Leadership

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CLA Leadership

Emilio Varanini
President

Jeremy Evans
Vice President

Betty Williams
Chair

Ryan Baron
Vice Chair

Immediate Past Chair
Howard “Chip” Wilkins

Uzzi Raanan — Uzzi Raanan
Secretary

Herb Stroh
Treasurer

Board of Representatives

Paul Riehle — Paul Riehle
Antitrust, UCL, and Privacy

Uzzi Raanan
Business Law

Heather Benton — Heather Benton
California Young Lawyers

Sara Rief — Sara Rief
Criminal Law

Tina Cannon Leahy
Environmental Law

Michele Brown — Michele Brown
Family Law

Matt Powelson — Matt Powelson
Intellectual Property

Brian Arbetter — Brian Arbetter
International Law and Immigration

Phil Horowitz — Phil Horowitz
Labor and Employment

Perry Segal — Perry Segal
Law Practice Management and Technology

Thomas Greene
Litigation

Ryan Baron — Ryan Baron
Public Law

Tara Burd
Real Property

Sabrina — Sabrina Green
Solo and Small Firm

Betty Williams — Betty Williams
Taxation

Herb Stroh — Herb Stroh
Trusts and Estates

John Hernandez
Workers’ Compensation

Executive Team

Ona Dosunmu — Ona Alston Dosunmu
CEO and Executive Director

Horan, Tricia — Tricia Horan
Associate Executive Director, Education and Operations

Miller, Ellen — Ellen Miller
Associate Executive Director, Initiatives and External Relations

Bercovitch, Saul — Saul Bercovitch
Director of Governmental Affairs

Tej Baath — Tej Baath
Director of Marketing and Membership

Geery, Linda — Linda Geery
Chief Financial Officer