Regional Alumni Chapters play a vital role in keeping alumni involved with and informed about the USD School of Law through year-round programming and alumni engagement opportunities including a variety of social, educational and cultural events. Creating and strengthening Regional Alumni Chapters to support geographically based groups of USD Law alumni is a top priority of the Law Alumni Association.
Chapters are run by volunteers comprised of local alumni leaders who act as ambassadors for the law school by serving as Regional Alumni Representatives on a Chapter Executive Board. USD's Law Alumni Association Board of Directors provides leadership, guidance and resources in support of Regional Alumni Chapters and works closely with Chapter leaders to:
- Connect alumni of the USD School of Law School (more than 16,000 worldwide)
- Provide career networking opportunities
- Promote an ongoing relationship between alumni and the university
- Engage current and prospective students
- Increase the visibility of the USD School of Law in the region
There are no membership fees to be a part of a Regional Alumni Chapter. Regional event emails are targeted by zip code so please update your contact information to receive email invitations for alumni events in your region.
USD Law Alumni Chapters
Chapter Board Members
Chapter Board Members
| Steven A. Caloiaro '11 (JD) Dickinson Wright PLLC |
Abbey Stephenson '10 (JD) Blanchard, Krasner & French |
Chapter Board Members
| Hala D. Alskaf '16 (JD) Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles |
David M. Angeloff '10 (JD) Stalwart Law Group |
Beth K. Baier '84 (JD) The Walt Disney Company USD Law Alumni Board of Directors |
| Alan H. Barbanel '82 (JD) Barbanel & Treuer P.C. USD Law Alumni Board of Directors |
Scott Carlton '05 (JD) Paul Hastings LLP |
Bradford G. Hughes '06 (JD) Clark Hill PLC |
| Kent L. Kristof '04 (JD) Kristof & Kristof |
Daniel J. Lavi '13 (JD) Law Office of Daniel J. Lavi |
Elana A. Luber '94 (JD), '95 (LLM) Law Offices of Elana A. Luber |
| A. Alexander Lowder ′09 (JD) Larson LLP |
Joshua W. Praw ′13 (JD) Murchison & Cumming, LLP |
Noel Vales '97 (JD) Seyfarth Shaw LLP USD Law Alumni Board of Directors |
Chapter Board Members
| Peter M. Allen '10 (JD) Allen Law Group P.C. |
Jessie I. Baxter '09 (JD) White & Case, LLP |
Erik G. Carter '09 (JD) Financial Finesse |
| Patrick Duplessis '09 (JD) Whitmyer IP Group LLC |
Richard Gruenberger '93 (JD) DLA Piper |
Lawrence Spasojevich '09 (JD) Aidala, Bertuna & Kamins |
Chapter Board Members
| Eve A. Brackmann '04 (JD) Munck Wilson Mandala LLP |
Matthew S. Buttacavoli '99 (JD) Minyard Morris Chapter President |
Ric T. Fukushima '10(JD) Herbalife Nutrition |
| Jonathan L. Gerber '07 (JD) MMG | LLP USD Law Alumni Board of Directors |
Erin F. Giglia '01 (JD) Montage Legal Group USD Law Alumni Board of Directors |
Avery T. Harrison '11 (JD) Orange County District Attorney's Office Chapter Co-Vice President |
| Bridget I. Harrison '10 (JD) Bober, Peterson & Koby, LLP Chapter Marketing & Social Media Co-Chair |
Edson K. McClellan '98 (JD) Rutan & Tucker LLP Chapter Secretary |
Vic A. Merjanian '10 (JD) Kalfayan Merjanian LLP 2016 Rising Star Recent Alumni Award Recipient |
| Charles T. Meyer '03 (BA), '07 (JD) Burger | Meyer LLP |
Blake G. Miller '09 (JD) Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy LLP |
Briana Peters '23 (JD) Martin Law |
| Lauren Roseman '17 (JD) Fisher & Phillips LLP Recent Alumni Chair |
Kyle E. Rowen '00 (BA), '04 (JD) University of California, Irvine Chapter Co-Vice President |
Laurie G. Rowen '04 (JD) Montage Legal Group 2012 Rising Star Recent Alumni Award Recipient Chapter Marketing & Social Media Co-Chair |
| Kate J. Santon '09 (JD) Santon General Counsel Chapter Membership & Hospitality Chair |
Dean E. Short '03 (JD) Short Legal Group |
Jeffrey M. Singletary '04 (JD) Snell & Wilmer LLP Chapter Philanthropy Chair |
| Kelly Smith '15 (JD) Allen Matkins |
Derek Weisbender '08 (JD) Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP |
Chapter Board Members
| Jeanmarie Harrington Bisceglia '02 (BA), '08 (JD) Christian Dichter & Sluga, P.C. President Phoenix Torero Club Co-President |
Joseph A. Brophy '00 (BA), '08 (JD) Jennings, Haug & Cunningham L.L.P. Vice-President |
A. Joseph Chandler '99 (JD) Sherman & Howard |
| Craig P. Cherney '96 (JD) Canterbury Law Group |
David M. LaSpaluto '00 (JD) Fidelity National Law Group |
Michael J. Silhasek '11 (JD) Discount Tire |
| Hon. Christopher T. Whitten '91 (JD) Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County |
Chapter Board Members
| Daniel V. Biedler II ’98 (LLM) | Hon. Christine A. Bologna ’77 (JD) Public Employment Relations Board |
Heather M. Claus ’11 (JD) |
| Lauren M. Kawano ’15 (JD) Felderstein Fitzgerald Willoughby Pascuzzi & Rios LLP |
Grant M. Taylor ’10 (BA), ’14 (JD/MBA) Pacific Midwest Mortgage & Advisory |
Chapter Board Members
| Cmdr. Matthew L. Abbot '15 (JD) U.S. Navy |
Dylan Aste '11 (JD) Office of the U.S. Attorney |
Ross E. Bautista '16 (JD) Perkins Coie |
| Carolina Bravo-Karimi '08 (JD) Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP President-Elect, Law Alumni Board |
Benjamin J. Coughlan '12 (JD) Coughlan & Vinel LLP |
James D. Crosby '83 (JD) Attorney at Law Immediate Past President, Law Alumni Board |
| Megan Donohue '09 (JD) Cooley LLP President, Law Alumni Board |
E. Scott Dupree '77 (JD) The ConAm Group of Companies |
Nicholas J. Fox '11 (JD) |
| Kirsten F. Gallacher '12 (JD) Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP |
Bridget Fogarty Gramme '98 (BA), '03 (JD) USD School of Law Center for Public Interest Law |
Ashley T. Hirano '09 (JD) Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP |
| Knut S. Johnson '86 (JD) Law Offices of Knut S. Johnson |
Alex L. Landon '71 (JD) Law Offices of Alex Landon |
Marty B. Lorenzo '93 (BA), '96 (JD) Petco |
| Jason M. Ohta '00 (JD) Latham & Watkins LLP |
Katherine L. Parker '02 (JD) Office of the U.S. Attorney |
Jamie M. Ritterbeck '12 (JD) Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP |
| Francis J. Tepedino '74 (JD) The Condor Group |
Joy Utomi Hartmann '11 (JD) State of California Office of the Attorney General |
Jessica G. Wilson '02 (BA), '06 (JD) Green Bryant & French LLP |
Chapter Board Members
| Gabrielle Bunker '06 (JD) Compass |
Buck Endemann '07 (JD) K&L Gates 2014 Rising Star Recent Alumni Award Recipient |
Joseph A. Gorman '09 (JD) Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP |
| Joel A. Morgan '08 (JD) Travelers |
Maria E. Shih '08 (JD) San Francisco County District Attorney |
Anand R. Upadhye '09 (JD) Legalist |
Chapter Board Members
| Marie F. Shimada '18 (JD) , President Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve |
Bill Cornell ’89 (JD) Preg O’Donnell & Gillett |
Diane Cornell ’89 (JD) Betts Patterson Mines |
| Timothy G. Fielden ’85 (JD) Microsoft Corporation |
Eden E. Goldman ’15 (JD) Betts Patterson Mines |
Julia C. Hunter ’14 (JD) Law Offices of Carol L. Edward & Associates P.S. |
| Brian L. Taylor ’14 (JD) Bremer Whyte Brown & O'Meara, LLP |
Chapter Board Members
| Tessie A. Brown '07 (JD) U.S. Department of State 2013 Rising Star Recent Alumni Award Recipient |
Camille L. Bennehoff '13 (JD) (LLM) IRS Chief Counsel |
Michael D. DiRoma '08 (JD) DiRoma Eck & Co. LLP |
| Matthew C. Dolan '96 (JD) The Catholic University of America |
Chris B. Hayes '10 (JD) The Celo Foundation USD Law Alumni Board of Directors |
John "Jay" A. Jurata Jr. '00 (JD) Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
| Rebekah E. Jurata '07 (JD) National Economic Council |
Anna G. Phillips '10 (JD) Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox |

