E. MARTIN ESTRADA
E. Martin Estrada is the United States attorney for the Central District of California. Following two decades of demonstrated excellence in the legal field, he was nominated for the position in June 2022 by President Joe Biden and was confirmed by the Senate in September 2022.
Mr. Estrada began his law career as a clerk for Judge Robert J. Timlin of the US District Court for the Central District of California and then for Judge Arthur L. Alarcón of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He began work as an associate at Munger, Tolles & Olson in 2004.
In 2007 Mr. Estrada transitioned to the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, where, as an assistant US attorney, he served as the deputy chief of the Violent and Organized Crime Section and the International Organized Crime coordinator. His prosecution of many significant cases earned him the Director’s Award for Superior Performance from the Department of Justice, among other recognitions. Mr. Estrada returned in 2014 to Munger, Tolles & Olson, where he served as a partner until assuming his current role.
Mr. Estrada has repeatedly been recognized for his advocacy, having been named a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal, and among the Top Litigators in Los Angeles and the Most Influential Minority Lawyers in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal. He is also a two-time recipient of the California Lawyer Attorney of the Year award. Mr. Estrada’s extensive pro bono work has been deeply impactful. Among other notable cases, he was the lead attorney for the Bruce family in the Bruce’s Beach litigation, which returned beachside land to the descendants of a Black family who had lost the property due to racial animus in the 1920s. He has served on the boards of the Federal Bar Association, the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, and the Alliance for Children’s Rights, and was a member of the State Bar Judicial Nominations Evaluations Commission.
Martin Estrada received his BA, magna cum laude, from the University of California, Irvine, in 1998 and his JD, with distinction, from Stanford Law School in 2002.
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
AWARDED BY THE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW
Master of Legal Studies
KENDRA MICHAEL ADAMS
BENJAMIN ALAYEV
Concentration in Litigation
ANNALISA M. ARROYO
ASHLEY VERONICA BLANC
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Human Resources
Concentration in Litigation
JIMMESHA JADE BROTHERS
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Litigation
EDWIN BUTLER
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
SYLVIA CHRISTINE CALDERON
Concentration in Human Resources
KERRI LYNN SULLIVAN CHAVIS
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
TYLER CODY CLIFTON
DANIELLE LAUREN CORMIER
Concentration in Litigation
BREANNA RAE CUCAROLA
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Human Resources
SAVANNAH MADISON DELGADO
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Human Resources
GENETSARET ESPARZA
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Litigation
VICTORIA PAGDANGANAN FLORES
MARK DOUGLAS FULWILER
VANESSA JEANETTE GARCIA
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Litigation
TARON GHAZARYAN
STEPHANIE SUSAN GILBERT
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Human Resources
KARI HELEN GOLDEN
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Litigation
GENEVIEVE ANGELA GONNIGAN
Concentration in Human Resources
AMBER LYNN GONZALES
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Litigation
NALLELY GONZALEZ
Concentration in Litigation
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GABRIELLE GRIFFIN
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Human Resources
MEG FRANCES CONNELLY HOTCHKIN
DANIELLE MARIA IANNELLI
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Litigation
ASHLEY LYNN JENNINGS
Concentration in Human Resources
YASMEEN LAURA JEWEL
SYLVIA C. JOHNSON
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Human Resources
Concentration in Litigation
ELIZABETH PIIKEA JOY
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
MELANIE MICHIE KAMAE
KENZIE PATRICIA KAPER
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
KILEY KATSANTONIS
DONALD W. KERR
Concentration in Human Resources
RUBINA KHACHATRYAN
TIMOREE FREEMAN ADAMS
KLINGLER
SINDARVANI SINDANI LAL
Concentration in Litigation
KAREN BENITA LAWRENCE
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Human Resources
Concentration in Litigation
AUTUMN PHUONG NGHI LY NGUYEN
MITCHELL JAMES Mc ALISTER
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Human Resources
ANGELA D. McCRAY
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Human Resources
MARK FRANCIS McDONALD
Concentration in Human Resources
Concentration in Litigation
NICHOLAS RYAN MONTOYA
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
DANE MORROW
AMBERLY ANN NICASSIO
CHRISTINE SURINDER PANSHI
Concentration in Human Resources
Concentration in Litigation
ELMARI PARKS
Concentration in Human Resources
VANESSA THALIA PERRY
NADINA D. PLATENBURG
Concentration in Human Resources
RONNIE PRATTS
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Human Resources
Concentration in Litigation
KELLEY ANN REDMON
MARY JANE REYES
ROXANNA RIVERA HUERTA
ALEXIS MARIE ROY
DANIELA SAMANTHA RUBIO
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Human Resources
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MERCEDES SANCHEZ-ZERTUCHE
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Human Resources
JESSIE DANIELLE SCHAEFFER
LARASHA T. SCHOO
Concentration in Human Resources
NICHOLAS ROBERT SPENCE
JOY MARIE STERLING
Concentration in Litigation
SEMAJE SHAW STINSON
DANIEL DAVID SUTPHIN
MICHAEL ROBERT SWANSON
Concentration in Litigation
IAN MYONG GEAL TAKASHIGE
Concentration in Litigation
KIRSTEN LYNN TAYLOR
SUZANNE MICHELLE THEISEN
HANNAH TRAN
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
AMBER LEIGH VANDELINDE
NINA MARIE VLAHIOTIS
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Human Resources
APRIL MARIE WARD
KELLYE M. WARREN
CHRISTOPHER KING WATSON
MEGAN DOROTHY WHITMORE
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Concentration in Human Resources
Concentration in Litigation
HOPE LOUISE WRIGHT
Concentration in Litigation
DEVORA WRIGHT
Concentration in Dispute Resolution
Master of Dispute Resolution
SHRUTI AGGARWAL
MAZYAR ALAMDARI
ALINA ARAMA
DORSA BAZEGHI
BRYAN BLAINE BECHTOLDT
VANESSA BERGMARK
MARY ELIZABETH BEYER
TAYLOR BULEY
JOI MICHELLE MARTINS CARR
MICHAEL WALLACE COOMBS
BAZIL AVERY CUNNINGHAM
BHUMI VINODKUMAR DAHYA
BENJAMIN DAVID DAVIES
DANIEL ARMEL DE JONGE
PATRICIA ANN DEFILIPPIS
CLAIRE LOUISA DOYLE
AMY R. DRAPER
MICHELLE HELENA EDISON
DEVIN NICOLE EGGERT
DAVID MICHAEL ESCOBAR
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JACOB ETCHEGOYEN-QUINTANA
MONIQUE GARCIA
NINA MARIA NATALIE HAASKIVI
JESSICA L. HATCH
SONIA M. HERDA
TAMARA ANN HOUSTON
JAMES PAUL HOWELL
MICHAEL SCOTT HUEBNER
NINA MICHELLE JONES
SAMANTHA JANE KASNETZ
TARLEEN CELESTE KHAUV
LINDSEY CLAIRE KIRCHHOFF
JOSEPHINE KLEIN
REN LOU
RAYMOND H. LUCAS
EMILY ANN LUCENTE
GABRIEL ANGEL LUJAMBIO
THERESA GRACE
NKECHINYELU MBANEFO
ASHLEY MISLANG MENGUITO
STACEY ELIZABETH MEYER
JACK EZEKIAL BOOKER MOORE
NASEEM MOUSSAVIAN
KATHERINE SUE MUTCHLER
ATESHIA TEMILLE NACCARI
ALEXEY NAZAROV
ISABEL TAYLOR NELSON
JAKPOLOHO AUGUSTINE OHWOBETE
EMILY DANIELLE OLSEN
NATHAN ROY PETERSON
SOFIA RAMYAR
MARY NICOLE RANKIN
EKATERINA RICCI
MONICA ROQUE
ABDUL QADIM SABIR
DANIEL JOSEPH SPIREK
TAMIKA LA SHAWN STALLWORTH
MARY FRANCES TAYLOR
ABIGAIL HUDSON TOMPSON
ERICA NICOLE VOISINE
XINYU WANG
APRIL MARIE WARD
FRANK EDWIN WEAVER
KANDICE WICKIZER
KAZIER JACQUALLE WILSON
QIFENG YAN
DEBORAH ANN ZACHERY
QIMENG ZHANG
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Master of Laws
ALIBI AKYLAS
Master of Laws in United States Law and Dispute Resolution
ABDULLAH F. ALFADHEL
Master of Laws in International Commercial Arbitration
ALI TAREQ ALQATTAN
Master of Laws in International Commercial Arbitration
KHALED ABDULLAH ALSHAIKH
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
ANTHONY MARIO AMOSCATO
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
SHOURYA ARORA
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
MARGARITA BADALYAN
Master of Laws in United States Law
ALEXANDRA LOUISA BLÖDORN
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
DMITRIY IGOREVICH BOGORODSKIY
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
LINDSEY LEE CARPENTER
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
CALI VICTORIA CLOUSE
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
ERICA COHN
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
CLEVE BAUTISTA COLLADO
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
GERRY D e SIMONE
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
MITRA ESMAEILI
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
RANDI FALON FRISBY
Master of Laws in Entertainment Media and Sports
NINA MARIE GIANNOTTI
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
MUHAMMAD GRAFIE
Master of Laws in International Commercial Law and Arbitration
HONGBO GU
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
MEGEN KARAKELIAN
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
MAUREEN WALAKIRA KEMIGISHA
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
JAEHWA KIM
Master of Laws in United States Law and Dispute Resolution
CHARLOTTE EMMA MARTHA SCARLETT KLINGER
Master of Laws in International Commercial Arbitration
JOHN ROBERT KRISTOFFERSON
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
BRIAN LEVINE
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
THOMAS TRENT LEWIS
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
JIAYING LI
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
MONICA MAZZEI
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
ASHLEY MEADOWS
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
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TRACEE YVETTE MILLARD
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
EMILY ANN MILNES
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
JAYNE FRANCES MITCHELL
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
PATRICK KEVIN O’BRIEN
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
LISA MICHELLE PHELPS
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
JOHN L. PITTMAN III
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
VALENTINA MARIA RACANATI
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
KELLY ELIZABETH RIPLEY
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
ABDUL QADIM SABIR
Master of Laws in International Commercial Law and Arbitration
RICARDO LEVY SADICOFF
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
ELCHIN SADIGOV
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
CHRISTOPH MAXIMILIAN SALGER
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
JESSICA LYNNE SANDERSON
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
GORDON WALLACE SHERROD
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
WOOSEOK SHIN
Master of Laws in International Commercial Law and Arbitration
BRYAN J. SINCLAIR
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
DWIGHT DAVID STIRLING
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
TAMICA ANN STONE
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
AISHA MOHAMMED SULEIMAN
Master of Laws in International Commercial Arbitration
CASSIE LYNN TRANGSRUD
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
ANASEINI D. B. TUIKETEI
Master of Laws in International Commercial Law and Dispute Resolution
KATHLEEN M. TUTHILL
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
ASTHA VERMA
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
YING WANG
Master of Laws in United States Law
ODEHA LYNETTE WARREN
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
SONJA ANITA WEISHEIT
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
DANIELLE MONIQUE WILKERSON
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
RICHARD H. WOOSTER
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
VINCENT K. YU
Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
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Juris Doctor
SHRUTI AGGARWAL
ARYAN ADAM AHMADIAN
Criminal Legal Practice Certificate
MATTHEW A. ANDRADE
KYLE MAXWELL ARONSON
JESSE ROBERT ASTON
Dispute Resolution Certificate
PATRICK EDWARD BABAJANIAN
Dispute Resolution Certificate
ROXANNE SOLENNE BAKER
PATRICK ALEXANDER BALLINGER
Criminal Legal Practice Certificate
Dispute Resolution Certificate
BRICE AUSTIN BARNES
Dispute Resolution Certificate
Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate
AARON M. BAUSCH
Dispute Resolution Certificate
ALLISON LONGO BERQUIST
Dispute Resolution Certificate
MARY ELIZABETH BEYER
MICHAEL AUGUST BOELTER
Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate
ELEEZAY SYED BOKHARI
LUSINE BOULANIKIAN
Dispute Resolution Certificate
AARON BURTON BROBERG
DAJANA BUZO
Dispute Resolution Certificate
MARGARET MARY
McMILLAN CAMPBELL
KYRA CHANEL PRING CATANGHAL
DEEPIKA CHANDRASHEKAR
ALICE CHOI
HANNAH YURI CHOI
Dispute Resolution Certificate
Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate
JESSELYN JI HAE CHONG
Dispute Resolution Certificate
JENNIFER LILY CHOR
Criminal Legal Practice Certificate
ETHAN MICHAEL CLEMENTS
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
JEREMY MICHAEL COHEN
Dispute Resolution Certificate
MAI ROSE CONTINO
JULIAN ROY CONTRERAS
Dispute Resolution Certificate
LILAH NADINE COOK
Dispute Resolution Certificate
Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate
CURTIS JAMES CRAWFORD
SELAH A. CRISP
BAZIL AVERY CUNNINGHAM
BENJAMIN DAVID DAVIES
Dispute Resolution Certificate
ABIGAIL RENEE DAVIS
Dispute Resolution Certificate
OLIVIA EVE DAVIS
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GEOFFREY B. DICKHAUT
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
THOMAS CLARKSON EAGAR
Scott H. Racine Award for Excellence in the Study of Taxation
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
DEVIN NICOLE EGGERT
SHAYNA JESSICA ELIAN
Dispute Resolution Certificate
MICHAEL ABRAHAM ELTERMAN
EMMA L. ERICKSON-KERY
ABIGAIL NICOLE FALK
BRITTANY ALLISON FARIAS
Dispute Resolution Certificate
NILOOFAR KAZEROONI FARZANEH
Dispute Resolution Certificate
HAOSHU FENG
XINYANG FENG
ANDREW ROBERT FOLKS
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
FELICIA LYNN FORMAN
Criminal Legal Practice Certificate
Dispute Resolution Certificate
DANIEL CRAIG FOSTER
Dispute Resolution Certificate
Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
MIKAELA CLINTON FOSTER
Dispute Resolution Certificate
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
SEAN PATRICK FOX
JUNAJOY VINOYA FRIANEZA
Dispute Resolution Certificate
JILLIAN ROSEN FRIES
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate
BRECK JOSEPH GALLINI
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
ARISHDEEP S. GILL
DEVIN SINGH GILL
GIANNA CAPRI GRASSKA
Dispute Resolution Certificate
MARA ELIZABETH GREENWALD
ANDRE MAURICE GREGOIRE
Criminal Legal Practice Certificate
MICHELLE ANN GUBLER
Dispute Resolution Certificate
LAUREN M. GUGGISBERG
Dispute Resolution Certificate
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
TROY MICHAEL GUGLIELMO
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
MEGAN SAMANTHA HAMILTON
TRISTEN HASHMAN
FIONA HIGGINS
Dispute Resolution Certificate
MICHAEL SCOTT HUEBNER
JOHN F. IRWIN
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RASHAD J. ISMAIL
Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
TYRA LAVINIA JENKINS
Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
SARA JOUR
JAKE HANSEN KAMMERSGARD
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
HELEN KAZARIANTS
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
KEVIN IRELAND KILROY
Dispute Resolution Certificate
COZETTE E. KIM
Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate
JOSEPHINE KLEIN
CAROLINE GRACE KOONCE
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
SANJUKTA KOPPOLU
Criminal Legal Practice Certificate
Dispute Resolution Certificate
ARIEL REBECCA LATZER
Dispute Resolution Certificate
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
ASHLEY HANA LEE
Criminal Legal Practice Certificate
JOHN MARTIN LEVERETT
Dispute Resolution Certificate
GABRIELLA SOPHIA LIACE
Dispute Resolution Certificate
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
CHRISTINE ANN LINDLEY
TYLER SCOTT LISEA
Dispute Resolution Certificate
ARIANNA MARIE LOPEZ
Dispute Resolution Certificate
JACOB LEANDER
PHILIPP MADAUS-BRU ECK
Dispute Resolution Certificate
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
KELLY ANN MAHONEY
Dispute Resolution Certificate
ADAM WILLIAM MANAA
ELIZABETH LEILANI MARKUS
NICKAN J. MASHHOOD
Dispute Resolution Certificate
ZACHARY ORA MATTHESS
Dispute Resolution Certificate
WILLIAM N. MATTHEWS
AUGUST STEVEN MAWN
AISLINN ROSE McMANUS
JOHN R. McPHERSON
Dispute Resolution Certificate
KYLE JOSEPH MEADE
TREVOR RICHARD MENDEZ
Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate
GABRIELLE KATHRYN MIX
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KAYLA MAKANA MURPHY
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
ANNAMARIE N. NISTICO
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
BLAKE JOSHUA NOSRATIAN
Dispute Resolution Certificate
EMILY DANIELLE OLSEN
PEDRO ALBERTO PANELO
MICHAEL JAMES PAPPAS
NIYATI J. PATEL
HARLEY MACONDRAY PHLEGER
SABRINA N. PICKETT
FRANCESCA PATRICE PINTO
Dispute Resolution Certificate
HASLEY LOUISE PITMAN
LUKE HARRIS POLICASTRO
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
BENJAMIN H. POLLOCK
KATE RYAN POPICK
JAKE COLE PORATH
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
BRANDON THOMAS POSIVAK
Dispute Resolution Certificate
Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
NICOLE RENE PRITIKIN
Criminal Legal Practice Certificate
CLAYTON DOUGLAS REAGAN
Dispute Resolution Certificate
MICHAEL LELAND REAVES
Dispute Resolution Certificate
KYLA CLAIRE ROBINSON
Dispute Resolution Certificate
ANA MARIE RODRIGUEZ
GIULIANA ROISENZVIT
RUBEN EDGARDO ROJAS
TIMOTHY JAMES RUIZ
PATRICK B. RYAN
JASMINE SADEGHANI
KEVIN MICHAEL SAMKIAN
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
JONATHAN ANTHONY SANTANA
MACKENZIE CLAIRE SAVAGE
Criminal Legal Practice Certificate
TYLIN JO SCHEPPER
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
TESS GLORI SCHIESL
CELIA KATZ SHAN
Dispute Resolution Certificate
CEARA ELIZABETH SHANAHAN
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
KENRICK MAXIMILLIAN SHOEMAKER
CATTARINA SINCLAIRE
Dispute Resolution Certificate
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BRANDON PETER SMITH
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
LINDSEY GRACE SMITH
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
NOAH ELIEZER SOOFER
Scott H. Racine Award for Excellence in the Study of Taxation
MATTHEW R. SOTO
Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate
JEREMY EVAN STERN
Dispute Resolution Certificate
Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate
ROBERT BARTON STERN
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
KAITLIN TAYLOR STREET
Dispute Resolution Certificate
SHELBY ANN MARIE SUMLIN
Dispute Resolution Certificate
TALA TAJBAKHSH
NICKOLAS ROBERT SHAND TAYLOR
Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
AMELIA ELIZABETH TIDWELL
Dispute Resolution Certificate
DAVID TIRATURYAN
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
BERNADETTE M. TUANO
Criminal Legal Practice Certificate
CASSIDY HOPE TYNAN
Dispute Resolution Certificate
Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate
ANGELICA VARONA
Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate
ESMERALDA VERDIN
HARLAN RAY WEBSTER
CHLOE MAYA WIGUL
Dispute Resolution Certificate
ROLAND ALEXANDER WILEY III
MICHAEL DAVID WINNER
ROBERT DANIEL WINTER
BRANDON JOSEPH WONG
Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate
LILY KATHERINE WOODWARD-LOG AN
Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate
YONAH YASMEH
MAZHER MARK ZAIM
ANGELA ZENG
Dispute Resolution Certificate
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CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY
Administration
PAUL L. CARON
Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean Professor of Law
JASON JARVIS
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Assistant Professor of Law and Practice
DAVID HAN
Associate Dean for Faculty and Research Professor of Law
CHALAK RICHARDS
Dean of Students, Diversity, and Belonging
JEFFREY BAKER
Associate Dean of Clinical Education and Global Programs
Clinical Professor of Law
ARNOLD BARBA
Assistant Dean for Professional Formation
Chief of Staff
PHILLIP C. BOHL
Assistant Dean of Information Services
CATHERINE K. DODDS
Assistant Dean of the Law Library
Assistant Professor of Law
SHANNON PHILLIPS
Dean of Admissions and Student Services
J. D. SCHLEPPENBACH
Assistant Dean of Administration
Executive Finance Director
SUKHSIMRANJIT SINGH
Assistant Dean of Graduate Law Programs
Associate Professor of Law and Practice
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Faculty
ROBERT ANDERSON IV
Professor of Law
BA, Claremont-McKenna College
JD, New York University
PhD, Stanford University
JEFFREY BAKER
Assistant Dean of Clinical Education and Global Programs
Clinical Professor of Law
BA, Harding University
JD, Vanderbilt University
STEPHANIE BLONDELL
Associate Director, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
Associate Professor of Law and Practice
BA, Brown University
JD, University of Washington
BABETTE E. BOLIEK
Professor of Law
BA, California State University, Chico
JD, Columbia University
PhD, University of California, Davis
HARRY M. CALDWELL
Director of Trial Advocacy and Professor of Law
BA, California State University, Long Beach
JD, Pepperdine University
Caruso School of Law
PAUL L. CARON
Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean and Professor of Law
AB, Georgetown University
JD, Cornell Law School
LLM, Boston University
JACOB D. CHARLES
Associate Professor of Law
BA, University of California, Irvine
MA, MA, Biola University
MA, Duke University
JD, Duke University
DONALD EARL CHILDRESS III
Professor of Law
2022–2023 Straus Research Professor
BA, University of Virginia
MA, Oxford Brookes University
JD, LLM, Duke University
JACK J. COE, JR.
Professor of Law
BA, University of California, Los Angeles
JD, Loyola Marymount University
LLM, University of Exeter
PhD, London School of Economics and Political Science
TANYA ASIM COOPER
Director of Restoration and Justice Clinic
Associate Clinical Professor of Law
BA, MA, Boston University
JD, American University
LLM, University of the District of Columbia
RICHARD L. CUPP
John W. Wade Professor of Law
BA, Pepperdine University
JD, University of California, Davis
CATHERINE K. DODDS
Assistant Dean of the Law Library
Assistant Professor of Law
BA, Seattle Pacific University
MLIS, University of California, Berkeley
JD, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
CHRISTINE CHAMBERS GOODMAN
Professor of Law
BA, Harvard University
JD, Stanford University
NAOMI HARLIN GOODNO
Professor of Law
AB, Princeton University
JD, University of California, Berkeley
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COLLEEN P. GRAFFY
Associate Professor of Law
BA, Pepperdine University
MA, Boston University
Diploma in Law, City University and Inns of Court School of Law
Barrister, Middle Temple
LLM, King’s College London
DAVID S. HAN
Associate Dean for Faculty and Research
Professor of Law
BA, Yale University
JD, Harvard University
MICHAEL HELFAND
Brenden Mann Foundation Chair in Law and Religion
Codirector of Herbert and Elinor Nootbaar
Institute on Law, Religion, and Ethics
Professor of Law
BA, Yeshiva University
JD, PhD, Yale University
MARY HOOPES
Codirector of the Wm. Matthew Byrne, Jr. Judicial Clerkship Institute
Associate Professor of Law
BS, University of Notre Dame
JD, Cornell Law School
PhD, University of California, Berkeley
NANCY HUNT
Director of Washington DC Externship Experience
Associate Professor of Law and Practice
BA, University of North Carolina
JD, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
BERNARD JAMES
Professor of Law
BGS, JD, University of Michigan
JASON JARVIS
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Assistant Professor of Law and Practice
BA, Pepperdine University
JD, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
JOEL S. JOHNSON
Associate Professor of Law
BA, Belmont University
JD, University of Virginia School of Law
EMILY KEIFER
Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing
BS, University of North Carolina
JD, Stanford University
KRISTINE S. KNAPLUND Professor of Law
BA, Oberlin College
JD, University of California, Davis
JENNIFER LEE KOH
Codirector of Herbert and Elinor Nootbaar Institute on Law, Religion, and Ethics
Associate Professor of Law
2022–2023 Straus Research Professor
BA, Yale University
JD, Columbia Law School
MARK KUBISCH
Director of Appellate Advocacy Program
Director of Legal Research and Writing Program
Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing
BA, University of Dallas
JD, Notre Dame Law School
EDWARD J. LARSON
University Professor
Hugh & Hazel Darling Chair in Law
BA, Williams College
MA, PhD, University of Wisconsin
JD, Harvard University
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BARRY P. McDONALD
Professor of Law
BBA, Loyola University, Chicago
JD, Northwestern University
GREGORY S. McNEAL
Professor of Law and Public Policy
BA, Lehigh University
MPA, American University
JD, Case Western Reserve University
PhD, Pennsylvania State University
DEANNA S. NEWTON
Caruso Family Faculty Fellow
BA, Loyola Marymount University
JD, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
LLM, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
ALAN T. NISSEL
Geoffrey H. Palmer Distinguished Practitioner in Residence
Faculty Director of Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law
Assistant Professor of Law and Practice
BA, Yeshiva University
LLB, Cambridge University
LLM, New York University School of Law
PhD, Helsinki University
BRITTANY STRINGFELLOW OTEY
Director of Pepperdine Legal Aid Clinic at the Union Rescue Mission
Clinical Professor of Law
BA, Westmont College
JD, Pepperdine University
Caruso School of Law
RONALD F. PHILLIPS
Senior Vice Chancellor
School of Law Dean Emeritus
Ronald F. Phillips Chair in Law
BS, Abilene Christian University
JD, University of Texas
ROBERT J. PUSHAW
James Wilson Endowed Professor of Law
BA, La Salle University
JD, Yale University
SHELLEY ROSS SAXER
Laure Sudreau Endowed Professor of Law
BS, Pepperdine University
JD, University of California, Los Angeles
MARK S. SCARBERRY
Professor of Law
AB, Occidental College
JD, University of California, Los Angeles
STEVEN M. SCHULTZ
Assistant Professor of Law
BA, JD, University of California, Los Angeles
VICTORIA L. SCHWARTZ
Director of Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Program
Professor of Law
BA, BA, BS, Stanford University
JD, Harvard University
SUKHSIMRANJIT SINGH
Assistant Dean of Graduate Law Programs
Judge Danny Weinstein Managing Director of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
Associate Professor of Law and Practice
BA, LLB, National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University
LLM, University of Missouri-Columbia
PhD, National Law University, Delhi
THOMAS J. STIPANOWICH
William H. Webster Chair in Dispute Resolution
Professor of Law
BA, MArch, JD, University of Illinois
AHMED TAHA
Professor of Law
BA, BS, University of Pennsylvania
PhD, JD, Stanford University
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PETER T. WENDEL
Director of Augsburg Exchange Program
Professor of Law
BS, JD, University of Chicago
MA, St. Louis University
MAUREEN ARELLANO WESTON
Professor of Law
BA, University of Denver
JD, University of Colorado
STEPHEN A. WHITE
Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing
BA, University of Notre Dame
JD, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
STEPHANIE WILLIAMS
Codirector of the Wm. Matthew Byrne, Jr. Judicial Clerkship Institute
Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing
BS, Northwestern University
JD, Loyola University of Chicago
Professors Emeriti
W. HAROLD BIGHAM
THOMAS G. BOST
CAROL CHASE
HERBERT E. CIHAK
ROBERT COCHRAN
R. WAYNE ESTES
JANET E. KERR
DOUGLAS W. KMIEC
ANTONIO MENDOZA
ANTHONY MILLER
CHARLES I. NELSON
GRANT NELSON
GREGORY L. OGDEN
ROBERT POPOVICH
PETER ROBINSON
DEANELL TACHA
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As a Christian university, Pepperdine affirms:
That God is
That God is revealed uniquely in Christ
That the educational process may not, with impunity, be divorced from the divine process
That the student, as a person of infinite dignity, is the heart of the educational enterprise
That the quality of student life is a valid concern of the University
That truth, having nothing to fear from investigation, should be pursued relentlessly in every discipline
That spiritual commitment, tolerating no excuse for mediocrity, demands the highest standards of academic excellence
That freedom, whether spiritual, intellectual, or economic, is indivisible
That knowledge calls, ultimately, for a life of service
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Accessible Seating
SERVICES
Blue chairs indicate the area for accessible seating plus one accompanying guest. Please find posted signs or ask an usher for assistance.
Drinking Water Available in dispensers in various locations on Alumni Park.
First Aid Available at the first aid/information tent near the entrance of Alumni Park. If an emergency occurs, please ask the nearest usher for assistance.
Lost and Found
Please visit the information tent regarding any lost or found items.
Restrooms
When facing the stage, located to the left of the graduation ceremony area.
Sun-Sensitive Seating A small area of shaded seating is located to the left of guest seating.
To view a live broadcast of this event or a digital version of this program, scan the code or go to go.pepperdine.edu/commencement
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