2023-24 Board of Visitors
The Board of Visitors is an advisory and support group that is dedicated to the School of Law's advancement as a leading center of legal education and scholarship. Members of the Board of Visitors provide counsel and feedback to the Dean on a range of issues related to the priorities and needs of the School of Law.
Derek Aberle ′96
Co-Founder, President & COO
XCOM
Hon. Olga Álvarez ′02
Judge
San Diego Superior Court, South County Division
Hon. Richard Aronson ′72, ′75 (Ret.)
Retired Associate Justice
Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District,
Division Three
Richard M. Bartell ′75
President
Bartell Hotels
Angela A. Bartosik ′93
Retired Chief Deputy Primary Public Defender
San Diego Public Defender’s Office
Adam J. Bass ′88, ′91
President & CEO
Buchalter – Los Angeles
Hon. Michael S. Berg ′81
US Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court,
Southern District of California
Erin Bosman ′94, ′99
Partner
Morrison & Foerester
Matthew J. Bresnahan ′07
Partner
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Robert S. Brewer, Jr. ′75
Former United States Attorney
Southern District of California
Alan K. Brubaker ′76
Partner
Wingert Grebing Brubaker & Juskie LLP
Benjamin C. Bunn ′89
Founder & President
Bunn Law Group PC
Elizabeth “Libby” Carson**
Retired
H & R Block
David S. Casey, Jr. ′74
Managing Partner
Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield LLP
Steven J. Cologne ′84
Managing Partner
Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP
Dennis J. Doucette ′86
Partner
Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Stephen P. Doyle ′84
President
Sandy Point Properties
Bibianne U. Fell ′04
Founding Partner
Fell Law, PC
Michael A. Ferrara, Jr. ′72
Partner
The Ferrara Law Firm, LLC
Thompson Fetter ′67
Chairman
T. Fetter & Co., Inc.
Gordon L. Gerson ′76
Founder
Gerson Law Firm APC
Erin P. Gibson ′03
Partner
DLA Piper
Robert H. Gleason ′98
President
Evans Hotels
Hon. Allison H. Goddard ′00
US Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court,
Southern District of California
Susan S. Gonick ′86**
Retired Partner
Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP
Hon. J. Richard Haden ′74**
Retired Judge
Superior Court of California-County of San Diego
JAMS Mediation, Arbitration, ADR Services
John R. Henkel ′77**
Treasurer & Director
Linden Root Dickinson Foundation
Karen P. Hewitt ′89
Partner-in-Charge, California Region
Jones Day
Denise Hickey ′94
VP, Assistant General Counsel, Innovation Law
Bristol Myers Squibb
Steven R. Hunsicker ′75
Retired Partner
Baker Botts, LLP
Faye Hunter ′90
Retired Partner
Latham & Watkins, LLP
Shaka H. Johnson ′03
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Sony Electronics Inc.
Michael B. Kaplan ′72**
Owner
ARKA Properties Group
Kimberly M. Koro ′86
Senior Vice-President & General Manger,
Qualcomm Government Technologies (QGOV)
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Member, USD Board of Trustees
Hon. Melinda J. Lasater ′73**
Judge
Superior Court of California-County of San Diego
Patrick W. Martin ′92
Shareholder
Chamberlin Hrdlicka
Haida Massoud Mojdehi ′94
Managing Partner and Philanthropist
ABPS
Hon. Judith McConnell**
Administrative Presiding Justice
Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District,
Division One
James R. McCormick, Jr. ′97
Managing Partner
Delphi Law Group, LLP
Jack McGrory ′81
CEO
La Jolla MJ Management, LLC
Edwin F. McPherson ′82
Partner
McPherson LLP
John L. Morrell ′84
Chairman Emeritus
Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP
Ryan A. Murr ′98
Partner
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Andrea Myers ′08
Partner
Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek
Virginia “Ginny” C. Nelson ′79**
Adjunct Law Professor
USD School of Law
Member, USD Board of Trustees
Katherine "Katie" L. Parker ′02
Cheif, Civil Division
Office of the U.S. Attorney
Hon. Louisa S Porter ′77
Retired U.S. Magistrate Judge
United States District Court,
Southern District of California
Michael J. Rider ′83
Global General Counsel & Secretary
ResMed
Kristin Rizzo ‘06
Mediator
Judicate West
Paul E. Robinson ′73
Partner
Hecht Solberg Robinson Goldberg & Bagley
Frank E. Rogozienski ′71
Attorney
Frank E. Rogozienski, Inc.
Dean Robert A. Schapiro*
Dean and C. Hugh Friedman Professor of Law
University of San Diego
Frederick Schenk ′78
Partner
Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield LLP
Former Congresswoman Lynn Schenk ′70
Former Member
United States Congress
Edward P. Schlesier ′89, ′00
Partner
Blanchard Krasner & French
Gary W. Schons ′73, ′76
Retired Senior Assistant Attorney General
California Attorney General’s Office
Ronson J. Shamoun ′98, ′02, ′03
Principal & CEO
RJS LAW - A Tax Law Firm
Thomas E. Sharkey ′59**
Mediator
Judicate West
Susanne Stanford ′75**
Retired Partner
Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP
Member, USD Board of Trustees
Todd F. Stevens ′88
Partner
Keeney, Waite & Stevens
George G. Strong, Jr. ′74
Senior Advisor
Cornerstone Research
Jeffrey T. Thomas ′82
Retired Partner
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Hon. Robert J. Trentacosta ′79
Judge
Superior Court of California-County of San Diego
Vickie E. Turner ′82**
Retired Partner
Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP
Christopher Wesierski ′78
Managing Partner
Wesierski & Zurek, LLP
Charles B. Witham ′98, ′99 (MBA)
Partner
Witham Mahoney & Abbott, LLP
*Ex-officio member
**Emeritus member