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The Alumni Newsletter of Loyola Law School Los Angeles

Loyola Law School and the AlumniAssociation Board of Governors cord-ially invite you to attend the 2002

annual alumni recept ion, which has beenrenamed the Grand Reunion, on Wednesday,March 20, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Thereunion will be held as a gathering for all alumniand to honor Benjamin J. Cayetano '71, Governor ofHawaii -- Loyola Law School's "Disting-uished Alumnus of the Year." John T. Gurash,Chairman, CEOwith INACORP(CIGNA), retired,will be a specialhonoree. A privateChampagneReception alsowill be held earlyin the evening onthe 20th torecognize theGrand Reunionsponsors and tohonor the recipientsof the 2002Board of Governors Award. This year's recipientsare Adrienne Byers '89, John P. Miller '70, Hon.Richard Montes '67, David Pasternak '76 andProfessor William Hobbs. Also during thereception, a special salute will be given to the

members of the class of 1952.The theme for this year's GrandReunion is "Strength In Unity,"signifying the importance ofstrengthening alumnicamaraderie and strengtheningthe relationship betweenalumni and the Law School.We hope that you too feel the Benjamin J. Cayetano

importance of uniting and strengthening the alumnibond as well asreconnecting withyour a/rna mater.

Please be sure toreserve March 20,2002 on your calen-dar for an eveningthat promises to berelaxed and festivewhile providing youwith an opportunityto mingle and inter-act freely with class-mates, speak withprofessors, and

meet other members of the Law Schoolcommunity. We will, of course, have heartyhors d'oeuvres and del icious dessert stationsset up throughout the room for yourenjoyment during the evening.

Look for your printed invitation in February.

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RamirezAppointedDirector ofAlumniRelations

Carmen Ramirez

InNovember, Carmen Ramirez grabbed the reins of AlumniRelations Director for Loyola Law School. She is a familiarface to many alums, as she has helped admit students here

for numerous years. More precisely, Ramirez worked in Admissionsfor 16 years. Ramirez states, "Coming from an admissionsbackground, I truly understand the critical role the alumni play inpromoting the Law School. Alumni/ae are the Law School'sgreatest asset."

Ramirez has a strong sense of loyalty to the Law School. She haswitnessed many changes at the Law School over the past 20years. She recalls when the Rains Building was more than thelibrary building -- it was the entire Law School, and when theRains Building housed the entire administration, faculty offices,classrooms A, Band C, and Gil's cafeteria. Witnessing Loyola'sphysical growth to an entire city block has been a rewardingexperience to her, and there is no doubt that Loyola students andalums hold a special place in her life. It also is readily apparentthat a strong bond exists between Ramirez and the Law School' abond that will assist her in meeting the challenges of director andalso help her plan strategies to better serve you, the alumni.

A priority for the new director is to strengthen the bond betweenthe alumni community and the Law School. One goal is therevitalization of the alumni web site, allowing alumni tocommunicate effectively with the Law School. Starting thismonth, alumni will notice significant changes both in appearanceand usefulness. The site will provide information on special eventsincluding RSVP options, alumni news, and alumni profiles. Inaddition, interactive features will be provided, allowing for aconvenient means of communicating your news, name andaddress changes, donation opportunities and contacting Loyolafaculty and other members of the Loyola community. She alsoplans on providing lifetime email forwarding service. Within thenext year or so, Ramirez hopes to provide alumni with an onlinedirectory. Be sure to visit and use the alumni web site athttp://alumni.lIs.edu on a regular basis. Feel free to contactCarmen Ramirez at 213.736.1046 or carmen.ramirez@lIs.edu withsuggestions about the alumni web site.

Academic Awards Breakfast& Swearing-In Ceremony

December 4,2001 -- What a morning! Starting the daywas the Academic Awards Breakfast honoring 41members of the Class of 2001 who were inducted into

The Order of the Coif (see list below). The Coif inducteesattained a cumulative grade point average that placed themwithin the top 10 percent of their class. Special academic-based "awards were also presented to the recent graduates: Bernhard W.Rohrbacher received the William Tell Aggeler Award; Francisco Z.Cabada received the Lloyd Tevis Award in Commercial Law; andMichael T. Melo received the Gregory W. Goff Award. Melo waspresented with his award, which is newly established, by SandraGoff, wife of the late Gregory W. Goff. He was a Loyola LawSchool Class of 1978 graduate and a tax partner with the LawFirm of O'Melveny & Myers.

Immediately following the Academic Awards Breakfast was theSwearing-In Ceremony for new attorneys, which is held twiceyearly on campus. More than 200 bar passers were sworn intothe state bar by the Honorable Kathryn Doi Todd '70. HonorableTomson T. Ong '83 of the Los Angeles Superior Court gave thejudicial address. Administering the federal oath was theHonorable Manuel L. Real '51 of the U.S. District Court, CentralDistrict of California. As the ceremony concluded, KarenRinehart '96, president of the Alumni Association Board ofGovernors, extended greetings on behalf of the AlumniAssociation. A record-size crowd of more than a thousand familymembers and other guests attended the ceremony and reception- a positive reflection on the high bar passage rate. Loyola LawSchool's bar passage rate is 81 percent for first-time takers ofthe July 2001 California bar exam.

Members of the 2001 class.

Order of the Coif InducteesMONICA CHOI • THERESA M. CUMMINGS. SCOTT M. CWIERTNY • GIL M. DOR • SEAN FINN· MEGAN N.GESS • KENNETH A. GLOWACKI. PAMElA KENTOS GRAHAM. PAUL GUELPA • REBECCA E. JONAHJORDAN B. KEVILLE. JOHN W. KIM. GREGORY S. KORMAN· ALLISON J. LATHAM· AMY K. LERNERJOSEPH K. lIU • KEVIN J. LOMBARDO. DAVID R. MAURER· JEFFREY A. MERRIAM-REHWALD • TODD C.MOONEY. LAURA A. MUNDT. LEO P. NORTON. ANTOINE F. RAPHAEL· VIVIAN U. REDSAR • JANE Y. RHO·BERNHARD W. ROHRBACHER. DANiEl H. RYlAARSDAM • BRIAN l. SAENGER· ACK J. SAHAGIAN· SIMONEM. SCHILLER. RICHARD P. SEEGMAN • MATTHEW C. SINGER· JEFFREY A. SKLAR· ROBERT F. SOMERS• SAMUEL N. TIU • JOSEPH J. TORTORElLI. PATRICK F. TOSTADO· PATRICIA P. WANG· MARK H. WEINTRAUB• ROBIN J. WEISS

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Burns FoundationPledges $5 Million to law School

The Fritz B. Burns Foundation has approved a pledge of $5million to Loyola Law School - the largest, one-timecommitment ever received by the Law School from the

Foundation. "The gift will create the Fritz B. Burns Plaza, linkingthe new advocacy building to the campus. Two million of thepledge is designated for completion of the Albert H. GirardiAdvocacy Center itself," Dean David W. Burcham has stated.Slated for completion in fall 2002, the structure will house a 90-person trial court classroom and jury room, a 65-personcourtroom, and a 36-person Ethical Lawyering Center classroom -as well as offices, video "studios" and audio/visual control rooms."The Foundation has pledged the remaining $3 million forendowment of the Dean's Chair at the Law School," Burchamadded. We are exceedingly fortunate to have such loyal andgenerous benefactors.

The 2000 - 2001 Honor Roll of Donors and Dean's Report wasmailed in December. The Honor Roll reflects and recognizesdonors who have made gifts to the Law School from June 1, 2000to May 31, 2001. Apologies to any donor who may have beeninadvertently omitted from the list. If you have not received yourcopy of the current Honor Roll and Dean's Report, please contactSuzanne Zeimis, Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs, at213.736.8153.

Double NationalChampionship Victories forByrne Trial Advocacy Team

For the second time in recent weeks, Loyola Law School ofLos Angeles' Byrne Trial Advocacy Team has brought home acoveted national championship trophy. Loyola captured first

place at NITA's Tournament of Champions, held early in Novemberat Howard LawSchoolin Washington,D.C.Just two weeks later,the team grabbed thenational champion-ship title at GeorgiaState Bar's WilliamDanielsMock TrialInvitational Tournamentin Atlanta.

The winning team membersparticipating in the Georgia StateBar's William Daniels Mock TrialInvitational Tournament were: (Ito r) Alex Medina, Amar Raval,Shawn McCann, Kate Gillespie,Todd Harrison, Daniel Robinsonand Tara Gallogly.

Spring 2002 AlumniCalendar of Events I

May 200219th CommencementCeremonies

January 200224th Long Beach AlumniNetwork and Social MixerHome of DeanDavid W. Burcham

March 200220th Grand ReunionBeverly Hilton Hotel

April 2002TBA Hawaii AlumniReception

TBA San Diego AlumniReception

o y o L ALLAW S C H 0 0 L .:. LOS ANGELES

The Public Record is published by Alumni Relations, loyal a law School, los Angeles.

Eloise Teklu, EditorEloise.teklu@lIs.edu(213) 736-1045

David W. Burcham '84, Dean of loyal a law SchoolKenneth Ott, Assistant Dean for DevelopmentCarmen Ramirez, Director of Alumni RelationsMary Dettmers, Assistant Director of Alumni RelationsSuzanne Zeimis, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations

The winning team members participating in the NITA's Tournament of Champions in Washington, D.C.competition were: (I to r) Andrew Higgs, Alison Hazan, Anlka Harvey and Brett Wolff. The coveted"Best Advocate" award also went to loyola, to law student Anika Harvey.

In both competitions the team was undefeated in all rounds andwere victorious over law schools with the most successful trialadvocacy programs in the nation, including Temple, Stetson,Univ. of Texas, Chicago/Kent, Notre Dame and Loyola of Chicago.

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DIRECT EXAMINATIONA report on Loyola Law School Alumni

1960Edward Masry of Westlake Village's

Masry & Vititoe will serve as amember of the board of directors,president and chief executive officer ofSave the World Air Inc. He will direct thecompany's expansion of engineering,production, marketing and distribution.The legal expert in environmental tortcases also was profiled in the VenturaCounty Star (3/25/01); among other itemsthe article discussed the film, "ErinBrockovich." Masry is portrayed in thefilm by Albert Finney, investigatorBrockovich's attorney boss.

1962Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. will be featured

on cable channel A&E's show"Biography" this month of January.Cochran was recently named chairman ofthe Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone,the economic development organizationthat has administered $250 million infederal, state and city funds in Harlem,Washington Heights and Inwood.

1967Patricia A. lobello-lamb serves as a

civil litigation lawyer in San Dimasand as partner of Lamb, Morris & Lobello.

1968Laurence c. Preble is the new

director of development for KUDInternational, specializing in complexpublic/private development projects(from architecture and engineeringthrough contracting and construction)including the San Francisco andPhiladelphia stadiums and the Tampaand Long Beach aquariums. Preble waspreviously the senior real estate partnerat O'Melveny & Myers.

1971Former Nevada Governor Bob Miller,

senior partner with Jones VargasAttorneys at Law since 1999, has beenappointed to the advisory board ofdirectors for SSP Solutions Inc. -- whichproduces data security products andservices.

1973Robert R. Anderson was appointed

this past summer to Chief .Assistant Attorney General of California,in charge of the criminal law division.Anderson has argued more than a dozencases in the California Supreme Court forthe Attorney General's Office, includingdeath penalty cases upheld by the state'shigh court and earlier in his career,Anderson served in the U.S. Army SecurityAgency - including two years in specialoperations command in Asia. PatriciaDiaz Dennis was honored this year asone of the "Top 25 Business Women,"according to NOW Legal Defense andEducation Fund. More recently, DiazDennis was elected this past month tothe USlinc. Board of Directors. She issenior vice president for regulatoryaffairs for SBC Communications, Inc.(telecommunications products andservices). UST is a holding company forits principal subsidiaries: U.S.Smokeless Tobacco Company andInternational Wine & Spirits Ltd.

1974Patrick Geary has left his legal

gloves behind to assume the role ofcountry music importer to Scotland. AnOrange County District Attorney's Officeattorney for 14 years, Geary now hoststhe morning show on a bare-bones

station in Glasgow, and owns a recordshop there specializing in imported Britishalternative bands.

1975Robert A. Adelman, a certified Family

Law specialist, has formed the lawfirm, Adelman Seide & Gigliotti, LLP, inEncino.

1976Marjorie Friedlander has assumed

her new post at Palisades Beautiful.Friedlander, now retired, is dedicated tothe beautification of her neighborhood.

1977Craig I. Deroy was appointed last

April to the board of directors of TheFirst American Corporation's largestsubsidiary, First American Title InsuranceCompany. Jon Hayes has joined HaightBrown & Bonesteel, L.L.P. as a partner andbankruptcy specialist in the BusinessSolutions Practice Group. His article, "TheBankruptcy Discharge: It's Not as Easy asit Looks" was published in the Bankruptcy'Journal (Oct. 2000). Hayes, who also is abooking agent for Classroom, a smallblues club in Northridge, also writes forSouthland Blues Magazine.

1979Martha (Marty) Blum is the new

mayor of of Santa Barbara, as ofJanuary 8,2002. Gary W. Robinson hasbeen promoted to senior vice presidentand assistant general counsel of TenetHealthcare Corporation, and works fromTenet's Operations Center in Dallas.Robinson's responsibilities now includesupervision of a newly formed managedcare litigation unit and the claimsmanagement unit.

1980J .Scott Bovitz was named executive

editor of a forthcoming CEB publicat-ion on bankruptcy law. He also has beencompleting his terms as chair of thePersonal and Small Business BankruptcyLaw Advisory Commission and asPresident of the Los Angeles BankruptcyForum.

1981Thomas Hill was named managing

partner of the Los Angeles office of

1982

Thelen Reid & Priest; he also was electedto the firm's 12-member partnershipcounsel.

Marilyn Helfend Meyer opened Lisa. Helfend Meyer & Associates this

past year in Century City. Consisting ofsix female lawyers, the firm primarilyhandles family law (child custody,support, prenuptial agreements, etc.), Aconsultant for television's "Family Law"and a regular guest on Dennis Prager'sradio show, Meyer also appeared on 48Hours with Dan Rather regarding thecontested adoption case of "BabySpencer."

1983S blend A. Sblendorio of Hoge,

Fenton, Jones & Appel, Inc., waselected a firm shareholder; his litigationpractice focuses on high technologymatters. Sblendorio, who sits on theboard of directors of the Eastern AlamedaCounty Bar Association and theCalifornia Wine Auction, is president ofthe Livermore Valley Winegrowers Assoc.and chairperson of the AgriculturalAdvisory Board, Alameda Board ofSupervisors. Alan D. Wallace has hisown law firm, The Law Offices of Alan D.Wallace, Sherman Oaks, which conductsexpert witness work in the real estatefield. He is also a real estate broker,professor at UCLA Extension, and a realestate instructor. Additionally, he hasserved as general counsel for two multi-million dollar real estate brokerages.Mark J. Weinstein closed a deal this yearto build a $72 million residential/retaildevelopment in Downtown Los Angeles'Fashion District.

1984A Ian J. Amico added chief privacy

officer to his title this year forPeopleFirst.com. M. Katharine Davidsonhas been promoted to partnership withPillsbury Winthrop's Los Angeles office;Davidson's focus is on tax planning,structuring and business advising.

1985Jerry Giaquinta, in collaboration with

GCI Group Partners, has created theGiaquinta Group, a consulting firmspecializing in strategic marketing andcommunications for the "DigitalLifestyle." James J. Sullivan has beennamed corporate vice president, legal

affairs, for The TriZetto Group, Inc. Acertified accountant since 1982, Sullivanhas worked for Long Beach FinancialCorporation, American Savings Bank, F.A.,Gibson Dunn & Crutcher and Ernst &Young LLP.

1986Christine D. Spagnoli, partner with

Greene, Broillet, Taylor, Wheeler &Panish, is the current president of theConsumer Attorneys Association of LosAngeles (CAALA). She also serves on theBoard of Governors for the ConsumerAttorneys Association of California

1987Susanne Cumming is the new

president of the Los Angeles CountyCommission on Human Relations; she willoversee the 15-member panel until July ofthis year. Cumming has been a researchattorney for the LA County Superior Court,and also works with the county barassociation's Dispute Resolution ServicesSchool and its mediation program. KenFeldman spent his first 12 years inpractice with Bottum & Feliton before itjoined with Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois &Bisgaard, where he is a partner andcontinues to defend attorneys and conductmalpractice and malicious prosecutionactions.

1988Geoffrey D. Chin opened his own firm

this past year, focusing on estateplanning, trusts, wills, probate and trustadministration; he also has finishedwriting his Christian science fictien book.Marc A. Karlin was profiled in the LosAngeles limes (lIlOIOI). Eric Y. Nishizawahas been named president of the JapaneseAmerican Bar Association; he is alitigation partner at Tachikawa Yasui &Nishizawa. Ralph J. Ortolano, Jr. wasnamed Staff Public Affairs Officer forNaval Reserve Readiness CommandSouthwest, which serves California,Arizona, and Nevada.

1989Mark A. Dalla Valle has been hired

by Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon;he concentrates on patent law andintellectual property law for high-techclients. Dalla Valle has written andprosecuted more than 200 patentapplications in semiconductor fabrication,telecommunications and radio frequencycircuits and systems, and digital circuits

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and computer software. Neil J. Sheffopened the doors to The Law Offices ofNeil J. Sheff this year; the practicefocuses on immigration law, includinggreen cards, visas, citizenship and laborcertifications.

1990john E. Falotico and his brother

Michael Falotico '84 appearedtogether before the Nebraska SupremeCourt. The brothers won a unanimousruling in a tax/notice case, Falotico I/.

Grant County Board of Equalization, 262Neb. 292 (2001). Raymond Seto is amember of the $100 Hamburger Club, asdescribed in the Los Angeles TImes(2/20101). The members (part-timepilots) fly in single-prop hobby planes tosmall airport restaurants for lunch,thinking nothing of the 150 mile or morejaunt -lunch costs about $100, whichincludes the cost of the fuel, airplanemaintenance and french fries.

1991David Gyepes, Ph.D., is the director

of the civil department of theBarrington Psychiatric Center, a groupwith offices statewide, specializing inforensic psychiatry, neuropsychology andpsychology. Gyepes also maintains aclinical practice in Westwood, special-izing in issues that affect attorneys, theirfamilies and lovedones. Jason S. Pomerantzchanged firms this past year. Pomerantz is nowat LinerYankelevitz Sunshine & RegenstreifLLP in Santa Monica; he previously waswith DresslerRein Evans and Sestanovich LLP

1992Mary Burkin starred as Zorah in the

Christmas comedy, "InspectingCarol," at the Arroyo Repertory Theatre,Pasadena. The comedy's plot revolvedaround the regional theater's annualproduction of A "Christmas Carol", thedesperation for another year's federalfunding, and an actor who is mistakenfor the real National Endowment for theArts inspector. Keith A. Schulner hasstarted his own firm, Mediator.LA.Schulner became an approved mediatorfor NASD and bankruptcy court, inaddition to superior court, and alsoteaches business negotiation andconflict resolution to Pepperdine MBAstudents.

1993Gregory D. Brenner, formerly of the

LosAngeles County Public Defender'sOffice, has opened a private criminaldefense practice on LosAngeles' Westside. Glen1.Jonas' article, "The Ethics of CriminalDefense,"was published in the Califomia LaVt}€rUan.2001). Robert O'Connor has beenpromoted from associate to partner withthe Salt Lake City office of Wilson, Sonsini,Goodrich & Rosati (a Palo Alto-basedsecurities firm). Bruce Zucker waspromoted to associate professor ofbusiness law at Cal State Northridge.Also, Zucker was named "VolunteerAttorney of the Year" by the San FernandoValley Bar Association.

1994David E. Lehman has left his post of

legislative director to Rep. Goodlatte'soffice for the Washington D.C. public affairsfirm of Hall Green & Rupli. Lehmanhandles technology and tele-communica-tions issues in his new position. GaryPark was assigned by Mayor Jim Hahnand City Councilman Alex Pedilla inSeptember to the Los Angeles City CouncilRedistricting Commission. Park, who is asenior associate at Barbosa Garcia lawfirm, represents the Wilshire District. EricPerrodin was elected mayor of Compton;he most recently served as a Los AngelesCounty Deputy District Attorney. Sean Ricewas recently appointed to the E-City boardof directors. Rice currently serves as theprincipal of Site Acquisition Ventures,which provides contract services to thewireless industry. Lavetta Willis and hercompany Dada Footwear (Los Angeles),was profiled in the Los Angeles BusinessJournal (7/23/01). The company has beenmaking a transition from urban fashionsneakers to athletic performance footwear,and among its celebrity endorsers is rapstar Snoop Dogg. Gary F. Werner, anassociate at Kahn, Kleinman, Yanowitz &Arnson Co., L.P.A., has been selected as anarbitrator for the Better Business Bureau's"Auto Line" program; designed to settlecustomer-manufacturer disputes.

1995Lisa Baird has been promoted from

associate to partner with LosAngeles' Crosby, Heatev, Roach & May;Baird is an appellate attorney dealingwith state and federal appeals. KathleenM. Collins has been named specialcounsel, responsible for assisting in thedevelopment of joint venturearrangements with select customers, atThe First American Corporation. Gina M.

Crocker opened a collectibles boutiquecalled "Lil' Bit's Speciality Merchandise,"in Orange, last May. She invites alumnito come by and just say "hello." Steve S.McKeag, who owns his own consultingfirm handling emerging-growthcompanies, has been named as anoutside board member of EntertainmentBoulevard, Inc. Gary Pfister was sworninto the Florida State Bar this past July.David Weil has joined with Marva JoWyatt to form Weil & Wyatt, an admiraltylaw firm in Long Beach focused on therepresentation of California's commerc-ial maritime and yachting industries, andits recreational boating and yachtingcommunities.

1996Allison Aquino, a partner at Aquino

& Aquino in Covina, becamecertified this year as an immigration lawspecialist by the California State Boardof Legal Specialization. Kevin Duffis,actor-turned-trial attorney, was profiledin the Los Angeles Daily Journal(3/19/01) Karen M.Shottingwas namedcorporate secretary of 3D Systems inValencia this past May; she took thisposition after attaining general counselat the same firm.

/-,Submit your work and/orhome change-of-addressinformation, and alumninews items, on line toAlumni Relations at:http://alumni.lls.edu

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1997Jennifer Hankes Painter was

appointed in October as generalcounsel to Cadiz Inc. Previously with theCorps of Engineers and most recently theLos Angeles offices of Sullivan &Cromwell, the West Point graduate willwork with Cadiz's water resourcemanagement and agricultural projects.Jules Thompson appeared on the "OprahWinfrey Show" earlier this year. Thompsonwas invited to the show to discuss hiswork with the Inner City Law Center andwith the founder of the public interestfoundation Nancy Mintie.

1998R igoberto J. Arrechiga was

appointed to the position of DeputyPublic Defender I in late July with LosAngeles County. Linda A. Gulledge joinedthe Sacramento office of Orrick, Herrington &Sutcliffe, LLP office in April as anemployment law litigator; she also is amember of the ABA's Labor and EmploymentLitigation Sections. Mario Vega andGustavo Zarate '97 opened the doors toZarate & Vega, Prof. Corp. this year.

1999Lucia Maria Gonzalez received an

a ppointment to the position ofDeputy Public Defender I this past year inLos Angeles County. Robby Kumar, thenew legislative fellow for healthcare policyin the office of Rep. Michael Bilirakis (R-Fla.), may be the only Capitol Hill stafferwho grew up in Saudi Arabia. Kumar spent10 years there as a child, where his fatherworked as an engineer.

2000

Stuart Waldman was named one of"The 25 Emerging Leaders in the San

Fernando Valley," by the San FernandoValley Business Journal.

Superior Court bench. Now Judge Chotinerwill focus on his hobbies includingfinishing, his stamp-collecting book, andhe will devote more attention to hisoutdoor recreation activities. Han.Richard Spann '74 is retiring from theseat of Lancaster Superior Court. Spannwas appointed by Gov. George Deukmejianas Antelope Municipal Court's fourth judgein 1989. He previously had worked as aprivate attorney for 15 years, and beforethat as a chemical engineer for the AirForce and Proctor & Gamble Co. In 1996,he was the first Antelope Valley jurist in 24years to head the 189-member Los AngelesCounty Municipal Court Judges'Association. Hon. Gary E. Daigh '77 wasprofiled in the Los Angeles DailyJournalthis past year; he serves as ajudge with the Los Angeles Superior Court,South Central District, Compton, focusingon the special gang units. Han. Donald R.Alvarez '79 was appointed to the SanBernardino bench by Governor Gray Davis

in April. Han. Lisa Lench '79, deputychief of the narcotics section of the U.S.Attorney's Office since 1991, has beenappointed by Gov. Gray Davis to the LosAngeles Superior Court. Lench has servedon the Los Angeles High Intensity DrugTrafficing Area Executive Board andpreviously worked at the CaliforniaAttorney General's Office. Han. John P.Martin '84 was recently appointed anAdministrative Law Judge with theCalifornia Unemployment InsuranceAppeals Board at the Inglewood Office ofAppeals. Han. Christine E. Stancill '89was sworn in as the 23rd ImmigrationJustice, Los Angeles, last March; there areroughly 200 federal immigration judgesnationwide.

H on. Paul Metzler '68 has retiredfrom the Los Angeles Superior Court

this year following 22 years on the bench.Metzler now plans to relax and focus onhis aviation interest before a possiblereturn to the bench on assignment. Hon.Kenneth L. Chotiner '69 has retired uponspending 20 years on the Los Angeles

Robert A. Adelman '75 has marriedAndrea Cohen. Jennifer R. Schrack

'97 married Thomas M. Dempsey on Dec.29. Schrack is an attorney with the firm of .Lebovits & David in Century City. EdwardBahny '96 married Janna Copley on Aug.25,2001 in Beverly Hills, Calif.; the couplehoneymooned in Belgium and Italy, and

make their home in Hermosa Beach.Bahny practices probate and elder law inLong Beach, and Copley is in productionwith TNT original movies. Daniel (Walanka)Siegel '98 and Sara Trivedi '98 weremarried in August. The couple met attheir swearing-in for new attorneysceremony.

Frank 1. Morris '36 passed away onOct. 26, 2001. A WWII veteran,

Morris' tour of duty with the United StatesMarine Corps took him to Okinawa andNorth China, where he worked with thespecial weapons regiment. The Kansasnative worked with the U.S. Postal Serviceas director of mail services in SantaMonica and for a time worked with mailservices at Loyola Marymount University,his undergraduate alma mater.

Mark P. Robinson '50 passed awayon Nov. 17, 2001 at the age of 76.

A Southern California trial lawyer whobrought more than 300 jury trials toverdict, Robinson was founding presidentof the American Board of Trial Advocatesand served as an Orange County SuperiorCourt judge. Robinson first practiced lawon his own before trying federal criminalcases as an assistant U.S. attorney in LosAngeles. He later switched to private civilpractice. He is the father of alumnusMark P. Robinson, Jr. '70 and grandfatherto Loyola law student Daniel Robinson.

Frank Gile Tiffany Jr. '50 passed thisJuly with his family by his side.

Tiffany celebrated his 50th year ofpracticing law in Ventura County themonth before. For 45 of those years, hewas founding partner of Tiffany, Hunt andBrown. Tiffany enjoyed spending timeoutdoors, golfing, fishing and the like. He

was a member of the local Kiwanis cluband a member of the Ventura CountyMuseum of History and Art.

Thomas Workman, Jr. '57 died at 73this past April. Workman is

remembered for his successful defense ofcorporations such as R.J. Reynolds,Standard Oil and Amgen Inc. Workmanwas an attorney for Music, Peeler &Garrett, before retiring from the bar at 65and assuming the positions of vicepresident, secretary and general counselfor Amgen, Inc. ,

Norman M. Dolin '59 was a divorceand family law attorney to the

stars. Dolin is remembered for his jovialdisposition and civility. He was thepresident of the American Academy ofMatrimonial Lawyer's Southern CaliforniaChapter, and a fellow of the InternationalAcademy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Carl Ellis Ward '64 passed away thisJuly in Ventura. Ward was an

attorney for Nordman, Cormany, Hair &Compton for 19 years before he retired.Ward was a beloved member of theVentura County community as well as atthe San Buenaventura Mission, where hewas a parishioner.

Joseph Posner '74 passed inNovember 2000. Posner shook up

t employment law scene in Los Angelesover his career, making employment law

, favor the employee rather than theemployer.

J enine Meltzer '82 passed away onOct. 22, 2001. "lenine was a

special person and an inspiration to allthose who knew her," stated Dean DavidW. Burcham '84. For more about Jenine'slife, go to:www.lls.edu/media/news/20011101-meltzer.html

priscilla Peralta '96 passed away onNov. 12,2001.

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Ziebarth Honoredby Her OrangeCounty Peers

More than 50alumni/ae workingand/or.living in the

Orange County area attendeda reception in Novemberhonoring Irene E. Ziebarth'84. Ziebarth works forJAMS in its Irvine office oncases revolving aroundconstruction, real estate,business contracts, classaction, personal injury and

Irene Uiebarth homeowner disputes. JAMSstands for Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services. On theside, Ziebarth teaches law courses at Western State UniversityCollege of Law and gives instruction on alternative disputeresolution through a variety of organizations; she is also a part-time pilot. In addition to honoring Ziebarth, the event provided

graduates with a great opportunity to network and socialize withtheir fellow Loyola classmates. Alumni/ae representinggraduating years from 1959 to 2001 were in attendance.Proceeds from the event benefit the Law School's Orange CountyAlumni Scholarship Fund. The current Orange County AlumniScholarship recipient, Stephanie Richer, is a fourth year eveninglaw student at Loyola. Unable to attend the event due to classconfl ict, Richer expressed her conti nued appreciation for thescholarship award and the support provided by the OrangeCounty Alumni Association. Next year, the scholarship will beawarded to a new student. For more information about theOrange County Scholarship Fund, please contact Carmen Ramirez,Director of Alumni Relations at 213.736.1046 or by email atcarmen.ramirez@lls.edu.

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