Board of Governors
Meet the CWL Board
The CWL Board of Governors work tirelessly to advocate for and advance issues that affect women in the legal profession often taking time away from their families, friends and busy careers.
To join the Board of Governors a CWL member may be elected by voting members of CWL from their respective District or appointed by members from CWL Affiliate Bar Associations. CWL's immediate past president also sits on the Board as do active CWL participants who are appointed by the President.
Below is an alphabetical list of the outstanding members of the 2009-2010 CWL Board of Governors. Members of the CWL Executive Committee are denoted with an asterisk.
Cherri Allison*
Family Violence Law Center
P. O. Box 22009
Oakland, CA 94623
E-Mail: cherri@fvlc.org
CWL Treasurer
District 3 Governor – Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties
Kimberly R. Arnal
Black, Compean, Hall & Eli
700 S. Flower St., Suite 3350
Los Angeles, CA 90017
E-Mail: karnal@blackcompeanhall.com
Insurance Coverage, Insurance Bad Faith, and Insurance Guarantee Association Law.
Affiliate Governor - Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
Myrna Britton
311 Dickens Way
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
E-Mail: mbritton@got.net
Employment Discrimination
Affiliate Governor - Women Lawyers of Santa Cruz
Carol C. Copsey
Gordon & Rees LLP
275 Battery Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94111
E-Mail: ccopsey@gordonrees.com
Labor & Employment Law, Civil Litigation
CWL Governor-at-Large
Hon. Michele E Flurer
Commissioner, Los Angeles Superior Court
505 S. Centre Street
San Pedro, CA 90731
E-Mail: mflurer@gmail.com
Current Assignment: Domestic Violence Restraining Orders,
Civil Harassment Restraining Orders, Infraction Arraignment
and Trials, Small Claims and Unlawful Detainers
Affiliate Governor - Women Lawyers of Long Beach
Susan L. Formaker
Office of Administrative Hearings
320 West Fourth Street, Suite 630
Los Angeles, CA 90013
District 7 Governor - Los Angeles County
Betty Fracisco
Garrett & Jensen
3403 Tenth Street, Suite 701
Riverside, CA 92501
E-Mail: betty@boydjensen.com
Civil Litigation
District 8 Governor - Orange County
Jacqueline Vitti Frederick
Attorney at Law
267 W. Tefft Street
Nipomo, CA 93444
E-mail: jvflaw@aol.com
Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Business
Affiliate Governor - Women Lawyers' Association of San Luis Obsipo County
Mary A. Hudson
Partner at Hudson & Luros, LLP
1436 Second Street, Ste. 280
Napa, CA 94559
E-Mail: Mary@HudsonLuros.com
General Civil Practice
Affiliate Governor - Napa County Women Lawyers
M. Prudence Hutton
Central California Legal Services
4351 North Wilson
Fresno CA
E-Mail: prulaw@hotmail.com
Affiliate Governor – Fresno County Women Lawyers
Elizabeth Jones
Jones & Williams
20 Corporate Park, Suite 175-185
Irvine, CA 92606
E-Mail: ejesq@sbcglobal.net
Family Law, Mediate Divorce, Collaborative Family Law
Affiliate Governor - Orange County Women Lawyers
Hon. Charlene Padovani Kiesselbach
San Francisco Superior Court
Hall of Justice - Dept. 24
850 Bryant Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
E-Mail: cmitchell@sftc.org
CWL Judicial Liaison
Lara Krieger
Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP
5900 Wilshire Blvd., 12th FL
Los Angeles, CA 90036
E-Mail: lkrieger@gmsr.com
Appellate Law
District 7 Governor - Los Angeles County
Kristen Law
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP
275 Battery Street, 29th FL
San Francisco, CA 94111
E-Mail: klaw@lchb.com
District 4 Governor - Marin and San Francisco Counties
Jennifer A. Lee
Keker & Van Nest LLP
710 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
E-Mail: jlee@kvn.com
Civil Litigation/White Collar Defense
District 4 Governor - Marin and San Francisco Counties
Megan Lewis
Wilke Fleury et al LLP
400 Capitol Mall, 22nd FL
Sacramento, CA 95814
E-Mail: mlewis@wilkefleury.com
Bankruptcy Litigation, business Litigation, Corporate Transactional
Affiliate Governor - Women Lawyers of Sacramento
Neda Mansoorian
McManis Faulkner
50 W San Fernando Street, #1000
San Jose, CA 95113
E-Mail: nmansoorian@mcmanislaw.com
Affiliate Governor - Santa Clara County Bar Association - Women Lawyers Committee
Janet Vining Mitchell
Law Offices of Janet V. Mitchell
P. O. Box 4099
Santa Barbara, CA 93140
E-Mail: JViningMitchell@cox.net
Appellate Practice, Corporate Counsel,
Applied Silicone Corp
Affiliate Governor - Santa Barbara Women Lawyers
Nanci E. Nishimura*
Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy
840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200
Burlingame CA 94010
E-Mail: nnishimura@cpmlegal.com
Business Litigation, Antitrust
District 3 Governor - Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties
Nancy O'Malley*
Alameda County District Attorney's Office
1225 Fallon Street, Room 900
Oakland, CA 94612
E-Mail: nancy.omalley@acgov.org
Criminal Law
CWL President
Affiliate Governor – Women Lawyers of Alameda County
Megan Thomas Petty
Law Offices of Megan Thomas Petty
336 Broadway, Suite 27
Chico, CA 95928
E-Mail: mlpt@shocking.com
Civil Litigation & Civil Appeals
District 1 Governor – Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity and Yuba Counties.
Jean M. Pledger*
Klein, DeNatale, Goldner et al
P. O. Box 11172
Bakersfield, CA 93384
E-Mail: jpledger@kleinlaw.com
Business Litigation
CWL Immediate Past-President
Wendy Ray*
Morrison & Forester LLP
555 West Fifth Street, Suite 3500
Los Angeles, CA 90013
E-Mail: wray@mofo.com
Patent & IP Litigation
CWL Secretary
District 7 Governor - Los Angeles
Kelly J. Robbins
Robbins Family Law
601 California Street, Suite 2100
San Francisco, CA 94108
E-Mail: kelly@robbinsfamilylaw.com
Family Law
Affiliate Governor - Queen's Bench
Rebecca Roberts
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
12275 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA 92130
E-Mail: rroberts@sheppardmullin.com
Civil Litigation/White Collar Defense
Affiliate Governor – Lawyers Club of San Diego
Eliza M. Rodrigues*
P.O. Box 1187
San Ramon, CA 94583-1187
E-Mail: eliza20061@comcast.net
Risk Management & Professional Liability
CWL Governor-at-Large
Heather Sciacca Smith
South Coast Dispute Resolution
2417 Calle Soria
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
E-Mail: SCDR@cox.net
District 6 Governor - Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obisopo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties
Patricia Sturdevant*
Dept. of Managed Health Care
980 9th Street, Suite 500
Sacramento, CA 94814
E-Mail: patstur@sbcglobal.net
Health Care/Consumer Protection
CWL Second Vice-President
District 2 Governor - Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Napa, Sacramento, Solano, Sonoma, Tuolomne and Yolo Counties
Jodi Swick
Carroll Burdick & McDonough LLP
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94104
E-Mail: jswick@cbmlaw.com
Business and Insurance Coverage Litigation
CWL First Vice-President
District 4 Governor - Marin and San Francisco Counties
Alison Terry
Griswold, LaSalle, Cobb, Down & Gin, LLP
311 N. Douty Street
Hanford, CA 93230
E-Mail: terry@griswoldlasalle.com
District 5 Governor - Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Monterey, San Benito, San Joaquin, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, Tulare Counties
Jennifer L. Webber
Webber Law Group
10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Ste. 300
Los Angeles, CA -0067
E-Mail: jennifer@wlgip.com
Trademark Prosecution, Intellectual Property Litigation
CWL President-Elect
Lisa Widdecke
Duane Morris LLP
101 West Broadway, Ste. 900
San Diego, CA 92101-8285
E-Mail:LKWiddecke@duanemorris.com
Employment & Labor law
District 9 Governor - San Diego
