGuireWoods LLP as an associate.
2006
Robyn Goldfarb and Anthony Ippolito joined Snell & Wilmer LLP’s Orange County office as associates. Goldfarb is a member of the firm’s commercial litigation group and Ippolito focuses on business and finance. Joseph J. Mellema joined Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP as an associate in its LA office. Jason L. Pyrz joined Hart, King & Coldren as a litigation associate. Ravash Ram is director of business development for Advanced Wireless Solutions LLC. One of his inventions was named one of the Hottest New Ideas of 2006 by Popular Science Magazine.