CLASS NOTES steven Abram ’79 has joined Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz
Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor LLP. Abram was formerly with McKenna, Long & Aldridge LLP.
richard j. burdge ’79 and his wife,
1980s to 1990s
Judge Lee Smalley Edmon of the
Los Angeles Superior Court, were
ruth fisher ’80, of Gibson Dunn, was named to the Daily Journal’s annual list of 100 Leading Women Lawyers in California. She is currently a member of the firm’s Corporate Department and co-chair of its Media, Entertainment and Technology Practice Group.
presented with the Beacon of Justice Award by the National Legal Aid &
Defender Association this past April. Together, they bring more than 60
years of combined experience to the RiCHaRD j. BuRDgE
bench and bar. Both have served at the
highest levels of leadership at LACBA,
have strong ties to the Los Angeles Law Library and write for highly acclaimed
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legal publishing companies.
michael gendler ’80 was named one of the top entertainment lawyers in the country by The Hollywood Reporter in the magazine’s 2013 listing.
Anna Caballero ’79 was named by Governor Jerry Brown to head the new Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency. She is a former Democratic legislator who has been secretary of the California State and Consumer Services Agency since aNNa CaBallERO
2011. She was the executive director of Partners for Peace, a nonprofit organization specializing in violence prevention work, and she served on the Salinas City Council from 1991 to 2006, the last eight years as mayor.
gary stiffelman ’79 was named one of the top entertainment lawyers in the
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david A. Lash ’80, who manages the firm-wide pro bono program at O’Melveny & Myers LLP, is completing his third term as co-chair of the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission of the State Bar of California. In addition, he is the immediate past co-chair of the Association of Pro Bono Counsel (APBCo), and he recently led a small group of invited APBCo board member firms to a meeting at The White House with Vice President Biden to discuss issues of access to justice.
country by The Hollywood Reporter in the magazine’s 2013 listing.
schuyler moore ’81 was named of the top entertainment lawyers in the country by The Hollywood Reporter in the magazine’s 2013 listing.
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