Board of Advisors
The Pepperdine Caruso Law Board of Advisors supports and advances the mission of the university by helping the Caruso School of Law achieve the highest standards of academic excellence and maintain its distinctive character. Board of Advisor members are recruited for their accomplishments within and service to their local, national and international communities.
Members of the Board of Advisors (BOA) serve the dean, seeking outstanding prospective students to recommend to the school, providing career opportunities for students, introducing leaders in the legal community to Pepperdine, and serving as goodwill ambassadors on a national and global level. BOA members further the law school's goals by contributing their personal and professional talents, contacts, and resources to the advancement of the law school.
The Board of Advisors meets twice a year (once during the fall and spring semesters) and members are expected to attend each meeting.
Co-chairs
Celeste Liversidge (JD '95)
Founder
Adoption Law Group
Darryl Towell (JD '95)
Chief Executive Officer
Docket Navigator
Member List
James S. Azadian (JD '01)
Member
Dykema Gossett PLLC
David Barrett (JD '91)
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Southern California Gas Company
The Honorable Tricia Bigelow (Ret.) (JD '86)
Mediator, Arbitrator, Discovery Referee, and Appellate Consultant
Signature Resolution
The Honorable André Birotte, Jr. (JD '91)
United States Federal District Judge
United States District Court for the Central District of California
James G. Bohm (JD '87)
Partner
Bohm Wildish & Matsen, LLP
Raymond P. Boucher (JD '84)
Founder and Senior Partner
Boucher LLP
The Honorable Jeffrey S. Boyd (JD '91)
Justice
Supreme Court of Texas
Rick J. Caruso (JD '83)
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Caruso
Mark T. Cramer (JD '98)
Shareholder
Buchalter Nemer
Jesse A. Cripps ('97, JD '02)
Partner
Gibson, Dunn& Crutcher LLP
Jeffrey G. Davis (JD '94)
Partner
White & Case LLP
Steven J. DeLorenz (JD '86)
President and Senior Partner
Talisman & DeLorenz P.C.
The Honorable James Di Cesare (Ret.) (JD '73)
Mediator, Arbitrator, Private Judge
Judicate West
Thomas A. Fessler (JD '83)
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
VSP Global
Matthew Henegar (JD '99)
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
Zna Portlock Houston ('84, JD '87)
Attorney/Entrepreneur
Janet Kerr ('75, JD '78)
Professor of Law Emeritus and Founding Director,
Geoffrey H. Palmer Center and Vice Chancellor
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Charlene Koonce (JD '91)
Partner
Brown Fox PLLC
Lewis Lee
CEO & Global Head
Aon Intellectual Property Solutions
Celeste Liversidge (JD '95)
Founder
Adoption Law Group
Barbara Straus Lodge (JD '86)
Founder and Executive Vice President
Above The Noise Foundation
Spencer R. Lucas (JD '04)
Attorney
Panish Shea & Boyle LLP
Scott A. Mager (JD '82)
Chairman & CEO
PBM, LLC
Michele L. Maryott (JD '97)
Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Bill J. Minick, III (JD '85)
Executive Vice President
OccMD
The Honorable Dwayne K. Moring ('84, JD '91)
Superior Court Judge
San Diego Superior Court
Lynn Morrow (JD '85)
Partner and Entertainment and New Media Team Leader
Adams and Reese LLP
Beverly Reid O'Connell (JD '90) Honorary
United States Federal District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Daniel O'Connell (JD '90)
Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles District Attorney's Office
Ronald F. Phillips
Senior Vice Chancellor and Caruso School of Law Dean Emeritus
Pepperdine University
Angela M. Powell ('93, JD '97)
Director
Ivie McNeill Wyatt Purcell & Diggs
Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper (JD '89)
Partner
Arent-Fox Schiff LLP
Bobby Saadian (MBA '05 & JD '05)
Founding President & Managing Attorney
Wilshire Law Firm PLC
Cicely Simpson (JD '01)
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Summit Public Affairs
Richard L. Stack
Trustee
Hugh & Hazel Darling Foundation
David Sugden ('98, JD '01)
Shareholder
Call & Jensen
The Honorable Gregory D. Totten (Ret.) (JD '82)
Chief Executive Officer
California District Attorneys Association
Darryl Towell (JD '95)
Chief Executive Officer
Docket Navigator
Alexander R. Wheeler (JD '05)
Partner
PARRIS Law Firm
Jack L. White (JD '03)
Partner
McGuireWoods Consulting
Raymond M. Williams (JD '92)
Partner
DLA Piper