CL A SS AC T ION S A N TA C L A R A L AW A L U M N I U P D AT E S
ALUMNI
1984 Melanie Gold joined the California Appellate Law Group in San Diego, CA, one of the nation’s leading appellate specialty law firms. Kathryn Meier McCarthy was promoted to CEO/ president of Uplift Family Services.
Alice Busching Reynolds was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to serve as president of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
1994
Julie Henderson was appointed director of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation by Governor Gavin Newsom.
Deborah Moss-West received the 2021 Minority Bar Coalition Unity Award in November. These annual awards honor member bar association attorneys for being exemplary in promoting the cause of diversity in the legal profession and the community.
1990
2001
Debora Grasham (formerly Dimino) is magistrate judge for the District of Debora Grasham Idaho, the second woman to ever serve on Idaho’s federal bench.
Benjamin D. Galloway was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom Benjamin Galloway to serve as a judge in the Sacramento County Superior Court. Angela Storey has joined Habbas & Associates. She has nearly 20 years of experience as a personal injury lawyer with a focus on cases that head to trial.
1987
1993 Andrew Breuner was appointed to the Eighteenth Judicial District Court of Gallatin County, Montana, by Governor Greg Gianforte.
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2002
2009
Christine Donovan was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to serve as judge Christine Donovan in the Solano County Superior Court. Kayla K. Horacek joined Hahn & Hahn’s Family Law Practice Group in Pasadena, CA.
James Cummins was promoted to shareholder at Barulich Dugoni & Suttmann Law Group, Inc. He has led the firm’s litigation practice since 2019. Jared A. Jefferson was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom Jared Jefferson to serve as a judge in the Monterey County Superior Court.
2004 Stephanie K. Sato was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to serve as a Stephanie Sato judge in the Alameda County Superior Court.
2007 Alison Johnson rejoined Wilson Sonsini as a partner in Salt Lake City.
2008 Nitin Gambhir joined Hogan Lovells as partner in their Intellectual Property, Media and Technology practice. He is based in the firm’s San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices, and joined the firm from Polsinelli.
2010 Stephanie Jamieson was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to serve as California’s youngest judge on the Merced County Superior Court. Heather Kim was promoted to partner Heather Kim at Kasowitz, Benson, Torres. Hilary Mattis joined Qutalyst Partners LP as general counsel. Michael Rosati was promoted to partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
