Southwestern Law School Commencement Program Class of 2020 by Southwestern Law School

105TH Commencement Ceremony | Sunday, May 30th, 2021 Prelude Van Houten Brass Ensemble Processional Aida (Verdi) Grand Marshals Board of Trustees Commencement Speaker Administration Faculty Rondeau (Mouret) Graduates National Anthem Ms. Joy Lakin '21 Welcome Mr. Charles P. Fairchild, Chair, Board of Trustees Dean Susan Westerberg Prager Class of 2020 Address Mr. Dante S. Paul Mr. Brandon Salumbides Commencement Address The Honorable Kevin C. Brazile Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County Conferring of Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws Mr. Charles P. Fairchild Dean Susan Westerberg Prager Recipient: The Honorable Kevin C. Brazile Conferring of Degrees—Master of Laws, Juris Doctor Mr. Charles P. Fairchild Dean Susan Westerberg Prager Professor John Heilman, Grand Marshal Professor Joerg Knipprath, Grand Marshal Recessional Royal Fireworks and Water Music Medley (Handel) Grand Marshals Board of Trustees Commencement Speaker Administration Faculty Graduates Postlude Van Houten Brass Ensemble The audience is requested to remain seated during the academic processional and recessional

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER AND HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT The Honorable Kevin C. Brazile Superior Court of Los Angeles County Kevin C. Brazile’s professional and Judge personal achievements are impressive

in both number and nature. His Honor is a perfect fit as the keynote speaker for Southwestern Law School’s 2020 graduating class. Like Southwestern’s and like many of the 2020 graduates’, his story is overflowing with many firsts. Some examples are: First member of his family to

graduate from college, then law school, and then to become a lawyer; First African-American elected as Los Angeles Superior Court’s Assistant Presiding Judge; First African-American Presiding Judge of the largest court in the nation; First African-American division chief of the Los Angeles Office of the County Counsel (General Litigation Section); and, Created a political action committee benefiting sitting judges facing election challenges – furthering his “winning hearts and minds” leadership style. Judge Brazile’s personal mantra is “prove them wrong with a smile on your face.” When not on the bench, Judge Brazile frequently speaks to high school and college students. He believes that if he did it, so can they. Judge Brazile is well-known for his positive attitude and a million-dollar smile. During his career at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Judge Kevin Brazile has presided over numerous general civil jury trials based upon employment discrimination/harassment, intentional and negligent personal injury torts, wrongful death actions, breach of contract claims, medical and legal malpractice claims, premises liability, and asbestos litigation. Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Brazile was a civil trial attorney for the Los Angeles County Counsel’s Office from 1984-2002. He was appointed Judge to Los Angeles Superior Court by Governor Gray Davis in December 2002. Before his 2008 assignment to the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Judge Brazile served as the Site Judge of the West Covina Courthouse, starting in 2005. Judge Brazile graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (Cum Laude) in 1980 and earned his Juris Doctorate from the UCLA School of Law in 1983.

HONORARY DOCTOR OF LAWS DEGREE RECIPIENTS 1927 - 2018 1927 Hon. Arthur J. Abbott Dean, Southwestern Law School

1977 Paul W. Wildman ’52 President, Southwestern Law School

Reynold E. Blight Instructor and Special Lecturer, Southwestern Law School; Editor, New Age Magazine; Vice President, California State Board of Accountancy

1978 Maxwell J. Fenmore ’32 Trustee, Southwestern Law School

1928 Hon. Jesse W. Curtis Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California Hon. Georgia Bullock Judge, Municipal Court of Los Angeles 1936 David C. Moore Economist and Financial Analyst 1937 Hon. B. Rey Schauer ‘16 Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court 1938 Byron C. Hanna Attorney at Law, Fredericks & Hanna 1939 Hon. J.F.T. O’Connor Judge, United States District Court 1940 Hon. Phil Sheridan Gibson Chief Justice of California 1969 Miriam Schumacher President (Retired), Treasurer and Trustee, Southwestern Law School

Hon. Richard C. Fildew ’38 Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court; Trustee, Southwestern Law School 1980 Hon. Thomas Bradley ’56 Mayor, City of Los Angeles Irwin R. Buchalter ’33 Attorney at Law, Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger; Trustee, Southwestern Law School 1981 Hon. John Ferraro President, Los Angeles City Council Edgar F. Magnin Rabbi, Wilshire Boulevard Temple 1982 Hon. Arthur J. Goldberg Former Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States Hon. Gilbert W. Lindsay Councilman, Ninth District, Los Angeles City Council William R. Robertson Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO 1983 Hon. Robert H. Philibosian ’67 District Attorney, Los Angeles County

Ignatius F. Parker Dean Emeritus, Southwestern Law School

Lee M. Rich President, Lorimar Productions

1971 Hon. Evelle J. Younger Attorney General of California

Millard H. Ruud The John S. Redditt Professor, University of Texas School of Law

1974 John W. Luhring ‘35 Executive Director, Public Affairs for Union Bank; President, Southwestern Law School

1984 Harry Groman ’33 President and Chairman of the Board, Hargrom Services Corporation; Trustee, Southwestern Law School

1975 John F. Parker Attorney at Law, Parker and Dally; Former President, Southwestern Law School

E. Gregory Hookstratten ’57 Attorney at Law Hon. John K. Van De Kamp Attorney General, State of California 3

1985 Hon. Rose Elizabeth Bird Chief Justice of California

Richard C. Maxwell Harry R. Chadwick, Sr. Professor of Law Emeritus, Duke University School of Law

Joseph Mautner Senior Vice President and Manager, Security Pacific National Bank (Retired); Trustee, Southwestern Law School

1994 Sheldon A. Gebb Attorney at Law, Baker & Hostetler LLP; Trustee, Southwestern Law School

1986 Hon. Malcolm M. Lucas Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California

Hon. Daniel E. Lungren Attorney General, State of California

S. Joan Mier Attorney at Law; Trustee, Southwestern Law School 1987 Dean C. Boyack ’56 Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School

1995 Margherite Germo McComb Friend and Supporter, Southwestern Law School

Hon. Stanley Mosk ’35 Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California

Hon. Sandra Day O’Connor Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

1988 Hon. Edward A. Panelli Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California

James P. White Consultant on Legal Education to the American Bar Association

1989 Hon. George Deukmejian Governor, State of California 1990 Hon. Armand Arabian Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California 1991 Hon. Joyce L. Kennard Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California 1992 George W. Fenimore Management Consultant, Litton Industries, Inc.; Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, Peck/Jones Construction; Trustee, Southwestern Law School Hon. Ronald M. George Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California 1993 Hon. Marvin R. Baxter Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California Sanford H. Kadish The Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of Law Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley School of Law 4

Gordon D. Schaber University Counselor and Distinguished Professor of Law, McGeorge School of Law University of the Pacific

1996 Hon. Ming W. Chin Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California Margaret M. Morrow Attorney at Law, Quinn, Kully & Morrow Hon. Vaino H. Spencer ’52 Presiding Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District - Division One 1997 John D. Barrett Vice President, Tax Counsel and Corporate Affairs, Tutor-Saliba Corporation; Trustee, Southwestern Law School Frank J. Waters ’32 Attorney at Law Hon. Kathryn M. Werdegar Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California 1998 Hon. Janice R. Brown Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California Hon. Nate Holden Councilman, Tenth District, Los Angeles City Council Philip D. Shelton President and Executive Director, Law School Admission Council

1999 Norman Karlin Professor of Law Emeritus, Southwestern Law School Hon. Bill Lockyer Attorney General, State of California Paul E. Treusch Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School 2000 Eli Broad Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AIG SunAmerica Inc. Max A. Goodman Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School Harvey L. Silbert ’35 Of Counsel, Loeb & Loeb; Trustee, Southwestern Law School 2001 James B. Cherry President, Commercial Graphics Corporation (Retired); Trustee, Southwestern Law School Michael V. Ciresi Attorney at Law and Chairman of the Executive Board, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP Hon. Steve Cooley District Attorney, Los Angeles County 2002 Warner Heineman Senior Advisor, Mellon 1st Business Bank; Trustee, Southwestern Law School Hon. Carlos R. Moreno Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California

Harold J. Decker ’73 Senior Counsel, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. Frank L. Ellsworth President, Japan Society; Trustee Emeritus, Southwestern Law School Hon. Charles Z. Smith Former Justice, Washington State Supreme Court 2005 Hon. Arleigh Maddox Woods ’53 Justice, California Court of Appeal (Retired); Trustee, Southwestern Law School 2006 Karen J. Mathis President, American Bar Association; Partner, McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP Leigh H. Taylor Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School 2007 Hon. Arthur L. Alarcón Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeal, Ninth Circuit Beverly Rubens Gordon ’54 Legal Educator Janice Stockl Manis Director, Administrative Services, Southwestern Law School 2008 Hon. Carol A. Corrigan Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California

Lawrence A. Sullivan Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School

Daniel Grunfeld Deputy Chief of Staff of Policy, Office of the Mayor, Los Angeles County

2003 Peter S. Gold ’52 President and Chairman of the Board, Price Pfister (Retired)

Doreen Heyer Raney Associate Dean for Academic Administration, Southwestern Law School

Pauline Weinstein Ledeen ’33 Attorney at Law

2009 John A. Schulman Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Warner Bros. Inc. (Retired); Trustee, Southwestern Law School

Hon. Harry Pregerson Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Hon. Gordon H. Smith ’79 United States Senator (Oregon) 2004 Hon. Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Supervisor - Second District, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

2010 Mr. Michael J. Downer ‘81 Senior Vice President, Secretary, Coordinator of Legal and Compliance, and Member of the Board of Directors, Capital Research and Management Company; Trustee, Southwestern Law School 5

Professor Carrie J. Menkel-Meadow Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine School of Law; A.B. Chettle Jr. Professor of Dispute Resolution and Civil Procedure, Georgetown University Law Center

2014 Bryant G. Garth Chancellor’s Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine School of Law; Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School

Hon. Alicemarie H. Stotler Senior Judge, United States District Court, Central District of California

Jana Waring Greer President and Chief Executive Officer, Individual and Group Retirement Division, American International Group, Inc.

2011 Hon. Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye Chief Justice of California Hon. Matthew K. Fong ‘85 Former California State Treasurer; President, Strategic Advisory Group; Trustee, Southwestern Law School Brian J. Panish ‘84 Partner, Panish Shea & Boyle, LLP 2012 Dennis P.R. Codon ‘77 Of Counsel, Blank Rome LLP; Trustee and Past Chair, Southwestern Law School, Board of Trustees Carlos Siderman President and Chief Executive Officer, Property I.D.; Founder, Fulbright-José Siderman Human Rights Fellowship Hon. Otis D. Wright, II ‘80 Judge, United States District Court, Central District of California 2013 Hon. Jackie Lacey Los Angeles County District Attorney

Hon. Goodwin Liu Associate Justice, Supreme Court California 2015 Austen L. Parrish Dean and James H. Rudy Professor of Law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law; Former Interim Dean, Chief Executive Officer and Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School 2016 Professor Norman M. Garland Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School 2017 Mr. Thomas H. Hoberman ‘75 Partner, Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller & Gellman, LLP 2018 Hon. Paul J. Watford United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

TODAY, WE CELEBRATE YOU.

Dante Paul, 2020 Commencement Student Speaker 7

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Charles P. Fairchild '09 Chair, Southwestern Law School Board of Trustees; General Counsel, Lost Creek Land & Cattle Company, LLC Lauren B. Leichtman ‘77 Vice-Chair, Southwestern Law School Board of Trustees; Chief Executive Officer, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Julie K. Xanders Vice-Chair, Southwestern Law School Board of Trustees; Executive Vice President, General Counsel (Former), Tribune Publishing Company Patrick Baghdaserians '07 President, Southwestern Alumni Association, Firm Principal, Certified Family Law Specialist, Baghdaserians Law Group, Inc. Hon. Deborah S. Brazil ‘96 Past President, Southwestern Alumni Association; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles

Thomas H. Hoberman ’75 Partner, Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller & Gellman, LLP Maria Mehranian Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer, Cordoba Corporation Hon. Robert H. Philibosian ’67 Of Counsel, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cherie S. Raidy '81 Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP Mee H. Semcken ‘90 President, Lee Consulting Group, LLC Carlos A. Siderman Chief Executive Officer, Property I.D. Corp. George Woolverton ‘75 Co-President and Firm Manager, Stockwell, Harris, Woolverton & Helphrey

Kevin Burke Founder, Managing Partner, Trinity Capital LLC

Walter M. Yoka ‘80 Partner, Yoka & Smith, LLP

Steven P. Byrne ’77 Attorney at Law, Byrne & Associates

Trustees Emeriti

Michael E. Cahill Executive Vice President and General Counsel (Retired), Trust Company of the West

Sheldon A. Gebb Trustee Emeritus; Managing Partner (Retired), Baker & Hostetler LLP

Dennis P.R. Codon ’77 Of Counsel, Blank Rome LLP Thomas L. Driscoll ’80 Attorney at Law, Law Office of Thomas L. Driscoll Peter Duchesneau ‘93 Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP John M. Gerro ‘77 Attorney at Law, Law Office of John M. Gerro Hon. J. Gary Hastings '72 Justice (Retired), California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District

Karen A. Henry ‘03 Counsel, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Hon. Ronald S.W. Lew ‘71 Trustee Emeritus; Senior Judge of the United States District Court, Central District of California Brian A. Sun Trustee Emeritus; Partner, Jones Day Hon. Arleigh M. Woods ’53 Trustee Emerita; Presiding Justice (Retired), California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District

FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION

GRAND MARSHALS PROFESSORS JOHN HEILMAN & JOERG W. KNIPPRATH

Full-Time Faculty Ronald G. Aronovsky A.B., J.D., Professor of Law Mary Basick B.S., J.D., Assistant Dean of Bar Preparation and Associate Professor of Law for Academic Success and Bar Preparation Paul A. Bateman B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills Michael J. Berger B.A., M.A., J.D., Associate Professor of Law Beth Caldwell B.A., M.S.W., J.D., Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills Alan L. Calnan  B.A., J.D., Professor of Law Christopher David Ruiz Cameron B.A., J.D., Justice Marshall F. McComb Professor of Law Mark Cammack B.A., J.D., Professor of Law Kathryn Campbell B.A., J.D., Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills Catherine L. Carpenter B.A., J.D., The Honorable Arleigh M. Woods and William T. Woods Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Moot Court Honors Program

Bridgette M. de Gyarfas B.S., J.D., Visiting Associate Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills Alexandra D’Italia B.A., M.P. W., J.D., Director of the Writing Center, Co-Director of Moot Court Honors Program and Associate Professor of Law Michael B. Dorff A.B., J.D., Michael and Jessica Downer Endowed Chair of Corporate Law, Professor of Law and Director of Technology Law and Entrepreneurship Program Michael M. Epstein B.A., J.D., M.A., Ph.D., Supervising Editor of the Journal of International Media and Entertainment Law and Professor of Law Joseph P. Esposito B.S., J.D., Co-Director of the Trial Advocacy Honors Program and Professor of Law James M. Fischer J.D., Professor of Law April E. Frisby B.A., J.D., Associate Professor of Law for Academic Success and Bar Preparation Norman M. Garland B.S.B.A., J.D., LL.M., Second Century Chair in Law and Professor of Law Jay W. Gendron B.A., J.D., Director, Entertainment and the Arts Legal Clinic and Associate Professor of Law

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In Memoriam

Anahid Gharakhanian B.A., J.D., Director of Externship Program and Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills Warren S. Grimes B.A., J.D., Irving D. and Florence Rosenberg Professor of Law Isabelle R. Gunning B.A., J.D., Professor of Law Priya S. Gupta B.A., M.Sc., J.D., Professor of Law Danielle Kie Hart B.A., J.D., LL.M., Professor of Law John Heilman B.S., J.D., M.P.A., M.R.E.D., Professor of Law Roman J. Hoyos A.B., J.D., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Law Hila Keren LL.B., Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research and Paul E. TreuschProfessor of Law

Orly Ravid B.A., J.D., Director of Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute and Associate Professor of Law Natalie Rodriguez B.A., J.D., Assistant Dean of Academic Success and Associate Professor of Law for Academic Success and Bar Preparation Jenny Rodriguez-Fee B.A., J.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Law Jacquelyn K. Rogers B.A., J.D., Associate Professor of Law for Academic Success and Bar Preparation Harriet M. Rolnick B.A., J.D., Associate Dean for SCALE® and Associate Professor of Law

Joerg W. Knipprath B.A., J.D., Professor of Law

Tina Schindler B.A., J.D., Director of Bar Preparation and Associate Professor of Law for Academic Success and Bar Preparation

Cristina C. Knolton B.A., J.D., Co-Director of the Negotiation Honors Program and Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills

Michael D. Scott B.S., J.D., Professor of Law and Founding Director Emeritus of Technology Law and Entrepreneurship Program

Herbert T. Krimmel B.S., J.D., M.Acc., Professor of Law

Bill H. Seki B.A., J.D., Co-Director of the Trial Advocacy Honors Program and Professor of Law

Robert C. Lind B.E.S., J.D., LL.M., Irwin R. Buchalter Professor of Law Christine L. Lofgren B.A., J.D., Visiting Associate Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills

Ira L. Shafiroff B.A., J.D., Professor of Law Judy Beckner Sloan B.A., J.D., Professor of Law

Jonathan M. Miller B.A., J.D., Professor of Law

Edward C. Stark B.S., Ph.D., J.D., Visiting Associate Professor of Law

Mary Nagel B.A., J.D., Visiting Associate Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills

Byron G. Stier B.A., J.D., LL.M., Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Professor of Law

Janet Nalbandyan B.A., MBT, J.D., Associate Professor of Law for Academic Success and Bar Preparation

J. Kelly Strader B.A., M.I.A., J.D., Professor of Law

Robert Popovich B.S., J.D., Visiting Professor of Law

N. Kemba Taylor B.A., J.D., Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills

Susan Westerberg Prager A.B., J.D., Dean, Chief Executive Officer and Professor of Law

John Tehranian A.B., J.D., Paul W. Wildman Chair and Professor of Law

Gowri Ramachandran B.A., M.A., J.D., LL.M., Professor of Law

Andrea Ramos B.A., J.D., Director of the Immigration Law Clinic and Clinical Professor of Law

Tracy L. Turner B.A., J.D., Associate Dean for Learning Outcomes, Director of the Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills Program and Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills

Susan J. Martin B.A., J.D., Professor of Law Emerita

Rachel VanLandingham B.S., M.P.M., J.D., LL.M., Professor of Law

Katherine C. Sheehan B.A., M.A., J.D., Professor of Law Emerita

Julia Vázquez B.A., M.A., J.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Law and Director of Community Lawyering Clinic Dov A. Waisman A.B., M.S., J.D., Vice Dean and Professor of Law Julie K. Waterstone B.A., J.D., Associate Dean for Experiential Learning, Director of the Children’s Rights Clinic and Clinical Professor of Law Linda A. Whisman B.A., M.L.S., J.D., Associate Dean for Library Services and Professor of Law William Wood B.A., M.S.E.L., M.P.P., J.D./M.A., Associate Professor of Law Bryce Woolley B.A., J.D., Associate Professor of Law for Academic Success and Bar Preparation Dennis T. Yokoyama B.A., M.S., J.D., Professor of Law

Robert A. Pugsley B.A., J.D., LL.M., Professor of Law Emeritus in Residence

Leigh H. Taylor B.A., J.D., LL.M., Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law

Adjunct Faculty Ryan E. Abelman B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Milene C. Apanian B.Arch., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Anna Aran B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Anet Badali B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law John Begakis B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Jeff Birren B.A., M.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law Patrick Boiron DES, DEA, ESSEC (Paris, France), Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Emeritus Faculty

Nicholas Bond B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Debra Lyn Bassett B.A., M.S., J.D., John J. Schumacher Chair and Professor of Law

Samantha W. Borghi B.A., M.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Michael H. Frost B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills Bryant G. Garth B.A., J.D., Ph.D., Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law

Victoria Burke B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Alan C. Chen B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Robyn Lee Chew B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

James A. Kushner B.B.A., J.D., Professor of Law Emeritus

Alex Coffee B.S., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Christine Metteer Lorillard B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills Emerita

Leah Cohen-Mays B.S., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Robert E. Lutz B.A., J.D., Paul E. Treusch Professor of Law Emeritus in Residence

Hon. Philip J. Costa B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Hon. Angela Davis B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Liza M. Davis B.S., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Allan Johnson B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Thomas DeBoe B.S., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Douglas L. Johnson B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Adam Dombchik B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Neville L. Johnson B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Robert N. Duran B.A., J.D., LL.M., Adjunct Professor of Law

Hon. Mark A. Juhas B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Peggy Farrell A.B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Jared Jussim B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Mitch Federer B.S, J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Hillary Kane B.A., J.D., Chief Communications & Marketing Officer and Adjunct Professor of Law

Miles Feinberg B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Gary P. Fine B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law Rebecca L. Fischer B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Antonio Gallo B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Alice J. Garfield B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law Craig Gelfound B.S., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Thalia Gonzalez J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Karin J. Graver B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law Jonathan L. Handel A.B., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law Melissa Hanna B.A, M.B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Nazgole Hashemi B.A, J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Vik Kanwar B.A., J.D., LL.M., Associate Director of International Programs and Adjunct Professor of Law Robert F. Kayne B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law Kyle G. Kessler B.A, J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Kathy Khommarath B.A, J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Andrew Knapp B.A., M.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law Iris R. Kokish B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Leib M. Lerner B.R.S., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Zachary Levine B.S., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law Kathy M. Lombard B.S., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Leslie Starr Heimov B.A, J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

April Macaraeg B.S., J.D., Co-Director, Negotiation Honors Program and Adjunct Professor of Law

David Helfant B.A, J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Kyle B. Marks B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Robert F. Helfing B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Richard D. Marks B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Howard L. Jacobs B.S., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Hon. Darrell S. Mavis B.S., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Matthew Jacobs B.A, J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Timothy B. McCaffrey, Jr. B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Veronica M. Jeffers B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Brenda Montes B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Michael Morse B.A, J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Julia Sylva B.A, J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Roni Mueller B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Mark Talise B.S, J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

David Ostrove J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Hon. Armen Tamzarian B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Tigran Palyan B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Leonard Torrealba B.A, J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Hon. Amy M. Pellman B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Danielle Van Lier B.A, J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Sharon Perlmutter A.B., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Norman Van Treeck B.S, J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Tish Pickett B.S., J.D., Writing Center Specialist

Laura Wesley B.A, J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Kathryn Podsiadlo B.A, J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Sonia Yagura B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law

Juan A. Ramos B.A., M.P.P., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law Emily Rehm B.A, J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Susan Kohn Ross B.A, J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law George H. Ruiz B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law Andrew Schwartzman J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Larraine Segil B.A., B.A. Honors (M.A. equivalent), M.B.A., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law Daniel Selarz B.A, J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Jeffrey A. Shane B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Jay J. Shin B.A, M.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Zepur Simonian B.A, J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Rourke Stacy B.A, J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Stephen J. Strauss B.A, M.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Anita Surendran B.B.A. M.B.A., J.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Research Librarians Margaret F. Hall B.A., M.L.I.S., J.D., Associate Director for Library Services and Adjunct Professor of Law David McFadden B.A., M.S.L.S., Senior Reference Librarian and Adjunct Professor of Law Sharrel Gerlach B.A., M.S.L.S., J.D., Reference/Online Services Librarian and Adjunct Professor of Law Dinah Minkoff B.A., M.S.L.S., J.D., Reference Librarian and Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Administrators Susan Westerberg Prager Dean, President, and Professor of Law Michael Carter Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer Linda Ross Chief Financial Officer Sean Murphy Chief Information Officer

Hillary Kane Chief Communications & Marketing Officer and Adjunct Professor of Law Janis K. Yokoyama Executive Assistant to the Dean and Corporate Secretary Dov A. Waisman Vice Dean and Professor of Law Doreen E. Heyer Senior Associate Dean for Academic Administration Marcie Canal Associate Dean of Operations and Risk Management Nydia Dueñez Associate Dean, Dean of Students and Diversity Affairs and Adjunct Associate Professor of Law Hila Keren Associate Dean for Research and Irving D. and Florence Rosenberg Professor of Law Debra L. Leathers Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement Robert Mena Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Shahrzad Poormosleh Associate Dean of Career Services Harriet M. Rolnick Associate Dean for SCALE® and Associate Professor of Law Byron Stier Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Professor of Law Julie K. Waterstone Associate Dean for Experiential Learning, Director of the Children’s Rights Clinic and Clinical Professor of Law Linda A. Whisman Associate Dean for Library Services and Professor of Law Mary Basick Assistant Dean of Bar Preparation and Associate Professor of Law for Academic Success and Bar Preparation Lisa M. Gear Assistant Dean for Admissions Natalie Rodriguez Assistant Dean of Academic Success and Associate Professor of Law for Academic Success and Bar Preparation

In Loving Memory of Alan L. Calnan Professor of Law

Professor Al Calnan, a widely esteemed member of the Southwestern faculty for almost 30 years, passed away on April 20, 2020. A prominent legal scholar in the fields of tort law and jurisprudence, Professor Calnan’s four pioneering books on torts place his work within extremely exclusive company. Professor Calnan's latest writing project was both his most ambitious and potentially his most prodigious. Organizations frequently sought his counsel on a range of important issues. Most notably, Professor Calnan was invited to study and report on the civil justice concerns raised by terrorist bombings. Highly regarded by both his colleagues and students for his innovative teaching methods, “[h]is passion for teaching was evident in the lengths he went to ensure that his students had multiple learning mediums and ample time to examine public policy and philosophical considerations on a deeper level,” shared a former student. He credited his wife, Marcy Calnan, a fellow educator, for contributing to his innovative teaching methods by “generously share[ing] her passion for digital learning, her ideas and lesson plans for interactive pedagogy, and her incisive and discerning observations and critiques.” In acknowledgment of his service to students and the law school community, Professor Calnan was awarded Southwestern's Excellence in Teaching Award for 1999, and was named as the Irving D. and Florence Rosenberg Professor of Law for 1999, the Paul E. Treusch Professor of Law in 2004, and the Irwin R. Buchalter Professor of Law in 2010.

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF LAWS General LL.M. Program

outhwestern’s General LL.M. Program is designed for students who have already earned a law degree in the United States or abroad and would like to continue their legal studies in a particular area according to their individual goals. To earn the LL.M. degree, students undertake 24 units of post-J.D. coursework on a full- or part-time basis. Students work closely with their Southwestern faculty advisor to develop a detailed course of study tailored to their own interests from a comprehensive selection of over 150 electives and core courses. Trent D. Asberry B.A., University of California, Berkeley M.B.A., University of Southern California J.D., University of West Los Angeles School of Law

Victoria Santesteban ☼ Lawyer, University of Buenos Aires – Argentina Specialist in Human Rights, University of La Pampa - Argentina

Wodlaire Clervaud B.S., Florida International University M.A.F.M., Keller Graduate School of Management J.D., Arizona Summit Law

Hua Xie * Bachelor's Degree, Shaoguan University China

Victoria Oseni B.A., California State University, Long Beach LL.B., University of London - England Roxana Popescu LL.B., Vanier College - Canada J.D., National Autonomous University of Honduras - Honduras

Paul Yanez Lawyer, SEK International University Ecuador Chao Zhang LL.B., Northwest University of Political Science and Law - China

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José Siderman-Fulbright Human Rights Fellow Established by the family of José Siderman, the José Siderman-Fulbright Fellowship at Southwestern provides the opportunity for an Argentine law graduate to earn an LL.M. degree in Civil Liberties and Human Rights at the law school and spend the following summer as an intern at the ACLU or another civil rights organization.

* December 2019 Graduate ** July 2020 Graduate

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CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR Full-Time Day Program

tudents who choose Southwestern’s traditional full-time day program complete their J.D. degree in three academic years of full-time study. During this time, they pursue a broad-based legal education with opportunities to focus on a particular area of the law. All first-year students participate in the designated curriculum. Second- and third-year students combine required courses with a wide range of electives and externships to tailor a program suited to their interests and goals. Students take the designated curriculum of 15 units each semester during their first year and a course load of 10 to 16 units each semester thereafter. A minimum of 87 units is required for graduation. Kristin Abdel Messih B.A., Loyola University of Chicago

Herbert Anthony Benitez B.A., University of Oregon

Nadia Marie Aboujawdah M L B.A., University of California, San Diego

Adam Sydney Blankstein N B.A., Occidental College

Brianna M. Abrego B.A., California Lutheran University

Robert M. Carrasco L B.A., California State University, Long Beach

Sanaz E. Ahari B.A., University of Southern California

Kimberly M. Casper B.A., California State University, Northridge

Delara Mehryar Alviri B.B.A., Loyola University of Chicago

Renee E. Castagna ♦ B.A., University of California, Los Angeles

Brisa M. Andrade V B.A., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Stephanie P. Chyorny J B.A., University of California, Los Angeles

Nicole R. Arias B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara David Artsvelian B.S., California State University, Northridge I

Christina Azoian B.A., Loyola Marymount University Alexander Banner B.Sc., University of Greenwich - United Kingdon Master's Degree, University of the West of England - United Kingdom Alexis D. Bartholomew M B.S., California State University, Northridge Jordan Ariel Bass N B.S., University of Southern California Quinn P. Bauducco B.S., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Angelica Beas-Martinez B.A., University of California, Los Angeles M.S.W., Columbia University Alec G. Bedrossian B.A., University of California, Irvine

Aaron Cohen N S B.S., California State University, Northridge Haley R. Cohen I B.A., Indiana University, Bloomington Gabriela D. Correa B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara Jennifer Covarrubias J B.A., University of California, Berkeley Evelyn Curiel B.A., University of California, Los Angeles Ramshin Daneshi I B.S., California State University, Sacramento M.B.A., California State University, Northridge Allyn R. Davidson N I B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara Marine Davtyan B.S., University of Southern California Krystal S. De Santiago B.A., University of California, Los Angeles Levon Z. Derkalousdian T B.S., California State University, Northridge

The following notation after a graduate’s name denotes participation in the corresponding program during law school. For a full description of the honors program, refer to pages 28 and 29. M – Moot Court Honors Program I – Southwestern Journal of N – Negotiation Honors Program International Law * December 2019 Graduate T – Trial Advocacy Honors Program J – Journal of International Media ** July 2020 Graduate S – Student Bar Association and Entertainment Law V - Visiting Student L – Southwestern Law Review ♦ Southwestern Torch Bearer

Matthew J. Downen S B.S., Niagara University

Samantha S. Joaquin B.A., California State University, Los Angeles

Hayrapet Erganyan B.A., Loyola Marymount University

Jonathan S. Jung B.A., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Hossein Eshaghi T I S B.A., University of Southern California Elias Khalid Fakhoury B.A., University of Southern California Arielle Brianna Farias B.A., Claremont Mckenna College NL

Andrew Kyle Figueras B.A., University of Arizona

Kelsey C. Finn M L B.A., University of California, Los Angeles Shaughnessy Flint N B.A., Boston College Julia B. Franco I B.A., University of California, Riverside Hailey M. Gallo B.A., California State University, Los Angeles Sofia Gillespie B.S., Florida State University Gina G. Goldberg B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara Matthew A. Goldberg M B.A., University of California, Merced Brian D. Gould B.A., University of Nebraska, Lincoln B.S., University of Nebraska, Lincoln Jared M. Graff L ♦ B.S., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Andrew James Kazmer B.A., University of California, Los Angeles Taylor B. Keaster B.A., California State University, Channel Islands Maria M. Keshishyan B.S., California State University, Northridge Arlen Khachatourians B.S., California State University, Northridge Joshua Kim B.A., American University Catherine Renee Knapp T B.A., University of California, Los Angeles Ashley M. Koley L B.S., University of Winnipeg - Canada Mark A. Kozhaya ♦ B.A., Whittier College Habib Lavasani B.A., University of California, Los Angeles Jonah L. Lavin B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara Robert W. Lea, II I B.A., University of Washington Kane Liberman B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara

Minely Grigorian B.A., University of California, Berkeley

Natalie A. Lluis B.S., University of Southern California

Tiffany Gudkova B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara

Arlene Malespin B.S., California State University, Los Angeles

Michael Guloyan ** B.A., California State University, Los Angeles

Nicholas A. Maloyan B.S., California State University, Northridge

Bryan Coauhtemoc Gusman I B.S., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Hannah Sofia Mandel B.A., Occidental College

Esther Rose Harriot B.A., Humboldt State University Haig Hogdanian B.A., University of California, Irvine Benjamin Israel B.S., Touro College L

Neekta Z. Izadian B.A., University of California, Los Angeles Sareen Nicole Jaburian B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara 20

Bryan Kasher B.A., University of California, Irvine

Clark W. Manning B.S., Azusa Pacific University Taylor Elizabeth Marvulli-Gerard B.S., University of La Verne Jaynee R. Mathis M L B.A., California State University, Long Beach Aidan P. McGarrigle ♦ B.S., Santa Clara University Allison McWilliams B.A., California State University, Channel Islands

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SOUTHWESTERN HAS NOT ONLY PROVIDED ME WITH A SOLID LEGAL EDUCATION, BUT ALSO THE COMMUNIT Y HAS MOLDED ME INTO A CONFIDENT LEADER AND ADVOCATE." -CELESTE SANCHEZ

Ashley Mehdizadeh N B.S., Boston University

Jasmine Antone Nino B.A., California State University, Northridge

Bree Reena Menon B.A., University of Western Ontario - Canada

Chizitere N. Nnadi B.A., California State University, Northridge

Wilfredo Mercado B.A., California State University, Northridge

Heidy A. Nurinda N B.A., University of California, Irvine

William Alma Mills I B.S., Brigham Young University B.A., California State University, Los Angeles M.A., Pepperdine University

Elyse S. Okada B.S., Oregon State University

Seyede Sanaz Mirza Hosseini B.S., Azad University - Iran M.S., Amirkabir University of Technology Iran

Nvair G. Ozonian B.A., University of California, Irvine

Christina N. Mirzaie B.A., University of California, Riverside Eduard Mkhitaryan I B.S., California State University, Northridge Crystal F. Mohsin B.A., University of Southern California Andrew Mondo B.A., California State University, Long Beach

Alen Ovsepyan B.A., University of California, Los Angeles

Nayiri Partamian I B.A., University of California, Irvine and and University of Vienna- Austria Dante S. Paul, II N B.A., University of California, San Diego Moshe A. Rahimi L B.A., Touro College Marco A. Ramos M L B.A., University of California, Riverside

Phillip Hamed Movaghar B.A., University of California, Los Angeles

Lauren E. Reinas B.A., West Chester University of Pennsylvania M.A., West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Madusha D. Nanayakkara B.S., University of California, Riverside

Yoseph Rixit L B.A., University of Waterloo - Canada

Mariam Nazaretyan J S B.A., Loyola Marymount University

Megan J. Rutenberg M L B.F.A., New York University

Alyson Leigh Newman B.S., University of Oregon

Brandon C. Salumbides T L B.S., Menlo College

Blake A. Newman I ♦ B.A., University of Southern California

Celeste Alexandra Sanchez T S B.A., Syracuse University

Maybonou M. Motamedi B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara

The following notation after a graduate’s name denotes participation in the corresponding program during law school. For a full description of the honors program, refer to pages 28 and 29. M – Moot Court Honors Program I – Southwestern Journal of N – Negotiation Honors Program International Law T – Trial Advocacy Honors Program J – Journal of International Media * December 2019 Graduate S – Student Bar Association and Entertainment Law ** July 2020 Graduate L – Southwestern Law Review ♦ Southwestern Torch Bearer K - Certificate in Bioscience Industry Law and Practice through Southwestern's partnership with Keck Graduate Institute, a member of the Claremont Colleges

Mariapaola Santacruz M S ♦ B.A., California State University, Northridge

Haig J. Ter-Ghevondian B.A., Loyola Marymount University

Sarah M. Schwarzman L B.S., Boston University

Ian K. To B.A., University of San Francisco

Matthew A. Sharbatian B.A., University of California, Irvine

Justin G. Trad B.A., California State University, Northridge

Aerica M. Siegel I B.A., University of Georgia

Katie M. Trinh I B.A., Loyola Marymount University

Elizabeth Ann Siruno B.A., Mount Saint Mary's University

Eileen Tsaturyan B.A., University of California, Los Angeles

Katherine A. Smith B.A., California Lutheran University

Luis C. Virgen B.A., California State University, Los Angeles

Mansour J. Soltanmoradi B.A., California State University, Fullerton

Virginia Wong T I B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara

James C. Statton M L B.S., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Talin Yahiayan I S B.S., California State University, Northridge

Catherine J. Stuckey B.S., California State University, Northridge Alejandrina D. Suarez B.A., Trinity College Jose A. Tamayo Perez B.S., University of Southern California

Diana Zadykyan B.A., University of Southern California David Zakharian L B.A., California State University, Los Angeles Melissa D. Zigrang M L B.A., University of San Francisco B.S., University of San Francisco

Sara Tavakoli M B.A., University of California, Berkeley

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I CAME TO LAW SCHOOL TO BECOME A BE T TER ADVOCATE FOR MY COMMUNIT Y. THANK YOU TO THE SOUTHWESTERN PROFESSORS, STAFF, MAINTENANCE, AND SECURIT Y FOR MAKING SOUTHWESTERN FEEL LIKE MY SECOND HOME.” -ALEJANDRINA SUAREZ

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR Part-Time Evening Program

he evening program is a four-year comprehensive course of study designed for students who would like to pursue their J.D. degree on a part-time basis. The program’s schedule provides a way for students to attend law school while maintaining their fulltime work responsibilities. Part-time evening students take a designated curriculum during the first two years, and a mix of required courses, electives and externships during the third and fourth years, including two summer sessions. Students enrolled in the evening division complete 8 to 11 units of coursework each semester. A minimum of 87 units is required for graduation. Suren Agadzhanov L B.A., California State University, Northridge

John P. Martin I B.A., California State University, Long Beach

Natasha Aminpour * B.S., University of Southern California

Kevin McGee B.A., Loyola University New Orleans

Nareh S. Arakelian B.A., California State University, Northridge

Rebekah Kosut Merrill-Callaway B.A., Syracuse University

Sabeen Krista Armani B.S., International University of Monaco Monaco M.S., EMLYON Business School - France M.S., Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München - Germany Extended M.S., Aston University - United Kingdom

Syrita J. Morgan S B.A., Marymount University

Drew A. Bashen * B.S., Saint John's University Ryan Chang I B.A., University of California, San Diego Alexandra Chistolini B.S., Pepperdine University Brandon Michael Faus N L B.B.A., University of Notre Dame Sumer Forrest B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara Alen Hakobyan B.A., University of California, Los Angeles Elvira Kamosko B.S., California State University, Northridge Narineh Khodadadian * B.A., University of California, Riverside Samantha D. Levak B.S., Southern Oregon State University Kathleen B. Mancilla B.A., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Harold C. Papineau B.A., University of Connecticut Victoria Elizabeth Ralis B.B.A., Baylor University Denise M. Rangel-Pichon ** B.A., University of New Orleans M.S.W. California State University, Long Beach Edgard Jessie Salinas B.A., California State University, Los Angeles Ahyiesha S. Sarnor B.A., Kent State University Selineh Shahbazian B.A., California State University, Los Angeles M.A., Pepperdine University Scott D. Sharp B.A., Pennsylvania State University Jasmin N. Stewart M B.A., California State University, Dominguez Hills Jared R. Timmons T B.F.A., University of Central Florida Caroleen Karoun Torossian B.A., California State University, Northridge Martina Williams B.S., Clark Atlanta University

Frederick Markarians B.S., University of California, Riverside The following notation after a graduate’s name denotes participation in the corresponding program during law school. For a full description of the honors program, refer to pages 28 and 29. M – Moot Court Honors Program I – Southwestern Journal of N – Negotiation Honors Program International Law T – Trial Advocacy Honors Program J – Journal of International Media * December 2019 Graduate S – Student Bar Association and Entertainment Law ** July 2020 Graduate L – Southwestern Law Review ♦ Southwestern Torch Bearer

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR PLEAS and Part-Time Day Program

LEAS (Part-Time Legal Education Alternative at Southwestern) is one of only a very few part-time day programs in the country designed to accommodate students with childor elder-care responsibilities. Established in 1981, the four-year PLEAS schedule is typically arranged to enable parents and guardians to attend law school while their children are in school. A select number of other students are granted a similar schedule. Part-time day students attend classes with traditional full-time students, taking a designated curriculum during the first two years of study. There are many opportunities for elective courses and externships during the final two years. Students take 8 to 11 units each semester and attend two summer sessions. A minimum of 87 units is required for graduation. Spencer Alexander Barrett B.A., University of California, Los Angeles

Blanca Mabel Retamozo Pelico T PL B.A., Woodbury University

Kristina E. Charles PL B.A., Grinnell College

Ani Supowitz PL B.A., Occidental College M.B.A., University of California, Los Angeles

Harriet K. Fischer PL B.A., Barnard College, Columbia University Crystal N. Goodwin B.A., Occidental College Rena Brand Kosnett B.F.A., California Institute of the Arts M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts

Leticia Fabiola Valencia B.A., University of California, Los Angeles Aneta Wasilewska B.A., University of California, Los Angeles

Joshua E. Medellin * B.A., California State University, Los Angeles Johanne L. Oakley PL B.A., Deakin University - Australia

The following notation after a graduate’s name denotes participation in the corresponding program during law school. For a full description of the honors program, refer to pages 28 and 29. M – Moot Court Honors Program I – Southwestern Journal of N – Negotiation Honors Program International Law PL - PLEAS T – Trial Advocacy Honors Program J – Journal of International Media * December 2019 Graduate S – Student Bar Association and Entertainment Law ** July 2020 Graduate L – Southwestern Law Review ♦ Southwestern Torch Bearer

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR SCALE®—Two-Year J.D. Program

stablished in 1975, SCALE is the first two-calendar-year alternative J.D. course of Iinstruction. SCALE students learn fundamental legal principles and develop core lawyering skills through an integrated curriculum that utilizes hypothetical problems as a teaching method while encompassing all essential subject matter taught in traditional required courses. Hands-on experience is provided in class and through externships in professional legal settings. SCALE’s intensive workload relies on total immersion and is designed to begin acclimating students to the rigors of law practice. David G. Aaronson B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara

Harrison J. Kaplan B.S., University of California, Riverside

Frances Ericka O. Agoncillo B.A., University of California, Riverside

Kimia Karami B.A., University of California, Berkeley

Aris Babaian B.A., University of Southern California

Jameson Kearney B.S., Syracuse University

William Baker B.M., Berklee College of Music

Jonathan S. Kornman B.S., University of Miami

Evan A. Barr M B.A., University of California, Berkeley

Rachel Marilyn Lannen ♦ B.A., Arizona State University

Madison E. Boehler B.A., Niagara University

Kenny Lim N I B.A., University of California, Riverside

Wendy Elizabeth Bonilla B.A., University of California, Los Angeles

Andrew P. Liss B.A., College of Staten Island, Willowbrook

Angela-Andrea J. Colon B.A., University of California, Riverside

Aleeza L. Marashlian L B.F.A., New York University

Ryan E. Davidson B.A., University of California, Los Angeles

Daniel S. Newman B.A., Eastern Washington University

Steven E. Delisle B.A., University of San Diego

Nina Niedbalski M I B.A., Loyola Marymount University

Wayne C. Dong B.A., University of California, Irvine MA, University of California, Irvine

Remy J. Ozer B.A., University of Southern California

Adam Quinn Feldman T B.A., California State University, Northridge Keith M. Fischer B.A., University of California, Riverside Yvan T. Flores B.A., University of Southern California Alex Gharapetian B.A., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Bret Golden B.A., University of California, Los Angeles Shant Goorjian B.S., California State University, Northridge Ryan D. Handley B.A., University of Washington Darian M. Hogan J B.S., Northeastern University M.S., Northeastern University Farah A. Kandah B.A., California State University, Northridge

Jonathon Perliss T ♦ B.A., Michigan State University Negin Rashidi T B.S., California State University, Northridge Mathew Russell B.S., University of California, Santa Cruz Colleen P. Sabaka B.A., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Armen Sarkissian B.S., University of California, Los Angeles Morgan K. Sasaki B.S., Arizona State University Jessika Song J B.A., University of Georgia Nicholas A. Yanez B.S., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Naeiri Youssefian S B.S., University of California, Los Angeles 25

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR J.D./M.B.A. and J.D./E.M.B.A. Concurrent Degree Programs

n partnership with The Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management of Claremont Graduate University, Southwestern established concurrentdegree programs for students who wish to combine a J.D. and Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.) or a J.D. and Executive Masters of Business Administration (E.M.B.A.). To earn the J.D./M.B.A. degree, students apply 16 units earned at the law school to the 60 units required for the M.B.A. degree and complete the remaining 44 units at Drucker. To earn the J.D./E.M.B.A. degree, an option for students with extensive management experience, students apply 10 units completed at the law school to the 48 units required for the E.M.B.A. degree and complete the remaining 38 units at Drucker. Celine S. Ko B SC B.S., University of California, Los Angeles

The following notation after a graduate’s name denotes participation in the corresponding program during law school. B - J.D./M.B.A. FD - Full-time Day Program FE - Part-time Evening SC - SCALE Program

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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Moot Court Honors Program M

he Moot Court Honors Program provides students with the opportunity to develop oral and written advocacy skills through competitions in appellate advocacy. Students who excel during the annual Moot Court Intramural Competition are invited to interview for Southwestern’s nationally recognized Moot Court Honors Program. Those selected represent Southwestern in regional and national interscholastic competitions as oralists, brief writers, or board advisors. Members of the Moot Court Board of Governors are selected based upon scholarship and participation in previous competitions. Southwestern’s moot court teams regularly win major regional and national awards for brief writing, oral appellate advocacy, and overall team excellence and have earned a reputation as one of the most active and successful moot court programs in the country.

Negotiation Honors Program N

he Negotiation Honors Program provides students with the opportunity to develop and demonstrate core lawyering skills in the context of negotiating. Members of the program take part in competitions that allow them to apply the skills of legal research, writing, advocacy, and client counseling through negotiation exercises, expanding their experience in all aspects of legal practice. Top performing students in the annual Negotiation Intramural Competition are eligible to interview for the Negotiation Honors Program. The Negotiation Board of Governors, made up of experienced team members, coordinates both the intramural competition finals and team preparation for interscholastic competition.

Trial Advocacy Honors Program T

he Trial Advocacy Honors Program provides students with the opportunity to develop oral advocacy skills through the annual Trial Advocacy Intramural Competition, the JEBS (Joseph Esposito/Bill Seki) Competition, and interscholastic competitions in which Southwestern students compete against students across the nation. The program prepares students to be effective courtroom advocates who are able to conduct direct- and cross-examinations and present compelling opening statements and closing arguments. Students who excel in the Intramural rounds are eligible to apply for positions in the Trial Advocacy Honors Program and represent Southwestern in regional and national trial competitions. The Trial Advocacy Board of Governors, made up of experienced team members, coordinates both the Intramural Competition finals and team preparation for interscholastic competitions.

Southwestern Law Review L

he Southwestern Law Review is a student-edited journal that publishes scholarly articles and commentary on California and federal law contributed by prominent jurists, law professors, practitioners, and students on the Law Review staff. Each student member of the Law Review has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and writing skills. Students ranked in the top ten percent of the first-year day and SCALE classes and second-year evening and PLEAS classes, as well as students who excel in the annual Summer Write-on Competition, are invited to participate. Members of the Law Review Executive Board are selected based upon scholarship, editing skills, legal research skills, extensive personal interviews, and overall contribution to the Law Review. Recent volumes of the Southwestern Law Review have examined copyright law, civil procedure, agency law, healthcare law and policy, the First Amendment, sex trafficking statutes, corporate bylaws, and emerging markets and technologies.

Southwestern Journal of International Law I

he Southwestern Journal of International Law publishes scholarly notes and articles contributed by students and members of the legal community on issues that complement Southwestern’s extensive course offerings and faculty expertise in international and comparative law. Participation on the Journal allows students to develop their legal writing and research skills along with their substantive knowledge of topics covered by the Journal. Any Southwestern student in good academic standing who has completed at least the first-year day or SCALE program or at least the second-year evening or PLEAS program may compete in the summer Write-on Competition to earn a place on the Journal staff. Members who are recognized for outstanding contributions to the Journal are selected to serve on the Editorial Board during the subsequent year. Recent volumes of the Southwestern Journal of International Law have examined environmental law, human rights, immigration, international arbitration, international crime, international trade and NAFTA, privatization in Central and South American countries, and a host of other comparative law issues.

Journal of International Media and Entertainment Law J

he Journal of International Media and Entertainment Law is a semi-annual publication produced by Southwestern’s Donald E. Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute in cooperation with the Forums on Communications Law and the Entertainment and Sports Industries of the American Bar Association. The Board of Editors is composed of Biederman Institute faculty and members of the Forums’ committees. Students who are interested in entertainment and media law are selected to work with the Board on research, technical editing and other tasks. The first of its kind, the Journal promotes scholarship focused on the international dimension of media and entertainment law and addresses all aspects of international and comparative law in these areas, including topics related to content, regulation, intellectual property, distribution, publishing, Internet and technology, and transactions.

Student Bar Association S

he Southwestern Student Bar Association (SBA), to which all students automatically belong, has been recognized several times as “the most outstanding student bar association” in the region and nation by the American Bar Association/Law Student Division and other entities. The SBA Board of Directors is composed of elected executive officers; the American Bar Association/Law Student Division representative; class representatives; and directors of the committees on Off-Campus Affairs and SCALE Affairs. The SBA sponsors programs and events to promote student interests, provides a variety of extracurricular experiences for students and encourages community service. Among the activities recently presented by the SBA and student organizations are the Student-Faculty Grab Lunch Series; Cultural Food Fair; Barrister’s Ball; Bison Week Carnival; SBA Cares; the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program; PILC’s Casino Night; and fundraising activities in support of Public Interest Law Summer Grants.

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS Dean’s Academic Leadership Award

he Dean’s Academic Leadership Award was established by the Board of Trustees to provide scholarships to the highest-ranking upper-division students.

Suren Agadzhanov Kelsey C. Finn

Bret Golden Harold C. Papineau

Dean’s List

he top ten percent of each class, based on annual GPA, determines who is on Dean’s List at the end of each academic year.

Nadia Marie Aboujawdah Suren Agadzhanov Evan A. Barr Spencer Alexander Barrett Angelica Beas-Martinez Brandon Michael Faus Kelsey C. Finn Matthew A. Goldberg Bret Golden Crystal N. Goodwin Jared M. Graff Benjamin Israel Ashley M. Koley Hannah Sofia Mandel Aleeza L. Marshalian

Jaynee R. Mathis Blake A. Newman Johanne L. Oakley Harold C. Papineau Moshe A. Rahimi Lauren E. Reinas Yoseph Rixit Colleen P. Sabaka Sarah M. Schwarzman Scott D. Sharp James C. Statton Ani Supowitz Anet Wasilewska David Zakharian

Dean’s Fellows

pper-division students in the top of their class are invited to serve as Dean’s Fellows. Selection is based upon their expertise and experience with particular courses and professors. Dean’s Fellows work with students with respect to overall preparation and comprehension of coursework, as well as help students develop effective study strategies to maximize the opportunity for academic success.

David G. Aaronson David Artsvelian Evan A. Barr Ryan Chang Stephanie P. Chyorny Allyn R. Davidson Levon Z. Derkalousdian Matthew A. Goldberg Bret Golden

Benjamin Israel Aleeza L. Marashlian Frederick Markarians Jaynee R. Mathis Nina Niedbalski Moshe A. Rahimi Sarah M. Schwarzman Talin Yahiayan David Zakharian

Dean’s Merit Award

he Dean’s Merit Award was established by the Board of Trustees to provide scholarships to upper-division students who have demonstrated academic excellence and are in the top thirty percent of their class. David G. Aaronson Nadia Marie Aboujawdah Brianna M. Abrego Suren Agadzhanov David Artsvelian Evan A. Barr Jordan Ariel Bass Angelica Beas-Martinez Adam Sydney Blankstein Haley R. Cohen Ramshin Daneshi Allyn R. Davidson Levon Z. Derkalousdian Matthew J. Downen Arielle Brianna. Farias Brandon Michael Faus Harriet K. Fischer Julia B. Franco Hailey M. Gallo Matthew A. Goldberg Crystal N. Goodwin Brian D. Gould Jared M. Graff Benjamin Israel Harrison J. Kaplan Taylor B. Keaster Maria M. Keshishyan Ashley M. Koley Kenny Lim Hannah Sofia Mandel

Aleeza L. Marashlian Frederick Markarians Angelica Beas-Martinez Jaynee R. Mathis William Alma Mills Blake A. Newman Nina Niedbalski Heidy A. Nurinda Johanne L. Oakley Nvair G. Ozonian Harold C. Papineau Jonathon Perliss Lauren E. Reinas Yoseph Rixit Megan J. Rutenberg Colleen P. Sabaka Edgard Jessie Salinas Celeste Alexandra Sanchez Armen Sarkissian Sarah M. Schwarzman Scott D. Sharp Aerica M. Siegel Elizabeth Ann Siruno James C. Statton Jasmin N. Stewart Ani Supowitz Elizabeth Ann Siruno David Zakharian Melissa D. Zigrang

Biederman Scholars

he Donald E. Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute of Southwestern established the Biederman Scholars program in an effort to recognize academic excellence and expand opportunities for promising future entertainment lawyers. Students selected as Biederman Scholars are eligible for special externships, practicum placements in entertainment and media law firms, and other mentoring opportunities. To be considered as a Biederman Scholar, students must be in the top 10% of their class and have a demonstrated interest in entertainment or media law. Candidates are selected by the Biederman faculty and approved by the Institute’s Executive Board. Bret Golden Ashley M. Koley Harold C. Papineau

Lauren E. Reinas Yoseph Rixit

Wildman/Schumacher Scholarship

he Wildman/Schumacher Scholarship program was established in 1983 in memory of Paul W. Wildman who served Southwestern for 28 years as a student, faculty member, dean and president, and Southwestern’s founder, John J. Schumacher, who championed legal education opportunities for students from a wide range of backgrounds and actively encouraged the enrollment of women and minority students long before other institutions did so. Kristin Abdel Messih Suren Agadzhanov Frances Ericka O. Agoncillo Nareh S. Arakelian Nicole R. Arias David Artsvelian Aris Babaian Alexander Banner Evan A. Barr Spencer Alexander Barrett Jordan Ariel Bass Quinn P. Bauducco Alec G. Bedrossian Madison E. Boehler Robert M. Carrasco Kimberly M. Casper Renee E. Castagna Ryan Chang Kristina E. Charles Stephanie P. Chyorny Angela-Andrea J. Colon Jennifer Covarrubias Ryan E. Davidson Krystal S. De Santiago Hayrapet Erganyan Arielle Brianna Farias Brandon Michael Faus Harriet K. Fischer Sofia Gillespie Matthew A. Goldberg Gina G. Goldberg Bret Golden Shant Goorjian Jared M. Graff Bryan Coauhtemoc Gusman Ryan D. Handley Esther Rose Harriot Benjamin Israel Jonathan S. Jung Farah A. Kandah Kimia Karami Bryan Kasher Andrew James Kazmer Maria M. Keshishyan Catherine Renee Knapp Jonathan S. Kornman Rena Brand Kosnett Rachel Marilyn Lannen

Jonah L. Lavin Robert W. Lea, II Samantha D. Levak Kenny Lim Natalie A. Lluis Clark W. Manning Aleeza L. Marashlian Frederick Markarians John P. Martin Ashley Mehdizadeh William Alma Mills Christina N. Mirzaie Eduard Mkhitaryan Phillip Hamed Movaghar Blake A. Newman Jasmine Antone Nino Heidy A. Nurinda Remy J. Ozer Harold C. Papineau Moshe A. Rahimi Negin Rashidi Lauren E. Reinas Yoseph Rixit Mathew Russell Megan J. Rutenberg Colleen P. Sabaka Brandon C. Salumbides Celeste Alexandra Sanchez Mariapaola Santacruz Ahyiesha S. Sarnor Morgan K. Sasaki Sarah M. Schwarzman Matthew A. Sharbatian Aerica M. Siegel Katherine A. Smith Mansour J. Soltanmoradi Jessika Song James C. Statton Jose A. Tamayo Perez Sara Tavakoli Ian K. To Martina Williams Virginia Wong Nicholas A. Yanez Naeiri Youssefian David Zakharian Melissa D. Zigrang

George and Katrina Woolverton Public Service Award

stablished in 2010 through the generosity of Southwestern alumni George ‘75 and Katrina ‘02 Woolverton, the George and Katrina Woolverton Public Service Award is given to one graduating student in recognition of demonstrated and extraordinary dedication to public interest law activities while at Southwestern. Hannah Sofia Mandel

Woolverton Family Public Interest Award

he Woolverton Family Public Interest Award honors one graduating student in recognition of exceptional dedication to public interest law activities while at Southwestern. Samantha S. Joaquin

Public Interest Law Summer Grant Program

he Public Interest Law Committee’s Summer Grant Program was established in 1990 with the mission of providing financial support to students seeking full-time summer clerkships with a nonprofit legal services organization providing no cost legal assistance to underserved, marginalized communities. This program makes it possible for students to acquire the practical experience necessary in addressing the needs of indigent communities. Recipients are selected annually based on the merit of their proposed summer clerk positions, participation in on-campus public interest activities, community work, and commitment to pro bono or public interest career practice. Brianna M. Abrego Frances Ericka O. Agoncillo Sanaz E. Ahari Alexander Banner Angelica Beas-Martinez Gabriela D. Correa Evelyn Curiel Krystal S. De Santiago Levon Z. Derkalousdian Harriet K. Fischer Sofia Gillespie Minely Grigorian Esther Rose Harriot Samantha S. Joaquin Jonathan S. Jung

Harrison J. Kaplan Kathleen B. Mancilla Hannah Sofia Mandel Clark W. Manning Chizitere N. Nnadi Edgard Jessie Salinas Mariapaola Santacruz Aerica M. Siegel Katherine A. Smith James C. Statton Alejandrina D. Suarez Sara Tavakoli Leticia Fabiola Valencia Melissa D. Zigrang

Public Interest Law Service Award

outhwestern’s Public Interest Law Service Award honors selected graduating students who have demonstrated significant dedication to public interest law activities while at Southwestern. Sanaz E. Ahari Gabriela D. Correa Alejandrina D. Suarez

Southwestern/Children’s Law Center Year-Long Program

iouthwestern’s year-long program with the Children’s Law Center of California offers ia unique opportunity for outstanding and dedicated students who wish to gain extensive experience in dependency court advocating for youth. Children’s Law Center is a nonprofit, public interest legal organization that serves as the voice for abused and neglected youth in Los Angeles and Sacramento Counties. Law student participants begin in the summer with ten weeks of full-time work followed by externships in the subsequent Fall and Spring semesters. Kristina E. Charles

Public Service Program

outhwestern’s Public Service Program was established in 2009 to encourage students to perform 25 hours of service each year as part of the legal profession’s responsibility to ensure equal access to justice for all communities. In partnership with civil legal aid, nonprofit services organizations and government agencies, students provide direct legal services, litigation and policy advocacy as well as community legal education in a widevariety of settings and contexts. Students who have performed a minimum of 75 hours of public service throughout their law school experience receive special recognition at Commencement and have the notation “Public Service Distinction” placed on their law school transcript. Brianna M. Abrego Frances Ericka O. Agoncillo Natasha Aminpour William Baker Alexander Banner Angelica Beas-Martinez Kristina E. Charles Ryan E. Davidson Harriet K. Fischer Alex Gharapetian Sofia Gillespie Samantha S. Joaquin Hannah Sofia Mandel Taylor Elizabeth Marvulli-Gerard

Christina N. Mirzaie Nina Niedbalski Chizitere N. Nnadi Heidy A. Nurinda Johanne L. Oakley Celeste Alexandra Sanchez Mariapaola Santacruz Selineh Shahbazian Aerica M. Siegel Elizabeth Ann Siruno James C. Statton Alejandrina D. Suarez Melissa D. Zigrang

THE HISTORY OF ACADEMIC DRESS VINTAGE SOUTHWESTERN CLASS PHOTO

he traditional academic attire that we see as a colorful part of commencement exercises had its beginnings in the Middle Ages when the university first developed as an institution of higher learning. The most important centers of intellectual life in the 10th Century were the monasteries— centers least affected by the disorders of the time. The relative stability of the monastic life left monks free to develop systematic graded education for the first time in the history of Western society. The first students were monks and priests, and the costumes they wore were more for protection from the weather than as distinctive regalia for the scholarly way of life. Caps were a necessity in the cold, drafty buildings and capes and hoods were also worn for warmth. In later centuries, as the British universities passed from the control of the monasteries, the costumes took on brighter colors, and the hood was singled out as the item to be made distinctive for various degrees by color, trimming, and lining. The use of caps, gowns, and hoods has been continuous in the United States since Colonial times—the tradition having been transplanted from Oxford and Cambridge to the New World. However, the dress code was modified and the vivid colors so prevalent in Great Britain were eliminated. Prior to 1895, faculty academic costumes varied widely from university to university. Since few people knew the distinguishing marks or colors for the various degrees, the dress code was standardized for all American universities. At the same time, students began a movement which would spread throughout the country to make academic regalia an integral part of the commencement ceremony. A desire to make the festivities more impressive and interesting as well as to add grace and dignity to the ceremony led the students in this successful endeavor. Southwestern students participating in today’s commencement ceremony are wearing regalia for the degrees of Master of Laws and Juris Doctor. The gowns for the Master of Laws degree have full, rounded sleeves marked with three purple velvet bars to indicate the completion of a master's program. The gowns for the Juris Doctor degree have full, rounded sleeves marked with three black velvet bars to indicate the completion of a doctoral program. The academic hoods for both degrees bear purple and white edging identifying Southwestern Law School as the institution conferring the degree. The purple tassel signifies a legal studies degree. Students who have been on the Dean’s List (top 10% of each class at the end of each academic year) or participated in academic co-curricular honors or extracurricular service programs are wearing stoles in distinguishing colors as follows: Dean’s List—scarlet with white lettering, Moot Court Honors Program—white with purple lettering, Negotiation Honors Program—green with white lettering, Trial Advocacy Honors Program—purple with white lettering, Law Review—gold with purple lettering, Journal of International Law—purple with gold lettering, Journal of Media and Entertainment Law—silver with purple lettering, Los Angeles Public Interest Law Journal—maroon with silver lettering, Student Bar Association—navy blue with gold lettering, and the Public Service Program— blue with white lettering. Dean’s Fellows are wearing blue cording. Southwestern Torch Bearers are wearing silver cording, honoring their connection with Southwestern alumni, faculty, or staff members.