Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Division
Leadership Election and Section and New Lawyer Division Leadership Nominees
Please meet your 2025 New Lawyer Division, Diversity Equity, and Inclusion Division, and Practice Section Executive Committee nominees.
All positions are pending Board ratification; final Executive Committees will be announced the week of November 14.
If you are interested in joining a 2025 Section Executive Committee and missed the nomination deadline, please contact Ashley Turner at aturner@sdcba.org.
Please choose a Section or Division below to learn more about the nominees:
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Division
Members At Large
Contested - three available seats
Click here to read DEI Member At Large Candidate Statements
Diva Aziz
Tamra Lett
Norrell Manning
Allan Margolin
Polls Closed
New Lawyer Division
Members At Large
Contested - three available seats
Click here to read NLD Member At Large Candidate Statements
Abdur Amin
Zach Brooks
Nicolas Cussen
Stephanie Hannosh
Jennison Jenkins
Allan Margolin
Teresa Markova
Riley Minkoff
Oday Yousif
Polls Closed
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Members at Large
Khodadad(Ko) Sharif
Brian Ellis
Animal Law
Chair
Renee Shamloo
Vice Chair
Cheryl Nolan
Member At Large
Shawn Huston
Lori Mendez
Allan Margolin
New Attorney Member At Large
Allan Margolin
Appellate Practice
Chair
Jenn French
Vice Chair
Michelle D. Peña
Members At Large
Josh Patashnik
Pauline Villanueva
Keving Green
New Attorney Members At Large
CONTESTEDSection Members click the link below to vote - Polls close November 11
Vote Here
Laurel Garcia
Allan Margolin
Bankruptcy Law
Chair
Deepalie Milie Joshi
Vice Chair
William Fennell
Business & Corporate Law
Members At Large
Ethan Watts
Civil Litigation
Chair
Daniel Schneiderman
Vice Chair
Sarah Havens
Member At Large
Pragya Sharma
Suzanne Schmidt
Construction Law
Member At Large
J. Michael Schiff
Criminal Law
Members At Large
Leah Gonzales
Shannon Sebeckis
New Attorney Member At Large
Allan Margolin
Elder Law
Chair
Thomas Mauriello
Vice Chair
Carla Keehn
Members At Large
Jaime Levine
Entertainment & Sports Law
Vice Chair
Mathew Spolsky
Member At Large
Jeremy M. Evans
Environmantal Law
Chair
John Nelson
Member At Large
Connor Sakati
New Attorney Member At Large
Allan Margolin
Estate Planning
Chair
Nicole D'Ambrogi
Vice Chair
Carla Keehn
Member at Large
Brian Ellis
Norrell Manning
Family Law
Chair
Benjamin Yip
Vice Chair
David Beavans
Government Law Section
Member at Large
Nicole Carnahan
Intellectual Property Law
Chair
Troy Rice
Vice Chair
Samantha Young
Members at Large
Christian Andreu-Von EuwNew Attorney Member at Large
Allan Margolin
International Law
Chair
Troy Rice
Vice Chair
Emily Howe
Member at Large
Connor Sakati
New Attorney Member at Large
Allan Margolin
Juvenile Law
Chair
Karen Prosek
Vice Chair
Julie Wolfe
Member at Large
Lauren Martin
Ashley Thompson
Labor & Employment Law
Chair
Ted Holmquist
Members At Large
CONTESTED
Section Members click the link below to vote - Polls close November 11
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Jillian Fairchild
Sabrina Green
Mathew Norris
Kalyan Pokala
Andrea Musicant
Shannon Finley
New Attorney Memebr at Large
Jessica O' Malley
Law & Medicine
Chair
James Maroulis
Vice Chair
Jim Eischen
Military Law
Chair
Brian Ellis
Members At Large
Paula Jahn
New Attorney Member At Large
Connor Sakati
Privacy & Cybersecurity
Member At Large
Ethan Watts
Robert Cogan
New Attorney Member At Large
Allan Margolin
Real Property
Chair
Mark Guithues
Vice Chair
Kyle Yaege
Member at Large
CONTESTED
Section Members click the link below to vote - Polls close November 11
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Coleman Alguire
Robert Egenolf
Mark Wilson
Avneet Sidhu
Taxation Law
Chair
Claudia Ignacio
Vice Chair
Carlos Meza
Members At Large
Sally Reddy
Worker's Compensation
Chair
Jack Don