Over the years, Southwestern alumni have occupied the highest ranks in their chosen fields. They continue to have tremendous influence not only in the legal profession, but in all aspects of the community. Some of the many prominent Southwestern alumni within the bench, bar and greater community are listed below.
Highlighted Profiles (see list on right)
Other Prominent Alumni:
Gerald Agnew '74
and Bruce Brusavich '80
(past President, Consumer Attorneys Association of
Los Angeles) - Founding Partners, Agnew & Brusavich
Paul Aronzon '79
Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
(Co-Chair, Finance
Restructuring Group)
Jeffrey Birren '85
General Counsel, Oakland Raiders
Jeffrey Borris '89
General Counsel and Partner,
Beverly Hills Sports Council
(represented Jose Canseco, Bobby Bonilla, Barry Bonds, Mike Piazza, and others)
The late Tom
Bradley '56
Mayor of Los Angeles (1973-93)
The late Irwin
R. Buchalter '33
Founding Partner, Buchalter, Nemer, Fields &
Younger
Hon. Dolores A. Carr '80
District Attorney, Santa Clara County
Annie Y.S. Chuang '97
Partner, Shook Hardy & Bacon
Marcia Clark '79
Former Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County (lead prosecutor,
People v. Simpson); author
Alan Cohen '73
General Counsel, Toyota Motor Credit Corporation
Hon. Jaime
Corral '70
Los Padrinos Juvenile Courthouse; Creator of first "Teen
Court" Program
The late Joseph DeMarco' 85
Executive Vice President, Fox Searchlight Pictures
The late Hon.
Julian Dixon '67
Member, U.S. House of Representatives, 32nd
Congressional District (California) (former chair, House Ethics
Committee)
Hon. Denise
Moreno Ducheny '79
Senator, State of California, District 40 (San
Diego),
Former Presidential Fellow in Residence, San Diego State University;
Former Member, California State Assembly, 79th Assembly District (Chair,
Assembly Budget Committee)
Alan Duke '76
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, New Wave Entertainment
George P. Eichen '78
Former Senior Vice President & General Counsel MTV Networks, a
division of Viacom, Inc.
Hon. Matthew
Fong '85
Of Counsel, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton (former
Treasurer of the State of California)
Gregory Gelfan '77
Executive Vice President,
Fox Filmed Entertainment
Hon. James A.
Gibbons '79
Governor, State of Nevada
Barry Groveman' 78
Partner, Musick, Peeler & Garrett (trailblazer in environmental
litigation); served on the Calabasas City Council since 2003, including a term as Mayor
E. Gregory
Hookstratten '57
(represents major sports, news and entertainment
personalities)
Donald Hubbs' 56
President, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
The late Howard
W. Hunter '39
President, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
(1994-95)
John P. Iorillo '92
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Ambrose Employer Group
Howard Kaplan' 90
Chief Financial Officer, Morgan Creek Productions
Betty Kelepecz '90
Former Chief of Police, San Diego Harbor Police Department; Former
Commander, Los Angeles Police Department; first woman to serve as commander in
LAPD
Carol Korade '78
City Attorney for the City of Alameda, CA
Roxanne Kosarzycki '92
General Counsel,
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Gary A. Kovacic
'76
Partner, Sullivan, Workman & Dee, LLP (eminent domain and land
use litigation); served on the Arcadia City Council since 1997, including four terms as Mayor
Michelle
Kuznetsky '95
Partner, Tri-Tone Music
Jill Lansing '74
Defense attorney for Lyle Menendez (first trial)
Lauren B.
Leichtman '77
Chief Executive Officer, Levine Leichtman Capital
Partners
Timothy Lickness '76
Vice President & General Counsel, Golden Eagle Insurance Corp.
Christine
McGuire '77
Sr. Trial Attorney, Santa Cruz District Attorney's Office;
Chair, Santa Cruz County Domestic Violence Commission; New York Times
Best-Selling Author
The late Hon. Stanley Mosk '35
Associate Justice, California Supreme Court; also served as California Attorney General
Karin H. Pagnanelli '94
Partner, Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp
Hon. William M.
Paparian '77
Former Mayor of Pasadena, CA
Brian J. Panish '84
Partner, Greene, Broillet, Taylor, Wheeler & Panish (lead
attorney in $4.9 billion judgement against General Motors Corp.)
The late Hon. Paul Peek '30
Associate Justice, California Supreme Court; also served as California Secretary of State, Member, California State Assembly and Speaker of the Assembly
Steven Pickett
'80
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Southern California
Edison
Ira Reiner '64
Founding Partner, Riley & Reiner (former Los Angeles County
District Attorney)
Andrew H. Rosen '92
President and Chief Operating Officer, Presidium Learning, Inc.
The late Hon. B Rey Schauer '16
Associate Justice, California Supreme Court
Martin Shafer' 78
Partner, Castle Rock Entertainment (producers of "Seinfeld" and other
hit TV shows and motion pictures)
Hon. Gordon
Smith '79
Member, U.S. Senate, (Oregon)
(former president, Oregon
State Senate)
Senator Smith speaks at
Southwestern Commencement (News
Release)
Read Senator Smith's Commencement Address (PDF)
Hon. Vaino
Spencer '52
Presiding Justice, California Court of Appeal, 2nd Appellate
District, Division One, retired
The Hon. Paul G. Stark '75
Judge, Magistrate Court, Israel
Sheryl E. Stein '78
Managing Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Donald Sterling' 60
President, Sterling Corporation; Owner, The Clippers (NBA team)
Michael A. Stosser '79
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Ardour Capital Investments
John Y. Wang '99
Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Hon. Allen
Webster Jr. '71
Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court; past President,
National Bar Association (nation's largest African American bar association)
Mark Weisberger '80
Vice President - Legal, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel,
International House of Pancakes (over 550 restaurants worldwide)
William Willen '77
Managing Counsel, American Honda Motor Company
Edward M.
Wolkowitz '75
Former Mayor of Culver City, CA;
Partner, Robinson,
Diamant & Wolkowitz
Hon. Arleigh
Woods '53
Presiding Justice (retired), California Court of Appeal, 2nd
Appellate District, Division Four (1st African American woman in U.S. appointed
to a state appellate court)
Norman Zafman
'69
Partner, Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
