COMMUNITY news n Marjorie J. Burchett, a partner with Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) who specializes in residential, commercial, mixed-use and master planned real estate developments, was recently installed as a member of Lambda Alpha International (LAI) during its annual Crystal Globe Gala on Saturday, MARJORIE J. BURCHETT February 1, at the Westgate Hotel in San Diego. Burchett joins fellow CGS3 partner Bob Bell in the distinguished honor society. Membership to LAI is selective and honorary and via nomination only by a current member. To be considered, a nominee must have 10 years of experience in his/her field, have made an outstanding contribution to land economics and demonstrate a commitment to public service and professional ethics. “I am honored to join this very selective and special group of professionals,” said Burchett. “I am deeply passionate about improving the lives of others and will do my best to exemplify the meaningful standards LAI demands of its members.” n The San Diego-based law firm of Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek announces that David Gouzoules has joined the firm’s Litigation Department as an associate. Gouzoules has more than six years of experience representing individuals and corporate clients in all manner of disputes, including commercial litigation, DAVID GOUZOULES government investigations and shareholder causes of action. He has represented clients in securities fraud litigation, derivative lawsuits alleging breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract matters, SEC and DOJ investigations, property disputes and probate litigation. Prior to joining SCMV, Gouzoules worked at a large, international law firm. Gouzoules is an active member of both the Association of Business Trial Lawyers and the San Diego County Bar Association. He received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2013 and his B.A. in Political Science and History, with highest distinction, from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill in 2010. Gouzoules is admitted to practice law in California and Georgia.
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n Fish & Richardson, a global market leader in intellectual property litigation, continues growing its range of industry knowledge with the addition of Jeff Burton and Tim Rawson in the firm’s San Diego-based, Southern California office. Burton, a former Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Officer who JEFF BURTON completed two overseas deployments, focuses his patent litigation practice on electrical and computer technologies, telecommunications, medical devices and nanotechnology. During law school, he served as a law clerk for both the U.S. Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and the U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select TIM RAWSON Committee on Intelligence. Today, Burton maintains an active Top Secret/ Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance. Rawson’s practice involves all aspects of IP litigation and advising, with an emphasis on patent litigation. He works predominately with clients in the telecommunications, gaming, automotive, food and beverage, consumer products and semiconductor industries. He has also represented lowincome startups and nonprofits on a pro bono basis regarding intellectual property matters. Before joining Fish, Rawson practiced IP law in the Los Angeles office of a large international law firm for three years and served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Jimmie V. Reyna of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit as well as the Honorable K. Nicole Mitchell of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. A Licensed Professional Engineer in Texas, he has extensive mechanical engineering experience in missile control and aircraft system design. n The California Appellate Law Group, a 16-attorney appellate specialty boutique with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles, is proud to announce that it is expanding to San Diego with the addition of Johanna Schiavoni. Johanna has nearly two decades of experience handling state and federal JOHANNA SCHIAVONI appeals, and she is a certified appellate specialist by the State Bar of California. She is also the 2020 President of the San Diego County Bar Association, which serves 10,000 members in and around California’s second-largest city. Johanna is a former law clerk to Judge M. Margaret McKeown of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
