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Leadership

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CLA Leadership

Heather Rosing
President

Emilio Varanini
Vice President

James P. Hill
Chair

Howard “Chip” Wilkins
Vice Chair

Jeremy Evans
Secretary

Betty Williams
Treasurer

Board of Representatives

Paul Riehle
Antitrust, UCL, and Privacy Section

James P. Hill
Business Law

Heather Benton
California Young Lawyers

Sara Rief
Criminal Law

Howard “Chip” Wilkins
Environmental Law

Michele Brown
Family Law

Matt Powelson
Intellectual Property

Brian Arbetter
International Law

Phil Horowitz
Labor and Employment

Perry Segal
Law Practice Management and Technology

George Wailes
Litigation

Ryan Baron
Public Law

Rinat Klier-Erlich
Real Property

Jeremy Evans
Solo and Small Firm

Betty Williams
Taxation

Herb Stroh
Trusts and Estates

Kenny Sheppard
Workers’ Compensation

Executive Team

Ona Dosunmu
Executive Director

Horan, Tricia — Tricia Horan
Associate Executive Director

Bercovitch, Saul — Saul Bercovitch
Director of Governmental Affairs

Miller, Ellen — Ellen Miller
Director of Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives

Tej Baath — Tej Baath
Director of Marketing and Membership

Geery, Linda — Linda Geery
Chief Financial Officer