The Public Law Center (PLC) is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of a diverse array of leaders from Orange County’s top law firms, businesses and representatives of community organizations.

Steve Cardoza
(President)
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Ajit S. Thind
(Vice-President)
Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC

Karla Kraft
(Secretary/Treasurer)
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, LLP

Joel S. Miliband
(Immediate Past President)
Brown Rudnick LLP

LaVal Brewer
South County Outreach

Dean Marisa Cianciarulo
Western State College of Law

Matthew E. Costello
Haynes and Boone, LLP

Tara Cowell
Cowell Law

Hon. Halim Dhanidina (Ret.)
Signature Resolution

Eric M. Dominguez
KLDP, LLP

Samantha E. Dorey
Everett Dorey LLP

Sayuri P. Espinosa
Southwick Law

Brian B. Farrell
Banc of California

Gialisa Gaffaney
Western State College of Law

Norma García Guillén
Garcia Rainey Blank & Bowerbank LLP

Suzanna W. Hazboun
Memorial Care Health System

Casey Johnson
Aitken*Aitken*Cohn

Phillip R. Kaplan
Umberg/Zipser LLP

Kaitlin Kines
Paul Hastings LLP

Daryl S. Landy
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Christy Lea
Knobbe Martens

Ryan Lindsey
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

Jacqueline G. Luther
ABM

Samrah Mahmoud
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

Danielle M. Mayer
Buchalter

Marcus McCutcheon
BakerHostetler LLP

David L. McGrath
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Sourabh Mishra
Hueston Hennigan LLP

Kristin N. Murphy
Latham & Watkins LLP

Susie Park
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law

Dean Austen L. Parrish
University of California, Irvine School of Law

Alexander C. Payne
Minyard Morris

Lisa D. Ramirez
U.S. Immigration Law Group, LLP

Ann T. Rossum
Jones Day

Chahira Solh
Crowell & Moring LLP

Andrew B. Still
Snell & Wilmer

Eric V. Traut
Traut Injury Law

Nicole Vanderlaan Smith
Schilling Law Group, PC

Tony Wang
O’Melveny & Myers LLP

Kristopher R. Wood
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Christina M. Zabat-Fran
Lanvin Group

Ivette Zamora-Perovich
Office of Disneyland Counsel-Disneyland Resort

Leyna Zarbough, CFP
BMO Wealth Management

Jiaxiao Zhang
Kirkland & Ellis LLP