2022-23 Alumni of the Month
Laura Urias, Class of 2006
Laura Urias ’06 has her own immigration practice in East Los Angeles. She has worked as a staff attorney for the United Farm Workers Foundation and Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice.
Austin Quinn-Davidson, Class of 2007
The UC Davis School of Law 2022 Rising Star Alumna Award winner Austin Quinn-Davidson '07 was the first woman and the first openly gay person to serve as mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. She continues to serve on the Anchorage Assembly.
Michael J. Holmes, Class of 1998
Michael J. Holmes ’98 is the Office Operating Partner for Allen Matkins’ San Diego office, where he focuses on commercial real estate transactions.
Lynn Miyamoto, Class of 1986
Lynn Miyamoto ’86 has a law practice focused on immigration in Sherman Oaks, California. She is a member of the UC Davis School of Law Alumni Association board of directors and serves on the Development Committee.
Robert Brennan, Class of 1987
Since 1991, Robert Brennan ’87 has protected consumers and personal injury victims at his own general practice firm, The Law Offices of Robert F. Brennan in Los Angeles.
Iris Yang, Class of 1982
Iris Yang ’82 was a municipal law attorney at Best Best & Krieger LLP’s Sacramento office until retiring in 2021.
Penny Westfall, Class of 1984
Penny Westfall ’84 began her career as a nurse and retired as Sutter Health’s Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Bay and Valley Areas. Penny served three terms on the King Hall Alumni Association Board of Directors. She passed away in February 2023.
Ron Erickson, Class of 1974
Ron Erickson '74 is the founder and chairman of Know Labs, which is developing a noninvasive glucose monitor.
Brian Kang, Class of 2003
Brian Kang ’03 is chair of Greenberg Glusker’s Real Estate Group. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2018 and in Southern California Super Lawyers since 2013.
Rachel Ray, Class of 2011
Rachel Ray '11 is the UC Davis School of Law 2023 Rising Star Alumna Award winner. She is a managing attorney for the UC Immigrant Legal Services Center.
Justice Kelli Evans, Class of 1994
King Hall 2023 Distinguished Alumna Award winner Justice Kelli Evans ’94 was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in January. Previously, Justice Evans served as an Alameda County Superior Court Judge.