C LA S S A CT IO N
1994 John Kennedy has
worked for the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office the past 20 years. He has served on the board of directors of several LGBT nonprofits. He married his longtime partner, KQED journalist Scott Shafer, in September 2014.
1995 Michelle Ferreira
was recognized in the 2015 Best Lawyers in America. She is a tax litigator for Greenberg Traurig. Eric Geffon was appointed to a judgeship on the Santa Clara County Superior Court by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Previously in private practice, he had also worked as a Santa Clara County deputy public defender. Bill Harmon MBA ’95 is a partner at the Seattle office of Shook, Hardy & Bacon. He previously was an assistant general counsel in Microsoft’s patent litigation group.
1996 Kristi Nevarez B.A.
’91, is a partner at Fragomen Worldwide, a corporate
immigration services provider in Santa Clara. In 2010, she briefly stepped aside from her practice to serve as a congressional assistant and immigration policy advisor to Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren J.D. ’75, H ’99.
1997 Stephen Clinton
B.S. ’87, MBA ’94 is corporate and securities team leader at Womble Carlyle in Cupertino. Previously, he was at Bingham McCutchen. Rachel Holt and Cristina Mazzei J.D. ’98 are new court commissioners in San Mateo County. Both were criminal defense attorneys prior to their appointments. Holt is also chair of the Redwood City Planning Commission.
1998 Patricia Ball is of
counsel at Thompson & Knight in Los Angeles. She works in the employment and labor practice group. Romando Nash is the associate vice president for student affairs at San Jose
State University. Previously he was associate dean of student affairs and executive director of residential education at the University of Southern California.
2000 Erik Edwards has
rejoined the Cooley law firm as a partner in Palo Alto. He left the firm in 2011 to serve as general counsel and later as managing director of the family office of Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
2003 Erik Khoobyarian
is serving a four-year term on the Civil Service Commission of the city of San Jose. He is an attorney at Hopkins & Carley.
2004 Sean Filippini is a
partner at Downey Brand. He is a litigator based in Sacramento, focusing on construction and business. His community service includes extensive involvement with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Sacramento. Steve Kahn is
of counsel at Hoge Fenton. He focuses on commercial real estate, business litigation, title insurance, tax-deferred exchanges, and boundary disputes. He was previously a partner at Bardellini, Straw, Cavin & Bupp. Nina Suetake is regulatory counsel at California American Water. Previously she was a staff attorney at The Utility Reform Network, also known as TURN. Dan Winter is assistant police chief for the city of Santa Clara.
2005 Konstantine
Demaris and Christopher Moore J.D. ’06 were named Rising Stars for 2014 by Northern California Super Lawyers. Their firm is based in Walnut Creek. Lindsay Horvath is a broker associate at Intero Real Estate Services in Vacaville. She previously worked as a deputy district attorney in Riverside, Solano, and Napa counties. Katie Susemihl BSC ’97 and Ryan Bennie
SAVE THE DATE: Justice Edward A. Panelli Scholarship Golf Classic, June 22, 2015
F
irst held in 1996, the Justice Edward A. Panelli Scholarship Golf Classic has raised more than $350,000 for law school scholarships, thanks to our participants, donors, and volunteers. Please join us this year on June 22, 2015 at Silver Creek Valley Country Club. This year, participants can bid on a special opportunity: being an honorary observer at the 2015 Frys.com PGA Tour, which this year will feature the number one player in the world, Rory McIlroy. Frys.com has donated this honorary observer opportunity to Santa Clara Law’s Justice Panelli Golf Tournament, and it will be auctioned off to raise funds for student scholarships. Last October, Santa Clara Law alumni and classmates Daniel Mount B.S. ’74, J.D./MBA ’77 and Andy Kryder B.S. ’74, J.D./MBA ’77 enjoyed being the honorary observers for the 2014 Frys.com PGA Tour at Silverado Country Club. Mount and 30 santa clara law | spring 2015
Kryder have been long-term supporters of Santa Clara Law and have served on several boards, including The University’s Board of Fellows and the Law School’s Board of Visitors. Mount is a current member of The University’s Board of Regents. For more information or to register, see law.scu.edu/ event/2015-panelli-golf-classic/.