Faculty and Staff
Faculty and Staff
Administration
William A. Robertson, Dean
Roy O. Hurd, Chairman, CEO and President
Sherie L. Hurd, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Operations
Law School Staff
Tracy Chodora, Assistant to the Dean/Registrar
Kadee Gilliland, Senior Administrative Assistant
Admissions
Dahnja Straub, Director of Admissions
Lisa Schneider, Admissions Officer
Accounting
Lauri Brown, Default Prevention Manager
Sarah Leigh, Accounts Receivable Manager
Kass Von der Mehden, Bookstore Manager
David Yarbrough, Director of Accounting and Benefits Administration
Administrative Services
Ken Castor, Maintenance Supervisor
Eleanor Noriel, Director of Administrative Services
Faculty
Barry L. Adams, Esq., BA, JD
Law Offices of Adams & Rafferty
Whitworth College, Washington
Pacific McGeorge School of Law, California
Tadd C. Aiona, Esq., BA, JD
Law Office of Tadd C. Aiona
Sonoma State University, California
Empire College School of Law, California
Louise Belle, Esq., BS, MBA, JD
Private Practitioner
California State University, Sacramento, California
California State University, Sacramento, California
University of California Hastings College of the Law, California
Jeffrey L. Berk, BA, JD
Sonoma County Counsel
Michigan State University
University of San Francisco School of Law, California
Kadin W. Blonski, Esq., BA, JD
Private Practitioner
University of California, Irvine, California
Empire College School of Law, California
The Honorable Robert Boyd, BA, JD
Superior Court Judge, Sonoma County
University of California, Berkeley, California
University of California Hastings College of the Law, California
The Honorable Patrick M. Broderick, Esq., BS, JD
Superior Court Judge, Sonoma County
University of Santa Clara, California
Pacific McGeorge School of Law, California
Adam Brown, Esq., BA, JD
Disability Services & Legal Center
Hartwick College, New York
Franklin Pierce Law Center, New Hampshire
Connie Burtnett, Esq., AB, JD
Private Practitioner
Princeton University, New Jersey
Empire College School of Law, California
Heather Bussing, BA, JD
Bussing Law
Of Counsel, Roberts Law Firm
University of Kansas, Kansas
University of Kansas, Kansas
Dave Carr, Esq., BA, JD
Dept. of Justice, Attorney General’s Office
University of California, Santa Cruz, California
University of San Diego School of Law, California
Clay Christianson, Esq., BA, JD
Kelly, Jackson & Christianson, LLP
Tulane University
University of Minnesota Law School
Julie Cyphers, Esq., BA, JD
Private Practitioner
California State University, Chico, California
Empire College School of Law, California
Susan T. Daniel, Esq., BA, MA, JD
Employee Relations Consultants
Queens College, New York
Syracuse University, New York
University of Santa Clara, California
The Honorable Elliot L. Daum, BA, JD
Superior Court Judge, Sonoma County
Wesleyan University, Connecticut
University of Santa Clara, California
The Honorable Bradford DeMeo, Esq., BA, JD
Superior Court Judge, Sonoma County
Sonoma State University, California
University of Santa Clara, California
Janice Downey, AS, JD
Private Practitioner
College of Marin, California
Empire College School of Law, California
Patrick W. Emery, Esq., BA, JD
Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery
Harvard University, Massachusetts
University of California, Davis, California
Michael C. Fallon, Esq., BS, JD
Private Practitioner
Boston University, Massachusetts
Empire College School of Law, California
Lauren Gardner, AA, JD
Private Practitioner
Santa Rosa Junior College, California
Empire College School of Law, California
Richard Gould, Esq., LLB
Private Practitioner
Lincoln University School of Law, California
Rex Grady, Esq., BA, MA, MA, JD
The Edgar Law Firm
University of California, San Diego, California
University of New Brunswick, Canada
Empire College School of Law, California
The Honorable Daniel M. Hanlon (Ret.), BA, JD
JAMS
University of California, San Francisco, California
University of California, San Francisco, California
The Honorable Allan Hardcastle, BA, JD
Superior Court Judge, Sonoma County
University of the Pacific, California
Pacific McGeorge School of Law, California
Jennifer Hendrickson, Esq., JD
Private Practitioner
Empire College School of Law, California
Russell Hildreth, Esq., BA, JD
Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento
University of California, Riverside, California
University of California, Davis, School of Law, California
Gary Hoenig, Esq., BChE, MSc, PhD, JD
Private Practitioner
Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia
Loughborough University of Technology, England
Loughborough University of Technology, England
Empire College School of Law, California
Roger J. Illsley, Esq., BA, JD
Perry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller & Moskowitz
University of California, Davis, California
University of Southern California, California
Robert L. Jackson, Esq., BA, JD
Kelly, Jackson & Christianson
University of California, Davis, California
University of California, Davis, California
John Jordan, Esq., BA, MBA, JD
Smith Dollar PC
CEO, Jordan Vineyard & Winery
Occidental College, California
University of San Francisco, California
Empire College School of Law, California
Kristen Frizzell Kerns, Esq., BA, JD
Borba Frizzell Kerns, PC
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
Arizona State University School of Law, Arizona
H. Bruce Kinnison, Esq., BA, JD
Sonoma County Chief Deputy Public Defender (Ret.)
Stanford University, California
University of California Hastings College of the Law, California
Dan Lanahan, Esq., JD, LLD
Retired Partner, Lanahan & Reilley, LLP
Long Island University, New York
Temple University, Pennsylvania
San Francisco Law School, California
California State University, California
Keith Langan, Esq., BA, JD
Senior Counsel, Fireman’s Fund Insurance
University of San Francisco, California
Golden Gate University School of Law, California
Paul Lozada, Esq., BA, JD
Law Office of Andrew Martinez
St. Mary’s College, California
Empire College School of Law, California
Michael Maloney, Esq., BA, JD
Dominican College, New York
Empire College School of Law, California
Bruce McCann, Esq., BA, MA, JD, LLM
Law Office of Bruce McCann
University of California, Berkeley, California
Sacramento State University, California
Empire College School of Law, California
Golden Gate University School of Law, California
Edward McCutchan, Esq., BA, JD, LLM
Sunderland & McCutchan, LLP
University of California, Davis, California
Golden Gate University School of Law, California
Pacific McGeorge School of Law, California
Bruce Mitteldorf, Esq., BA, MA, JD
Law & Mediation Office of Bruce Mitteldorf
Oberlin College, Ohio
Sonoma State University, California
Empire College School of Law, California
Lawrence Moskowitz, Esq., BA, JD
Partner; Perry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller & Moskowitz, LLP
University of California, Santa Cruz, California
University of California, Berkeley, California
William S. Mount, Esq., BA, JD
Deputy District Attorney
University of Michigan, Michigan
University of Michigan School of Law, Michigan
Scott O’Brien, Esq., BA, JD
Private Practitioner
University of California, Berkeley, California
Hastings College of Law, California
The Honorable Lawrence E. Ornell, BA, JD
Superior Court Commissioner
California State University, Sacramento, California
Empire College School of Law, California
Stephan Passalacqua, Esq., BA, JD
University of California, Davis, California
University of Santa Clara School of Law, California
Kathleen Pozzi, Esq., BA, JD
Assistant Public Defender, Sonoma County
University of San Francisco, California
Empire College School of Law, California
Becky Rasmason, Esq., BS, JD
Family Law Center
Arizona State University, Arizona
Empire College School of Law, California
Jill Ravitch, Esq., BA, JD
Sonoma County District Attorney
University of California, Berkeley, California
University of San Francisco Law School, California
Holly Rickett, Esq., BA, JD
Private Practitioner
University of Idaho, Idaho
University of California Hastings College of the Law, California
William A. Robertson, Esq., BA, JD
Dean, Empire College School of Law
University of California, Davis, California
Pacific McGeorge School of Law, California
The Honorable Arnold Rosenfield (Ret.), BA, JD
Vanderbilt University, Tennessee
Vanderbilt University School of Law, Tennessee
Joel R. Rubin, Esq., BA, MS, JD
Private Practitioner
San Diego State University, California
Golden Gate University, California
University of California Hastings College of the Law, California
Robert S. Rutherfurd, Esq., BA, JD
Anderson Zeigler Disharoon Gallagher & Gray Law Firm
University of California, Berkeley, California
University of California Hastings College of the Law, California
The Honorable Laurence Sawyer (Ret.), BA, JD
Whittier College, California
University of California Hastings College of the Law, California
E. Gregory Schrader, Esq., MS, JD
Private Practitioner
University of Colorado, Colorado
Empire College School of Law, California
Martin L. Seeger, IV, Esq., BA, JD
Babin & Seeger, LLP
University of the Pacific, California
Pacific McGeorge School of Law, California
Edwin C. Shiver, Esq., BS, JD
Private Practitioner
U.S. Naval Academy, Maryland
University of California, Berkeley, California
Lynne Stark-Slater, Esq., BA, JD
Deputy Public Defender, Sonoma County
University of the Pacific, California
Empire College School of Law, California
Joseph Stogner, Esq., JD
Private Practitioner
Pacific McGeorge School of Law, California
Herbert Terreri, Esq., BA, JD
Private Practitioner
Sonoma State University, California
University of California Hastings College of the Law, California
Joseph C. Tinney, Esq., AB, JD
Private Practitioner
University of Santa Clara, California
University of San Francisco, California
John F. Toton, BA, MD, JD
St. Joseph’s University, Pennsylvania
Temple University School of Medicine, Pennsylvania
Empire College School of Law, California
Tina Wallis, Esq., BS, JD
Clement, Fitzpatrick & Kenworthy
University of California, Davis, California
Vermont Law School, Vermont
W. Barton Weitzenberg, Esq., BA, JD
Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery
University of California, Santa Barbara, California
University of California, Los Angeles, California
The Honorable Anthony Wheeldin, Esq., BA, JD
Superior Court Commissioner
Wesleyan University, Connecticut
University of California, Los Angeles, California
Joseph Wiseman, Esq., BA, JD
Private Practitioner
University of California, Los Angeles, California
University of Oregon School of Law, Oregon


