About Us
Our Foundation
The Constitutional Rights Foundation, Orange County (CRF-OC) is a local non-profit, non-partisan education organization dedicated to promoting civic literacy, youth leadership, and career awareness among Orange County teens. Operating consistently since 1981, CRF-OC organizes and operates high-quality, interactive civic and law-related education programs that connect students directly with professionals and community leaders. The innovative programs help local teens understand and appreciate our democratic institutions and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, develop academic and leadership skills, as well as an interest in contributing to the larger community, and aspire to professional careers. The programs are made available to all high school students in Orange County at no cost to participating youth.
PLEASE NOTE THAT CRF-OC IS NOT A LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDER.
Board of Directors
CRF-OC is governed by a board of directors comprised of leaders from local legal and business communities.
Officers
President, Hans Van Ligten, Esq. – Rutan & Tucker LLP
Vice-President, Nicole L. Surratt, Esq. – The Sullivan Group of Court Reporters
Secretary, Jeffrey M. Blank – Garcia Rainey Blank & Bowerbank LLP
Treasurer, Brian Neach, Esq. – Miller Barondess, LLP
Past President, Cathy Moses, Esq. – Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Directors
Darren O. Aitken, Esq., Aitken*Aitken*Cohn
John E. Altstadt, Altstadt Consulting
Jeffrey A. Barker, Esq., O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Travis P. Brennan, Esq., Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
Frances P. Brower, Esq., Haigh Brown & Bonesteel, LLP
Matthew Buttacavoli, Esq., Minyard Morris LLP
Anthony Carucci, Esq., Snell & Wilmer LLP
Jason Moberly Caruso, Esq., Newmeyer & Dillion LLP
Audrey Cheng, Esq., Pacific Life Insurance Company
Shannon Cheng, Esq., Latham & Watkins LLP
Alan Crivaro, Esq., Law Offices of Alan Crivaro
Justin Cruz, Esq., Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Douglas Davidson, Esq.
Gordon Dunn, Esq., The Glowacki Firm
Mark Earnest, Esq., Jones Day
Ethan Feng, Esq., Umberg Zipser LLP
Var Fox, Judicate West
Eric Francisconi, Esq., Stuart Kane LLP
Andrew Gahan, Esq., Mortenson Taggart Adams LLP
Jeffrey Garcia, JAMS
Justin Gillett, Esq., Knobbe Martens
Daniel M. Glassman, Esq., K&L Gates LLP
Amanda Henninger, Esq., Superior Court of California, Riverside
Eoin L. Kreditor, Esq., FitzGerald Kreditor Bolduc Risbrough LLP
Philip K. Lem, Esq., Payne & Fears LLP
Allison Libeu, Esq., Hueston Hennigan LLP
Laura Lim, Esq., GMSR Appellate Lawyers LLP
John McCoy, Esq., Superior Court of Orange County
Casey J. McCracken, Esq., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Marcus McCutcheon, Esq., BakerHostetler
Geoffrey M. Moore, Esq., Hyundai Motor America
Brent J. North, Esq., North & Nash LLP
David E. Outwater, Esq., Outwater & Pinckes LLP
Nicholas Schuchert, Esq., Troutman Pepper Locke
Alan Slater, Administrative Office of the Court, Ret.
Karishma Tejwani, Esq., BeiGene
Eric V. Traut, Esq., Traut Firm
Thomas W. Tuttle, Esq., Seastrom Tuttle Murphy Dockstader
Trish Walsh, Orange County Department of Education
Kate Wagner, Esq., Orange County District Attorney’s Office
Todd Wulffson, Esq., CDF Labor Law LLP
Presidents Emeriti
Tiffanny Brosnan, Esq., Snell & Wilmer
Randall J. Clement, Esq.
Todd G. Friedland, Esq.
Richard J. Grabowski, Esq.
Robert E. Palmer, Esq. (1956-2014)
Eric S. Pezold, Esq., Snell & Wilmer
Jeffrey H. Reeves, Esq.
William N. Scarff, Jr., Esq. (1958-2014)
Scott M. Stebick, Jr., Esq.
Adina W. Stowell, Esq.
Barbara C. Tingley
Peter Villar, Esq., Troutman Pepper Locke
Michael G. Yoder, Esq., O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Dean J. Zipser, Esq., Umberg Zipser LLP
Committees
Annual Benefit
John Altstadt
Jessica Brostek-Maciel, Esq.
Shannon Cheng, Esq.
Var Fox
Jeffrey Garcia
Jason Moberly Caruso, Esq.
Cathy Moses, Esq.
Brian Neach, Esq.
Scott Savage, Esq.
Adina Stowell, Esq.
Nicholas Schuchert, Esq.
Nicole Surratt
Eric Traut, Esq.
Constitution Day
Co-Chair, Alan Crivaro, Esq. (12th grade)
Co-Chair, Alan Slater (12th grade)
Neil Anderson, Esq. (8th grade)
Gordon Dunn, Esq. (8th grade)
Justin Gillett, Esq. (8th grade)
Hani Habbas, Esq. (8th grade)
Leah Kaufman, Esq. (8th grade)
Colin Losey, Esq. (8th grade)
Marika Manos, Ed.D. (12th grade)
Lauren Shelby, Esq. (8th grade)
Law Day
Co-Chair, Kate Wagner, Esq.
Co-Chair, Matthew Buttacavoli, Esq.
John Altstadt
Mark Bresee, Esq.
Justin Cruz, Esq.
Mary Izadi, Esq.
Eoin Kreditor, Esq.
Marika Manos, Ed.D.
Marcus McCutcheon, Esq.
Brent North, Esq.
Lysa Saltzman, Esq.
Mock TrialÂ
Co-Chair, Anthony J. Carucci, Esq.
Co-Chair, Hans Van Ligten, Esq.
Katie Beaudin, Esq.
Jeffrey Blank, Esq.
Jessica Brostek-Maciel, Esq.
Jason Caruso, Esq.
Anthony Cavalluzzi, Esq.
Sunshine Cavalluzzi
Audrey Cheng, Esq.
Alan Crivaro, Esq.
Doug Davidson, Esq.
Hon. Halim Dhanidina, Ret.
Var Fox
Hon. Aaron Heisler
Golsa Honarfar, Esq.
Baraa Kahf, Esq.
John McCoy, Esq.
Sara Nakada, Esq.
Hon. Karen E. Scott
Glen R. Segal, Esq.
Hon. Randall Sherman
Alan Slater
Alyssa Staudinger, Esq.
Middle School Moot Court
Co-Chair, C. Ryan Fisher, Esq.
Co-Chair, Andrew Gahan, Esq.
Lauren Assaf-Holmes, Esq.
Travis Brennan, Esq.
Allison Greenberg, Esq.
Casey McCracken, Esq.
Catherine Rosoff, Esq.
Hon. Karen Scott
Deirdre Ziegenfuss, Esq.
Orange County Career Forum
Co-Chair, Jeffrey Blank, Esq.
Co-Chair, Karishma Tejwani, Esq.
Darren Aitken, Esq.
Neda Arab
Tiffanny Brosnan, Esq.
Audrey Cheng, Esq.
Alejandra Diaz
Mark Earnest, Esq.
Philip Lem, Esq.
Geoffrey Moore, Esq.
Eric Pezold, Esq.
Felipe Salazar
Christina Trinh, Esq.
Emily Webb, Esq.
Yusra Yusef
Peer Court
Co-Chair, Eoin Kreditor, Esq.
Co-Chair, Alan Slater
Frances Brower, Esq.
Alan Crivaro, Esq.
Daniel Glassman, Esq.
Amanda Henninger, Esq.
Hassan Khan
Allison Libeu, Esq.
Hon. Linda L. Miller, Ret.
Carley Millian, Esq.
Rebecca Reed
Imelda Robles
Brittney Scott
Greg Sonnenberg, Esq.
Todd Wulffson, Esq.
Judicial Advisory Board
Hon. Craig E. Arthur, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Julianne Bancroft, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. H. Shaina Colover, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Scott Cooper, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Andre De La Cruz, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Thomas A. Delaney, U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Hon. Cynthia Hererra, Orange County Superior Court
Commissioner Aaron Heisler, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Shashi H. Kewalramani, U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Hon. Richard Y. Lee, Chair Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Katherine Lewis, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Douglas F. McCormick, U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Hon. Linda Lancet Miller, Ret., JAMS (Emeritus)
Hon. Jamoa A. Moberly, Ret., ADR Services (Emeritus)
Hon. Cherie Pham, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Karen E. Scott, U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Hon. Randall J. Sherman, Ret.
Hon. Fred W. Slaughter, U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Hon. Nathan Vu, Orange County Superior Court
Associate Board
Greg Sonnenberg, Esq., Chair Snell & Wilmer LLP
Brandon Amash, Esq., O’Melveny & Meyers LLP
Neil Anderson, Esq., Hueston Henningan LLP
Jessica Brostek-Maciel, Esq., Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Allison Greenberg, Esq., Elder Law and Disability Rights Center
Golsa Honarfar, Esq., Rutan & Tucker LLP
Katie Rosoff, Esq., Schilling Law Group
Scott Savage, Esq ., Minyard Morris LLP
Rachel Zarrabi, Esq ., Orange County District Attorney’s Office
