Leadership
Executive Committee
Board Chair
Hon. Nicolas F. Daum
The Superior Court of California, County of L.A.
Board President
Jeffrey A. Wortman, Esq.
Seyfarth Shaw, LLP
Vice-President
Lois D. Thompson, Esq.
Proskauer Rose, LLP (retired)
Treasurer
Shari M. Wollman, Esq.
Mattel, Inc.
Secretary
W. Allan Edmiston, Esq.
Loeb & Loeb
Member
Gordon A. Goldsmith, Esq.
Disney (Ret.)
Member
Michael J. Wallace
HKA Global, LLC
Member
Ryan K. Yagura, Esq.  Â
O’Melveny & Myers
Board of Directors
Tanya M. Acker, Esq.
Tribunal Justice, The Tanya Acker ShowÂ
Hon. André Birotte Jr.
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Hon. Michelle Williams Court
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Justice Halim Dhanidina (Ret.)
Signature Resolution
Nancy Fong, Esq.
Allen Matkins
Alfred Fraijo Jr., Esq.
Somos Group
José A. Gómez, Ph.D.
Pasadena City College
Eugene M. Holmes, Esq.
The Walt Disney Company
Kayla K. Horacek, Esq.
Hahn & Hahn
Jillian N. London, Esq.
Gibson Dunn
Hon. Jennifer T. Lum (Ret.)
Caltech
Carri B. Maas, Esq.
Kaiser
Diane L. McGimsey, Esq.
Sullivan & Cromwell
Hon. Dorothy W. Nelson (Founder)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Hon. Jacqueline H. Nguyen
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Hon. Fernando M. Olguin
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Hon. Richard A. Paez
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Gregory N. Pimstone, Esq.
Husch Blackwell
Shaphan Roberts, Ph.D.
Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine Law
Hon. Barry Russell
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California
Jordan D. Segall, Esq.
Munger
Hon. Holly A. Thomas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Michael E. Williams, Esq.
Quinn Emanuel
Kerry Garvis Wright, Esq.
Glaser Weil
Alexander C.K. Wyman
Latham
Program Advisory Council
The Western Justice Center thanks all those who have served since its formation in 2020.
Hon. Songhai Armstead (Ret.)
LA County Justice, Care and Opportunities Department
Alexis Chang
Western Justice Center
Claudia Brown Coulter, MDR
Brownie Culture Divorce Mediation
Shaune Gatlin
Confluence Rising
Rafael Gonzalez
Grand Performances
Arturo Magaña
Orange County Department of Education
Gina Miller, MBA
JAMS ADR Services
Dr. Dayna Mitchell
Cal Poly Pomona, Educational Leadership
Dr. Malikah Nu'Man
Concordia University Irvine
Dr. Shaphan Roberts
Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine Law
Dr. Terrence Roberts
Roberts & Roberts
Heather DeWeese Schon, MDR
Palisades Charter High School
Shadeequa Smith, JD, LLM
Alameda County Probation Department
MaryAnn Szyskowski
UCLA
Yvette Valdez
Azusa Unified School District
Crystal Williams, MDR
White & Williams ADR, LLC
Leadership Council
James R. Asperger, Esq.
Quinn Emanuel
Donald P. Baker, Esq.
Latham (Ret.)
Barbara Bice
San Marino Rotary Club
Hon. Kevin Brazile
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Brad D. Brian, Esq.
Munger
John H. Brinsley, Esq.
Paul Hastings (Ret.)
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
UC Berkley School of Law
Walter Cochran-Bond, Esq.
Bert H. Deixler, Esq.
Kendall Brill & Kelly
Craig J. de Recat, Esq.
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Max Factor III, Esq.
Factor Mediation & Arbitration Services, Inc.
Marvin E. Garrett, Esq.
Allen Matkins (Ret.)
Dawn Haghighi, Esq.
PCV Murcor
Hon. Terry J. Hatter, Jr.
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Raymond R. Kepner, Esq.
Kepner Mediation, LLC
Hon. Dean J. Kitchens
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Charles C. Lifland, Esq.
O’Melveny & Myers
Joseph D. Mandel, Esq.
Legal Affairs Emeritus, UCLA (Ret.)
Kevin McDonnell
AeronVironment, Inc.
Gina Miller
JAMS ADR Services
Hon. Dean J. Hon. Carlos Moreno
JAMS ADR Services (Ret.)
Emily L. Murray, Esq.
Allen Matkins
R. Chandler Myers, Esq.
Hahn & Hahn
Dr. Malikah Nu’Man
Concordia University Irvine
Sarah Smith Orr
Smith Orr & Associates
Diane Paul, Esq.
M. David and Diane Paul Foundation
Roger Patterson, Esq.
Disney (Ret.)
Glenn D. Pomerantz, Esq.
Munger
Diane Rankin, CDFA
Northern Trust
Terrence Roberts, Ph.D.
Terrence Roberts Consulting
Robert A. Sacks, Esq.
Sullivan & Cromwell
Lois J. Scali, Esq.
Pixar (Ret.)
David J. Schindler, Esq. (Ret.)
Latham
Diane Scott
 Pasadena Community Foundation (Ret.)
Hon. Suzanne H. Segal (Ret.)
Signature Resolution
Michael L. Shannon, Esq.
Hon. Dorothy L. Shubin (Ret.)
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Hon. Veronica Simmons McBeth (Ret.)
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Hon. Milan D. Smith, Jr.
 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Hon. Suzanne H. Segal (Ret.)
Amy Fisch Solomon, Esq.
Lucinda Starrett, Esq.
Latham (Ret.)
William E. Thomson, Jr., Esq.
Gibson Dunn
Thomas Walper, Esq.
Munger
Hon. Paul J. Watford (Ret.)
Wilson Sonsini
Clarissa C. Weirick, Esq.
 NBC Universal (Ret.)
Crystal Williams
White & Williams ADR, LLC
Cathy Winter-Palmer
CWP and Associates
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