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
Edward Arledge ′73**
Retired Partner
Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP
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
Global Co-Chair, Litigation Department and Partner
Morrison Foerster LLP
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, Immediate Past Chair
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 Francavilla Blatt LLP
Steven J. Cologne ′84**
Attorney & Immediate Past Managing Partner
Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP
Dennis J. Doucette ′86, Vice Chair
Managing 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.
Associate
Sheppard Mullin
Founder
Fox Law APC
Gordon L. Gerson ′76
Founder
GersonLaw
Erin P. Gibson ′03, Chair
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
Hon. Richard Huffman**
Associate Justice
Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One
Steven R. Hunsicker ′75
Retired Partner
Baker Botts, LLP
Jennifer "Jenn" Jett
Vice President, Operation Support
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Shaka H. Johnson ′03
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Sony Electronics Inc.
Michael B. Kaplan ′72**
Owner
ARKA Properties Group
Emeritus Member, USD Board of Trustees
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
Managing Partner and Philanthropist
ABPS
U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court,
Eastern District of California
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
Scott L. Metzger ′79
Shareholder
Duckor Metzger & Wynne
A. John Murphy, Jr. '72, ′75**
Partner
Murphy and Weiner
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
Hon. Louisa S Porter ′77 (Ret.)
Retired U.S. Magistrate Judge
United States District Court,
Southern District of California
Michael J. Rider ′83
Global General Counsel and Corporate 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
Managing Partner
The Schenk Law Firm, 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
Thomas E. Sharkey ′59**
Mediator
Judicate West
Susanne Stanford ′75
Retired Partner
Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP
Hon. Todd F. Stevens ′88
Judge
San Diego Superior Court
George G. Strong, Jr. ′74
Senior Advisor
Cornerstone Research
Dawn S. Theodora '87
Associate Vice Chancellor and Deputy General Counsel
California State University
Hon. Robert J. Trentacosta ′79
Judge
Superior Court of California-County of San Diego
Retired Partner
Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP
Michael Weaver ′73**
Retired Partner Latham & Watkins LLP
JAMS Mediator and Arbitrator
Christopher Wesierski ′78
Managing Partner
Wesierski & Zurek, LLP
Charles B. Witham ′98, ′99 (MBA)
Partner
Witham Mahoney & Abbott, LLP
*Ex-officio member
**Emeritus member