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.
CRF-OC is governed by a board of directors comprised of leaders from local legal and business communities.
Officers
President
Denise Carter, Esq.
Law Works
Vice-President
Eric S. Pezold, Esq. Snell & Wilmer LLP
Secretary
Thomas W. Tuttle, Esq.
Seastrom Seastrom & Tuttle
Treasurer
Brian Neach, Esq.
Pacheco & Neach PC
Past President
Randall J. Clement, Esq.
Clement & Ho, PLC
Directors
Darren O. Aitken, Esq.
Aitken*Aitken*Cohn
John E. Altstadt Altstadt Consulting
Jeffrey M. Blank, Esq.
Garcia Rainey Blank & Bowerbank LLP
Travis P. Brennan, Esq. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
Matthew S. Buttacavoli, Esq. Minyard Morris LLP
Anthony J. Carucci, Esq.
Snell & Wilmer LLP
Jason Moberly Caruso, Esq.
Newmeyer & Dillion, LLP
Audrey L. Cheng, Esq.
Pacific Life Insurance Company
Alan J. Crivaro, Esq.
Law Offices of Alan J. Crivaro
Justin Cruz Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Mark Earnest, Esq.
Jones Day
Var Fox
Judicate West
Todd G. Friedland, Esq.
Stephens Friedland LLP
Jeffrey M. Garcia JAMS
Daniel M. Glassman, Esq. Crowell & Moring LLP
Gregory F. Hurley, Esq. Sheppard Mullin
Joshua A. Jessen, Esq.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Baraa Kahf, Esq.
Knobbe Martens
Deirdre M. Kelly, Esq.
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Eoin L. Kreditor, Esq.
FitzGerald Yap Kreditor LLP
Philip K. Lem, Esq. Payne & Fears LLP
Allison Libeu, Esq.
Hueston Hennigan LLP
Marika Manos, Ed.D.
Orange County Department of Education
Geoffrey M. Moore, Esq.
Hyundai Motor America
Cathy T. Moses, Esq.
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Brent J. North, Esq.
North, Nash & Abendroth LLP
David E. Outwater, Esq.
Outwater & Pinckes LLP
Daniel S. Robinson, Esq. OCBA Treasurer
Alan Slater
Administrative Office of the Court, Ret.
Adina W. Stowell, Esq.
Umberg Zipser LLP
Nicole L. Surratt
The Sullivan Group of Court Reporters
Reza Torkzadeh, Esq. Tork Law
Eric Traut, Esq.
Traut Firm
Captain Brad Valentine
Orange County Sheriff’s Department
Hans Van Ligten, Esq.
Rutan & Tucker LLP
Peter N. Villar, Esq. Troutman Pepper
Jeffrey I. Wertheimer, Esq.
Orange County Superior Court
Todd R. Wulffson, Esq.
CDF Labor Law LLP
Michael G. Yoder, Esq.
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Mazamir Yousefi, Esq.
Latham & Watkins LLP
Presidents Emeriti
CRF-OC recognizes its past presidents accepting the status of president emeritus:
Julianne Sartain Bancroft, Esq.
California Court of Appeal
Tiffanny Brosnan, Esq.
Snell & Wilmer LLP
Richard J. Grabowski, Esq.
Jones Day
Paul F. Marx, Esq. Rutan & Tucker LLP
Robert E. Palmer, Esq. (1956-2014)
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Jeffrey H. Reeves, Esq.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
William N. Scarff, Jr., Esq. (1958-2014)
Allergan, Inc.
Scott M. Stebick, Esq.
Disneyland Resort
Barbara C. Tingley
Dean J. Zipser, Esq.
Umberg Zipser LLP
Committees
Annual Benefit
Co-Chair, Denise Carter, Esq.
Co-Chair, Cynthia L. Garber, Esq.
Jason Moberly Caruso, Esq.
Var Fox
Richard Grabowski, Esq.
Ursula Guzman, Esq.
Cathy Moses, Esq.
Kristin Murphy, Esq.
Brian Neach, Esq.
Alex Payne, Esq.
Nicholas Schuchert, Esq.
Nicole Surratt
Adina Stowell, Esq.
Emily Webb, Esq.
Constitution Day
Co-Chair, Alan Crivaro, Esq.
Co-Chair, Alan Slater
Brent Colasurdo, Esq.
Justin Gillett, Esq.
Law Day
Co-Chair, Ray Chips, Ed.D.
Co-Chair, Brent North, Esq.
Mathew Aragon
Michael Baroni, Esq.
Mark Bresee, Esq.
Matthew Buttacavoli, Esq.
Daniel Cook, Esq.
Michael Fell, Esq.
Cynthia L. Garber, Esq.
Eoin Kreditor, Esq.
Kimberly La Salle, Esq.
Danielle Mayer, Esq.
Ken Miller, Esq.
Lysa Saltzman, Esq.
Karishma Tejwani, Esq.
Stephen Toretto, Esq.
Kate Wagner, Esq.
Brooke Weitzman, Esq.
Mock Trial
Co-Chair, Matthew Hodel, Esq.
Co-Chair, Hans Van Ligten, Esq.
Anthony J. Carucci, Esq.
Jason Moberly Caruso, Esq.
Anthony Cavalluzzi, Esq.
Sunshine Cavalluzzi
Daniel Cook, Esq.
Alan Crivaro, Esq.
Var Fox
Rahul Gupta, Esq.
Aaron Heisler, Esq.
Baraa Kahf, Esq.
David Outwater, Esq.
Captain Cindi Coppock
Nicole Schmidt, Esq.
Hon. Karen E. Scott
Glen R. Segal, Esq.
Hon. Randall Sherman
Alan Slater
Alyssa Staudinger, Esq.
Peter Villar, Esq.
Jeffrey I. Wertheimer, Esq.
Christopher Whittaker, Esq.
Orange County Career Forum
Co-Chair, Tiffanny Brosnan, Esq.
Co-Chair, Eric Pezold, Esq.
Darren Aitken, Esq.
Jeffrey Blank, Esq.
Audrey Cheng, Esq.
Randall Clement, Esq.
Mark Earnest, Esq.
Todd Friedland, Esq.
Sidra Gaines
Joshua Jessen, Esq.
Deirdre Kelly, Esq.
Philip Lem, Esq.
Geoffrey Moore, Esq.
Elizabeth Parker
Alexander Payne, Esq.
Natasha Pfeiffer, Esq.
Joshua Stowell, Esq.
Karishma Tejwani, Esq.
Barbara Tingley
Christina Trinh, Esq.
Emily Webb, Esq.
Peer Court
Co-Chair, Eoin Kreditor, Esq.
Co-Chair, Alan Slater
Hether Benjamin
Ryan Card, Esq.
Alan Crivaro, Esq.
Daniel Glassman, Esq.
Amanda Herman, Esq.
Allison Libeu, Esq.
Lori Maze, Esq.
Hon. Linda L. Miller, Ret.
Kristin Murphy
Ruben Ramirez
Christy Ronald
Anthony Wade
Jennifer Walker, Esq.
Todd Wulffson, Esq.
Judicial Advisory Board
Hon. Craig E. Arthur
Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Thomas A. Delaney
Orange County Superior Court
Hon. James P. Gray, Ret.
ADR Services (Emeritus)
Hon. C. Robert Jameson, Ret.
Judicate West (Emeritus)
Hon. Shashi H. Kewalramani
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Hon. Richard Y. Lee
Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Douglas F. McCormick
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Hon. Melissa R. McCormick
Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Linda Lancet Miller, Ret.
(Emeritus)
Hon. Jamoa A. Moberly, Ret.
ADR Services (Emeritus)
Hon. Kirk H. Nakamura
Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Karen E. Scott
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Hon. Randall J. Sherman
Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Fred W. Slaughter
Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Nancy Zeltzer
Orange County Superior Court
Associate Board
Neil Anderson, Esq.
Hueston Henningan LLP
Jessica Brostek-Maciel, Esq. O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Lauren Assaf-Holmes, Esq. Gibson Dunn
Katie Beaudin, Esq. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C.
Ryan Card, Esq.
Allergan, PLC
Gordon Dunn, Esq.
Klein & Wilson
C. Ryan Fisher, Esq.
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Andrew Gahan, Esq.
Mortenson Taggart LLP
Justin Gillett, Esq.
Knobbe Martens
Golsa Honarfar, Esq. Rutan & Tucker, LLP
Amanda Henninger, Esq.
Superior Court of California, County of Riverside
Leah Kaufman, Esq.
Law Offices of Kaufman and Kaufman
Kristalyn Lee, Esq. Troutman Sanders LLP
Alexander C. Payne, Esq.
Minyard Morris LLP
Nicholas Schuchert, Esq.
Allen Matkins LLP
Lauren Shelby, Esq.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
Karishma Tejwani, Esq.
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Christina Trinh, Esq. Maschoff Brennan
Kate Wagner, Esq.
Orange County District Attorney’s Office
Emily Webb, Esq.
Albert A. Webb Associates
Brooke Weitzman, Esq.
Elder Law and Disability Rights Center
Staff
Executive Director
Shara Beral Witkin, Esq.
949.679.0730 x102
switkin@crfoc.org
Program Director
Theresa Bernard, LL.M
949.679.0730 x101
tbernard@crfoc.org
Assistant Program Manager
Jennifer Fisher
949.679.0730 x100
jfisher@crfoc.org