Active Committee Members

Committee Members
Litigation

Full Name	Position	Term Start	Term End	Organization
Douglas N. Silverstein	Chair	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Kesluk, Silverstein, Jacob & Morrison P.C.
Eric Y. Kizirian	Chair Elect	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Brian T. Glennon, Esq	Vice Chair	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Latham & Watkins LLP
Shehnaz M. Bhujwala	Secretary	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Boucher LLP
Monisha A. Coelho	Immediate Past Chair	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	AlvaradoSmith
Celene Chan Andrews	Co-Chair, Brown Bag Lunch Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	LippSmith LLP
Mike H. Madokoro	Co-Chair, Brown Bag Lunch Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Bowman and Brooke LLP
Justin Jones Rodriguez	Co-Chair, Brown Bag Lunch Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
Ibiere Seck, Esq	Co-Chair, Brown Bag Lunch Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Seck Law, P.C.
Marisa Hernandez-Stern	Co-Chair, Communications/Website Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	California Department of Justice
Christian J. Scali	Co-Chair, Communications/Website Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	The Scali Law Firm
John S. Durrant	Co-Chair, Complex Courts Committee	7/1/2019	6/30/2021	The Durrant Law Firm
Jeffrey A. Koncius	Co-Chair, Complex Courts Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2023	Kiesel Law LLP
Elizabeth D. Mann	Co-Chair, Court Funding/Legislator Meetings	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Mayer Brown, LLP
Jeff S. Westerman, Esq	Co-Chair, Court Funding/Legislator Meetings	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Westerman Law Corp.
Brian David Hershman	Co-Chair, Court Alerts Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Jones Day
Staci Mari Tomita	Co-Chair, Court Alerts Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Shumener, Odson & Oh LLP
Esther K. Ro	Co-Chair, Legislation Committee/Diversity Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District
Armen Kevork Akaragian	Co-Chair, Diversity Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Mardirossian & Associates, Inc.
Sylvia Chiu	Co-Chair, Diversity Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Dentons US LLP,
Rohit D. Nath	Co-Chair, Diversity Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Susman Godfrey LLP
Geoffrey Stover	Co-Chair, Federal Courts Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Steinbrecher & Span LLP
Peter B. Morrison	Co-Chair, Federal Courts Committee and Federal Bar Liaison	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
Eric B. Kingsley	Co-Chair, Sponsorship Committee and Complex Courts Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Kingsley & Kingsley
Cherisse Heidi Alcantara Cleofe	Co-Chair, Legislation Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Kiesel Law LLP
Jean-Claude Andre	Co-Chair, Membership Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Koren L. Bell	Co-Chair, Membership Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Larson O'Brien LLP
Aaron M. May	Co-Chair, Membership Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Halpern May Ybarra Gelberg LLP
Kara M. Wolke	Co-Chair, Membership Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP
Oscar R. Gutierrez	Co-Chair, Programs Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Law Offices of Oscar H. Gutierrez, APC
Charles H. Samel	Co-Chair, Programs Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Stoel Rives LLP
Philip E. Cook	Co-Chair, Sponsorship Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	The Cook Law Firm
Dmitry Gorin	Co-Chair, Sponsorship Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Eisner Gorin, LLP
Michael C. Tu	Co-Chair, Sponsorship Committee	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Marta A. Alcumbrac	Member	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Robie & Matthai APC
Hon Andre Birotte, Jr	Member	7/1/2019	6/30/2021	United States District Court, Central District of California
Nabil A. Bisharat	Member	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Orsus Gate LLP
Hon Rupert A. Byrdsong	Member	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court
Margaret L. Carter	Member	7/1/2019	6/30/2021	O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Vicki Chou	Member	7/1/2020	6/30/2023	Hueston Hennigan LLP
Alexander H. Cote	Member	7/1/2020	6/30/2023	Scheper Kim
Hon David J. Cowan	Member	1/7/2021	6/30/2024	Los Angeles Superior Court
Jan Eve Dodd	Member	9/10/2018	6/30/2021	Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Julie R. Gerchik	Member	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP
Amber S. Healy	Member	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud & Romo
Shant A. Karnikian	Member	7/1/2020	6/30/2023	Kabateck LLP
Hon Steve Kim	Member	7/1/2019	6/30/2021	United States District Court, Central District of California
Hon Ruth Ann Kwan	Member	7/1/2019	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior
Timothy W. Loose	Member	7/1/2019	6/30/2021	Gibson Dunn
Hon Elaine Lu	Member	7/1/2019	6/30/2021	L.A. Superior Court
Hon Dalila C. Lyons	Member	7/1/2019	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court
Hon Alison M. Mackenzie	Member	7/1/2019	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court
Scott D. Marcus	Member	11/17/2020	6/30/2023	Los Angeles City Attorney's Office
Hon Lia Martin	Member	7/1/2019	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court
Hon Audra M. Mori	Member	7/1/2018	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court
Hon Maren E. Nelson	Member	7/1/2019	6/30/2021	Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles
Gerald S. Ohn	Member	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Law Offices of Gerald S. Ohn, APC
Hon Fernando M. Olguin	Member	7/1/2018	6/30/2021	United States District Court
Hon Yolanda Orozco	Member	7/1/2019	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court
Hilary Potashner	Member	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Larson O'Brien LLP
Hon Stuart M. Rice	Member	7/1/2019	6/30/2022	Superior Court of CA, Southwest District Los Angeles
Oliver Rocos	Member	7/1/2020	6/30/2023	Bird, Marella P.C.
Hon Barbara M. Scheper	Member	9/10/2018	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court
Hon Laura A. Seigle	Member	7/1/2019	6/30/2022	Los Angeles Superior Court
Michael Brian Shortnacy	Member	7/1/2020	6/30/2023	King & Spalding LLP
Ashley Margaret Simonsen	Member	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Covington & Burling LLP
Hon Karen L. Stevenson	Member	7/1/2020	6/30/2021
Roland K. Tellis	Member	7/1/2020	6/30/2023	Baron & Budd, P.C.
David M. Walsh	Member	7/1/2019	6/30/2021	Morrison & Foerster LLP
Hon Michael R. Wilner	Member	7/1/2019	6/30/2021	United States District Court
Hon Helen Zukin	Member	7/1/2018	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court
Harmony Roselina Gbe	Barristers Liaison	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Natalie Rana Alameddine	Arab American Lawyers Association Liaison	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Blank Rome LLP
Sandhya Ramadas	Federal Bar Association Liaison	11/17/2020	6/30/2021	U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Hon Daniel M. Crowley	Irish American Bar Association Liaison	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court
Joyce J. Choi	Korean Community Lawyers Association Liaison	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Bird Marella, PC
Emily T. Kuwahara	Japanese American Bar Association Liaison	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Crowell & Moring LLP
Kevin James Minnick	LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles Liaison	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Spertus Landes & Umhofer LLP
Andrew O. Smith	President's Advisory Committee on Women in the Legal Profession Liaison	10/8/2020	6/30/2021
Justin A. Palmer	John M. Langston Bar Association Liaison	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	FILER \| PALMER, LLP
Joseph Sebastian Guzman	Mexican American Bar Association Liaison	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Sara Haji	South Asian Bar Association Liaison	7/1/2020	6/30/2021
Lisa Z. Liu	Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association Liaison	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Law Offices of Lisa Z. Liu
Melvin L. Felton, II	Special Projects Liaison	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Sanders Roberts LLP
Arin Rachel Scapa	Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles Liaison	7/1/2020	6/30/2021
Hon Paul L. Abrams	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2023	United States District Court
Hon Judith M. Ashmann-Gerst	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Second District Court of Appeal
Hon Maria A. Audero	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2023	Federal Court
Herbert M. Barish, Esq	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Law Offices of Herbert Barish
Hon Mitchell L. Beckloff	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court, Supervising Judge, Probate Departments
Hon Helen I. Bendix	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	California Court of Appeal, 2nd Appellate District, Div 1
Hon Stephanie Bowick	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2023	Los Angeles Superior Court
Hon Kevin C. Brazile	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court
Hon Richard J. Burdge, Jr	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court
Hon Pedro V. Castillo	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2023	United States District Court
Hon Michelle W. Court	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2023	Los Angeles Superior Court
Hon Brian S. Currey	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 4
Patricia Egan Daehnke	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Collinson, Daehnke, Inlow & Greco
Hon. Halim Dhanidina	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2023
Kirk D. Dillman	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	McKool Smith Hennigan, P.C.
Hon Patricia A. Donahue	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2023	United States District Court
Hon Lee S. Edmon	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	California Court of Appeal, 2nd Appellate District, Division 3
Kenneth C. Feldman	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Hon Kenneth (Ken) Richard Freeman	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court
Hon Stephen Ira Goorvitch	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	LA Superior Court
Joshua G. Hamilton	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Latham & Watkins LLP
Amos E. Hartston, Esq	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	California Department of Justice
Hon Samantha Jessner	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court
Hon Upinder Kalra	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court
Richard L. Kellner	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Kellner Law Group PC
Shashi Kewalramani	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2023	U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Paul R. Kiesel	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Kiesel Law, LLP
Hon Gail Killefer	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2023
Hon Carolyn B. Kuhl	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court
Hon Bernie C. LaForteza	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court
Hon Joel Lamont Lofton	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Ofc Public Defender
Hon Christopher Lui	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court
Angela M. Machala	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Winston & Strawn LLP
Hon John L. Segal	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	California Court of Appeal
Hon Suzanne H. Segal	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Signature Resolution
Hon Mary H. Strobel	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court
Hon Paul T. Suzuki	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2023	Los Angeles Superior Court
Hon Eric C. Taylor	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2023	LA Superior Court
Hon Debre K. Weintraub	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Los Angeles Superior Court
Roxanne M. Wilson	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Arent Fox LLP
Rolf S. Woolner	Ex Officio	7/1/2020	6/30/2021	Winston & Strawn LLP