Chandra (Garry) Eidt was
named to the 2014 Washington Rising Stars list, which honors attorneys 40 years old or younger or who have practiced law for 10 years or less. A patent attorney in Miller Nash Graham & Dunn’s intellectual property practice group in Seattle, Chandra counsels clients in all aspects of patent law. She has broad experience ranging from patent procurement and strategic business counseling to patent litigation.
2005
Tamara Freeze writes, “On
November 6, 2014, I obtained a $1.37 million verdict in an employment discrimination/retaliation case against the Community Development Commission of the County of Los Angeles. After an 11-day jury trial in downtown Los Angeles Superior Court, my client won on all five causes of action. Case: Mayo v. Community Development Commission (BC486184).”
2006
Alisa Nave-Worth was named senior policy advisor and counsel at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s Las Vegas office. A member of the firm’s government relations department, Alisa has extensive legal, political, and public policy experience in Nevada, which she brings to implementing and advocating legislative strategies before state and local agencies for a wide range of corporate clients in the state. She has also been a board member of several philanthropic organizations.
Dean Cheley has been promoted to partner at Donaldson + Callif, a Los Angeles-based law firm representing independent producers of film, television, and web-based content with an emphasis on all clearance matters. Dean focuses his practice on structuring deals and negotiating contracts for individuals and corporations involved in the film and television industry. He regularly works with book authors, screen writers, performers, directors, and producers, as well as institutions such as studios, networks, guilds, and talent agencies.
2007
Christina Hioureas
received the Greek America Foundation’s “40 under 40” award for her work in public international law and interna-
tional arbitration. That work includes resolving disputes between state sovereigns, private entities, and individuals. Christina also received the Partner in Justice Award from the Center for Justice and Accountability for her victory in Ahmed v. Magan. It marked the first judgment to hold a Somali National Security Service member accountable for human rights violations that occurred during the country’s brutal dictatorship. She also serves as special legal adviser to the Republic of Cyprus at the United Nations.
Glenn Sulmasy was appointed the first provost and chief academic officer at Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island. He had been the chair and designated dean of the Department of Humanities and a law professor at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. Glenn is an international law and national
security expert with more than 25 years of experience in academic, law, and government service. He is responsible for all academic and research programs within Bryant’s College of Business, College of Arts and Sciences, and School of Health Sciences. Bryant Yang helped
achieve a historic legal victory for a pro bono client with the help of Berkeley Law faculty member Barry Krisberg, who was an expert witness in the case. A partner at Irell & Manella, Bryant represented Edel Gonzalez, who had been in custody since 1991, when, at age 16, he participated in an attempted carjacking that resulted in a tragic death. He was convicted of felony murder and sentenced to life without possibility of parole. Gonzalez became a model prisoner, taking advantage of educational opportunities. Under a new California law that permits some individuals sentenced to life without parole for juvenile offenses to be resentenced to parole-eligible terms, Gonzalez, with Bryant’s help, became the law’s first beneficiary when an Orange County judge recalled the original sentence and imposed a new sentence of 25 years to life. Gonzalez will be eligible for parole in less than three years.
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