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
Marcia Clark
’79
Former Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County (lead prosecutor,
People v. Simpson); author
Robert S.
Clemente ’81
Counsel, Liddle & Robinson, LL.P.
(former Director of
Arbitration, New York Stock Exchange)
Alan Cohen
’73
General Counsel, Toyota Motor Credit Corporation
Hon. Jaime
Corral ’70
Los Padrinos Juvenile Courthouse; Creator of first "Teen
Court" Program
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)
Thomas L.
Driscoll ’80
Partner in Charge,
Northern California, Foley &
Lardner (firm est. 1842, one of largest in U.S.)
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
General Counsel, Miramax Studios
Hon. Robert H.
Dukes '76
Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los
Angeles
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
Member, U.S. House of Representatives, 2nd Congressional
District (Nevada)
Hon. Arthur
Greenwald ’63
Judge of the U. S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of
California
Barry Groveman
’78
Partner, Musick, Peeler & Garrett (trailblazer in environmental
litigation)
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)
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); Two-term mayor of Arcadia, CA (1998-99, 2000-01)
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
James D. Nichols
’75
Founding Partner, Bonne Bridges Mueller O’Keefe & Nichols
Hon. William M.
Paparian ’77
past 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.)
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)
Martin Shafer
’78
Partner, Castle Rock Entertainment (producers of "Seinfeld" and other
hit TV shows and motion pictures)
Gary D. Silver
’90
Vice President, Business Affairs CBS Entertainment
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
Donald Sterling
’60
President, Sterling Corporation; Owner, The Clippers (NBA team)
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)
Jeffrey S. Weiss
’75
Vice President, Business Affairs, Columbia TriStar T.V. Distribution
William Willen
’77
Managing Counsel, American Honda Motor Company
Jeffrey R.
Williams ‘84
General Counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
Legal Division
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
