Alumni Hall of Fame
Western State is proud of its 11,000 alumni. The alumni community includes many outstanding professionals who have distinguished themselves in the fields of law, education, politics, government and business. The following have been inducted into the College of Law’s Hall of Fame:
GEORGE ADAMS
Class of 1984
President & CEO – SA Recycling
HONORABLE LARRY ALLEN
Class of 1976
Presiding Judge - Superior Court of San Bernardino County
ALFREDO AMEZCUA
Class of 1985
President – Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County
HONORABLE MARGARET R. ANDERSON
Class of 1977
Judge - Superior Court of Orange County
SHARON J. ARKIN
Class of 1991
President - Consumer Attorneys of California
DONNA R. BASHAW
Class of 1987
President - National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
JEAN BLACKWELL
Class of 1979
Supervising Attorney - Legal Aid Society of Orange County
KEVIN CALCAGNIE
Class of 1982
Founding Partner – Robinson, Calcagnie, Robinson, Shapiro & Davis
GARY CHAMBERS
Class of 1986
President – Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
FRANK N. DARRAS
Class of 1986
President - Western State Law Foundation Board of Directors
CHRISTOPHER DAY
Class of 1985
President – California American Board of Trial Advocates
MARJORIE DAY
Class of 1971
President - American Board of Trial Advocates, Orange County
MARJORIE DICKINSON
Class of 1988
Orange County Women Lawyers Association Attorney of the Year
HONORABLE DANIEL DIDIER
Class of 1977
Presiding Judge - Superior Court Orange County
LUCETTA DUNN
Class of 1981
President & CEO - Orange County Business Council
JOHN DURAN
Class of 1987
Mayor – West Hollywood
GRACE E. EMERY
Class of 1980
President - California Women Lawyers Association
HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER EVANS
Class of 1981
Commissioner - Superior Court of Orange County
HONORABLE SHEILA FELL
Class of 1979
Judge - Superior Court of Orange County
HONORABLE RICHARD FIELDS
Class of 1983
Presiding Judge - Superior Court of Riverside County
HONORABLE FRANCISCO FIRMAT
Class of 1976
Judge - Superior Court of Orange County
MICHAEL GARRETT
Class of 1985
Director - University of Southern California's Athletic Program
GEORGE GASCON
Class of 1996
District Attorney – County of San Francisco
DEBORAH GMEINER
Class of 1987
Assistant Orange County Counsel
JACK GOLDEN
Class of 1979
Chief Assistant Orange County Counsel
BILL K. GRAY
Class of 1974
Founding Partner - Gray & Prouty
HONORABLE SHEILA HANSON
Class of 1988
Supervising Judge – Superior Court of Orange County
JAMES O. HEITING
Class of 1975
President - California State Bar Association
STEVEN D. HILLYARD
Class of 1975
Founding Partner – Tuverson & Hillyard
JEAN HOBART
Class of 1977
President - Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
WILLIAM HOWARD
Class of 1973
President - Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
LISA HUGHES
Class of 1975
Chairwoman - State Lottery Commission
FRED HUNTER
Class of 1974
Mayor - City of Anaheim
HONORABLE PAMELA LEE ILES
Class of 1975
Judge - Superior Court of Orange County
HONORABLE ROSS JOHNSON
Class of 1982
Senator - California State Senate
HONORABLE CAROLYN KIRKWOOD
Class of 1983
Supervising Judge - Superior Court of Orange County
DEBORA LLOYD
Class of 1984
California Prosecutor of the Year
HONORABLE PATRICK MAGERS
Class of 1975
Judge - Superior Court of Riverside County
GEORGE MALLORY
Class of 1977
Chair - Litigation Section of the California State Bar
PEARL GONDRELLA MANN
Class of 1985
District Governor - California State Bar
LARRY McCAMISH
Class of 1980
Senior Counsel - Chevron Corporation & Unocal
SCOTT McCUNE
Class of 1976
Founding Partner – Callahan, McCune & Willis
CHRISTOPHER MEARS
Class of 1981
Chairman - California State Athletic Commission
ANIL MEHTA
Class of 1990
Public Law Center Attorney of the Year
CHARLES MIDDLETON
Class of 1978
Chief Assistant Orange County District Attorney
JOSEPH MODEROW
Class of 1975
Senior Vice President, Chief Counsel & Secretary - United Parcel Service, Inc.
JOHN MONTEVIDEO
Class of 1978
President – Consumer Attorneys of California
DANNI R. MURPHY
Class of 1986
President – Orange County Bar Association
HONORABLE JOHN NHO TRONG NGUYEN
Class of 1980
Judge - Superior Court of Orange County
HONORABLE ROBERT PACHECO
Class of 1973
Assemblyman - California State Assembly
NEIL PEDERSEN
Class of 1988
Founding Partner – Pedersen Heck McQueen
HONORABLE PHILLIP PETTY
Class of 1970
Presiding Judge - Superior Court of Orange County
ROSE POTHIER
Class of 1977
AV Rated Real Estate & Real Estate Finance Practitioner
HONORABLE JONATHAN PRICE
Class of 1975
Judge - Superior Court of Monterey County
MICHELLE A. REINGLASS
Class of 1978
President - Orange County Bar Association
HONORABLE ROGER ROBBINS
Class of 1974
Judge - Superior Court of Orange County
LEWIS R. ROSENBLUM
Class of 1980
California Prosecutor of the Year
WILLIAM SHAPIRO
Class of 1978
President – San Bernardino County Bar Association
MARK A. SMITH
Class of 1990
President & CEO – Molycorp
KAREN TAILLON
Class of 1982
Partner – Cummins & White
HONORABLE CHRISTIAN THIERBACH
Class of 1975
Judge - Superior Court of Riverside County
JOHN J. VETH
Class of 1987
President - Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
DAVID S. WEINBERG
Class of 1985
Commissioner - Superior Court Orange County
NANCY ZELTZER
Class of 1977
Managing Partner - Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith