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Douglas B. Allen (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2007. The Law of Politics.
Mr. Allen received his B. A. and Masters Degree in Political Science with an emphasis on American politics from San Jose State University. He received his J.D. from the Santa Clara University Law School. Professor Allen has had extensive trial and appellate practice in complex litigation and has tried over a hundred cases in the past 25 years. Ten of his cases have resulted in published opinions in the Courts of Appeal. Professor Allen has served as a registered lobbyist to the California Legislature for 10 years. He is a member of the semi-pro football Hall of Fame and coaches high school football.
Superior Court Judge Thang Barrett (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2002. Advanced Criminal Law Seminar.
Judge Barrett is a graduate of Hastings College of Law. He holds the distinction as the first Vietnamese-American in the United States to be appointed to the Bench. Judge Barrett has distinguished himself as a brilliant jurist on both the civil and the criminal side of the court.
Bradley A. Bening
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2006. Torts.
Mr. Bening received his B.A. from California State University, Chico and his J. D. from University of California, Davis. Mr. Bening is a founding Partner of Willoughby Stuart & Bening, where he specializes in trial practice, mediation and business litigation. He was a former reader of the General Bar Examination for the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California.
Ted Biagini
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2008. Honors Jurisprudence Seminar/Tutorial.
Mr. Biagini received his B.S.C., J.D. and L.L.M. from Santa Clara University and
his M.L.A. from Stanford University. For his Masters of Liberal Arts thesis he
chose Machiavelli and did research in Italy, including extensive reading
in Italian. He is on the
board of Downtown College Prep, has served on SCU's Board of Regents and the
National Alumni Board, has been a member of the Law School's Board of Visitors
and has served on the Deans Leadership Council and the Center for Global Law and
Policy Advisory Board. He studied business and accounting and then enrolled in
SCU's "3/3" program, allowing him to obtain his undergraduate and law degrees in
six years. He worked as an accountant during law school, made law review and
upon graduation received the Chargin Award for the highest grade point average.
In 1979, he and law school classmate Phil DeNapoli started Plaza Bank of
Commerce and they later founded Focus Business Bank.
Mark G. Bonino
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2004. Moot Court.
Mr. Bonino received his B.A. from University of California, Davis and his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law. He is a partner in the law firm of Hayes, Davis, Bonino, Ellingson, McLay
and Scott in Redwood City. Formerly co-chairman of the Ropers, Majeski, Kohn, and Bentley Appellate, Insurance Coverage, and Bad Faith Department, he has handled more than 400 appeals to completion as well as argued a number of important cases before the California Supreme Court and California Courts of Appeal.
Alison Brunner (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2001. Civil Procedure.
Ms. Brunner received her B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles and her J.D. from Santa Clara University. She is the directing attorney for the Mental Health Advocacy Project (MHAP), a program of the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley. Brunner has served as Legislative Assistant to U.S. House of Representatives Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren.
Alison P. Buchanan
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2007. Professional Responsibility; Legal
Malpractice
Ms. Buchanan received her B.A. from University of California, Irvine and her J.D. with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law (Illinois Institute of Technology), and her B.A. in Criminology from the University of California.
Ms. Buchanan is a litigator with Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, where she is known
for her expertise in legal ethics. She sits as vice-chair of the Law-Related Education Committee of the Santa Clara County Bar Association.
Christine A. Burdick
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 1995. Professional Responsibility; Significant
Issues in Modern Constitutional Law Seminar
Ms. Burdick received her B.A. with honors and her J.D. from Brigham Young
University. She has a background in public interest law, civil litigation and
attorney discipline. In addition to a number of years in private practice, she
is a former managing attorney for Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. and is a former
general counsel and chief disciplinary counsel for the Utah State Bar. Ms.
Burdick is currently the executive director and general counsel for the Santa
Clara County Bar Association. She has been active in efforts in California to
improve the administration of justice and the courts and attorney ethics, most
notably serving on the California Supreme Court Judicial Council's Standing
Committee on Access and Fairness to the Courts, the California Chief Justice's
Impartial Courts Commission Task Force on Judicial Election Campaign Conduct
Oversight and the State Bar's Committee on Professional Rules and Conduct, which
is responsible for issuing the State Bar's Formal Ethics Opinions. In her role
as general counsel of the Santa Clara County Bar Association, she was involved
in preparing amici briefs in the same-sex marriage cases and the Proposition 8
challenge in the California Supreme Court.Richard D. Capparella (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2000. Securities Regulations.
Mr. Capparella received his B.A. from Syracuse University and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. A trial Attorney, he served with the SEC as attorney for Securities and Exchange Commissioner, Norman Johnson.
Guy J. Caputo (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2005. California Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law.
Mr. Caputo received his B.A. from Fairfield University and his J.D. from Santa Clara University. He began his career as a bank officer and later served as coordinating attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County. Currently in private practice with an emphasis in Criminal Law, landlord-tenant law and bankruptcy,
Mr. Caputo has taught both at the undergraduate and law school level.
Theodore R. Chavez (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2005. Advanced Business Organization.
Mr. Chavez received his J.D. from Lincoln University School of Law (now known as Lincoln Law School of San Jose). He has practiced in the corporate/business law area for years where he specializes in the law affecting closely-held businesses.
Nicole L. Child
(On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2008. Sex and The Law
Ms. Child received her B.A. with honors from St. Mary's College and her J.D.
from Hastings College of the Law. She is an attorney with McDowell, Meshot &
Shaw and is a Judge Pro tem in the San Francisco Superior Court (voluntary). She
has over ten years experience in civil litigation and trial and appellate work,
specializing in fraud and special investigation cases. She also has experience
in first party claims, dental malpractice, landlord/tenant and premises
liability cases.
Timothy G. Cleary
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2007. Community Property; Director Academic
Support-MBE
Mr. Cleary received his B.A. from Westmont College, his M.A. in English from San Francisco State
University, an M.B.A. in Finance from Santa Clara University and his J.D. from the Monterey College of Law. A member of the California Bar, he is a certified legal specialist in estate planning.
Francis R. Cole
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2005. Academic Support Program; Business Organizations.
Mr. Cole received his J.D. with honors from Lincoln Law School of San Jose,
where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review and the salutatorian of his class. He worked his way through law school as a sheet metal journeyman. A highly successful practicing attorney, Cole exemplifies both the mission and success of our school and is an example of the fulfillment of its purpose.
Superior Court Judge Linda R. Condron (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 1990. Evidence.
Judge Condron received her J.D. from Lincoln University School of Law (now Lincoln Law School of San Jose). Judge Condron was a Deputy District Attorney in Santa Clara County and now serves as a Superior Court Judge in Santa Clara County.
Andrew J. Cook
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2009. Advanced legal Writing, Academic Support
Program/Bar Examination Preparation
Mr. Cook received his B.A. summa cum laude in Business Management from Glassboro
State College, his M.B.A. in Technology Management from Golden Gate University
and his J.D. from Lincoln Law School of San Jose. Prior to studying law, Mr.
Cook was a successful information technology manager in the international
telecommunications field, working for British Telecom, WorldCom and Computer
Science Corporation. He is in private practice in San Jose.
Edward Dangler
(On Leave)
Lincoln Faculty since 2005. Admiralty Law.
Mr. Dangler received his B.S. from the State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College, his M.B.A from U.S. International University and his J.D. from Western Sierra Law School. A retired U.S. Navy Captain, Mr. Dangler has been the master of numerous sea going vessels, and from 1977 through 1982, was technical advisor to the U.S. Delegation to the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. In 2003, the State of California Department of Fish and Game appointed Dangler as voluntary legal council for spill prevention and harbor safety. Mr. Dangler serves as the resident maritime consultant of the San Francisco law office of Kaye, Rose & Maltzman, LLP.
Mark E. Davis
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2004. Torts.
Mr. Davis received his B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles and his J.D. from University of California, Los Angeles School of
Law. He is an experienced civil trial attorney, defending public entities, particularly school districts, in tort litigation and employment litigation matters. He has handled cases involving allegations of negligent supervision, employee harassment, peer-to-peer harassment, child molestation, employment discrimination and wrongful termination. Mr. Davis served as a court-appointed arbitrator and as a Judge Pro Tem for nearly 20 years. He has been publicly recognized as one of California's finest attorneys. l.
Anthony L.
Dicce
Lincoln faculty since 2010. Visiting Professor and Deans Lecturer of Law.
Dean Dicce received his B.S. from California State University, Sacramento and
his J.D. from Hastings College of Law. He served as Dean and is now Professor of
Criminal Law and Moot Court at Lincoln Law School of Sacramento. A faculty
member at Lincoln Sacramento since 1975, he was elected Outstanding Professor of
the Year in 2000. Dean Dicce is retired from the California Dept of Justice,
Office of the Attorney General and has been a lecturer for both the California
Continuing Education of the Bar and the Center for Judicial Education and
Research.
Francis B. Doyle
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 1990. Wills & Trusts; Real Property.
Mr. Doyle received his B.A. from Santa Clara University, his M.S. in Taxation from Golden Gate University, and his J.D. from University of San Francisco School of Law. Formerly an attorney with the law firm of Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, Mr. Doyle is currently in private practice, specializing in tax, trust and estate matters. He has taught legal courses at Golden Gate University and the Santa Clara University Institute of Paralegal Education.
Judith M.
Ebenhahn
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2008. Family Law
Ms. Ebenhahn received
her B.A. with honors from San Jose State University, in English and her J.D.
from Lincoln Law School of San Jose, at which she was co-valedictorian and a
recipient of the President's Award. Ms. Ebenhahn has been a California State Bar
certified family law specialist since 1992. She has served on the Family Law
Inter-County Council and currently belongs to the Silicon Valley Collaborative
Practice Group as well as the QDRONES, a national pension study group.
Omair M.
Farooqui (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School
Faculty since 2009. Intellectual Property.
Mr. Farooqui received his B.S. in
Biology with a minor in History from the University of California, Riverside and
his J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law with an
emphasis in Intellectual Property. He is registered to practice before the
United States Patent and Trademark Office. During law school Mr. Farooqui
clerked at the California Resource Agency, the California State government
interagency task force and also clerked at the Office of Technology Transfer and
the California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Lab-NASA. His practice
focuses on corporate and Intellectual Property law. Mr. Farooqui is involved in
the Indus Entrepreneurs-Silicon Valley Chapter, the Organization of Pakistani
Entrepreneurs of North America and the Silicon Valley Indian Professional
Association.
Kirsten Fish
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2009. Legal Research &
Writing
Ms. Fish received her B.S. in Chemistry with honors from University of California,
Davis and her
J.D. summa cum laude from Santa Clara
University School of Law. Ms. Fish
is a partner at Needham, Kepner, Fish & Jones, LLP, where she specializes in
representing plaintiffs in personal injury/wrongful death litigation, elder
abuse litigation, and complex business litigation.
Ms. Fish is registered to practice before the United States Patent and
Trademark Office, is a guest lecturer on topics including elder abuse litigation
and trial techniques, and is the co-author of “Litigating Financial Abuse
Actions Against Institutions, Agents and Fiduciaries” in CEB’s “California Elder
Law Litigation: An Advocate’s Guide.”
Farzin
Forooghi
Lincoln Law School
Faculty since 2008. Remedies
Mr. Forooghi received his B.A. in
Industrial Arts from San Jose State University and his J.D. from Lincoln Law
School of San Jose. A distinguished graduate of Lincoln Law School, he served on
the Law Review editorial staff and his contributed pieces were published by the
Lincoln Law Review and the Gavel, the law school's quarterly paper. Mr. Forooghi
currently serves as an Executive Member of Santa Clara Bar Association's Solo
and Small Firm Committee. Prior to practicing law, he built a solid career
as a manager in the Hi-Tech/Start-up industry and was a principal in a dynamic
and successful consumer goods manufacturing company from 1991 to 2004.
Arthur J. Gemmell
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2006. International Law; Conflict of Laws.
Following a career in international business, Dr. Gemmell received his J.D. from Lincoln Law School of San Jose, an LL.M in International Law from Santa Clara University, and his S.J.D. in International Law at Golden Gate University, where he also now teaches. Dr. Gemmell has studied International Law at Oxford University, Aberdeen University (Scotland), and at The Institut International des Droits de L'Homme in Strasbourg, France. He is the recipient of a Practice Diploma in International Arbitration from the College of England and Wales. He has lectured on, and has authored writings on the subjects of foreign investment and international arbitration.
He has been invited to serve on the Santa Clara University Law School's Board of
Visitors.David Jay Greenspan (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2005. Entertainment Law.
Mr.
Greenspan received his B.A. from Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania, attended the University of Lancaster in England and earned his J.D. from Syracuse University in New York. Currently, he is a member of the New York Bar Association. He has served as director of legal affairs for Sony Interactive Studios America/989 Studios, Trimark Pictures/Trimark Interactive CA, and Troma Pictures in New York. He has also held the position of vice president of business affairs at Midway Games. Mr. Greenspan has been published in the ABA 's Entertainment and Sports Lawyer as well as The Antitrust Bulletin. Mr. Greenspan has taught entertainment law at Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco.
Sterling Harwood
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2007. Legal Reasoning; Legal Philosophy.
Dr. Harwood received his doctorate and M.A. in Philosophy from Cornell University,
his J.D. from Cornell Law School, and a B.A. in philosophy. He graduated magna
cum laude, with general honors and highest honors in philosophy from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he was elected Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year.
Dr. Harwood has taught at Cornell Law School and at San Jose State where he was an assistant professor in the philosophy department. He has authored numerous publications including Judicial Activism: A Restrained Defense, (republished by the University Press of America.) A member of the California Bar Association, Dr. Harwood now practices law in San Jose.
Roberta S. Hayashi
(On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2005. Employment Law.
Ms. Hayashi received her B.A. from Stanford University and her J.D. from
University of California, Davis School of Law. She was a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop in the employment and labor, and litigation groups and is now a partner with Berliner Cohen in San Jose. Her practice focuses on representing employers ranging from small professional corporations to "Fortune 500" companies in employment and business litigation. Ms. Hayashi was recently appointed to a three-year term as a lawyer representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. She was president of the Santa Clara County Bar Association in 1996, and served for ten years on the Board of the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, where she was President from 2001-2004.
She is considered one of the finest attorneys in her area of expertise.
Whitnie C. Henderson (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2007. Legislative Advocacy and Statutory Law.
Ms. Henderson received her J.D. from University of San Francisco School of Law.
She is a legislative advocate and attorney for the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) in Sacramento, where she advocates on behalf of public water agencies throughout the state. Prior to joining ACWA,
she was the legislative project coordinator in the Judicial Council of California, Office of Governmental Affairs. She has served as managing editor of the law review and authored an article titled, Move-Away Cases: (Custodial Parent v. Noncustodial Parent) v. Child, Whose Best Interest Should Prevail When There is a Conflict? San Francisco L. Rev. 107 (1997). Ms. Henderson is a former chair of the State Bar of California Committee of Bar Examiners.
Minh Hoang
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2009. Academic Support-Performance Examination
and Immigration.
Ms. Hoang received her B.A. from University of Washington and her J.D.
from Golden Gate School of Law and is a member of the State Bar of California.
She offers unique experience in litigation and transactional work, and a sincere
dedication to the legal profession. Ms. Hoang has accomplished her professional
experience in diverse areas of the law, including experience with an in-house
consulting firm; government offices; and was a key player in several litigation
boutique firms. She has handled cases involving landlord-tenant issues,
immigration, bankruptcy, family law and business disputes. Prior to entering the
practice of law, Ms. Hoang was an established property management expert and has
vast experience in residential and commercial property management. Ms. Hoang
specialized in managing capital improvements, marketing and leasing, tenant
relations and retention programs, financial reporting and budgeting, and lease
negotiation. She serves and stays active in the legal community, and is involved
in the Vietnamese American Bar Association, Asian American Bar Association, and
the Bar Association of San Francisco.
Gregory D. Hull
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 1999. Trial Practice.
Mr. Hull received his B. A. from Santa Clara University and his J.D. with honors from the University of San Francisco Law School. He has been a trial lawyer for over 25 years and taught trial practice at Golden Gate University. Mr. Hull is a frequent lecturer for the Continuing Education of the Bar on trial practice, settlement and negotiations. He works with the international law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP. Ninety percent of Mr. Hull's practice is devoted to litigation.
Administrative Law Judge Christopher R. Inama (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2006. Critical Thinking for the Lawyers.
Judge Inama received his B.A. from University of California, Santa Barbara and his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. In addition, he earned a Masters in Economics from CSU Hayward and an LL.M. (International Legal Studies) from Golden Gate University. Prior to his appointment as an administrative law judge, he practiced in San Mateo County primarily in the areas of writs and appeals. Judge Inama has served as research attorney for the Santa Clara County Superior Court (Civil) and taught at Golden Gate University.
Jeffrey D. Janoff
(On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2009. Advanced Torts.
Mr. Janoff received his B.A. from the State University of New
York at Binghamton, and his J.D. from the Santa Clara University School of Law.
He is a founding Partner of Bostwick & Janoff, where he specializes in trial
practice and tort litigation including personal injury, professional malpractice
and employment law. Since beginning his career in law, Mr. Janoff has been a
Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Pro Tem, past Chairman of the Santa Clara
County Consumer Affairs Commission, past President of the Santa Clara County
Trial Lawyers Association, Founding Sponsor of the Civil Justice Foundation and
a member of the Board of Trustees of the Santa Clara County Bar Association.
Guyton N. Jinkerson (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2005. Advanced Criminal Law.
Mr. Jinkerson received his B.A. and J.D. from Golden Gate University. He has been regarded as one of the area's finest criminal defense attorneys. He has taught in numerous civil and criminal trial advocacy programs, including those at Stanford, University of San Francisco, Santa Clara University and Hastings. Listed in the Best Lawyers in America since 1987, he has argued numerous cases before the California Supreme Court.
Ashu Kalra (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 1991. Race & the Law.
Mr.
Kalra received his B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara and his J.D. from Georgetown University. Mr. Kalra
was a felony trial attorney for the Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office and a member of the City of San Jose Planning Commission. He has taught Race and the Law at undergraduate and law school levels. Mr. Kalra
is both a respected attorney and scholar and was recently elected to the San
Jose City Council.
Terence M. Kane (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 1991. Uniform Commercial Code.
Mr.
Kane received his B.S., magna cum laude, from Santa Clara University, was
awarded a fellowship for graduate study in economics leading to an M. Phil. from Oxford University, and his J.D., Order of the Coif, from University of Southern California
and was judicial clerk to the Hon. Wm Matthew Bryne, U.S. District Court. Mr. Kane
has been a Vice President in the Trust group of Wells Fargo Bank. Before that,
he was a founding shareholder in the Heritage Law Group and a partner in the
Ferrari, Alvarez, Olson and Ottoboni firm.
Patrick H. Kelly
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2008. Criminal Law
Mr. Kelly received his B.A. from UCLA and his J.D. cum laude, from Santa Clara
University School of Law. He was a founding partner of Kelly and Kelly and
currently is in private practice, focusing on criminal defense.Charles T. Kilian
(On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 1984. Advanced Contracts; Land Use.
Mr. Kilian received his A.B. from Occidental College and his J.D. from the University of Michigan. He is the City Attorney for Cupertino and counsel to a number of government agencies, including West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County, and the East Bay Dischargers Authority.
Donald E. J. Kilmer, Jr. (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2001. Constitutional Adjudication.
Mr. Kilmer received his B.A. from San Jose State University and his J.D. from Lincoln University of Law. He is currently in private practice, specializing in public interest constitutional lawsuits brought by individuals against government.
Sam Ki-Bum Kim (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2003. Financial Statements for Lawyers.
Mr. Kim received his B.A. from Pacific Union College and his M.S. and J.D. from Golden Gate University.
Martin W. King
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2001. Director, Independent Studies Program;
Evidence
Mr. King received his B. S. from the University of San Francisco and his J.D.
with honors from Lincoln Law School of San Jose. A former police officer, Mr. King has been instrumental in developing the school's academic support program.
Mr. King is currently a practicing attorney specializing in criminal defense.
Jeffrey A. Kroeber
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 1982. Criminal Procedure, Constitutional Law.
Mr. Kroeber received his B.A., cum laude, from Williams College and his J.D. from Hastings College of the Law. He is retired from the Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office where he served as a Senior Trial Attorney. In addition to Lincoln Law School, Mr. Kroeber also teaches at Santa Clara University School of Law.
Mindy Le Vu
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2007. Civil Procedure; Electronic Evidence
Ms. Le Vu received her B.A. cum laude and M.A. with high honors from Saint Mary's College of California and her J.D.
from Santa Clara University School of Law, receiving the Witkin and Cali Awards for Academic Excellence. Since 2005, she has served as the supervising law clerk to Hon. James Ware U.S. District Court, Northern District of California since 2005. Ms. Le Vu has previously taught at Golden Gate University School of Law and prior to her elevation to faculty, served as a teaching assistant to Judge Ware.
Roland Lie (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2003. California Landlord/Tenant Law.
Mr. Lie received his A.S. in Real Estate from City College of San Francisco, his
B.S. in International Marketing from San Francisco State University and his J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law. He is the principal attorney of the Law Offices of Roland Lie and specializes in litigation and mediation involving Landlord/Tenant, S.F. Residential Rent Control, Real Estate, Mortgage, and Contract disputes. A certified mediator of the California Association of Realtors and the Community Boards Program in San Francisco, Mr. Lie is a licensed California real estate and mortgage broker with more than 25 years of experience.
Superior Court Judge Richard J. Loftus, Jr.
(On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 1997. California Special Needs Courts.
Judge Loftus received his B.A. and M.A. in labor economics from the University of Detroit and received his J.D. with a concentration in labor law from the University of Michigan. Formerly a partner with the firm of Littler Mendelson Fastiff Tichy & Mathiason, P. C., and President of the Santa Clara County Bar Association, Judge Loftus was appointed to the Santa Clara County Superior Court where he currently presides. Judge Loftus has lectured extensively and co-authored several publications on issues related to employment and labor law.
Hollis L. Logue, III (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2008. Drafting Complex Legal Documents
Mr. Logue received his B.A. from San Jose State University and his J.D.
valedictorian from Lincoln Law Law School of San Jose. His law practice is
devoted to estate planning and taxation and he does extensive lecturing in the
field of estate planning. Prior to becoming an attorney, he taught in the public
school system.Peter MacLaren
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2001. Academic Support Program.
Mr. MacLaren received his B.S., cum laude from the University of Idaho, his M.S. in taxation from Golden Gate University
and his J.D. from Golden Gate University. He is a Certified Public Accountant with a specialization in tax and is currently a research attorney for the San Mateo County Superior Court.
Clark G. Malak (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2006. Comparative Constitutional Law
Mr. Malak received his B.A. cum laude from University of California, Berkeley where he was a Regent Scholar,
his M.S. in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University and his J.D. from
University of California, Berkeley Boalt Hall. He is a member of the California
Bar Association and was also admitted to the Colorado Bar Association where examination was waived as a result of his high scores on the California Bar Examination. Currently an attorney with TOC Management, he has been associated with Sherman & Howard (Denver) and Littler & Mendelson (San Jose).
As an immigrant from Cairo, Egypt, Mr. Malak's graduate work at Princeton focused on Middle Eastern legal issues.
As a student of the U.S. Constitution and the sociopolitical structures of various Middle Eastern countries and fluent in Arabic, Mr. Malak is uniquely suited to the challenges inherent in a comparative constitutional analysis between two countries vastly different in sociopolitical structure.
Aila Malik (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2008. Juvenile Justice Seminar
Ms. Malik received her B.S. from University of California, Santa Barbara in
Environmental Science with minors in professional writing and music and her J.D.
from Santa Clara University School of Law. At Santa Clara University she was a
recipient of the Dean Emery Scholarship for academic achievement and a member of
Honors Moot Court Board, Advocate journalist and the Vice-President of Women and
Law Society. She has served as Law Program Director of Fresh Lifelines for Youth
(FLY) for the past two years where she specialized in recruiting, training
and supervising volunteers, updating Legal Eagles curriculum, and as the liaison
between referring partners in the juvenile justice and school systems, as well
as the nonprofit community. Ms. Malik led FLY's efforts to design and launch the
Legal Advocacy Project and successfully obtained seed funding from the Berkeley
Law Foundation to pay her salary. Before her current position, Ms. Malik served
as FLY's Peer Leader Case Manager where she worked with high-risk youth, helping
them set personal goals, complete their probation contracts, graduate from high
school and attend college or find a vocation.James G. Mantell
(On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 1989. Criminal Law.
Mr. Mantell received his A.B. from University of California, Berkeley and his J.D. from Hastings College of the Law. Formerly a Deputy District Attorney in Santa Clara County, Mr. Mantell specialized in criminal defense while in private practice.
Superior Court Judge Kevin E. McKenney (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 1998. California Civil Procedure.
Judge McKenney received his B.A. from California State University, Hayward and his J.D. from University of San Francisco, School of Law. After many years as a litigator in private practice, Judge McKenney was appointed to the Santa Clara County Municipal Court and later the Superior Court, where he currently presides.
Joseph H. Moless, Jr., Dean
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 1967. Mortgages; Real Estate; Business Organizations.
Dean
Moless received his B.A. in political science from San Jose State University and his J.D. from Hastings College of Law where he served on the Law Review Editorial Board, was a Sutro Scholar and was awarded membership in the Order of the Coif. After graduating from Hastings, Dean Moless served as a law clerk for the presiding justices of the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District. He then entered private practice with the San Francisco law firm of Jacobs, Sill & Coblentz. In private practice, Dean Moless dealt with closely-held businesses and real estate matters involving shopping centers, which included appearing before the United States Supreme Court in PruneYard Shopping Center v. Robins. He has taught courses including Constitutional Law, Contracts, and Real Estate Secured Transactions at Golden Gate University, Santa Clara University, and the University of San Francisco Schools of Law.
Gladys H. Monroy
(On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2009.Visiting
Lawyer-Scholar. Lecturer in Life Science and Biotechnology Patents in a Global
Economy.
Dr. Monroy received her
B.A. in chemistry from Hunter College, an M.S. in biology from New York
University, a Ph.D. in biochemistry and a J.D. from the University of San
Francisco Law School. She was an NIH post-doctoral fellow in molecular biology
at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and was on the faculties of the New York
Medical College and the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Monroy is a partner
in the Palo Alto office of Morrison & Foerster, and former Co-chair of the firm
wide Patent group and the Life Sciences group. With a focus on patent law and
biotechnology, she has practiced intellectual property law since 1986.
Dr. Monroy practices in
the areas of patents and technology transfer agreements and has a wide range of
experience in the life science related practice areas. Her
Dr. Monroys practice includes strategic counseling and
comprehensive patent portfolio management for small, medium, and large
companies. She has special technical expertise in molecular biology, immunology,
diagnostics, therapeutics, virology, drug delivery systems, high throughput
screening, microarray technology, gene therapy, liposomal technology, small
molecules, proteomics and bioinformatics. Dr. Monroys practice includes writing
and carrying on all matters related to prosecuting patent applications,
including interferences, re-examinations, and reissues. Dr. Monroys practice
also includes conducting due diligence studies in connection with venture
capital, private and public financing, mergers and acquisitions, opinions on
patentability, non-infringement and patent validity, and counseling during
product development.
She is a past
President of the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association, a former
member of the Executive Committee of the California State Bar Intellectual
Property Section, and of the Board of Directors of the Silicon Valley
Intellectual Property Law Association.
Dr. Monroy has received
public recognition for her work, including election to the Patent Hall of Fame
and listings in as a leading attorney in Health Sciences by Global
Practical Law Co. She has also been named in the Best Lawyers in America
directory, as well as one of the top lawyers in Silicon Valley.
Craig E. Needham
(On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 1994. Products Liability; Torts; Trial Practice
Mr. Needham received his B.A. from Santa Clara University and his J.D. from Hastings College of Law. Currently a partner in the law firm of Needham, Davis, & Young, LLP, he specializes in tort actions. Mr. Needham has taught at Golden Gate University School of Law, Hastings College of the Law, Santa Clara University School of Law, University of San Francisco School of Law, in the Hastings College of Trial and Appellate Advocacy, and has lectured extensively. He has co-authored numerous publications on issues of tort law and has been recognized by several publications as one of the state's finest torts attorneys, mediators and arbitrators.
Duyen H. Nguyen, Associate Dean of Academics
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2005. Immigration Law.
Dean Nguyen received his M. S. in Chemistry from the University of Saigon and his J.D. from Lincoln Law School of San Jose with honors. Now in private practice, he has been a resettlement office coordinator for United Nations in Indonesia and a manager with the County of Santa Clara.
Jennifer Niemann
(On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2008. Bankruptcy.
Ms. Niemann received her B.A. summa cum laude from University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. She is a Law Clerk to
Hons. Arthur Weissbrodt and James Grube.
Antoni Abad i Ninet
(On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2009. Visiting Foreign
Scholar. The History of Constitutions in the Western World.
Mr. Ninet received his B.A. from Universitat de Girona (Catalunya),
his DEA from the Law Faculty of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Catalunya),
Cum laude and his Ph.D., from University of Barcelona, Cum laude. His subjects
of interest are Philosophy of Law, Democracy and Law and Jurisprudence.
He is a member of Hermeneutical and Platonism, University of Barcelona, a
member of the Jaeckle Center for State and Local Democracy, SUNY(Buffalo) and
was a visiting professor of Ancient and Modern Constitutionalism and Comparative
Constitutional Law, SUNY(Buffalo). He has also been a Visiting Scholar at
Stanford Law School and has numerous law publications, such as Asymmetry in the
Spanish Territorial Organization Model, Monism and Dualism in the Spanish
Constitutional System and The Phenomenon of the Horizontal Autonomism, as a
source of law.
Alan Wm. Nudelman
(On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2009.Trial Techniques.
Mr.
Nudelman received his B.A. from Syracuse University and his J.D. from Hastings
College of the Law. His private practice focuses primarily on general criminal
law and civil litigation. Mr. Nudelman was a member of the Santa Clara County
District Attorneys Office for 18 years, the last 8 of which he served as a
Supervising Deputy District Attorney, directing the Homicide, Sexual Assault,
Career Criminal and Economic Crimes divisions of that office. As a Deputy
District Attorney, he had the highest conviction rate of any attorney in the
office, with over 100 jury trials. In his 19 years in private practice, he has
maintained a successful criminal defense practice in addition to his commercial
litigation, civil rights and personal injury practice.
Workers' Compensation Judge Adoralida Padilla
(On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2002. Workers' Compensation Law.
Judge Padilla received her B.A. from Santa Clara University, and her J.D. from Lincoln Law School of San Jose. She is a Workers' Compensation Judge and was formerly managing partner of a Santa Clara County Workers' Compensation law firm. She is active in many civil groups, including the La Raza Lawyer's Association of Santa Clara County.
Laura A. Palazzolo
Lincoln Faculty since 2004. Real Property.
Ms.
Palazzolo has her B.S. from San Jose State University and her J.D. from Lincoln Law School of San Jose where she graduated first in her class. She is an associate with Berliner Cohen, a San Jose law firm.
Ms. Palazzolo is also a licensed Real Estate broker.
Julian Pardo de Zela
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2010. Academic Support.
Mr. Pardo de Zela received his B.A. from Tufts University,
his M.A. from Fordham University and his J.D. from George Washington University
Law School. He is currently a
litigation associate with Ropers Majeski Kohn Bentley PC.
Mr. Pardo de Zelas focus is on tort litigation with particular emphasis
on catastrophic injury claims, products liability, construction site accidents
and commercial torts. Previously he served as a law clerk to the Honorable
Michael D. Mason, Sixth Judicial Circuit of Maryland, as a law clerk for the
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division and also as a legal intern in the
Office of the Inspector General at the National Science Foundation.
Richard R. Pedersen
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2003. Moot Court; Negotiation and Mediation;
Advanced Torts
Mr. Pedersen received his B.S. from California State University, Long Beach and his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law. He is in private practice where he specializes in medical malpractice product liability.
Superior Court Judge Philip H. Pennypacker
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2005. Honors Moot Court; Criminal Law
Judge Pennypacker received his B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara and his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law. He is a past president of the Santa Clara Bar Association and served as executive director of the California Public Defenders Association prior to being appointed to the bench. He also served as president of the Law Foundation, where he was instrumental in helping establish the Pro Bono Project of Santa Clara County.
William G. Priest
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2008. Real Estate Finance
Mr. Priest received his B.A. from Washington State University and his J.D. from
the University of Idaho. In Idaho he served as a County Justice Court Judge. Mr.
Priest is currently a trial and transaction attorney practicing in San Jose. He
previously served as President of the Santa Clara County Bar Association,
Presiding Hearing officer for the San Jose Civil Service Commission and now
serves on the Boards of the Bay Area Legal Aid Corp and the Silicon Valley
Campaign for Legal Services. He has taught courses in Real Estate Financing for
the California Continuing Education of the Bar for many years.William J. Purdy, III
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 1990. Federal Taxation; Advanced Federal Taxation; Estate Tax; Personal Property.
Mr. Purdy received his B.S., with highest honors from Oregon State University, his J.D. from Stanford Law School, and his LL.M. in taxation from New York University School of Law. Formerly an attorney with the law firm of Liccardo, Rossi, Sturges & McNeil, Purdy is currently in private practice specializing in tax matters.
Kevin B. Romano (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2007. Family Law; Community Property
Mr. Romano received his B.A. from University of California, Berkeley and his J.D. from Hastings College of the Law. He practices with the San Jose law firm Chung & Romano where he specializes in family law.
Eloise Rosenblatt (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2009. Religion and The Law
Ms. Rosenblatt received her B.A. from Santa Clara University, M.A. from
University of Southern California, her Ph.D. from the Graduate
Theological Union in Berkeley and her J.D. from Lincoln Law School of San Jose.
For over twenty years, she taught theology at the undergraduate, graduate and
seminary levels and also served in administrative roles. She was the regular
recipient of private and government research fellowships in early Christian
history. She served on Law Review at Lincoln Law School and interned with the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She is presently an attorney in private
practice in employment and elder law, and a certified domestic violence
advocate. She has published in both scholarly and popular venues in biblical
studies, religion and law.
Ronald I. Rossi (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2002. Real Property Sales Contracts.
Mr. Rossi received his B.S. from San Jose State University and his J.D. from Hastings College of the Law. A frequent contributor to Continuing Education of the Bar Real Estate publications and contributing editor of the college text, Financing Real Estate in California, Mr. Rossi served as a real estate law columnist for the San Jose Mercury News.
Julie S. Saffren
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2008. Domestic Violence
Ms. Saffren received her B.S. from Rochester Institute of Technology and her
J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law. She is in private practice,
focusing on Family Law issues such as restraining orders and custody matters.
She is also the Co-creator of Domestic Violence Limited Scope Representation
(DVLSR) through Pro Bono Project of Silicon Valley, providing volunteer
attorneys to low income litigants in DV matters. Ms.Saffren was recognized in
2006 by California Lawyer as one of the state's outstanding pro bono lawyers and
was named "Barrister of the Year" in 2007 by the Santa Clara County Bar
Association.James A. Scharf
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2001. Remedies.
Mr. Scharf received his B.A., cum laude, from Vanderbilt University and his J.D. from Emory School of Law. He has served as a law clerk to a Federal District Judge and was a litigation associate at Squire, Sanders, Dempsey as well as Cooley Godward. Mr. Scharf served as deputy city attorney for the City of San Jose and is presently an assistant United States Attorney. Mr. Scharf was elected in 2004 to the Board of Governors of the State Bar of California and there chaired the Rules, Admissions and Discipline Committee.
Thomas Schneck (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2001. Intellectual Properties, Copyright Law.
Mr. Schneck received his A.B. from University of California, Berkeley and his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law. He has worked as a patent engineer for the University of California Lawrence Radiation Laboratory and has been a practicing patent attorney since 1971. He has been chairman of an ABA sub-committee on automated patent information retrieval, a U.S. Air Force Officer, and trustee of Presentation High School in San Jose. Mr. Schneck is currently on the Board of Visitors of Santa Clara University School of Law and is chairman of the Intellectual Property Law Department at Lincoln Law School of San Jose.
Mark R. Shepherd (On Leave)
Lincoln law School Faculty since 2008. Drafting Complex Legal Documents
Mr. Shepherd received his B.A. from San Francisco State University and his J.D.
and LLM from Golden Gate University, where he graduated with honors. He has
taught at San Jose State University and Santa Clara University School of Law and
currently is in private practice, specializing in trusts, estates and taxation.P. Carlos Singh
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 1997. Evidence; Advanced Evidence; White Collar
Crimes; Corporate Compliance; Legal Reasoning
Mr. Singh received his B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. After completing the Honors Program at the United States Department of Justice in the civil and criminal divisions, he joined the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California where he
was an Assistant United States Attorney. Currently Mr. Singh is a Manager in the
Assurance and Business Services division of Ernst & Young, LLP.
Bruce E. Stanton
(On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2008. Mobile Homes Law
Mr. Stanton received his B.A. from San Jose State University and his J.D. from
Pepperdine University School of Law.
Kim Steinhardt
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2009. Statutory Interpretation
Mr. Steinhardt received his B.A. with honors,
phi beta kappa, from the
University of California, Berkeley, and his J.D. with honors from Santa Clara
University School of Law, including a certificate in Public Interest Practice.
He has served as senior corporate counsel for Hewlett-Packard,
specializing in litigation, employment law, ethics and compliance, global
contracting, and intellectual property licensing.
Mr. Steinhardt was a Deputy County Counsel at Santa Clara County where he
represented judges, public officials, and agencies in litigation and other
public policy matters. He previously
operated a consulting firm specializing in program development and legislation
concerning economic development programs, community service organizations and
non-profits, during which time he was a registered lobbyist in the California
state legislature. Mr. Steinhardt
served for ten years on the Private Industry Council of Santa Cruz.
Sheri L. Sudweeks (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2004. Introduction to Law; Advanced Legal
Writing; Substantive Law Application
Ms. Sudweeks received her B.A. from California State University, Hayward and
her J.D. from Lincoln Law School of San Jose. She is in private practice in the area of wills and trusts, conservatorships and elder law.
Jonathan J. Sweet (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2003. Construction Law.
Mr. Sweet received his B.A. from University of California, Berkeley and his J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law. He is currently in private practice where he specializes in construction and real estate law.
Mr. Sweet has written for numerous publications on construction contracts and litigation.
James E. Towery
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2002. Professional Responsibility;Legal
Malpractice
Mr. Towery received his B.A. from Princeton University and his J.D. from Emory University School of Law. He is a distinguished trial lawyer and has been chair of the State Bar Discipline Committee, sat on the Board of Governors, served on the State Bar ADR task force and also served as President of the California State Bar. He is a member of the ABA House of Delegates and on the ABA Standing Committee for Client Protection. Mr. Towery is a frequent lecturer for many organizations on issues of legal ethics and professionalism.
Terry A. Trumbull (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2007. Environmental Law.
Mr. Trumbull received his B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Davis, his J.D. from Georgetown University, and his LL.M. in Urban Legal Studies from George Washington University. He teaches U.S. Environmental Policy at San Jose State University and sits on the Hearing Board of the Bay Area Air Quality Management Board. From 1979 to 1984, he also chaired the California Waste Management Board. An authority on environmental law and the economy, he has published widely and served as counsel for General Electric (San Jose) Nuclear Energy Division.
M.D. Ward
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2008. Introduction to Law; Substantive Law
Application
Ms. Ward received her B.A. from University of California, Berkeley and her J.D.
from Santa Clara University School of Law. She specializes in professional
malpractice defense and has served in the Attorney General's office and worked
in private practice with Murphy Pearson Bradley & Feeney, San Francisco. Ms.
Ward's current practice also includes conflict of law, federal regulatory
compliance law, state and federal appeals, bankruptcy, constitutional law,
public policy and legislative analysis. Ms. Ward also regularly performs
international work and has worked on women's legal issues in the Middle East,
economic trade matters in China, constitutional issues in South Africa following
apartheid and other matters of import involving the United States and many other
countries.United States District Court Judge James Ware
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 1990. Civil Procedure; Electronic Evidence
Judge Ware received his B.A. from California Lutheran University and his J.D. from Stanford Law School. Formerly a partner with the law firm of Blase, Valentine & Klein, Judge Ware has been a Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge and is currently a United States District Court Judge for the Northern District of California.
Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Weissbrodt
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2005. Contracts; Bankruptcy.
Judge Weissbrodt received his B.A., cum laude, from Pennsylvania State University and his J.D. from Columbia University Law School, where he was the editor of the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law and student assistant to the editor of the classic contracts casebook, E. Allan Farnsworth. After graduation, he served as a law clerk to Judge Edward J. Dimock of the United States District Court, Southern District of New York. He served as a trial attorney for Neighborhood Legal Services in Washington, D.C. and as an attorney for the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition. Prior to his appointment to the bench, he worked at the Department of Energy (DOE) in various supervisory and staff positions, including Senior Trial Attorney in the Office of General Counsel. Judge Weissbrodt was appointed a bankruptcy judge in 1989, and has been renewed for an additional 14 years. He supervises the Northern District of California's Bankruptcy Dispute Resolution Program. He has sat as a Judge Pro Tem on the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, serves on the Board of Directors and as program chairperson of the Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum.
Eric Yi-Ching Yap
Lincoln Law
School Faculty since 2009. Academic Support; International Trade with an
emphasis on China.
Mr. Yap received his BA with distinction from Cornell and his JD from Stanford
University. He was Lead Editor of the Stanford Journal of International Law and
Research Assistant to Prof. Stanley Lubman, focusing on Chinese Commercial Law
and alternative dispute resolution. Mr. Yap received a Master of International
Management from Portland State University where he was awarded the International
Business Leadership Scholarship and selected as class Valedictorian. He taught
at Missouri State University at its Dalian, China campus. In addition to his
academic achievements he has substantial experience as a California attorney
having served as Vice-President and Legal Counsel to an international real
property development corporation, as a successful trial attorney and as Foreign
Legal Counsel in the Ishii Law Office, Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Yap is fluent in
Mandarin and Cantonese and has a working knowledge of Japanese.
Albert Zecher, Jr.
Lincoln Law
School Faculty since 2009. Academic Support; Legal Research and Writing.
Mr. Zecher received a BA in European History from Santa Clara University, a JD
from University of San Francisco School of Law and was awarded a Diploma in Fine
Arts from Cambridge. He was admitted
to the State Bar of California in 1990, and was also admitted to practice before
the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Courts for
Northern and Southern California. Mr. Zecher worked as a staff attorney with the
San Francisco Superior Court where he was assigned to civil trial departments
and was later associated with a southern California law firm that specialized in
insurance defense law. In 1995, he
joined The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies as house counsel. During Mr.
Zechers ten-year tenure with Chubb he defended policy holders against claims
concerning director and officer liability, premises liability, construction
defect, property casualty, employment, and toxic torts.
At Chubb, Mr. Zecher also headed the subrogation department and recovered
several million dollars for the company.
In 2003, Mr. Zecher joined a Los Angeles-based law firm as a partner,
where he concentrated on defending Fortune 500 corporations in toxic tort
actions. Since 2008 he has been
working as Corporate Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for a Silicon Valley
satellite communication manufacturer, where he oversees Federal regulatory and
corporate governance issues, contracts, and litigation.
Mr. Zecher is a member of the Society for International Affairs where he
is currently assisting in the revision and updating of the US Customs Handbook.
He has served as a judge pro tem with the San Francisco Superior Court and as a hearing
officer with the San Francisco Assessment Appeals Board.
He is also active in the philanthropic community and has served on boards
of the San Francisco Opera and the San Francisco Symphony.
Tod I. Zuckerman (On Leave)
Lincoln Law School Faculty since 2001. Insurance Law.
Mr. Zuckerman received his B.A., with highest honors from the University of Southern California and his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. He is a specialist in insurance and hazardous waste law, having represented many large companies in the United States in coverage actions. He is the primary author of a four volume insurance treatise, Environmental Insurance Litigation: Law and Practice.
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