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eported that she and Sherry(Dupont) Maxwell were both ninemonths pregnant and due in mid-December. Steve Pfahler joined theranks of proud parents with the birthof Alexandra, who he proclaims, “isthe joy of my life.” Ready to be aclient, as Bruce Lathrop suggests?Here are some alum/partners youmight want to look up. If inRiverside, look up Paul Cliff, who isa partner at Loeb, Cliff and Roth. Ifyou need help with an entertainmentissue or business litigation matter onthe Westside, you may want to callDoug Emhoff, who made partner atBelin Rawlings & Badal as of 1/1/00.If your needs are in the Bay Area,John Orr is now a partner in the SanFrancisco office of Arter & Hadden,practicing in the areas of director andofficer liability and professional liability.Kate Nuding is living inAlbany, NY, where (in addition toworking on a math degree) she isworking as an attorney with theInsurance Department of New York.Kate was delighted to see USCranked #1, but without any Bruins totease. . . Allison (Malin) Kern e-mailed in her new statistics:“Married almost 2.5 years to Mr.Kern and happily raising a GoldenRetriever named Charity (age 2).”Allison is practicing commercial realestate at Allen Matkins. PeterZilgalvis sent a quick e-mail about anew house in Plobsheim, France.[Peter, is this newer than the newhouse in Strasbourg that we reportedsix months ago? If so, does this househave a canoe too?] Peter’s new e-mailaddress: peteris.zilgalvis@coe.int.OTHER CLASSMATES ASSUMINGPOSITIONS OF GREAT WEALTHAND POWER: Delia Swan celebratedthe second anniversary of hercompany, Swan Legal Search, withher husband, two daughters,Rottweiler, turtle, three chickensand two cats. Paul Kevin Wood noteshe is happy to be doing a lot of appellatework these days and that he hasa new Australian Cattle Dog namedHarley. [Does Harley help herd plaintiffs?]And, have you seen CynthiaGarrett lately? Cynthia has hosted anumber of episodes of NBC’s LaterShow, and sat front and center withLenny Kravitz at the 27th AnnualAmerican Music Awards. [Hmmm,do you think Cynthia had thoughtsof the Law School as she drove paston her way to Shrine Auditorium?]Last, but certainly not least, RobSkinner was invited by Dean Bicehimself to join the Board ofCouncilors at the Law School, wherehe will be involved in shaping theacademic and public interest programsoffered. Anyone who wouldlike to catch-up or discuss the directionof the Law School for the next1000 years can reach Rob at (805)962-2121.Respectfully yours,Mary Ann Soden(masoden@earthlink.net) andMolly Hansen(mhansen@d2.com)Class ReportersCLASS OF1991It is a New Year! A new millennium!A new start! and drat! A new columndue. Here then, is what I have heardfrom all of you in early ’00 . . . JeffSchneider reports in — he is nowworking in “business affairs” atParamount Pictures TV and parentheticallyreports he negotiates contractsfor TV actors, directors, writersand producers. . .He now has twodaughters, Sydney, 4, and Nicole, 1.Sydney is following in her dad’s footsteps— she has been reading for ninemonths and is beginning to write(whew!). Jeff also reports that MikeZwick is about to have his third childand that Gary Gradinger is head ofbusiness affairs at ATG, which isMichael Ovitz’s new TV productioncompany (Ok, everybody, form a discreetline with your scripts!). Jeff alsowants us to know he is selling TVshows to networks and is structuringwriter and producer deals for “thenew millennium.” (Ok, second linestarts here!) Good hearing from you,Jeff! Allison (Dolgas) Cato (she marriedChris Cato, remember?) wants toknow where Brian Wilson is -- Brian,you will recall, started out with usbut graduated in ’92 with a JD andMBA. Anyone out there in touchwith Brian? Peter Gutierrez, who,like me, now lives in lovely LongBeach, California, reports that he isnow a senior deputy counsel for LosAngeles County, practicing land useand environmental law. He and hiswife now have four-year-old Julia andare expecting a second child in May.He says he has seen the missing-inactionDavid Kendig — on the oppositeend of the counsel table. He andDavid, who has his own OrangeCounty firm, Kendig and Alpert, areon opposite sides in a land use case.Another recent transplant to LongBeach, California is Angela Ball. Sheand husband Doug Eng recently hadtheir first child. Corrine Freemanreports that her firm, Lyon & Lyon,recently moved to Irvine, so she hasto make an extra long 6 mile commutefrom home to office (smartaleck!). She and husband Steverecently had their third child, Julia,born October 30th (congrats,Corrine!). Older brothers are Andrew,now five, and Kevin, two. She reportsrunning into Paul Singarella with histwo “adorable kids” at church andsoccer. Corrine has been involved inthe Maglica v. Maglica palimony/contract dispute, which she describesas a “pretty big (and interesting)change for a patent/ trademarklawyer.” Greg Burnight checks inwith the news that he and wifeShannon are expecting their firstchild any day now. He also wants usto know that he saw classmatesDavid Rosen, with wife Joanne, andCarrie Buchanan Elliot (any word onwhat they’re up to, Greg?). Oh, yes,and Greg wants us to know thissighting was on the occasion of theCal v. UCLA football game whenAmy Bears whipped the lowlyBruins. That’s our Greg! GregMcCambridge wants us to know heis still a felony trial attorney with thepublic defender’s office and just finishedsupervising the juvenile officein Compton. He and wife Lesley areexpecting their first child any daynow. He reports seeing Philip Cohenin court often and Ray Bilbeaux IIIstays with him whenever he is intown. Greg also has a wish for ’00:“Would love to play basketball withall the fellows.” Ok, guys, just let usknow where and when, and you mayhave yourselves quite an audience.Lili Shaver Duquette reports in fromLondon to tell us she is in her secondyear of the LLM program at theLondon School of Economics. Shehas a two-year-old son and should besending out birth announcementsany day now for her second baby,who was due in December. AmieThompson Jacoby checks in with usfrom Hawaii — nice hearing fromyou, Amie! She writes that she’s gonefrom the public defender’s office tocorporation counsel as an attorneyfor Maui County, and back to theLegal Aid Society of Maui in theyears since we’ve left law school. Shereports she is married to “an awesomeguy and outstanding photojournalist,”Andrew Jacoby. She and herhusband have a baby boy, JamesAndrew Yasuzo Jacoby — the Yasuzois in honor of Amie’s Japanese grandfather.Turns out baby James, andboth Amie’s grandfather and mother,were all born December 28th. Amiealso reports hearing from Eric Sacks,who is now a prosecutor, new husbandto wife Marisa, and new homeownerin Manoa Valley, Ohau,Hawaii. Amie’s millennium resolution?“To get a full night’s sleep!”Todd Bloomfield writes that his 9 to5 role “is not 9 to 5.” He and his wifeare expecting a daughter in February(congrats, Todd!). Rich Kasper reportsthat he quit the big law firm and privatepractice last February, and isnow vice president for professionalservices at the Arizona CommunityFoundation. “Should have done this along time ago. Life is good again,” hewrites. Rich says half his job doesn’tinvolve the law anymore, and part ofhis job is development officer for thefoundation, which he compares withthe law as, “way more fun!” (hum. . .)Rich also announces he will marryJulia Rosen in April and become astepdaddy to her four-year-old daughter,Camilla (Congrats, Rich!) He andJulia are selling his little house indowntown Phoenix and are buildinga home in Tempe. Finally, Richreports that he received the Sy ClarkYoung Leadership Award from theJewish Federation of GreaterPhoenix, last October (way cool!).Ellen Lange Gams checks in (nicehearing from you, Ellen!) — fromThousand Oaks, California. She isenjoying her position as associationgeneral counsel at Amgen, workingin the areas of corporate and securitieslaw, licensing and M & A (anacronym which is lost on me, sorry).Ellen reports she also works withtwo USC law grads, Scott Foraker,Class of ‘86, and Gadi Naron, Classof ‘93, and that her husband, LanceGams, is also USC Law Class of ‘86.She and her husband had their firstchild, Ava, in March. She also notesthat Shari Silverman is rising withinthe Los Angeles district attorney’soffice and that Shari recently married.(How about telling Shari to giveus more details, Ellen?) PamWhitesides (nice hearing from you,Pam!) checks in from NewportBeach, California. She wants us toknow she will be leaving for up to ayear in June, 2000 to take a leisurelysailing trip with husband Tom Allento Alaska. She also reports thatDiane Desfor Stalder made partner atPam’s firm, Scott & Whitehead. Hermillennium resolution? “To enjoythe here and now!!” Amen, to that,Pam! Bill Scarff writes he is movingto Irvine so his commute will godown from 50 to 15 minutes (I am sojealous!). He also writes crypticallythat he has seen and visited withother classmates, but “let’s just leaveit at that” (makes you want to go,hum . . . .). His millennium resolution?“To set the time on my VCRand find the remote control my twoyear-oldhid.” Oh, Bill poses an interestingquestion, “How about an e-mail directory?” I’m up for it — mostof you send your e-mail addressesalong, anyway. Let me know if youdo not want classmates to have youre-mail address. Any volunteers tobeat the bushes for e-mail addressesfor missing-in-action classmates?Terrie Goldade writes that she isback at the California State Bar —you will recall ex-Governor Wilsonfailed to sign the needed fee bill,thereby plummeting the state barinto fiscal shortfalls. Terrie was on aneight month hiatus as a result. Shewants us to know that she has beenprosecuting Skip Miller for contactinga juror during a trial, and herwork has been written up in both theDaily Journal and the Los AngelesTimes. Terrie also bumped into SamTolwin at a legal writing seminar. (Ifanyone else runs into Sam, ask himto write in and tell us what he’s beenup to!). Robin Dal Soglio reports shemade partner at Latham & Watkins(congrats, Robin!) She and her husbandare expecting their third childany day now. She also reports seeingKaren Yazmajian in New York whenRobin visited there last fall. As forme, I hit a milestone this past year,and that reminded me to tell youhow touched I was that you shareyour lives with me and all of us. Mynew millennium resolution? To be sobalanced I can do some of my yogaposes without embarrassing myself,as so often happens now. Oh, yeah,and to drop a waist size, but as BillScarff says, “Let’s just leave it atthat.”Terri Villa-McDowellClass Reporter68 USC LAW • SPRING 2000USC LAW • SPRING 200069
CLASS OF1992WE WISH YOU WELL: As some ofyou know, Brenda Nelson continuesher fight against cancer. She has progressedenough to remain in experimentaltreatment and the cancer hasnot spread. She must still travel forcontinued treatment and needs oursupport. Any donations should besent to: Nelson Family SupportFund, c/o Richard Benton, 3191South 3300 East, Suite 250, Salt LakeCity, Utah 84109. For more information,please call: (888) 785-3967.NEW ARRIVALS: A number of ourclassmates have had children overthe past year. They include, amongothers, Michelle Bauman (son,Alexander Daniel Bauman), LisaStein (daughter, Natalie Carol Stein),Elisabeth (Evans) Snyder (son, EvanDaniel Snyder), Luis Uriarte (daughter,Alessandra Uriate) and EverettDelano (daughter, Isabell Delano).DOING GOOD: Catherine Ysrael isa deputy attorney general with theCalifornia Department of Justice. LiaMartin Carter is a deputy districtattorney in Los Angeles. Audry Rohnis a deputy district attorney in SantaBarbara. John Berglund is a deputydistrict attorney in Shasta County.MOVING ON UP: Our class also hasa growing list of law firm partners,which include Jill Bronfman (Beck &Ackerman — San Francisco), Lei LeiWang Ekvall (Albert, Weiland &Golden LLP — Costa Mesa) and KurtVote (McCormick, Barstow et al. —Fresno). And Arnold Woo became apartner of Hill, Farrer & Burrill LLPin Los Angeles, where he practicesbusiness litigation. SETTING UPSHOP: John Antoni set up his ownpractice, Roseman & Antoni LLP, inWestwood. Mark Campbell cofoundedHaberbush & Campbell LLPin Long Beach. Mark Lewis is a solepractitioner in Irvine — the LawOffice of Mark Eric Lewis. MOVIN’ON: Steven Winters moved his intellectualproperty practice to Graham& James/Riddell Williams in Seattle.Rob Odson now works for DeweyBallantine LLP in Los Angeles. WHYPRACTICE LAW? Brian Chew is theCEO of a chain of retail game andentertainment stores called “NeutralGround.” Catherine Herrera-Sindelstarted a consulting/research/transactionservice in Mexico City. RafiEfrat has received a two year teachingfellowship at Stanford LawSchool.Rob OdsonClass ReporterCLASS OF1993Curious about what our fellow classmatesdid in their final months ofthe 20th century? SOME MADEPARTNER: Elizabeth Feffer is one ofBurke, Williams & Sorensen’snewest partners. Robert Finlaybecame a named partner with Miles,Wright, Finlay & Zak, which specializesin real estate litigation. Rob wasalso married on April 3, 1999, toMary Grace, a lawyer as well.Matthew Smith was made a partnerin the Los Angeles office of Crosby,Heafey, Roach & May, where he specializesin employment litigationand counseling and business litigation.OTHERS HAD CAREERCHANGES: Steve Giedzinskiswitched sides once again and is nowworking for the public defender’soffice. Dave Kuiper returned to theCosta Mesa office of Latham &Watkins in September, after servingtwo years as the general counsel forMaterniCare, a physician practicemanagement group focused onproviders of women’s health care,and six months with DiabloManagement Group as a consultantto start-up companies and companiesneeding turn-around assistance.Dave’s practice at Latham focuses onthe corporate, merger and acquisition,and licensing needs of healthcare,technology, and internetclients. Dave also reports that EricGaynor left Latham & Watkins andwent in-house with I AM.com, aninternet company focused on theentertainment industry. Gullu Singhleft O’Melveny & Myers’ Newportoffice in March of 1999 to form hisown real estate transactional lawpractice in Century City. ToddValdes is now with Yukevich &Sonnett, a products liability defensefirm. Most dramatically, at the veryend of the month, year, decade, century,and millennium, LaineWagenseller said goodbye to Crosby,Heafey, Roach & May and hello to acareer in real estate development,with a backpacking trip for fiveweeks through Australia and Fiji inbetween. MANY HAD BABIES:Beverly Johnson Carll sent me a pictureof her beautiful baby girl, JuliaMarie, born on November 8, 1999,weighing 7 pounds, 13 ounces, andmeasuring 20 inches. Besides thenew baby, last spring, Beverly left theU.S. Securities and ExchangeCommission and is now withBrobeck, Phleger & Harrison inOrange County. According to a reliablesource, Jill Ruben Franco had ababy, Katherine, this past spring.Steven Gal and his wife, Lisa, areexcited about the arrival of CharlesAndrew Gal born on October 14,1999, weighing in at 10 pounds, 14ounces. Keith Newburry informedme that Ellen (Zieve) Rosen deliveredher second child. SherylSilverstein, husband Danny, anddaughter Madeleine have a new additionto their family — Andrew Jonaswas born on September 30, 1999.Jennifer Wright had a baby girl, MaiaPatricia Tucker, weighing 9 pounds,8 ounces and measuring 22.5 inchesat birth. Jennifer plans to return tothe employment department ofDavis Wright and Tremaine inSeattle in February. ONE GOTMARRIED, AND ONE GOTENGAGED: Don Rory was marriedon September 26, 1998 to LemiseEljumaily in Glen Ellen, California.They live in Oakland and are tryingto buy a house. Don is the legal andcontracts department for KorveEngineering, a mid-size engineeringfirm that specializes in transportationand rail work, including the trafficengineering for the Staples Arenain downtown Los Angeles. MarlaSmith became engaged to BrandonChabner (who was so gracious to letme camp out in his apartment whenI first moved to Houston, Texas formy clerkship while he and Marlatraveled through Europe). The weddingis set for September 2, 2000.ONE HAS A SIDE BUSINESS: LisaHatton and her husband, Mark, haverealtor licenses and a real estate businesswith its own website. The businessprimarily helps friends and familynegotiate contracts and escrowterms. They hope to expand the businesswhen they find more time.AND SOME KEPT UP THE GOODWORK: Joe Chi is still busy atBrobeck, Phleger & Harrison, representingARTISTdirect in their initialpublic offering. However, he did findtime to go to Hawaii with his wife inthe beginning of December, wherethey got in some scuba diving offMolokina and Lanai and golfing atthe Plantation course in Maui. AndyDouglas was elected by his fellowassociates as the Los Angeles, PaloAlto, and Nashville associate liaisonto the management committee atManatt, Phelps & Phillips. My bignews is that Mitchell and I bought ahouse in an area that the seller’sagent called Westwood/Rancho Parkon the westside of Los Angeles. Weare doing some remodeling work andhope to move in by spring. If you areplanning to be in the area, you arewelcome to come visit. Just e-mailme first at Diane.Gross@EEOC.govto make sure I’m home. Even if thewestside of Los Angeles is not inyour travel plans, please e-mail meanyway so I can hear what you are upto and share the news with your lawschool classmates. Wishing you ahealthy, happy, and prosperous newmillennium.Diane Arkow GrossClass ReporterCLASS OF1994ReunionI hope that each of you enjoyed theholidays and prosper in the new millenium!The Class of 1994 celebratedits Fifth Year Reunion on Saturday,November 13, 1999, at the BarefootCafe. We had a terrific turnout of funMichael Ludwig, Wendy Loo, DawnHarrison, Teresa Mack, and Stevie PyonClass of ’94 reunionfolks and enjoyed some fabulousfood. We also received a booklet withcopies of the completed questionnairesthat were sent out prior to theevent. Hilarious, and it’s great toknow everyone is doing so well.Attendees at the party included:Debbie Babb, Darren Bigby, AdamCalisoff, Leigh Combs, Robert andCammy Dupont, Thomas Dupuis,Lorin Engquist, Justin Feffer, EdwardFenno, Adam Glick, Karen Grant,Shenne Hahn, Dawyn Harrison,Lorna Hennington, Vince Herron,Curtis Holdsworth, Carl Katz, AnneLa Place, Wendy Loo, Mike Ludwig,Teresa Mack, Thomas Morell,Elizabeth Murphy, David Masutani,Jenny Park, Alex Perez, Stevie Pyon,Paul Rahimian, Karen Robicheau,Ted Russell, Lila Rogers, MarkShpall, Dana Treister, Daron Watts,and Kevin Wechter. Thank you tothe reunion committee, AprilThe reunion at the Barefoot Cafe broughtfriends (l-r) Adam Glick, Kevin Wechter,and Thomas Dupuis together again70 USC LAW • SPRING 2000USC LAW • SPRING 200071
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