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Sections / Committees

The San Diego County Bar Association includes a variety of sections and committees for its members. Sections educate and inform members on substantive areas of the law and provide forums for the discussion of common problems and issues, which affect their particular practice area. Committees are the backbone of all SDCBA services, providing leadership opportunities to legal professionals while giving guidance and support to Bar programs and community service efforts.

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2008 Division Chair

Young / New Lawyers Division
Gita M. Varughese, Chair
1286 University Ave. No. 716
San Diego, CA 92103
gmvarughese@gmail.com





2008 Section Chairs

Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
Anthony S. Deutsch, Chair
Law Offices of Anthony S. Deutsch
7676 Hazard Center Drive, Suite 500
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 985-1500; fax (619) 297-4807
asd3@cox.net

Animal Law Section
Jenny K. Goodman, Co-Chair
Sullivan, Hill, Lewin, Rez & Engel
550 West C Street, Suite 1500
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 233-4100; fax (619) 231-4372
jgoodman@wertzmcdade.com

Attorney / Realtor Section
Jacqueline A. Oliver, Chair
Jacqueline A. Oliver, Attorneys at Law
402 West Broadway, Suite 1050
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 544-9909; fax (619) 544-9910
joliver@jaolaw.com


Bankruptcy Law Section
Kathleen A. Cashman-Kramer, Co-Chair
Pyle Sims Duncan & Stevenson
401 B Street, Suite 1500
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 687-5200; fax (619) 687-5210
kcashman@psdslaw.com

Drew L. Lyman, Co-Chair
Lyman & Potente, APLC
2635 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 201
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 299-2399; fax (619) 299-2298
alan.vanderhoff@pacbell.net

Business / Corporate Law Section
Douglas B. Gordon, Chair
Douglas B. Gordon, PC
401 West A Street, Suite 1710
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 230-1333; fax (619) 230-1364
dbg@dbgordon.com

Linda Cuny-Smith, Vice Chair
Cuny-Smith Law Group, PC
12625 High Bluff Drive, Suite 106
San Diego, CA 29130
(858) 794-8500; fax (858) 794-8501
linda@cunysmithlaw.com



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Carmel Valley Section
Amy M. Roebuck, Co-Chair
Morrison & Forrester
12531 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92130
(858) 720-5100; fax (858) 720-5125
aroebuck@mofo.com

Kimberly S. Greer, Co-Chair
Morrison & Foerster
12531 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92130
(858) 720-7992; fax(858) 720-5125
kgreer@mofo.com

Cassandra E. Mougin, Co-Chair
Pettit Kohn Ingrassia & Lutz
12250 El Camino Real, Suite 350
San Diego, CA 92130
(858) 755-8500; fax (858) 755-8504
cmougin@pettitkohn.com

Construction Law Section
David W. Smiley, Chair
Marks, Golia & Finch, LLP
3900 Harney Street, 1st Floor
San Diego, CA 92110
(619) 293-7000; fax (619) 293-7362
dsmiley@mgfllp.com

Elder Law Section
Phillip P. Lindsley, Co-Chair
San Diego Elder Law Center
4364 Bonita Road, PMB 461
San Diego, CA 92110
(619) 235-4357; fax (619) 472-0700
plindsley@sandiegoelderlaw.com

Steven M. Ratner, Co-Chair
Law Office of Steven M. Ratner
11622 El Camino Real, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92130
(800) 836-1124; fax (858) 408-1890
smr@calelderfirm.com

Eminent Domain Law Section
Andrew K. Rauch, Chair
Daley & Heft
462 Stevens Avenue, Suite 201
Solana Beach, CA 92075
(858) 755-5666; (858) 755-7870, fax
arauch@daley-heft.com

Karen R. Frostrom, Vice-Chair
Thorsnes Bartolotta & McGuire
2550 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1100
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 236-9363; (619) 236-9653, fax
frostrom@tbmlawyers.com

Entertainment & Sports Law Section
Michael J. Hoisington, Co-Chair
Higgs, Fletcher & Mack LLP
401 West A Street, Suite 2600
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 236-1551; fax (619) 696-1410
mhoisington@higgslaw.com

Jeffrey P. Mach, Co-Chair
Attorney at Law
3051 Meade Ave., Suite 15
San Diego, CA 92116
(619) 578-4004
jeffmach@mach-law.com

Valerie Ann Nemeth, Co-Chair
Attorney at Law
191 Calle Magadalena, Ste. 270
Encinitas, CA 92024
(760) 944-4130
vanemeth@cs.com

Environmental Law Section
Carey L. Cooper, Co-Chair
Klinedinst PC
501 West Broadway, Suite 600
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 239-8131; fax (619) 238-8707
ccooper@klinedinstlaw.com

Sondra Jane Boddy, Co-Chair
Attorney at Law
7390 Seafarer Place
Carlsbad, CA 92011
(858) 382-4691; fax (858) 777-3690
sondraboddy@yahoo.com

Laura Godfrey, Vice-Chair
Latham & Watkins LLP
600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 236-1234; fax (619) 696-7419
laura.godfrey@LW.com

Estate Planning Trust & Probate
Gary D. Jander, Co-Chair
Brierton Jones & Jones LLP
1550 Hotel Circle North, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 696-7066; fax (619) 696-6907
gary@briertonandjones.com

Alyssa C. Jocye, Co-Chair
Law Offices of Alyssa Chadsey Joyce
Post Office Box 3891
La Mesa, CA 91944
(619) 334-6539; fax (619) 938-3782
alyssacjoyce@yahoo.com

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Family Law Section
Marc Peter Kaplan, Co-Chair
Law Office of Marc Peter Kaplan, CPA
5405 Morehouse Drive, Suite 235
San Diego, CA 92121
(858) 866-0141; fax (858) 866-0142
mpkaplan@nethere.com

Robert F. Wesley, Co-Chair
Law Offices of Robert F. Wesley
2635 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 106
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 688-2653; fax (619) 299-7178
rwesley024@aol.com

Financial Professionals Liaison Section
Lori D. Bolander, Chair
Bolander Cook & Associates
4550 Kearny Villa Road, Suite 102
(619) 696-0667; fax (619) 330-1930
lori@loribolander.com

General Civil Litigation Section
Mark C. Cumba, Chair
Wilson Petty Kosmo & Turner LLP
550 West C Street, Suite 1050
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 236-9600; fax (619) 236-9669
mcumba@wpkt.com

Steven C. Vosseller, Vice-Chair
The gomez Law Firm
625 Broadway, Suite 600
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 237-3490; fax (619) 237-3496
steve@thegomezfirm.com

Immigration Law Section
Stephen Ure, Chair
Law Offices of Stephen Ure, PC
1518 Sixth Avenue, Suite 1
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 235-5400; fax (619) 235-5404
ure@prodigy.net

Insurance / Bad Faith Section
Paul A. Hilding, Co-Chair
Hilding Law Firm
501 West Broadway, Suite 1760
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 233-4200; (619) 233-4211, fax
hilding@hildinglaw.com

Peter Q. Schluederberg, Co-Chair
Hilding Law Firm
11975 El Camino Real, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130
(858) 623-1111
pschluederberg@hildinglaw.com

Intellectual Property Law Section
Mark A. Geier, Chair
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
12275 El Camino Real, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130
(858) 720-7481; fax (858) 809-3691
mgeier@sheppardmullin.com

International Law Section
Michelle B. Graham, Co-Chair
Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP
11988 El Camino Real, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130
(858) 720-6386; fax (858) 523-4334
mgraham@luce.com

Juan Zuniga, Co-Chair
Cross Border Law Group, PC
3575 Fourth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
Phone: (619) 294-2254
Fax: (619) 220-0245
jez@crossborderlegal.net

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Labor & Employment Law Section
Thomas D. Rutledge, Co-Chair
Branton & Wilson, APC
701 B Street, Suite 1255
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 236-1891; fax (619) 234-9870
trutledge@brantonwilson.com

Tami S. Falkenstein-Hennick
Littler Mendelson PC
501 West Broadway, Suite 900
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 515-1810
thennick@littler.com

Real Property Law Section
Justin B. White, Co-Chair
Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP
600 West Broadway, Suite 2600
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 236-1414; fax (619) 232-8311
jwhite@luce.com

D. Russell Hymas, Co-Chair
Ross, Dixon & Bell, L.L.P.
550 West B Street, Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 235-4040; fax (619) 231-8796
rhymas@rdblaw.com

Small Firm & Sole Practitioner Section
Joseph A. Mandour, III, Chair
Mandour & Associates
16870 West Bernardo Drive, Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92127
(858) 487-9300; fax (858) 487-9390
jmandour@mandourlaw.com

L. Michael Wilson, Vice-Chair
Apollo Law Group, APLC
555 West Beech Street, Suite 215
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 228-0151; fax (619) 564-6751
mw@apollolawgroup.com

Social Security Disability Section
Alisa M. Kellman, Co-Chair
Attorney at Law
5252 Balboa Avenue, Suite 700
San Diego, CA 92117
(858) 576-0401; fax (858) 576-0416
akellman@ix.netcom.com

Thomas G. Roche, Co-Chair
Attorney at Law
1850 Fifth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 239-9945; fax (619) 239-9727
tgresq@sbcglobal.net

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Taxation Law Section

Jo Ann Gambale, Co-Chair
Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP
401 West A Street, Suite 2600
(619) 236-1551; fax (619) 696-1410
gambalej@higgslaw.com

Camille A. Perna, Co-Chair
Perna & Perna, APC
P.O. Box 22605
San Diego, CA 92192
(858) 587-0438; (858) 452-9415, fax
camille@pernalaw.com

Workers’ Compensation Section
C. David Rader, Co-Chair
Law Offices of Dugan and Rader
2445 Fifth Avenue, Suite 350
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 544-1506; fax (619) 234-4553
cdraderlaw@yahoo.com

Daniel T. Mazzella, Co-Chair
Goldman, Magdalin & Krikes, LLP
5333 Mission Center Road, Suite 110
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 688-5111; fax (619) 688-5101
dmazzella@gmklaw.com

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2008 Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs

Appellate Court Committee

Edward I. Silverman, Chair
Sandler, Lasry, Laube, Byer & Valdez LLP
402 West Broadway, Ste. 1700
San Diego, California 92101
(619) 235-5655 fax (619) 235-5648
esilverman@sllbv.com

Attorney Client-Assistance Committee
Thomas Drew Rutledge, Chair
Branton & Wilson, APC
701 B Street, Suite 1255
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 236-1891, fax (619) 234-9870
trutledge@brantonwilson.com

Audit Committee
J. Daniel Holsenback, Chair
Holsenback Taylor
625 Broadway, Suite 906
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 269-4634 fax (619) 269-4635
dan@holsenbackapc.com

Awards Committee
Lea L. Fields, Chair
Stutz Artiano Shinoff & Holtz A.P.C.
2488 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92106
(619) 232-3122 fax (619) 232-3264
SDesq94@gmail.com

Bar History Committee
George W. Brewster, Jr., Chair
Office of County Counsel
1600 Pacific Highway, Room 355
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 531-4893
(619) 531-6005, fax
sandbrews@aol.com

Bench/Bar Committee
Heather L. Rosing, Co-Chair
Klinedinst PC
501 West Broadway, Suite 600
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 239-8131; fax (619) 238-8707
hrosing@klinedinstlaw.com

Bridging the Gap Committee
Karen A. Holmes, Chair
Balestreri, Pendleton & Potocki
401 B Street, Suite 1470
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 686-1930; fax (619) 497-1052
kholmes@bpplawcorp.com

Bylaws Committee
Stacy L. Fode, Chair
Brown Law Group
600 B. Street, Suite 1650
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 330-1700; fax (619) 330-1701
fode@brownlawsd.com


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Certified Family Law Specialists Committee
Margo L. Lewis, Chair
Moore, Lewis, Schulman & moore, APC
12636 High Bluff Drive, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130
(858) 755-3300; fax (858) 755-3387
mlewis@mlsmlaw.net

Children At Risk Committee
John N. Blair, Co-Chair
San Diego Superior Court
Post Office Box 122724
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 531-3394, fax (619) 685-6606
john.blair@sdcourt.ca.gov

Niki Lin Mendoza, Co-Chair
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
12481 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92130
(858) 793-0070, fax (858) 793-0323
nikim@blbglaw.com

Client Relations Committee
Frederick M. Dudek, Chair
Dudek Law Firm APC
9820 Willow Creek Road, Suite 470
San Diego, CA 92131
(858) 530-4800; (858) 530-4801, fax
fdudek@dudeklawfirm.com

Communications Committee
J. Daniel Holsenback, Chair
Holsenback Taylor
625 Broadway, Suite 906
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 269-4634; fax (619) 269-4635
dan@holsenbackapc.com

Community Service Committee
Gary M. Laturno, Chair
1556 Watwood Road
Lemon Grove, CA 91945
(619) 741-9652; (619) 741-9653
garylaturno@cox.net

Conference of Delegates Committee
Heather Sullivan Riley, Chair
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
501 West Broadway, 15th Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 233-1155; (619) 233-1158, fax
hriley@allenmatkins.com

Howard Wayne, Vice-Chair
Attorney General's Office
110 West A Street, Suite 1100
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 525-4244; fax (619) 645-2012
howard.wayne@doj.ca.gov

Continuing Legal Education Advisory Committee
Kristi Pfister, Chair
Attorney at Law
380 Bonair Street
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 344-1412
kpfister@san.rr.com

Ethnic Relations & Diversity Committee
Theodore E. Roberts, Chair
Sempra Energy
101 Ash Street, HQ 12B
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 699-5111; fax (619) 699-5027
troberts@sempra.com

Appaswamy Arokia Vino Pajanor, Vice-Chair
Higgs, Fletcher & Mack LLP
401 West A Street, Suite 2600
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 595-4269; fax (619) 696-1410
avinop@pajanor.com


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Fee Arbitration Committee
Gary W. Powell, Chair
Attorney At Law
1475 Sixth Avenue, Suite 501
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 685-6975, fax (619) 696-0983
4gwpowell@sbcglobal.net


Mary M. Best, Vice-Chair
Keeney Waite & Stevens
402 W Broadway, Suite 1820
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 238-1661; (619) 231-1897, fax
mbest@keenlaw.com

Peggy L. Moore, Vice-Chair
Moore, Lewis, Schulman and Moore APC
12636 High Bluff Drive, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130
(858) 755-3300; fax (858) 755-3387
pmoore@mlsmlaw.net

H. Brian Todd, Vice-Chair
Attorney At Law
525 B Street, Suite 1400
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 239-3900; fax (619) 239-1608


Mediation Subcommittee
Gary M. Laturno, Co-Chair
Laturno & Graves
1556 Watwood Road
Lemon Grove, CA 91954
(619) 741-9652; fax (619) 741-9653
garylaturno@cox.net

Harold Coleman, Jr., Co-Chair
Harold Coleman, Jr., Ltd
16870 West Bernardo Drive, Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92127
(619) 794-6001; fax (951) 302-9011
hcoleman@adelphia.net

Finance Committee
Howard Wayne, Chair
Attorney General's Office
110 West A Street, Suite 1100
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 525-4244; fax (619) 645-2012
howard.wayne@doj.ca.gov

Golf Tournament Committee
Anthony D. Thompson, Co-Chair
Law Office of Harold Thompson
605 C Street, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 615-0767; fax (619) 615-0766
adt@thompsonlawsd.com

Steven Ray Wedeking, II, Co-Chair
Law Offices of Harold Thompson
605 C Street, 2nd Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 615-0767; fax (619) 615-0766
srw@thompsonlawsd.com


Judicial Evaluation Committee
Alvin M. Gomez, Chair
Gomez Law Group
8910 University Center Lane, Suite 550
San Diego, CA 92101
(858) 552-0000; fax (858) 552-8505
agomez@thegomezlawgroup.com

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Law & Medicine Committee
David M. Balfour, Co-Chair
DiCaro, Coppo & Popcke
1959 Palomar Oaks Way, Suite 300
Carlsbad, CA 92009
(760) 918-0500, fax (760) 918-0008
david.balfour@dcp-law.com

Robin Samit, Co-Chair
UCSD School of Medicine
9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0602
La Jolla, CA 92093
(858) 822-3474
rsamit@ucsd.edu


Law Practice Management & Marketing Committee
Stephen G. Recordon, Co-Chair
Recordon & Recordon
225 Broadway, Suite 1900
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 232-1717, fax (619) 232-5325
sgrecordon@aol.com

Randall B. Christison, Co-Chair
The Christison Group
7514 Girard Avenue, Suite 1-620
La Jolla, CA 921037-5199
(858) 459-9900
randall@christisongroup.com

Debra C. Scheufler, Co-Chair
Law Offices of Debra C. Scheufler, APC
1901 First Avenue, Suite 132
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 557-0434; fax (619) 557-0439
debra@scheuflerlaw.com

Law School Relations Committee
Wells B. Lyman, Co- Chair
Attorney at Law
Post Office Box 2085
La Mesa, CA 91943
(619) 589-9984, fax (619) 589-0073
wbl@cox.net

Frederick W. Gaston, Co-Chair
Gaston & Gaston
1010 2nd Avenue, Suite 1770
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 398-1882; (619) 398-1887
fg@sandiegolegal.us

Law Week Committee
Alexander T. Gruft, Chair
Wright & L'Estrange
401 West A Street, Suite 2250
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 231-4844, fax (619) 231-6710
agruft@wllawsd.com

Lawyer Referral & Information Services Committee
Scott H. Finkbeiner, Chair
Wilkinson & Finkbeiner, LLP
3444 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 103
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 284-4113; fax (619) 284-4162
scott@wf-lawyers.com

Legal Ethics Committee
Wendy Patrick Mazzarella, Chair
Deputy District Attorney
District Attorney's Office
Post Office Box 129011
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 531-3260, fax (619) 515-8825
wendy.patrick@sdcda.org

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Membership Committee
Jerrilyn T. Malana, Co-Chair
Littler Mendelson PC
501 West Broadway, Suite 900
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 232-0441, fax (619) 232-4302
jmalana@littler.com

Stacy L. Fode, Co-Chair
Brown Law Group
600 B Street, Suite 1650
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 330-1700; fax (619) 330-1701
fode@brownlawsd.com

Mexican Bar Liaison Committee
Margarita Haugaard, Chair
Horton, Knox, Carter & Foote
1230 Columbia Street, Suite 550
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 595-0220, fax (619) 595-0225
mhaugaard@hkcf-law.com

Military Law Committee
John H. Schweitzer, Co-Chair
Nancy Stassinopoulos, A.P.C.
591 Camino De La Reina, Suite 802
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 688-6505, fax (619) 688-3985
john@cadivorcelaw.com

Katrina J. Eagle
11436 Village Ridge Road
San Diego, CA 92131
(858) 549-1561; fax (858) 549-1167
eaglek@sbcglobal.net

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Private Conflict Counsel Committee
William D. Daley, Chair
Attorney at Law
535 H Street
Chula Vista, CA 91910
(619) 426-2685, fax (619) 425-4879
wddaley@aol.com

San Diego Lawyer Editorial Board
Martin Kruming, Chair
MediaWorks
2652 Fourth Avenue, 2nd Floor
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 233-5114, fax (619) 232-1159
mkruming@aol.com

Sports Committee
James S. Brasher, Chair
Moore, Lewis, Schulman & Moore, APC
12636 High Bluff Drive, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130
(858) 404-9800; fax (858) 755-3387
jbrasher@mlsmlaw.net

Michael K. Allen, Vice-Chair
Rowe Allen Mullen, LLP
4225 Executive Square, Suite1040
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 404-9800; fax (858) 404-9833
allen@ramlawfirm.com

Unjust Criticism of Judges
Heather L. Rosing, Chair
Klinedinst PC
501 West Broadway, Suite 600
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 239-8131; fax (619) 238-8707
hrosing@klinedinstlaw.com


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