Notable Alumni

Northwestern California University School of Law is extremely proud of its many alumni. They perform outstanding work in the fields of law, government, education, business, literature, and other important disciplines. A few of the School’s notable alumni and the careers in which they have worked following graduation are featured below.

  • Paula Turner-Abbiss
    Deputy District Attorney for Tulare County, California
    Member of the Bar: California
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  • Saul Acherman
    Patent Attorney & Intellectual Property and Business Litigation Lawyer for the Jafari Law Group
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Meredith Allen
    Director of Legal Division and Corporate Counsel for Jacobs Engineering, Casablanca, Morocco
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more] [Also see]
  • James J. Aylward
    Attorney/Aviation Legal and Human Factors Consultant/Airline Pilot, Captain - Boeing 777
    (Former U.S. Air Force and National Guard Pilot of Aircraft Including the T-33, F-106 and F-15, with Service in NORAD Air Defense; Drug Interdiction Operations in Central America; and Combat Operation Northern Watch – Iraq)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Paul A. Ballonoff
    Lawyer/Consultant/Author (Books including: ‘Limiting Federal Regulation’)
    Member of the Bar: California and Washington D.C.
    [Read more] [Book review]
  • Edward J. Barton
    Attorney at Centerbridge Law Group, PLLC in the State of Washington/Adjunct Professor of Business
    Member of the Bar: California and State of Washington
    [Read more]
  • Joyce K. Batterson
    Lawyer/Vice President, Legal & Regulatory Management at Curo Financial Technologies Corporation
    Member of the Bar: California and Washington D.C.
    [Read more]
  • Douglas E. Belyeu
    Staff Attorney at the State of California Superior Court in Stanislaus County
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Justin M. Betance
    Private Practice Lawyer – Business, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate, Bankruptcy, and Tax Law
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Kim I. Bingham
    Assistant Public Defender for Placer County, California
    (Previously Worked as Private Practice Lawyer – Estate Planning Law)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Michael L. Bishop
    COO and General Counsel at Retail Pro International, LLC/Professor of Law
    (Former Assistant Professor at the United States Air Force Academy)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Clayton A. Bond
    Attorney/Activist/Civil Rights Advocate
    (Former U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Officer)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read More] [Also See]
  • John F. Brady
    Patent Attorney/Engineer
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Paul H. Bratton
    Lawyer/Environmentalist/Consumer Advocate
    Member of the Bar: California and Alaska
    [Read more]
  • Ruth A. Brissenden
    Private Practice Lawyer – Family and Estate Planning Law
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Kirk B. Brown
    Criminal Defense Lawyer
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Karin M. Bruce
    Attorney/Partner at Complex Litigation Law Firm Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson, Haluck, LLP – Business, Construction, and Trucking & Transportation Law
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Karrie L. Bunting
    Private Practice Attorney – Estate Planning and Administration Law
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Robert Burgermeister
    Staff Attorney at Special Education Law Offices of Sheila C. Bayne, a firm that advocates for children with autism, and individuals with disabilities
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Donald K. Bushell
    Private Practice Attorney/Co-Author of Steven Emanuel's Strategies & Tactics for the MBE
    Member of the Bar: California and State of Washington
    [Read more]
  • Enrico (Rick) Callender
    Attorney/Chief Executive Officer of the Santa Clara Valley Water District
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]  [Also see]
  • Michael Campos
    Intellectual Property Lawyer/Senior Director of Intellectual Property & Privacy at NetraDyne
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read More] [Also See]
  • Tate C. Casey
    Civil Litigation Lawyer – Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation Law
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • George J. Castagnola, Jr.
    Lawyer/Arbitrator/Mediator/Professor of Law
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Joseph A. Castagnola
    Deputy District Attorney for Fresno County, California
    (Previously Worked as a Personal Injury & Real Estate Lawyer/Arbitrator/Mediator)
    Member of the Bar: California, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin
    [Read more]
  • Hay Yeung Cheung
    Patent Attorney at New York and New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Firm Myers Wolin, LLC/Adjunct Professor of Mathematics
    Member of Bar: California and Washington D.C.
    [Read more] [Patent Law]
  • Steven C. Christianson
    Attorney at Nationwide Law Firm Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP – Commercial Litigation
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Jean Maria Cirillo
    Attorney/Psychologist/Author/Television Commentator & Guest Expert
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Mariano Cisneros Jr.
    Civil Litigation Lawyer – Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, and Workers’ Compensation Law
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Katia Colaprico
    Lawyer - Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Administration, and Small Business Law
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Michael A. Conley
    Private Practice Lawyer – Corporate Law
    Member of the Bar: California and State of Washington
    [Read more]
  • Jonathan W. Corbett
    Civil Rights Lawyer – TSA Misconduct, Police Misconduct, Private Misconduct, and Other Federal Litigation
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Laurie M. Cortez
    Business Lawyer/Commercial, Business and Employment Law Litigator at Emilio Law Group
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • The Honorable Brian E. Dahlstedt
    Administrative Law Judge for the California Department of Social Services
    (Previously Served as a Supervising Deputy Public Defender for Yolo County, California)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Lysa N. Darden
    Attorney – Family Law, Domestic Violence, Civil Harassment, Elder Abuse, and Unlawful Detainer
    (Serves also as Pro Bono Attorney in Los Angeles County Bar Association Veterans Legal Services Project)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Paymon Barati-Darmian
    Attorney/Geopolitical Analyst/Television Commentator
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more] [Also See]
  • Brian J. Davis
    Chief Deputy Public Defender for Yuba County, California
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Marcus C. Dawes
    Patent, Trademark & Intellectual Property Attorney at Dawes Patent Law Group
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Anthony Delas
    Patent Attorney/Engineer/Real Property, Bankruptcy, Intellectual Property, and Transactional Law Litigator
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Cynthia L. Ephland
    Attorney III for California State Compensation Insurance Fund – State Bar of California Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • James A. Filippi
    Private Practice Lawyer – Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Bankruptcy & Debt Management/Professor of Law
    (Previously Served as a Police Officer and Retired from the Richmond, California Police Department)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Mark A. Fitter
    Lawyer – Estate Planning, Trust Administration, Real Estate, and Business Law at the Hiskey Law Firm
    (Serves Also as the Directing Pastor of Pastors in Transition)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
     
  • Dalen Fredrickson
    Director, Sacramento County Department of Child Support Services
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Peter Geovanes
    Head of Data Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, and Analytics at the International Law Firm Winston & Strawn LLP
    (Former U.S. Navy Officer and Management Consultant With Expertise in Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence)
    [Read more] [Also See]
  • Terry L. Gilbeau
    Tax Attorney/Business Lawyer/Arbitrator/Mediator/Professor of Law
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more] [Mediation]
  • James E. Gilleran
    Attorney/Director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Thrift Supervision
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Klaus T. Gottlieb
    Attorney/Medical Doctor/Professor of Law
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Anna C. Gregorian
    Public Defender for Lake County, California
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more] [Also See]
  • Ronald J. Hackenberg
    Attorney/University Title IX Investigator
    (Former Chief of Police at California State University San Marcos; Police Lieutenant at San Jose State University; Commander, City of Cape Coral Police Department; Trooper and Director of Criminal Investigation with Pennsylvania State Police; and College Criminal Justice Instructor)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Cheryl Larios Harbottle
    Criminal Defense Attorney
    (Former Police Officer at Campuses of State Center Community College District, Fresno, California)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Darcie J. Harbottle
    Family Law Attorney – Divorce, Custody, Guardianship, and Adoption
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • F. Max Hardberger
    Admiralty & Maritime Lawyer/Author (Book:'Seized')
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • W. Andrew Harrell
    Lawyer/Professor of Human Factors Engineering, Social Psychology, and Statistics
    Member of the Bar: California and State of Washington
    [Read more]
  • Marc M. Hartley
    Deputy County Counsel IV for Stanislaus County, California
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Tonya M. Hebert
    Private Practice Lawyer in the State of Washington – Equine Law and Legal Services
    Member of the Bar: California and State of Washington
    [Read more]
  • Josiah W. Hartman
    Criminal Defense Attorney – Parole and Post Conviction Relief
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Nadine Heitz
    Immigration Attorney in Florida/Co-Founder of BarIssues.Com
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • David D.L. Horton
    Tax Attorney/Business & Corporation Lawyer
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Shalu A. Jogin
    Tax Counsel, California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, Legal Division - Appeals Bureau, Southern California.
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Kenneth J. Kaplan
    Civil Litigation Lawyer/Mediator
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Wolf W. Kaufmann
    Immigration Attorney/Criminal Defense and Appeals Lawyer
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • J. Bryce Kenny
    Private Practice Lawyer – Family Law and General Civil Litigation
    Member: California Bar and Yurok Tribal Court Bar
    [Read more]
  • Isaac Kohen
    Civil Litigation Lawyer – Personal Injury and Products Liability Law
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Hironori “Hiro” Kubota
    Intellectual Property, Regulatory Policy, and Litigation Lawyer – Of Counsel to Intellectual Property Law Firm Knobbe Martens
    (Previously Served as Vice President at Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA, Following Employment as Yamaha's Head of the Legal and Intellectual Property Division in the USA.)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Kenneth S. Kwan
    Attorney/Doctor of Dental Surgery/Assistant Professor of Dentistry
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
     
  • George W. Lake
    Immigration Attorney and Founder of Blue Lake Law - London and Amsterdam
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Charles L. Larson
    Private Practice Lawyer – Family and Estate Planning Law
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Cathy M. Leavenworth
    Poverty Law and Civil Rights Lawyer at Legal Services of Northern California
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Izidora Levi
    U.S. Immigration Attorney Based in London, United Kingdom
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Lisa A. Liebson
    Assistant Chief Counsel for the California State Compensation Insurance Fund
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Romeo Co Lim
    Lawyer/Medical Doctor
    (Former U.S. Navy Corpsman Who Attended and Graduated from Medical School after NWCU Law School Graduation)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Alex Lin
    Tax and Estate Planning Lawyer/Real Estate Broker/Airline Pilot, Captain - Boeing 777
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Kathy S. Lindsay
    Private Practice Lawyer - Family, Juvenile Dependency, and Probate Law
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Robert Thomas Hayes Link
    Private Practice Lawyer – Family, Intellectual Property, and Trademark Law Litigation
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Vitaly Lipovetsky
    Civil Litigation Lawyer – Personal Injury, Probate, and Family Law
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Enn Luo
    Tax Attorney
    (Former IRS Revenue Agent and Appeals Officer)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Jeffrey A. Martin
    Attorney/Law Enforcement & Public Safety Expert
    (Former Police Officer with the San Jose, California Police Department)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Philip Z. Maymin
    Attorney/Associate Professor of Finance and Risk Engineering
    (Former Justice of the Peace – Greenwich, Connecticut)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Andrew S. Moreno
    Attorney – Family Law, Immigration, and Criminal Defense/Managing Director of Moreno Law Group
    Member of the Bar: California
    (Appointed by Governor Newsom as Board Member to the Osteopathic Medical Board of California)
    [Read more] [Also See][And See]
  • Tracy A. Nieradzik
    Estate Planning and Trust Administration Lawyer
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Jose M. Nunez
    Patent Attorney/Trademark & E-Commerce Lawyer at Intellectual Property Law Firm Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Tonya R. Nygren
    Private Practice Lawyer – Real Estate, Construction, Divorce, Business, and Estate Planning Law
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
     
  • Michael R. Olsen
    Attorney at Law/Correctional Officer with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Kenneth Ottesen
    Intellectual Property Lawyer/Patent Attorney at New York and New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Firm McGeary Cukor
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Lorenzo Palomares
    Criminal Defense Lawyer
    Member of the Bar: California, Massachusetts, Florida, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico (Federal)
    [Read more] [Also See]
  • Priscilla M. Parker
    Civil Litigation Lawyer – Personal Injury Law
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Angela M. Petrusha
    Estate Planning Lawyer/Co-Founder of BarIssues.Com
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Rohit Prakash
    Immigration Attorney in Ohio
    (Practices Immigration Law with Daughter Shivya Prakash and Son Vyom Prakash. All Three are NWCU Graduates.)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Shivya Prakash
    Immigration Attorney in Ohio
    (Practices Immigration Law with Her father Rohit Prakash and Brother Vyom Prakash. All Three are NWCU Graduates.)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Vyom Prakash
    Immigration Attorney in Ohio
    (Practices Immigration Law with His Father Rohit Prakash and Sister Shivya Prakash. All Three are NWCU Graduates.)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Frank Huy Pham
    Patent Attorney and Intellectual Property, International Trade & Business Disputes Lawyer/Computer Technology Engineer
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Angel A. Price
    General Attorney at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Kevin E. Prosser
    Attorney/Experimental Test Pilot/Legal Officer for The Society of Experimental Test Pilots
    (Former U.S. Air Force Pilot of Aircraft Including the F-15, F-16 and F-22 Series)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Michael Quddous
    Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship Attorney in New Jersey
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Charles Quince
    International Law Scholar/Library Staff Member/Author
    (Member of the American Society of International Law, the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, and the Pennsylvania Library Association)
    [Read More] [See also][And See] [Then see]
  • Patrick Quinlan
    Professor Emeritus/Professional Researcher
    (Former Department Chair and President of the Adrian College Faculty Union)
    [Read more]
  • Lois Raap
    Lawyer/Foster Care Expert/Senior Attorney at Legal Advocates for Permanent Parenting
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Chenyang Sunny Rickard
    Immigration Attorney/Estate Planning Lawyer/Director of Legal Affairs
    (Serves as Director of Legal Affairs for San Diego Asian Americans For Equality Foundation, a California Nonprofit Public Affairs and Community Service Organization)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Nathan C. Rien
    Attorney/Professor and Director of Athletics at Columbia College in Northern California
    (Former Head Basketball Coach at Columbia College)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Peter Riley
    Lawyer/Astrophysicist/Professor of Law
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Crystal Sargent
    Attorney at Hougum Law Firm, LLC in Marathon and Oneida Counties, Wisconsin – Full-Service Estate Planning, Elder Law and Probate
    (Previously worked as Associate General Counsel at L & S Electric, Inc., Marathon County, Wisconsin; and Admitted to Practice as an Advocate in the Menominee Tribal Court)
    Member of the Bar: California and Wisconsin
    [Read more]
  • Mary E. Schofield
    Lawyer/Professor of Law
    Member of the Bar: California
    Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors of the Senior Courts of England & Wales (Solicitor)
    [Read more]
  • Jennifer J. Shelton
    Estate Planning and Probate Lawyer
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Andrew R. Sones
    Corporate General Counsel for National Sport Group LLC (licensed In-House Counsel in New Jersey) and Private Practice Immigration Attorney in Florida
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Ranette Sonnenberg
    Attorney – San Joaquin County Department of Child Support Services
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Alexander Sonnenschein
    Private Practice Lawyer – Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Business, Wills & Probate, and Personal Injury Law
    Member of the Bar: California and Massachusetts
    [Read more]
  • DeBorah Sonnenschein
    Private Practice Lawyer – Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Business, Wills & Probate, and Personal Injury Law
    Member of the Bar: California and Massachusetts
    [Read more]
  • Terry D. Stark
    Private Practice Lawyer – Business, Landlord & Tenant, Trusts & Estates, and Criminal Law
    (Former Correctional Officer with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)
    Member of the Bar: California  
    [Read more]
  • Perry L Stottlemeyer
    Attorney/CPA/Assistant Director of Finance and Accounting at League of California Cities
    Member of the Bar: California  
    [Read more]
  • Linda C. Sun
    International Development & Sovereign Government Advocate
    (Former Executive Vice President and Partner, Bentos of New York, New York)
    [Read more]
  • Linda T. Sung
    Attorney/CPA/IRS Senior Auditor/Professor of Accounting and Tax
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Elisha F. Svosve
    Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship Attorney in Texas
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • John A. Tacker
    Corporate General Counsel and Vice President of Human Resources for Charles F. Day & Associates LLC
    Member of the Bar: Michigan and Iowa
    [Read more]
  • Ming Tang
    Immigration and Tax Attorney in Ohio
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Frank A. Terreri
    Deputy District Attorney for Tuolumne County, California
    (Former Supervisory Federal Air Marshal, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Federal Air Marshal Agency President - Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA))
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Gabrielle A. Tetreault
    Criminal Litigation Lawyer/Child Welfare Law Specialist/Mediator
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Henry A. Thomas
    Patent, Trademark, Copyright, and Intellectual Property Attorney at Frisco Patent Services, PLLC in Texas
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Jon A. Tomashoff
    Senior Staff Counsel for the California Department of Insurance
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Ethan A. Turner
    Deputy Attorney General III for the State of California Department of Justice
    (Former County Counsel for Calaveras County, California and Former City Attorney for Amador City, California)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Jacob Unger
    Business & Real Estate Lawyer
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Kristian S. Watford
    Immigration & Naturalization Attorney
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Clifford T. Watts
    Immigration, Social Security, and Federal Taxation Attorney
    Member of the Bar: California, New Mexico, and Wisconsin
    [Read more]
  • Mickey L. Williams
    Chief of Police of the City of Carlsbad, California
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Mary Mehrnoosh Eshaghian-Wilner
    Patent Attorney/Engineer/Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering
    Member of the Bar: California and Washington D.C
    [Read more]
  • Albrecht Wobst
    Attorney/Medical Doctor
    (Former Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Florida)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Grace Yoon
    Staff Attorney at My Sister’s House, Inc, a Public Service Organization that Advocates For Asian, Pacific Islander and Other Underserved Women and Children Impacted by Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Human Trafficking
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
     
  • Dongxiao Yue
    Attorney at Law and President of Netbula, LLC
    (Founder of Netbula, LLC, a software company whose technologies have been licensed by many Fortune 500 companies.)
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]
  • Stephen J. Zawacki
    Immigration Attorney/Author (Book: 'Love, Marriage & Green Cards: Immigration to the United States as the Husband or Wife of an American Citizen')
    Member of the Bar: California and Washington D.C.
    [Read more]
  • Pujie Zheng
    Corporate Counsel/Patent Attorney/Engineer/Author (Books: 'The Anatomy of Lying' and 'Creating Glory')
    Member of the Bar: California
    [Read more]

Nominations

If you would like to nominate an alumna or alumnus of Northwestern California University for a listing on the Notable Alumni Page, please send an email message to [email protected] and in it provide the nominee’s full name and information regarding his or her law practice, public administration, public service, teaching, research and other work.

Nominations will be reviewed and new additions will be posted periodically.

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