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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- William N. Kammer, Esq., President
- Kathryn M.S. Catherwood, Esq., Vice President
- Kenneth Klein, Esq., Treasurer
- Vivian Doering, Esq., Asst. Secretary
- Mark Scott Bagula, Esq.
- Judge Victor Bianchini, Retired
- Dian Black
- Jeffrey D. Cawdrey, Esq. (Ex-officio Member)
- Joy C. Chang, Esq.
- Victoria E. Fuller, Esq.
- Judge David M. Gill (Ex-officio Member)
- Mark Hagarty, Esq.
- Linda Ludwig, Esq. (Ex-officio member)
- Mark Stender, Esq.
- Joyce Wong, Esq.
Partner
Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith
wkammer@swsslaw.com
Area of Practice:
Trial lawyer with an emphasis on federal, communications, and technology matters
Previous experience/employment:
Gray Cary Ames & Frye, 1973-2003
Involvement in other organizations:
Immediate Past President, Tulane Alumni Association; various bar and non-profit committees and organizations
Partner
Duane Morris, LLP
Area of Practice:
Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy, primarily representing creditors and trustees and debtors in large Chapter 11 reorganizations.
Previous experience/employment:
Registered Nurse (1982-1987), former partner of Luce Forward (1990-2003); 1990 cum laude graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Nursing and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin
Involvement in other organizations:
Member, San Diego Bankruptcy Forum; President, California Bankruptcy Forum; member, American Bankruptcy Institute; member San Diego County Bar Association
Partner
Foley & Lardner LLP
Area of Practice:
Business Litigation and Civil Appeals
Previous experience/employment:
20 years of private practice both in California and Texas; Associate Professor (Evidence, Torts, Administrative Law) at New England School of Law in Boston, MA; visiting professor (Evidence) at University of San Diego School of Law
Doering Diversified Ltd.
Area of Practice:
Elder Law, Trusts, Wills & Probate (Licensed in 3 Jurisdictions: California, Illinois & the District of Columbia)
Previous experience/employment:
Instructor – San Diego State University; Escondido Union High School District Adult Program; Numerous magazines and newspapers
Managing Partner, Litigation.
The Watkins Firm
msbagula@watkinsfirm.com
Area of Practice:
Business, Real Estate and Employment Litigation
Previous experience/employment:
Fourteen years litigation experience, with over twenty trials, and multiple arbitrations and mediations.
Involvement in other organizations:
Board Member and Past-President of Mission Valley Rotary; Board Member and Past-President of Democratic Professional Club.
judgebianchini@cox.net
Area of Practice:
Mediation/arbitration
Previous experience/employment:
1982-98, Municipal Court Judge, El Cajon, CA and Presiding Judge 1987, 1997, 1998; 1984-87, General Courts-martial Judge, United States Marine Corps, Camp Pendleton, California; 1998-2002, Superior Court Judge, San Diego, CA; 1978-2004, Adjunct Professor of Business Law, National University, San Diego, CA; 1976-2000, Adjunct Professor of Evidence, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, CA (combined total 32 yrs)
Involvement in other organizations:
Marine Corps Reserve Association (MCRA), National Judge Advocate General, Counselor at Large, Director, Life Member 1961-present; Marine Corps Reserve Officers Association Foundation, National Board Member, 1998-present; Flying Leathernecks Historical Museum Board Member, Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, 2000-present; Marine Corps Recruit Depot Historical Foundation Board Member, 1996-1998; Marine Corps Recruit Depot Historical Foundation Board of Advisors, 1998-present; National University Board of Trustees, 2005-present; various other organizations.
Advocate for Privacy Rights and Public Safety Issues
Areas of Expertise: Draft state legislation related to public safety and privacy issues; conduct legislative skills trainings. Emphasis on providing resources to self-represented clients, agencies, and non-profit organizations. Board member, San Diego Citizen's Review Board on Police Practices; member, San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; member, Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolutions.
Previous experience: Regional director for a national dispute resolution organization; commercial/consumer arbitrator; mediator; certified para-legal: graduate of San Diego County District Attorney Citizens’ Academy; delegate to United Nations Development, International Conference on Women in Policing; board member of both, San Diego Community College Advisory Board (Legal Curriculum,also Medical Office and Health Care Occupations); board member, San Diego County Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Commission; member, California Legislative Roundtable; researcher and personal publicist for national political journalist
Partner
Gordon & Rees LLP
Area of Practice:
Commercial Litigation
Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights
Associate
Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP
Area of Practice:
Estate planning, charitable giving, and probate and trust administration
Education:
Involvement in other organizations:
Member, Board of Trustees, UC Hastings Alumni Association; Volunteer, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program.
Higgs, Fletcher & Mack, LLP
Area of Practice:
Civil litigation and appellate law.
Involvement in other organizations:
Panel Member of Appellate Defenders, Inc.; Member of California State Bar, San Diego County Bar Association, American Inns of Court, William B. Enright Chapter, and Lawyers Club of San Diego.
Judge
State of California, Superior Court, County of San Diego
Area of Practice:
Criminal Jury Trials
Previous experience/employment:
DDA and private practice - 1960-1974; appointment to Court in 1974
Involvement in other organizations:
Adjunct Professor, California Western School of Law, 1974-present; Trustee, San Diego County Public Law Library; Director, San Diego-Imperial Council Boy Scouts of America; Salvation Army; San Diego Armed Services YMCA; Goodwill Industries of San Diego; San Diego Inn of Court; Master, Louis Welsh Inn, American Inns of Court; Colonel, AUS (Ret.)
Partner
Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, LLP
Area of Practice:
Real Estate Litigation
Involvement in other organizations:
ABTLA
Partner
Higgs, Fletcher & Mack LLP
mstender@higgslaw.com
Area of Practice:
Real estate; trusts & estates; business
Previous experience/employment:
Naval officer; real estate broker
Joyce C. Wong, a Law Corporation
Area of Practice:
Real Estate and Business (Trial Attorney (Landlord-Tenant), Real Property, Contract Law, Civil Litigation, Business Transactions, Commercial Evictions/Unlawful Detainer, Landlord/Tenant Disputes)
Education:
University of San Diego School of Law, J.D.; University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Architecture
Involvement in other organizations:
Member, American Bar Association; Member, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW); Member, Asian Business Association