Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
Western State is proud of its 11,000+ alumni. The alumni community includes many outstanding professionals who have distinguished themselves in the fields of law, education, politics, government and business. The following have been inducted into the College of Law’s Hall of Fame:
President and CEO – SA Recycling
HONORABLE LARRY ALLEN, Class of 1976
Presiding Judge – Superior Court of San Bernardino County
ALFREDO AMEZCUA, Class of 1985
President – Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County
HONORABLE MARGARET R. ANDERSON, Class of 1977
Judge – Superior Court of Orange County
SHARON J. ARKIN, Class of 1991
President – Consumer Attorneys of California
DONNA R. BASHAW, Class of 1987
President – National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
EBRAHIM BAYTIEH, Class of 1996
Orange County District Attorney
GREGORY L. BENTLEY, Class of 1990
Partner – Bentley & More, LLP
JEAN BLACKWELL, Class of 1979
Supervising Attorney – Legal Aid Society of Orange County
KEVIN CALCAGNIE, Class of 1982
Founding Partner – Robinson Calcagnie, Inc.
GARY CHAMBERS, Class of 1986
President – Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
FRANK N. DARRAS, Class of 1986
President – Western State Law Foundation Board of Directors
CHRISTOPHER DAY, Class of 1985
President – California American Board of Trial Advocates
MARJORIE DAY, Class of 1971
President – American Board of Trial Advocates, Orange County
MARJORIE DICKINSON, Class of 1988
Orange County Women Lawyers Association Attorney of the Year
HONORABLE DANIEL DIDIER, Class of 1977
Presiding Judge – Superior Court Orange County
HONORABLE BECKY LYNN DUGAN, Class of 1979
Judge – Court of Riverside County
LUCETTA DUNN, Class of 1981
President and CEO – Orange County Business Council
JOHN DURAN, Class of 1987
Mayor – West Hollywood
HONORABLE SHERRILL A. ELLSWORTH, Class of 1987
Judge – Court of Riverside County
GRACE E. EMERY, Class of 1980
President – California Women Lawyers Association
HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER EVANS, Class of 1981
Commissioner – Superior Court of Orange County
HONORABLE SHEILA FELL, Class of 1979
Judge – Superior Court of Orange County
HONORABLE RICHARD FIELDS, Class of 1983
Associate Justice – California Courts of Appeal
HONORABLE FRANCISCO FIRMAT, Class of 1976
Judge – Superior Court of Orange County
MICHAEL GARRETT, Class of 1985
Director – University of Southern California’s Athletic Program
GEORGE GASCON, Class of 1996
District Attorney – County of San Francisco
DEBORAH GMEINER, Class of 1987
Assistant Orange County Counsel
JACK GOLDEN, Class of 1979
Chief Assistant Orange County Counsel
BILL K. GRAY, Class of 1974
Founding Partner – Gray and Prouty
HONORABLE SHEILA HANSON, Class of 1988
Supervising Judge – Superior Court of Orange County
JAMES O. HEITING, Class of 1975
President – California State Bar Association
HONORABLE MARIA D. HERNANDEZ, Class of 1992
Judge – Superior Court of Orange County
STEVEN D. HILLYARD, Class of 1975
Founding Partner – Tuverson and Hillyard
JEAN HOBART, Class of 1977
President – Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
WILLIAM HOWARD, Class of 1973
President – Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
VINCENT D. HOWARD, Class of 2003
Managing Shareholder – Howard Law, P.C.
LISA HUGHES, Class of 1975
Chairwoman – State Lottery Commission
FRED HUNTER, Class of 1974
Mayor – City of Anaheim
HONORABLE PAMELA LEE ILES, Class of 1975
Judge – Superior Court of Orange County
HONORABLE ROSS JOHNSON, Class of 1982
Senator – California State Senate
HONORABLE CAROLYN KIRKWOOD, Class of 1983
Supervising Judge – Superior Court of Orange County
Partner – Kubota & Craig, PC
PATRICIA A. LEE-GULLEY, Class of 1988
Partner – Gordon & Rees
HONORABLE MICHAEL R. LIBUTTI, Class of 1987
Judge – Superior Court of San Bernardino County
DEBORA LLOYD, Class of 1984
California Prosecutor of the Year
HONORABLE PATRICK MAGERS, Class of 1975
Judge – Superior Court of Riverside County
GEORGE MALLORY, Class of 1977
Chair – Litigation Section of the California State Bar
PEARL GONDRELLA MANN, Class of 1985
District Governor – California State Bar
LARRY McCAMISH, Class of 1980
Senior Counsel – Chevron Corporation & Unocal
BRIAN J. McCORMACK, Class of 1993
Supervising Trial Attorney – Callahan & Blaine
SCOTT McCUNE, Class of 1976
Founding Partner – Callahan, McCune & Willis
CHRISTOPHER MEARS, Class of 1981
Chairman – California State Athletic Commission
ANIL MEHTA, Class of 1990
Public Law Center Attorney of the Year
CHARLES MIDDLETON, Class of 1978
Chief Assistant Orange County District Attorney
JOSEPH MODEROW, Class of 1975
Senior Vice President, Chief Counsel & Secretary – United Parcel Service, Inc.
JOHN MONTEVIDEO, Class of 1978
President – Consumer Attorneys of California
DANNI R. MURPHY, Class of 1986
President – Orange County Bar Association
HONORABLE JOHN NHO TRONG NGUYEN, Class of 1980
Judge – Superior Court of Orange County
HONORABLE ROBERT PACHECO, Class of 1973
Assemblyman – California State Assembly
NEIL PEDERSEN, Class of 1988
Founding Partner – Pedersen Heck McQueen
HONORABLE PHILLIP PETTY, Class of 1970
Presiding Judge – Superior Court of Orange County
ROSE POTHIER, Class of 1977
AV Rated Real Estate & Real Estate Finance Practitioner
HONORABLE JONATHAN PRICE, Class of 1975
Judge – Superior Court of Monterey County
MICHELLE A. REINGLASS, Class of 1978
President – Orange County Bar Association
SOLANGE E. RITCHIE, Class of 1994
Past President – Orange County Women Lawyers Association
HONORABLE ROGER ROBBINS, Class of 1974
Judge – Superior Court of Orange County
LEWIS R. ROSENBLUM, Class of 1980
California Prosecutor of the Year
DOUGLAS W. SCHROEDER, Class of 1988
Past President – Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
WILLIAM D. SHAPIRO, Class of 1978
Past President – San Bernardino County Bar Association
MARK A. SMITH, Class of 1990
President & CEO – Molycorp
ELEANOR A. STEGMEIER, Class of 1977
Partner – Stegmeier, Gelbart, Schwartz & Benavente, LLP
ANDREW H. STRUVE, Class of 1998
Partner – Brown Rudnick LLP
KAREN TAILLON, Class of 1982
General Counsel, Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Partner – Cummins & White
HONORABLE CHRISTIAN THIERBACH, Class of 1975
Judge – Superior Court of Riverside County
ERIC V. TRAUT, Class of 1989
Partner – Traut Firm
KIMBERLY A. VALENTINE, Class of 1997
Principal – Valentine Law Group
JOHN J. VETH, Class of 1987
President – Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
DAVID S. WEINBERG, Class of 1985
Commissioner – Superior Court Orange County
JEFF WITJAS, Class of 1979
Senior Vice President – Agency for the Performing Arts
NANCY ZELTZER, Class of 1977
Judge – Superior Court of Orange County
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Founded in 1966, Western State College of Law is the oldest law school in Orange County, Southern California, and is fully ABA approved. Western State College of Law’s 11,000+ alumni are well represented across public and private sector legal practice areas, including 150 California judges and about 15% of Orange County’s Deputy Public Defenders and District Attorneys.
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