Board of Governors
Meet the CWL Board
The CWL Board of Governors works tirelessly to advocate for and advance issues that affect women in the legal profession often taking time away from their families, friends and busy careers.
To join the Board of Governors a CWL member may be elected by voting members of CWL from their respective District or appointed by members from CWL Affiliate Bar Associations. CWL's immediate past president also sits on the Board as do active CWL participants who are appointed by the President.
Below is an list of the members of the 2011-2012 CWL Board of Governors.
Members of the CWL Executive Committee are listed first and names are indicated with an asterisk.
Patricia Sturdevant*
Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Planning
California Department of Insurance
300 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 492-3578
Fax (916) 445-5280
CWL President
Eliza M. Rodrigues*
Sedgwick LLP
333 Bush Street, 30th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104-2834
E-Mail: eliza.rodrigues@sedgwicklaw.com
Risk Management & Professional Liability
CWL President-Elect
Nancy O'Malley*
Alameda County District Attorney's Office
1225 Fallon Street, Room 900
Oakland, CA 94612
E-Mail: nancy.omalley@acgov.org
Criminal Law
CWL Immediate Past President
Nanci E. Nishimura*
Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy
840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200
Burlingame CA 94010
E-Mail: nnishimura@cpmlegal.com
Business Litigation, Antitrust
CWL First Vice-President
District 3 Governor - Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties
Neda Mansoorian*
McManis Faulkner
50 W San Fernando Street, #1000
San Jose, CA 95113
E-Mail: nmansoorian@mcmanislaw.com
CWL Second Vice-President
Affiliate Governor - Santa Clara County Bar Association - Women Lawyers Committee
Jacqueline Vitti Frederick*
Attorney at Law
267 W. Tefft Street
Nipomo, CA 93444
E-mail: jvflaw@aol.com
Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Business
CWL Secretary
Affiliate Governor - Women Lawyers' Association of San Luis Obsipo County
Jodi Swick*
Carroll Burdick & McDonough LLP
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94104
E-mail: jswick@cbmlaw.com
Business & Insurance Coverage Litigation
CWL Treasurer
District 4 Governor - Marin and San Francisco County
Cherri Allison
Executive Director
Alameda County Family Justice Center
470 27th Street
Oakland, CA 94612
E-Mail: cherri@fvlc.org
District 3 Governor – Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties
Christa Anderson
Keker & Van Nest LLP
633 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
E-Mail: canderson@kvn.com
CWL Governor at Large
Wendy Behan
Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield, LLP
110 Laurel Street
San Diego, CA 92101-1419
E-Mail: wbehan@cglaw.com
District 9 Governor - Imperial and San Diego Counties
Dena Bez
Bez Law Firm, P.C.
2035 Hurley Way, Ste. 250
Sacramento, CA 95825
E-Mail: dena@bezlawfirm.com
Business Law, Family Law
Affiliate Governor - Women Lawyers of Sacramento
Denae Hildebrand Budde
Alborg, Veiluva & Martin LLP
2121 N. California Blvd., Ste. 1010
Walnut Creek, CA 94596-7351
E-mail: dbudde@avmllp.com
Real Estate, Business and Insurance coverage litigation
Affiliate Governor - Contra Costa County Bar Association - Women's Section
Amelia F Burroughs
Janssen Malloy LLP
730 Fifth Street
PO Drawer 1288
Eureka, CA 95501
E-Mail:aburroughs@janssenlaw.com
Employment law, medical malpractice defense, personal injury, consumer and complex litigation
District 1 Governor - Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Nebada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity and Yuba counties
Laura Dewey
Attorney and Mediator
430 East Carillo Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
E-Mail: lgdcfls@west.net
Family Law, Estate Planning and Probate
Affiliate Governor - Santa Barbara Women Lawyers
Naomi Dewey
Hardin & Coffin
1531 Chapala Street, Suite 1
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
E-Mail: nrd@hardincoffin.com
Civil Litigation, General Counsel (Government entity, small business and nonprofit)
District 6 Governor - Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties
Tara Flanagan
Flanagan Law Offices
1814 Franklin Street, Stuite 502
Oakland, CA 94612
E-mail:
Family Law, Domestic Violence restraining orders, LGBT Domestic Violence
Affiliate Governor - Women Lawyers of Alameda County
Susan L. Formaker
Office of Administrative Hearings
320 West Fourth Street, Suite 630
Los Angeles, CA 90013
District 7 Governor - Los Angeles County
Betty Fracisco
Garrett & Jensen
3403 Tenth Street, Suite 701
Riverside, CA 92501
E-Mail: betty@boydjensen.com
Civil Litigation
District 8 Governor - Orange County
Chris Chambers Goodman
Professor of Law
Pepperdine University School of Law
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263
E-Mail: christine.goodman@pepperdine.edu
Co-Affiliate Governor - Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
M. Prudence Hutton
Central California Legal Services
4351 North Wilson
Fresno CA
E-Mail: prulaw@hotmail.com
District 5 Governor - Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Monterey, San Benito, San Joaquin, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, and Tulare counties.
Lara Krieger
Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP
5900 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036
E-Mail: lkrieger@gmsr.com
Appellate Law
District 7 Governor - Los Angeles County
Christine Levin
Christine J. Levin, Attorney at Law
516 W. Shaw Avenue, Suite 200
Fresno, CA 93704
E-Mail: info@cjlevineatty.com
Civil Appellate Practice/Motions/Litigation Support
Affiliate Governor – Fresno County Women Lawyers
Megan Lewis
Wilke Fleury et al LLP
400 Capitol Mall, 22nd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
E-Mail: mlewis@wilkefleury.com
District 2 Governor
Bankruptcy Litigation, Business Litigation, Corporate Transactional
Mary A. Luros
Partner at Hudson & Luros, LLP
1436 Second Street, Suite 280
Napa, CA 94559
E-Mail: Mary@HudsonLuros.com
General Civil Practice
Affiliate Governor - Napa County Women Lawyers
Kathleen McDowell
Munger, Tolles & Olson
355 S Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Governor at Large
Christine McGuire
The Christine McGuire Law Office
303 Water Street, Ste. 140
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
E-Mail: cmg@christinemcguirelaw.com
Criminal Defense
Affiliate Governor - Women Lawyers of Santa Cruz County
Noelle Natoli-Duffy
Foley & Mansfield, PLLP
300 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 2800
Los Angeles, CA 90071
E-Mail: nnatoli@foleymansfield.com
Defense of personal injury claims; Long-Term Care Facilities/Nursing Homes; Medical Malpractice; Transportation; Premises Liability; Product Liability
Affiliate Governor - Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
Associate Justice Kathleen E. O'Leary
Court of Appeal,
Fourth District, Division Three
601 West Santa Ana Blvd.,
Santa Ana, CA 92701
E-Mail: kathleen.oleary@jud.ca.gov
Co-Judicial Liaison
Natalie Panossian
Senior Corporate Counsel
Ricoh Printing Systems America, Inc.
2390-A Ward Avenue
Simi Valley, CA 93021
E-Mail: natalie.panossian@rpsa.ricoh.com
Business Law, Corporate Law
Affiliate Governor - Ventura County Women Lawyers
Meehan Rasch
Wydick Fellow, UC Davis School of Law
400 Mrak Hall Drive
Davis, CA 95616
mrasch@ucdavis.edu
General Litigation, Appellate Litigation
District 7 Governor - Los Angeles County
Wendy Ray
Morrison & Foerster, LLP
555 W Fifth Street, #3500
Los Angeles, CA 90013
E-Mail: wray@mofo.com
Patent, IP Litigation
District 7 Governor - Los Angeles County
Solange Ritchie
Law Offices of Steven R Young
600 Anton Blvd., Suite 650
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
E-Mail: solangeritchie@hotmail.com
Civil Litigation (Plaintiff)
Affiliate Governor - Orange County Women Lawyers Association
Kelly J. Robbins
Robbins Family Law
601 California Street, Suite 2100
San Francisco, CA 94108
E-Mail: kelly@robbinsfamilylaw.com
Family Law
Affiliate Governor - Queen's Bench
Rebecca Roberts
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
12275 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA 92130
E-Mail: rroberts@sheppardmullin.com
Civil Litigation/White Collar Defense
Affiliate Governor – Lawyers Club of San Diego
Paula S. Rosenstein
Rosenstein, Wilson & Dean, PLC
1901 First Avenue, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92101
E-mail: prosenstein@rwdlaw.com
Employment Law
District 9 Governor - Imperial and San Diego counties
Kristen Sagafi
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
E-Mail: klaw@lchb.com
District 4 Governor - Marin and San Francisco Counties
Dr. Sara L. Terheggen
Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 29th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
E-Mail: sterheggen@stblaw.com
Corporate
District 7 Governor - Los Angeles County
Andrea Van Leesten
Law Offices of Andrea Van Leesten
6101 W Centinela Avenue, Suite 270
Culver City, CA 90230
E-Mail: atty_vanleesten@hotmail.com
Co-Affiliate Governor - Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
Hon. L. Claire Vermillion
Los Angeles Superior Court Referee
415 West Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90802
E-Mail: CVermillion@LASuperiorCourt.org
Current Assignment: Juvenile Traffic and Misdemeanors
Affiliate Governor - Women Lawyers of Long Beach
Erin Weber
Senior Staff Counsel
California Department of Managed Health Care
980 9th Street, Suite 500
Sacramento, CA 95814
E-Mail: erinweber@comcast.net
Health Care/Regulatory
Affiliate Governor - Women Lawyers of Sacramento
