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