Attorneys speak to Lawyering Process class about career options

  • by Kevin R. Johnson
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Professor Donna Shestowsky had another great group of lawyers, including many alums, visit her Lawyering Process class for 1Ls. The speakers represented solo practitioners, government, corporations, small or medium firms, large firms, and public interest organizations.

Our students benefited greatly from hearing the attorneys' perspectives about law school and various areas of law practice. Over two days, the goal was to encourage students to think about different career options and the diversity of workplaces in which lawyers work.

On the first day of speakers, we welcomed these panelists:

  • Norman Dawson, Supervising Public Defender, Sacramento County Public Defender
  • Cindy Dole '09, Associate General Counsel, Samsung Strategy & Innovation Center
  • Luke Garcia, Law Office of Luke Garcia
  • Joel Guerra '17, Employment Associate, Nossaman LLP
  • Monika Kalra Varma '00, Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
  • Kim Lucia '09, Shareholder, Boutin Jones, Inc.
  • Sarah Ropelato '07, Managing Attorney, Legal Services of Northern California  
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For the second day the attorneys below visited the class:

  • Kevin Baker - ACLU of Northern California
  • Bruce Chang ’05 -  Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office
  • Austin Cho ’15 - Downey Brand
  • Patricia Eichar - Orrick 
  • Chris Hughes '07 - Nossaman LLP
  • Jeff Osofsky ’09 - Square, Inc.
  • Eric Toscano ’09 – CEO and Managing Attorney, Tenant Law Group
  • Kara Ueda ’00 - Best Best & Krieger
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