Class Notes Category: Career
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Donald E. Sobelman ’91
Environmental law attorney Donald E. Sobelman ’91 has joined San Francisco office of Northern California legal firm Farella Braun + Martel as a partner. “For over two decades, Don has had his finger on the pulse of California’s evolving environmental laws and regulations, helping his clients successfully navigate these complexities and – in many cases…
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Joan Michelson ’81
Joan Michelson ’81 produced and moderated “Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage,” an event which took place in June at the Newseum in Washington, DC, featuring an all-star panel including top female political journalists. Michelson, host of the Green Connections Radio podcast, is an award-winning journalist, business leader, coach and advocate for women. She…
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Jonathan (Jay) Pettit ’82
Jonathan L. (Jay) Pettit ’82 has recently joined as a Shareholder at Weintraub Tobin in the firm’s intellectual property group. He will be based in the firm’s San Diego office. Weintraub Tobin is a leading California full-service law firm. Pettit earned his J.D. cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law, an…
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Bobby Sahachartsiri ’07
Bobby Sahachartsiri ’07 has joined the intellectual property transactions team at Lathrop Gage as a registered patent attorney, focusing his practice on patent prosecution in the biotechnology & life sciences industry. He received his Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC, in 2017, where he was an editorial staff member…
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Natasha Behl, M.A. ’06, Ph.D. ’10
A new book by Natasha Behl, M.A. ’06, Ph.D. ’10, “Gendered Citizenship: Understanding Gendered Violence in Democratic India,” was recently published by Oxford University Press. Behl is currently assistant professor in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Arizona State University; she earned both of her graduate degrees in political science. Behl’s TEDx Talk, based on her research,…
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Mimi Walters ’84
Mimi Walters ’84 was appointed to the board of directors of B. Riley Financial, Inc., a diversified financial services company which operates through several wholly-owned subsidiaries, effective July 12, 2019. Walters brings significant business, finance and policy expertise with more than 20 years of public service and private sector experience. The appointment of Walters brings…
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Karen Luh ’01
Goldberg Segalla added partner Karen Luh ’01 to the firm’s Employment and Labor practice group in Los Angeles. Luh was previously with Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP as an associate in Los Angeles. Luh is an experienced litigator and counselor to clients representing a wide range of industries, including finance, transportation, technology, food and…
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Gail S. Tusan ’78
Gail S. Tusan ’78 has joined the panel of JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services. Tusan brings 35 years of judicial service in various Georgia jurisdictions to her practice at JAMS. Most recently, she retired from her sixth elected term as a superior court judge in Fulton County. During her…
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Franz E. Miller ’71, J.D. ’74
JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce the addition of Franz E. Miller ’71, J.D. ’74. The retired judge joined JAMS after 16 years of service on the Orange County Superior Court. His tenure at the court was equally divided between the Family Law Panel and…
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Julie Weiner ’86
Julie Weiner ’86, a former television and software executive who went on to enjoy success as a fundraising professional at UC Santa Barbara, has been appointed chief development officer for the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara. Weiner grew up in Santa Barbara and completed her graduate studies in law, management, and audiovisual communications at Pantheon-Sorbonne…