Alumni News
Governor Brown appoints Cheryl C. Murphy to Riverside County Superior Court
Congratulations to Western State alumnus Cheryl C. Murphy (Class of 1990) on her appointment to a judgeship in the Riverside Superior Court!
JAMES OTTO HEITING TO SERVE AS BENCH-BAR COALITION SOUTHERN REGION CO-CHAIR
James Otto Heiting (Class of 1975 | Hall of Fame | Dean’s Counselor) just concluded service of two years as a Bench-Bar Coalition Executive Committee member-at-large for the Southern Region of California. The Bench-Bar members also unanimously ratified the nominating...
JUDGE ERICK LARSH ELECTED ASSISTANT PRESIDING JUDGE IN AN UNCONTESTED ELECTION TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE
First appointed to the bench in 2005 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Judge Larsh (Class of 1986) has served as Supervising Judge at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana, the Justice Center in Westminster, and for the Domestic Violence Courts.
Caren H. Seenauth Accepts position with Best Buy
Caren H. Seenauth (Western state Class of 2014) has accepted a position as Corporate Counsel at Best Buy. Caren will be returning to the very first company to hire her as college grad.
WESTERN STATE ALUMNI WIN 2018 CLAY AWARDS
This Spring, Kevin Calcagnie (Western State Class of 1982 | Hall of Fame) and partner Cynthia Garver (Western State Class of 1999) were co-recipients of the California Lawyer Attorney of the Year Award for 2018. They received the award in the category of Toxic Torts...
Jeff Witjas Delivers 2018 WSCL Commencement Address
Jeff Witjas (Western State class of 1979) Senior Vice President, Talent, Agency of the Performing Arts (APA) delivered the Commencement Address to the Western State College of Law graduating class of 2018. Jeff Witjas was born in Brooklyn, NY. He attended Bowling...
Kevin Calcagnie 2018 oc lawyer of the year in mass tort/class litigation
Kevin Calcagnie (Western State Class of 1982 | Hall of Fame) was recently named 2018 Product Liability Litigation “Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year” in Orange County by Best Lawyers®.
2018 Judges’ Night Mixer A Success!
On the 2nd anniversary of our move to our new building in Irvine, Western State College of Law hosted its first Alumni Network event of 2018, on campus. Showcasing our new building and celebrating the ubiquity of our Alumni Judiciary, the Judges' Night Mixer attracted...
Michael Jeandron named to 2018 top 40 under 40!
Michael Jeandron (Western State Class of 2013) was just named to The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 under 40.
Western State Professors and Alumni Present on Practical and Ethical Issues of Both the Unanticipated and Planned Closures of a Law Practice
On January 23, Professor Kevin Mohr and Adjunct Professor Neil Pedersen (Class of 1988 | Hall of Fame | Dean's Counselor) joined with Western State alumna and former adjunct professor, Marla Merhab Robinson (Class of 1987 | Dean's Counselor), to present a legal...
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