CSOL Commencement Program 2024

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COMMENCEMENT

Rick J. Caruso School of Law

Friday, May Seventeenth, Two Thousand Twenty-Four Ten Thirty in the Morning Malibu, California

Marshal

MARK SCARBERRY

Professor of Law

Processional Pomp and Circumstance (Elgar)

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance

National Anthem

AL STURGEON

Associate Dean of Student Life and Spiritual Development Class of 2011

VALEDICTORIAN Class of 2024

CASSANDRA C. McKENZIE Class of 2024

Presiding JAY L. BREWSTER Provost

Student Address

Presentation of Distinguished Alumnus Award

RACHEL J. ROBSON Class of 2024

JAMES A. GASH President Class of 1993

GARY A. HANSON

Senior Executive Vice President Pepperdine University Class of 1980

Presentation of Commencement Speaker

PAUL L. CARON

Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean Professor of Law

THE HONORABLE ANDRÉ BIROTTE JR.

District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California Class of 1991

Presentation of Candidates for Graduate Degrees PAUL L. CARON

Conferring of Degrees

Benediction

JAMES A. GASH

ARNOLD BARBA

Associate Dean for Professional Formation Chief of Staff

(The audience will rise for the benediction and be seated during the recessional.)

Recessional Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky)

GARY A. HANSON

Gary A. Hanson is senior executive vice president of Pepperdine University, to which he has dedicated nearly his entire career following his graduation from the Caruso School of Law in 1980. Prior to his current role, Mr. Hanson has served in a number of capacities at Pepperdine for more than four decades, sharing in a great deal of the University’s history and helping to shape much of its growth.

While attending Caruso Law, Mr. Hanson served as student body president and received the American Board of Trial Advocates award for achievement in the art of trial advocacy. Shortly after completing his legal education, he was named associate general counsel for Pepperdine in 1982 and then general counsel in 1984. After 16 years of service in the latter position, he added vice president to his title and oversaw several facets of University functions including insurance, risk, equal opportunity, and emergency preparedness.

In 2006 Mr. Hanson became executive vice president and chief operating officer, a position in which he helped guide the institution through a number of regulatory and compliance areas, from administrative, financial, legal, and governmental functions to construction projects, campus planning, and physical plant operations. Throughout his tenure at Pepperdine, Mr. Hanson has been involved in many milestone moments that have laid the framework for the University’s exciting future, most recently playing integral roles in the establishment of Pepperdine’s newest international campus at Château d’Hauteville near Vevey, Switzerland, and the forthcoming College of Health Science.

Mr. Hanson has taught at both the Caruso School of Law and Seaver College on topics including negotiation, business law, and international communications. In 2015 he received the Margaret J. Weber Ally Award for his contributions to fostering a more equitable and diverse workplace.

Gary Hanson received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah and his juris doctor from the Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law.

THE HONORABLE ANDRÉ BIROTTE JR.

Judge André Birotte Jr. serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He has held the seat since 2014, when the US Senate unanimously confirmed his appointment by President Barack Obama. Four years previously, President Obama appointed him to serve as the United States attorney for the Central District of California, where he supervised a team of more than 250 prosecutors covering the regions of Los Angeles, Riverside, and Santa Ana.

Prior to these roles, Judge Birotte worked in numerous positions in the legal field, demonstrating his wide knowledge and capabilities within the profession. Immediately following graduation from law school in 1991, he served for four years as a deputy public defender in Los Angeles County. He then became an assistant US attorney in the Central District of California until 1999, whereupon he joined international law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, representing clients in white collar crime and commercial litigation matters.

In 2001 Judge Birotte became an assistant inspector general at the Office of the Inspector General. He advanced to inspector general in 2003, and as head of the office, he was responsible for conducting and overseeing LAPD internal investigations and audits to ensure compliance with both LAPD policies and mandates imposed by a Federal Consent Decree.

Judge Birotte has taught legal writing and advocacy at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law and has served as a member of the Judicial Appointments Committee and Criminal Justice Executive Committee within the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He is also a member of the Caruso School of Law Board of Advisors.

Judge André Birotte Jr. received his bachelor of science in psychology from Tufts University in 1987, and in 1991 he earned his juris doctor from the Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law.

CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES AWARDED BY THE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW

Master of Legal Studies

JOANNA L. ALDRED

SELENA E. ANDRADE

ANNMARIE JUNE BARANIK

ALISSA SIERRA BERTAGNI

Concentration in Dispute Resolution

Concentration in Litigation

EMMA KATHLEEN BOERSMA

Concentration in Dispute Resolution

TAYLOR NATHANIAL BREWER

TAYLOR MARIE BUDEAU

JERRY SHOALS BUTLER

WENDY CAMACHO

IAN CAMEJO

JOHN SANDY LAVELL CAMPBELL II

Concentration in Litigation

GRACE CARPIO

Concentration in Litigation

BENJAMIN JAMES CASTEEL SR.

JAVIER CHAVEZ

GINA N. CLARK

Concentration in Dispute Resolution

Concentration in Human Resources

TIJUANA D. COLLIER

PIPER RILEY CONNORS

SCOTT MATTHEW COOLEY

ANTHONY COOPER

EDDIE CORDERO

CHRISTOPHER CRUZ CASTRO

Concentration in Human Resources

EBONY DAVIS

MELISSA ROSE DAVIS

JUSTINA MARIE DAVIS-FOWLER

Concentration in Human Resources

KIMBERLY DAWSON

ALEXIS GRAY DI FIRENZI-SWALE

Concentration in Human Resources

DUSTIN DIAS

Concentration in Dispute Resolution

REBECCA L. DOLLENS

Concentration in Dispute Resolution

Concentration in Human Resources

JENNIFER RENEE DOUGHERTY

LAUREN DOWELL

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HAYLEY ALEXANDRA DUREN

Concentration in Dispute Resolution

Concentration in Human Resources

KLOE THERESE FAUCHER

JAYLEEN FERNANDEZ

OLIVIA FRIEDMAN

Concentration in Human Resources

KATHERINE GONZALEZ

Concentration in Dispute Resolution

AMBER GREENE

JACLYN AUDRA GUTIERREZ

CRUZSILLA GUTIERREZ

GISELLE MARINA HARO

TIMMOTHY HARPER

JORDON HOUSTON

Concentration in Human Resources

ERICCA LYNN JONES-MCCUTCHEON

MADISON NICOLE JORDAN

Concentration in Dispute Resolution

MADISON LYNN KAUFMAN

TROY EUGENE LAKE

NICOLE MICHELLE YEPIZ LEYVA

Concentration in Dispute Resolution

SHERRY RAE LUSK

Concentration in Dispute Resolution

Concentration in Human Resources

JAMES GREGORY MADDEN

DEJA MONAE MAY

Concentration in Dispute Resolution

SHEENA MARIE MCMORRIS

MARIO MELENDEZ

PHILLIP KEVIN MERRELL

Concentration in Dispute Resolution

KEISHAWNA OREAN MILLER

Concentration in Litigation

DALILA MINTER

Concentration in Litigation

RALPH DOUGHLAS MOORE

BRANDY DANIELLE MORSE

ELISHA NANDWANI

AURORA T. NELSON

MAURICE DEREK NUNEZ

CONRAD OCHOTORENA

Concentration in Dispute Resolution

Concentration in Litigation

ANAIS EMMA OSIPOVA

CHRISTOPHER M. PITTS

CRYSTAL L. ROBINSON

AMY M. ROBINSON

Concentration in Dispute Resolution

CHASSEDY MELANIE ROBLES FLORES

Concentration in Litigation

ZHENYA SAHAKYAN

Concentration in Human Resources

CARISSA MARIE SANCHEZ

MATTHEW PHILLIP SLATON

MEISHA DANIELLE SNODDY

LAURA NEREIDA SOLORZANO

Concentration in Dispute Resolution

Concentration in Human Resources

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MICAELA ALEEZA NOVIDO SORIANO

SANDRA HELEN SOUDER

Concentration in Dispute Resolution

BRITTANY EDEN STANLEY

MICHAEL STEWART

CRISTINA TEJADA

HALLI THORNTON

JI YEONG TIMPSON

COURTNEY ELIZABETH TROTT

SHANTA PHILINA TYISKA

Concentration in Dispute Resolution

SUSAN WADI

Concentration in Litigation

BRITTANY WASHINGTON

SHELANA M. WILLIAMS

ANNA C. WROBLEWSKI-JONES

HOPE JASMIN YONAN

Concentration in Dispute Resolution

DEANNA R. ZACHRISSON

Concentration in Dispute Resolution

Master of Dispute Resolution

KENDRA M. ADAMS

BENJAMIN ALAYEV

FRANCIS ATOKE

JUDITH NAOMI BORNSTEIN

RICHARD BUTEERA

ABIGAIL FAITH CARREON

MIKE JIM CHIBITA

ALICE CHOI

HANNAH MARILYN CIANCI

RYEN A. CORDOVA

DANIELLE LAUREN CORMIER

RYLAND SPENCER COX

KRISTIN S. DELMAURO

ASHA DESAI BHAKTA

REBECCA LORRAINE DOLLENS

CHRISTOPHER K. EADDY

BESS JANET ELHALAWANY

ALEXANDRA DEIRDRE ELMAN FOLEY

CHERYL LYNN EPPS

ESMERALDA ESTRADA

SARA BIANCA PASAMBA FERNANDO

CAITLIN BRIANA MEAGHER FRANK

ROB WILLIAM GANNON

EMILY LEE GERST

CAMERON EATON GILLIAM

FRANCIS GIMARA

ERIN ELAINE GOODNER

REBECCA L. GOSLING

PAULETTE INEZ GRAY

CODIE STEVEN HENRY

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LAURA JACANIN

VANDES D’IANTE JACKSON

DANIEL H. JARA

BLANCHE ANTOINETTE JOHNSON

SARA JOUR

MELANIE MICHIE KAMAE

DONALD W. KERR

ANDREW KHAUKHA

DOYEON KIM

GEOFFREY WILFRED MUPERE KIRYABWIRE

LAURA ANN LABELLA

GINA MARIE LALENA

CARL ROBERT LANGHOLZ

MADISON LESLIE LEONARDI

NICOLETTE MARIE MANCUSO

NORBERT MAO

DANIELLE JULIA-MARIE MCGUIRE

ETHAN ANDREW MERGELE

ALINA MIRZAIAN

JULIE ELISE MUSTARD

NIRMA Y MULDROW

TYRON DEWINN NEAL

SILVER FAITH NEWTON

MAURICE DEREK NUNEZ

RACHEL AJWANG ODOI

FAITH DEDDEH GONO OPOKU

ALFONSE CHIGAMOY OWINY-DOLLO

CHRISTINE SURINDER PANSHI

STERLING PAMELA PARKER

SVEN GUSTAF PETERSON

TIFFANY GRACE RAMSEY

ROXANNA RAZI

BRIDGETTE ELISE REDDINGTON

KELLEY ANN REDMON

JANICE SAMUELS

JORGE SANABRIA

CARA ROSE SCHLICKMAN

SERENA L. SCHMIDT

DEMETRIS SMITH

GINGER M. SNELL

ASHLEY MARIE STAVROPOULOS

IAN M. TAKASHIGE

BUNYAWI THAMCHAIWAT

RICHARD WABWIRE WEJULI

THOMAS ANTHONY WESCOTT

GADENYA PAUL WOLIMBYA

HOPE LOUISE WRIGHT

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Master of Laws

SHAHD OMAR ALABDULLATIF

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

MOHAMMED BASSAM ALDOSSARY

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution Concentration in Arbitration

STEPAN ALEKSANDROVICH

SULTANOV

Master of Laws in International Commercial Arbitration

GREGORY AZZARA

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

ROY EDWARD BREWER

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

LEE EUGENE BURROWS

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

INELY CÁSSIA CESNA

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution Concentration in Mediation

SAMANTHA SYDNEY EPSTEIN

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

NEIL MICHAEL EDWIN FORESTER

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution Concentration in Mediation

MARY HOPE FORSYNTH

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

MARA E. FORTIN

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

SIMRAN GAHUNIA

Master of Laws in Entertainment, Media, and Sports

LAURIE ANNE GALLO

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

FELIPE GLIOCHE

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution Concentration in Mediation

ROBERT EDWARD GOELLER

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL GOLDBACH

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

DANIELLA NASSER HAIDAR

Master of Laws in United States Law

LAMBERT J. HASSINGER JR.

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

PETER A. HEALEY

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

PAYTON JAHNAE HONEYBLUE

Master of Laws in Entertainment, Media, and Sports

JAMIE LYNN JENSEN

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

SUDHA KAFLE

Master of Laws in United States Law and Dispute Resolution

SEUNGHEON KANG

Master of Laws in United States Law and Dispute Resolution

STAV KATZ

Master of Laws in International Commerical Law and Arbitration

KEVIN B. KEMERER

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

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MICHAEL FRANCIS KILLEA

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

SEBASTIAN BENJAMIN WOLFGANG KNAUER

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

MALISSA HATHAWAY McKEITH

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

FERNETTE L. MOORE

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution Concentration in Mediation

IZABELA MORIGGI COSTA

Master of Laws in International Commercial Law and Dispute Resolution

CHANJOO PARK

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution Concentration in Arbitration

MERCEDES MARIE PARKS

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

SUSAN ALEXANDRA PARLANE

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

HARSHAL SINGH RAO

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution Concentration in Mediation

HARSHIT RATHORE

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution Concentration in Mediation

BENNETT WILFRED ROOT JR.

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

NETA LOUIS SADE

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution Concentration in Arbitration

ELCHIN SADIGOV

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

MANNAT SANDHU

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution Concentration in Mediation

LARISSA CAROLINE SILVA TAVEIRA

Master of Laws in United States Law and Dispute Resolution

STEFANIE SULPIZIO

Master of Laws in United States Law

MARCEL WOITALLA

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution Concentration in Arbitration

HUIYUN XIA

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution Concentration in Mediation

XURU ZHOU

Master of Laws in International Commerical Law and Arbitration

CAROL RAE DAVIS ZUCKER

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution

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MATTHEW SCOTT ADAMS

Juris Doctor

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

ARIA A. AGHALARPOUR

PHILLIP JAMES ALLEVATO

KHALID Z. ALMUSHARRAF

Dispute Resolution Certificate

BRYAN ALEJANDRO ANDRADE

TRUEMAN J. ANDREWS-GIBSON

MARIAM ASHLEY ANTONY

Dispute Resolution Certificate

ALANNA BRIANA AUSTIN

Dispute Resolution Certificate

LUKE DANIEL BAMBRICK

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

JULIA PAGE BARR

SHAHAF ADA BARTAL

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

LAUREN MARIE BASHIR

Dispute Resolution Certificate

Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate

BAILEE ANN BAUERMEISTER

Dispute Resolution Certificate

LUSINEH BEDIKIAN

Dispute Resolution Certificate

Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

MATTHEW RYAN BEGOUN

SUSANNA AZAR BEHNAM

Criminal Legal Practice Certificate

Dispute Resolution Certificate

AMANDA MAE BLACKMAN

AMELIA GRACE BOLAND

Dispute Resolution Certificate

JACOB IVAN BOOKER

LUKE CHRISTIAN BRADFORD

Dispute Resolution Certificate

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

ANNA CAROLINE BROWN

Dispute Resolution Certificate

RYAN CHARLES BROWN

NICHOLAS CHRISTOPHER BYRNE III

Dispute Resolution Certificate

LAUREN NICOLE CARRASCO

Criminal Legal Practice Certificate

HANNAH ELIZABETH CASEY

Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

JOYCE CHAMOUN

HELEN CHENG

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

IJEOMA H. CHIMA

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

JEFFREY BRYCE CHURCHMAN

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

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MELISSA DEANNE CLARK

Criminal Legal Practice Certificate

Dispute Resolution Certificate

GRAHAM DAVID COCHRAN

International and Comparative Law Certificate

JESSICA BURKE COCHRAN

MICHELLE COHEN

BRANDI SIERRA COLEMAN

Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate

TAYLOR MARIE CONLEY

ISABEL LIN CONRATH

NICHOLAS PETER CONTI

Dispute Resolution Certificate

ELIZABETH DREW CORDELL

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

JORDAN NATHANIEL CUELLAR

Dispute Resolution Certificate

CAROLYN GRACE DEAL

Dispute Resolution Certificate

ANTHONY W. DEBARTOLO

BAILEY VALENTINE DEBESIRIAN

Dispute Resolution Certificate

JACOB D. DURMENT

Dispute Resolution Certificate

NEIL PHILIP EDAT

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

GABRIELLA B. EDELMAN

JOANNA PONS EDSTROM

Dispute Resolution Certificate

SHIRIN EHYAEI

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

AREN HAGOP EKIZIAN

KIYA ESHAGHIAN

JEAN JADE FANG

JAMES ALEXANDER FERGUSON

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

MCKENNA RILEY FITZPATRICK

Dispute Resolution Certificate

International and Comparative Law Certificate

STEPHANIE GUADALUPE FLORES

Dispute Resolution Certificate

MASON ELISE FOLSE

Criminal Legal Practice Certificate

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

DAVID JONG BENNET FORBES

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

JOSEPH CLARK FORGATCH

Dispute Resolution Certificate

GRANT EDWARD FOX

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

LIZA MIA FREIBERG

ANNALEISE CLAIRE GABICA

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

CAROLINE FRANCIS GARCIA

Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

DILLON J. GARCIA

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MICHAEL CARMEN GEORGINO

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

JONATHAN D. GEREIGE

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

BRYCE RICHARD GILLIS

Dispute Resolution Certificate

JACKSON THOMAS BREWSTER GRASZ

CHRISTIAN NIELSEN GRIEGO

Dispute Resolution Certificate

MATTHEW RYAN HAND

Dispute Resolution Certificate

Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate

OMID SEAN HARIRI VIJEH

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

ISHMAEL KINAN HARRIS

Dispute Resolution Certificate

HUNTER STERLING HASTINGS

JULESSA T. HEATHE

Dispute Resolution Certificate

MADELINE GLORIA HEDRICK

AIDAN J. HENDERSON

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

WHITNEY ANN HEUERMANN

Dispute Resolution Certificate

PAUL BRONSON HIEPLER

JENNIFER ELIZABETH HILL

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

KELSEY CAITLYN HOLMES

Dispute Resolution Certificate

ZACHARY GEORGE HOUSTON

CHRISTINA HOVNANIAN

Dispute Resolution Certificate

Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

PU KUN HUANG

TYLER WINFIELD HUNDLEY

Dispute Resolution Certificate

Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate

RACHEL AMANDA HYVL

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

VLAD IDELMAN

GRACE ANTOINETTE JACKSON

Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

KIRTANA JASTI

Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

TAYLOR JAMES BALESTRIERI JENNINGS

Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

BLANCHE ANTOINETTE JOHNSON

KEVIN JAMIL KAHILI

KATYA LUDMILA KEKLIKIAN

SHANNON KERENDIAN

DOYEON KIM

Criminal Legal Practice Certificate

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GRACE ELISABETH KLUTKE

Dispute Resolution Certificate

DAISY KATHERINE MONICA KOCH

Dispute Resolution Certificate

SAMUEL KORNFELD

MARLENA KATHRYN KRAL

MAKSIM LAMASH

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

MATTESON GAYLE LANDAU

Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

JULIA KATHLEEN LANDMANN

ISABELLA LANGBECKER

Dispute Resolution Certificate

REEVE WILSON LANIGAN

Criminal Legal Practice Certificate

Dispute Resolution Certificate

AEVA EMILY SCHRAMBACH

LANPHERE

Dispute Resolution Certificate

ALANA A. LE

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

CONNIE LEE

Dispute Resolution Certificate

ALEXIS ARIELLA LEONI

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

BROOKE ANGALEE LINDSEY

BENJAMIN MORGAN LONG

Dispute Resolution Certificate

KASSIDEE BREANNA LOWE

SYDNEY MARIE LUJAN

Dispute Resolution Certificate

MAXWELL LOUIS LYSTER

Criminal Legal Practice Certificate

CODY OTTO MALY

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

ANDREW MANAVI

Dispute Resolution Certificate

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

TAMARA MANUKYAN

SARINA RYAN MARLIN

ELLIE MARIA MARTINEZ

Dispute Resolution Certificate

TAYLOR KAY MATHIS

Dispute Resolution Certificate

BRIANA DANIELLA MATUSOVSKY

AMBER LYNN McCOMAS

CASSANDRA CORRINE MCKENZIE

Scott H. Racine Award for Excellence in the Study of Taxation

SAMUEL THOMPSON McNEAL

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

HARRISON GRAHAM ERIC MEADS

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

NELSON JOAQUIN MENDEZ MARTINEZ

Dispute Resolution Certificate

MACY VALENTINE MERRITT

MEGAN FAIR MORAN

Dispute Resolution Certificate

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ARIELA LEAH MOTTAHEDEH

Dispute Resolution Certificate

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

HUGO DAVID MYRON III

Dispute Resolution Certificate

BRANDON NAIM

REMI LAUREN NATHANSON

Dispute Resolution Certificate

JACOB SPENCER NEILL

SOPHIE LEE NELSON

CARLYN ROSE NORDLING

BRENNA NOURAY

Dispute Resolution Certificate

JILLIAN BRANDI O’MEARA

Dispute Resolution Certificate

International and Comparative Law Certificate

SAMUEL PAYNE OAKLEY

Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate

ALEXANDRA PAIGE OGRON

ANTHONY DAVID PACHECO

Dispute Resolution Certificate

Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

CAMERON ARIEL PARI

ANASTASIA M. PARK vonSIMUN

Dispute Resolution Certificate

JACK HARRISON PARSA

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

TREVOR JAMES PELLETIER

Dispute Resolution Certificate

Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate

YUBO PENG

Dispute Resolution Certificate

ALEXANDRA VICTORIA MARIE PITCHER

Dispute Resolution Certificate

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

LAUREN LACY PYBUS

KAYLEE SHAYE QUALLS

Dispute Resolution Certificate

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

CELINE S. RAFALIAN

CHELSEA MARCELLA RAMEL

TIFFANY GRACE RAMSEY

BRIDGETTE ELISE REDDINGTON

BENNETT BYRON REICHARD

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

AVA RUHI REZAEE

Dispute Resolution Certificate

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

ELEANOR KATHLEEN RITTER

JAIME FIGUEROA RIVAS

Dispute Resolution Certificate

RACHEL JANE ROBSON

KEVIN MICHAEL SALMASSY

Dispute Resolution Certificate

Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate

HANNAH J. SCHAFF

Dispute Resolution Certificate

CONRAD JOSEPH SCHMIDT

Dispute Resolution Certificate

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JIE SHAN

Dispute Resolution Certificate

SUREN SHANTO

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

JUSTIN WILLIAM SHEGERIAN

ALISHA SIDDIQUI

ANDREW GILLEN SNIVELY

HAYLEY MASAKO SOLARZ

Dispute Resolution Certificate

TIERENEY ANNE SOUZA

ELISSA MARIE STEINER

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

CAMERON MICHAEL STINEWOODS

Criminal Legal Practice Certificate

Dispute Resolution Certificate

JAKOB LOGAN STOKES

Dispute Resolution Certificate

Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate

KENDALL RAE STRABALA

CHRISTINA MARIE STRATTON

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

JUSTIN MICHAEL SUAREZ

CAROLINE GRACE TOLAND

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

MARY KATHARINE TROTTER

AIDEN CORNELL vanTOL

ASHLEY CHRISTINE vanTOL

ELIA MARIE VAZQUEZ

JENNIFER A. VINEY

JOHN McINTYRE WALECKI

ADRIANA FAYE WALKER

Dispute Resolution Certificate

HEATHER WANG

Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

JORDAN GABRIELLE WASHINGTON

Dispute Resolution Certificate

CHANA SARAH WEISS

Dispute Resolution Certificate

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

WILLIAM MITCHELL PATTERSON WEITZEL

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

GREGORY STEPHEN WELCH

Dispute Resolution Certificate

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

GRACE CAROLINE WHITTEN

Dispute Resolution Certificate

MADELAINE ROSE WIELAND

OLIVIA LEIGH WILSON

STEPHEN JAMES WILSON

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

VERONICA TERESA WILSON

JUSTIN A. WONG

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

AARON N. YADEGARI

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ROTEM YAKOBI

QIN YAN

ANLIN YE

International and Comparative Law Certificate

SO JUNG YOON

KEYANA TYLENE YOUNG

JOSHUA MICHAEL ZAUCHA

Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate

HELEN XIAODI ZHANG

Dispute Resolution Certificate

Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law Certificate

REBEKAH MARIE ZUFELT

This is not an official graduation list.

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CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY

PAUL L. CARON

Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean Professor of Law

JEFFREY BAKER

Administration

Associate Dean of Clinical Education and Global Programs

Clinical Professor of Law

ARNOLD BARBA

Associate Dean for Professional Formation Chief of Staff

PHILLIP C. BOHL

Assistant Dean of Legal Technology Initiatives and Special Projects

CATHERINE K. DODDS

Assistant Dean of the Law Library

Assistant Professor of Law

CHALAK GUINSES

Dean of Students, Diversity and Belonging, and Career Development

DAVID HAN

Associate Dean for Faculty and Research Professor of Law

JASON JARVIS

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Assistant Professor of Law and Practice

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

AL STURGEON

Associate Dean of Student Life and Spiritual Development

Senior Fellow, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution

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Faculty

JEFFREY BAKER

Associate Dean of Clinical Education and Global Programs

Clinical Professor of Law

BA, Harding University

JD, Vanderbilt University

STEPHANIE BLONDELL

Faculty Director, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution

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

2023–2024 Straus Research Professor

BA, University of California, Irvine

MA, MA, Biola University

MA, Duke University

JD, Duke University

DONALD EARL CHILDRESS III Professor of Law

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

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

Director of the Wm. Matthew Byrne, Jr.

Judicial Clerkship Institute

Associate Professor of Law

2023–2024 Straus Research Professor

BS, University of Notre Dame

JD, Cornell Law School

PhD, University of California, Berkeley

NANCY HUNT

Director of Washington, DC

Externship Experience

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

JENNIFER LEE KOH

Codirector of Herbert and Elinor Nootbaar Institute on Law, Religion, and Ethics

Associate Professor of Law

BA, Yale University

JD, Columbia Law School

MARK KUBISCH

Director of Appellate Advocacy Program

Director of Legal Research and Writing Program

Associate 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

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

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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

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

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

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STEPHEN A. WHITE

Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing

BA, University of Notre Dame

JD, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law

STEPHANIE WILLIAMS

Associate Professor of Legal Research and Writing

BS, Northwestern University

JD, Loyola University of Chicago

HELEN WINTER

Assistant Professor of Law and Practice

Law Degree, University of Heidelberg

LLM, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law

PhD, European University Viadrina

Professors Emeriti

W. HAROLD BIGHAM

THOMAS G. BOST

CAROL CHASE

HERBERT E. CIHAK

ROBERT COCHRAN

R. WAYNE ESTES

JANET E. KERR

DOUGLAS W. KMIEC

KRISTINE S. KNAPLUND

ANTONIO MENDOZA

ANTHONY MILLER

CHARLES I. NELSON

GRANT NELSON

GREGORY L. OGDEN

ROBERT POPOVICH

PETER ROBINSON

DEANELL TACHA

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Accessible Seating

SERVICES

Drinking Water

First Aid

Lost and Found

Restrooms

Sun-Sensitive Seating

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.

Please visit the information tent regarding any lost or found items.

When facing the stage, restrooms are located to the left of the graduation ceremony area.

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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