Twelve USD School of Law Alumni Named Outstanding Young Attorney Finalists
SAN DIEGO (December 18, 2012) - Today, The San Diego Daily Transcript named 12 recent University of San Diego (USD) School of Law graduates to its list of outstanding 2012 Young Attorneys.
The culmination of a peer nomination process, the Young Attorneys finalists were selected by San Diego County attorneys for their knowledge, enthusiasm, work ethic, detail orientation, professionalism and commitment to furthering the interests of justice in society.
Young Attorney finalists include:
Alex Calero,'05
Department of Corporations, State of California
Charles Fanning IV, '06
Oliva and Associates ALC
Jessica Klarer Pride, '07
Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield LLP
Andrea Russell '07
Kirby Noonan Lance & Hoge
Liz Alvarado, '09
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Jeff Bennion, '09
Law Offices of Jeff Bennion
Andrew Botros, '09
Law Offices of James D. Scott
Michal Licari, '09
D'Egidio Licari & Townsend LLP
Laura Sheppard, '09
Law Offices of Laura R. Sheppard
Patrick Kane, '10
Hamilton & McInnis LLP
Abbey Stephenson, '10
Blanchard Krasner & French
Jamie Quient, '11
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
About the University of San Diego School of Law
Recognized for the excellence of its faculty, curriculum and clinical programs, the University of San Diego (USD) School of Law enrolls approximately 900 Juris Doctor and graduate law students from throughout the United States and around the world. The law school is best known for its offerings in the areas of business and corporate law, constitutional law, intellectual property, international and comparative law, public interest and taxation.
USD School of Law is one of the 81 law schools elected to the Order of the Coif, a national honor society for law school graduates. The law school’s faculty is a strong group of outstanding scholars and teachers with national and international reputations and currently ranks 23rd worldwide in all-time faculty downloads on the Social Sciences Research Network (SSRN). The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Founded in 1954, the law school is part of the University of San Diego, a private, nonprofit, independent, Roman Catholic university chartered in 1949.