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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.

1987

Julie Henderson was appointed director of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation by Governor Gavin Newsom.

1990

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.

1993

Andrew Breuner was appointed to the Eighteenth Judicial District Court of Gallatin County, Montana, by Governor Greg Gianforte.

Alice Busching Reynolds

was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to serve as president of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).

1994

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.

2001

Benjamin D. Galloway

was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom 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.

Benjamin Galloway

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2002

Christine

Donovan was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to serve as judge in the Solano County Superior Court. Kayla K. Horacek joined Hahn & Hahn’s Family Law Practice Group in Pasadena, CA.

Christine Donovan

2004

Stephanie

K. Sato was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to serve as a judge in the Alameda County Superior Court.

Stephanie Sato

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.

2009

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 to serve as Jared Jefferson a judge in the Monterey County Superior Court.

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 at Kasowitz, Heather Kim Benson, Torres. Hilary Mattis joined Qutalyst Partners LP as general counsel. Michael Rosati was promoted to partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

2011

Michael

Wiesner was promoted to partner at Orrick in San Francisco. All Michael Wiesner credit due to Diane Wiesner.

2013

Dr. Caleb Bates was promoted to principal at Fish & Richardson. Dr. Madhuri (Mani) Roy was elected partner at Cooley LLP in the Patent Counseling and Strategy group of the firm’s Palo Alto office. Julia Minitti was promoted to partner by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

2016

Ryu Fukuyama joined Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton’s San Francisco office as an associate on the Mergers & Acquisitions, and Securities Team in the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Real Estate Department. Harmony Oswald is founder and CEO of Legalucy, a virtual prelawyer assistant.

2018

Olivia Manning joined Hoge Fenton as an associate in their Privacy and Data Security Practice Group.

IN MEMORIAM

Dr. Robert “Robby” B. Beyers J.D. ’00, MBA ’01 Philip S. Bianco ’55, J.D. ’60 Philip T. Bird J.D. ’75 The Hon. William “Bill” F. Brown Jr. ’55, J.D. ’60 Richard S. Carlone J.D. ’71 William P. Cummings J.D. ’76 The Hon. Anthony “Tony” De Cristoforo Jr. J.D. ’58 Donald “Don” J. De Geller J.D. ’52 Michael P. Diepenbrock J.D. ’66 Joseph W. Di Leonardo ’65, J.D. ’68 James J. Egan J.D. ’83 Eugene “Gene” E. Feltz J.D. ’51 Arthur “Art” J. Gemmell LL.M ’05 John S. Gerhardt J.D. ’63 Mark B. Hames J.D. ’73 Brian N. Lawther J.D. ’68 Rodney “Rod” L. Levin J.D. ’93 Robert A. Loeher II J.D. ’75 Robert J. Mertz J.D. ’47 Paul A. Pelosi J.D. ’73 John B. Rasche J.D. ’82 Delbert M. Siemsen J.D. ’72 Mark A. Solomon J.D. ’75 Eric K. Spangenberg J.D. ’85 The Hon. Michael G. Virga ’78, J.D. ’81

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COURTESY OF THE BEYERS FAMILY

ROBBY BEYERS

A Lifetime and Legacy of Mentoring Others

On April 12, 2021, the world lost a remarkable individual and Santa Clara Law lost a special alumnus. For nearly two decades, Robby Beyers J.D. ’00, MBA ’01, who also held a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from Stanford University, was an advocate and active mentor for Santa Clara Law students and graduates.

Building upon his knowledge of materials science, he served as a partner at the law firm of Morgan Lewis LLP in their intellectual property practice. As a highly respected patent attorney, he authored hundreds of patents, including the “iPhone Patent” (U.S. Patent No. 7,479,949) for the iPhone’s user interface. Throughout his accomplished professional career, Beyers took an active interest in mentoring Santa Clara Law students, particularly those with science and engineering backgrounds wishing to pursue careers in patent law.

Beyers’ life was cut short by the onset and complications associated with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), but he and his family were determined to ensure that he would have a positive impact on the life of future Santa Clara Law students long after his own passing. With the goal of perpetuating the impact of his work and keeping his memory alive, Beyers’ family established the Robby Beyers Memorial Scholarship Endowment. Through their generosity and foresight, a Santa Clara Law education will become more financially accessible for future generations of law students admitted into the highly regarded Tech Edge J.D. program.