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
The Honorable Terry J. Adamson
Commissioner (Retired)
Malibu Superior Court
James S. Azadian (JD '01)
Member
Dykema Gossett PLLC
David Barrett (JD '91)
Vice President and General Counsel
Southern California Gas Company
The Honorable Tricia Bigelow (JD '86)
Presiding Justice
California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Eight
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
Grace Chang (JD '97)
Principal Deputy County Counsel
Office of the Los Angeles County Counsel
Carmen Cole (JD '01)
Partner
Squire Patton Boggs LLP
Mark T. Cramer (JD '98)
Shareholder
Buchalter Nemer
Jeffrey G. Davis (JD '94)
Partner
Mayer Brown LLP
Steven J. DeLorenz (JD '86)
President and Senior Partner
Talisman & DeLorenz P.C.
The Honorable James Di Cesare (JD '73)
Judge
Superior Court of Orange County
The Honorable Jennifer Dorsey (JD '97)
United States Federal District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Thomas A. Fessler (JD '83)
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
VSP Global
Matthew Henegar (JD '99)
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
G. Steven Henry
Founder, Executive Director and General Counsel
Litigation Counsel of America
Mark O. Hiepler (JD '88)
Partner
Hiepler & Hiepler
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
The Honorable Kimberly "Kate" A. Knill (JD '88)
Superior Court Judge
Orange County Superior Court
Charlene Koonce (JD '91)
Briefing Attorney for Chief Justice Robert Burns
Fifth District Court of Appeals
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
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 in Charge, Nashville/Music Row
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)
Partner
Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester, LLP
Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper (JD '89)
Partner
Arent Fox LLP
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)
Partner
Call & Jensen
The Honorable Gregory D. Totten (JD '82)
Chief Executive Officer
California District Attorneys Association
Darryl Towell (JD '95)
Chief Executive Officer
Docket Navigator
Sean Varner (JD '93)
Managing Partner
Varner & Brandt LLP
Alexander R. Wheeler (JD '05)
Partner
PARRIS Law Firm
Jack L. White (JD '03)
Partner
Fluet Huber + Hoang PLLC
Raymond M. Williams (JD '92)
Partner
DLA Piper