ALUMNI :: CLASS NOTES
1950 to 1959 The Honorable Charles S. Vogel (Ret.) ’59 was named one of California’s Top Neutrals by the Daily Journal. Vogel’s career includes seven years on the bench and 14 years in private practice as a litigation attorney.
1960 to 1969 Robert T. Hanger ’63 was named one of California’s Top Neutrals by the Daily Journal. Hanger serves as a mediator and arbitrator in Southern California. The Honorable Cecily Bond (Ret.) ’65 was named one of California’s Top Neutrals by the Daily Journal. After serving over 20 years in the judiciary, Bond joined JAMS in 2000. The Honorable Charles G. Rubin (Ret.) ’65 was named one of California’s Top Neutrals by the Daily Journal. After more than 23 years on the bench, Rubin became a mediator/arbitrator, handling several cases a week with a 95 percent settlement rate. Kenneth Ziffren ’65 was named one of California’s Top Entertainment Lawyers and one of California’s Top 100 Lawyers by the Daily Journal. Ziffren also was named to The Hollywood Reporter’s annual Power Lawyer list recognizing the top 100 legal minds in Hollywood. Ziffren recently established the Ziffren Center for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law at UCLA School of Law.
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Ken Kleinberg ’67 of Kleinberg Lange Cuddy & Carlo in Los Angeles was named to The Hollywood Reporter’s annual Power Lawyer list recognizing the top 100 legal minds in Hollywood.
The Honorable Elwood Lui ’69 was reappointed to the Division One of the Second District Court of Appeal by Governor Brown. Lui held the same office from 19811987. He then stepped down to pursue a career as a civil attorney at Jones Day.
Nelson C. Rising ’67 was elected to the Doheny Eye Institute Board of Directors. He also had a San Francisco street named after him, Nelson Rising Lane, in honor of his real estate development work in San Francisco. Rising has an extensive history of civic service and philanthropy throughout Los Angeles. He has served on the UCLA Stein Eye Institute Board of Trustees, as well as the board of trustees and executive committees of the California Institute of Technology and the W.M. Keck Foundation and is a long-serving member and former chair of the UCLA School of Law Board of Advisors.
1970 to 1979
Bob Weeks ’67 received the Byrl Salsman Award, one of the highest honors from the Santa Clara County Bar Association, for outstanding service in the legal profession. Weeks and his wife Nancy also joined the 800-person delegation of the American Bar Association (ABA) to London and Runnymede to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. The Honorable David H. Brickner (Ret.) ’68 was named one of California’s Top Neutrals by the Daily Journal. Prior to joining JAMS, Brickner served on the Orange County Superior Court for 17 years.
Skip Brittenham ’70 of Ziffren Brittenham LLP in Los Angeles was named one of California’s Top Entertainment Lawyers by the Daily Journal and a 2016 Power Lawyer by The Hollywood Reporter. Brittenham also published Between Worlds, a young adult novel accompanied by an augmented reality app. Tom Stindt ’70 (Ret.) currently serves the Los Angeles Police Department as a volunteer assistant, assigned to the Van Nuys Detectives. He was recognized by Martindale-Hubbell with a Preeminent AV rating for 35 years, was repeatedly named a "SuperLawyer," and was commended by the L.A. Superior Court for services as an independent resolution neutral for three years. Stindt is a U.S. Army veteran and has participated in the ABA's pro bono legal assistance program for U.S. military personnel. The Honorable Anthony B. Drewry (Ret.) ’71 of ARC was named as one of California’s Top Neutrals by the Daily Journal.
Gary Gilbert ’71 of Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP in Los Angeles was named a Top Music Attorney by Billboard Magazine. Gilbert was also recognized in The Hollywood Reporter’s annual Power Lawyer edition.