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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

Directors

Darren O. Aitken, Esq., Aitken*Aitken*Cohn

John E. Altstadt, Altstadt Consulting

Jeffrey A. Barker, Esq., O’Melveny & Myers LLP

Jeffrey M. Blank, Esq., Garcia Rainey Blank & Bowerbank LLP

Travis P. Brennan, Esq., Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

Denise Carter, Esq., Designory

Anthony J. Carucci, Esq., Snell & Wilmer LLP

Jason Moberly Caruso, Esq., Newmeyer & Dillion LLP

Audrey L. Cheng, Esq., Pacific Life Insurance Company

Shannon Cheng, Esq., Latham & Watkins LLP

Alan J. Crivaro, Esq., Law Offices of Alan J. Crivaro

Justin Cruz, Esq., Chapman University Fowler School of Law

Mark E. Earnest, Esq., Jones Day

C. Ryan Fisher, Esq., Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

Var Fox, Judicate West

Andrew Gahan, Esq., Valta Energy

Jeffrey M. Garcia, JAMS

Justin J. Gillett, Esq., Knobbe Martens

Daniel M. Glassman, Esq., K&L Gates LLP

Amanda Henninger, Esq., Superior Court of California, County of Riverside

Deirdre M. Kelly, Esq., Western State College of Law

Eoin L. Kreditor, Esq., FitzGerald Kreditor Bolduc Risbrough LLP

Philip K. Lem, Esq., Payne & Fears LLP

Allison Libeu, Esq., Hueston Hennigan LLP

Marika Manos, Ed.D., Orange County Department of Education

Casey J. McCracken, Esq., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Marcus McCutcheon, Esq., BakerHostetler

Geoffrey M. Moore, Esq., Hyundai Motor America

Cathy T. Moses, Esq., Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP

Brent J. North, Esq., North & Nash LLP

David E. Outwater, Esq., Outwater & Pinckes LLP

Alan Slater, Administrative Office of the Court, Ret.

Adina W. Stowell, Esq., Umberg Zipser LLP

Nicole L. Surratt, The Sullivan Group of Court Reporters

Karishma Tejwani, Esq., Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Eric V. Traut, Esq., Traut Firm

Commander 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

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

Randall J. Clement, Esq., Clement & Ho, A Professional Law Corporation

Todd G. Friedland, Esq., Stephens Friedland 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., Theodora Oringher PC

William N. Scarff, Jr., Esq. (1958-2014), Allergan, Inc.

Scott M. Stebick, Esq., Disneyland Resort

Barbara C. Tingley

Michael G. Yoder, Esq., O’Melveny & Myers LLP

Dean J. Zipser, Esq., Umberg Zipser LLP

Committees

Annual Benefit

Co-Chair, Cathy Moses, Esq.

Co-Chair, Jason Moberly Caruso, Esq.

John Altstadt

Jessica Brostek-Maciel, Esq.

Denise Carter, Esq.

Shannon Cheng, Esq.

Var Fox

Jeffrey Garcia

Kelly Kolar

Brian Neach, Esq.

Farnaz Salessi, Esq.

Scott Savage, Esq.

Nicholas Schuchert, Esq.

Adina Stowell, Esq.

Nicole Surratt

Eric Traut, Esq.

Emily Webb, 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)

Leah Kaufman, Esq. (8th grade)

Marika Manos, Ed.D. (12th grade)

Lauren Shelby, Esq. (8th grade)

Brooke Weitzman, Esq. (8th grade)

Law Day

Co-Chair, Matthew Buttacavoli, Esq

Co-Chair, Lysa Saltzman, Esq.

John Altstadt

Mark Bresee, Esq.

Justin Cruz, Esq.

Mary Izadi, Esq.

Eoin Kreditor, Esq.

Marika Manos, Ed.D.

Marcus McCutcheon, Esq.

Ken Miller, Esq.

Brent North, Esq.

Kate Wagner, Esq.

Brooke Weitzman, Esq.

Mock Trial

Co-Chair, Matthew Hodel, Esq.

Co-Chair, Hans Van Ligten, Esq.

Katie Beaudin, Esq.

Jeffrey Blank, Esq.

Jessica Brostek-Maciel, Esq.

Anthony J. Carucci, Esq.

Anthony Cavalluzzi, Esq.

Sunshine Cavalluzzi

Audrey Cheng, Esq.

Alan Crivaro, Esq.

Hon. Halim Dhanidina, Ret.

Var Fox

Hon. Aaron Heisler

Golsa Honarfar, Esq.

Baraa Kahf, Esq.

Sara Nakada, Esq.

Hon. Karen E. Scott

Glen R. Segal, Esq.

Hon. Randall Sherman

Alan Slater

Alyssa Staudinger, Esq.

Jeffrey I. Wertheimer, Esq.

Middle School Moot Court

Chair, David Outwater, Esq.

Travis Brennan, Esq.

Deirdre Cozine, Esq.

C. Ryan Fisher, Esq.

Andrew Gahan, Esq.

Lauren Assaf-Holmes, Esq.

Casey McCracken, Esq.

Hon. Karen Scott

Eric Traut, Esq.

Orange County Career Forum

Co-Chair, Jeffrey Blank, Esq.

Co-Chair, Karishma Tejwani, Esq.

Darren Aitken, Esq.

Neda Arab

Julie Arias

Tiffanny Brosnan, Esq.

Audrey Cheng, Esq.

Mark Earnest, Esq.

Deirdre Kelly, Esq.

Philip Lem, Esq.

Geoffrey Moore, Esq.

Eric Pezold, Esq.

Felipe Salazar

Joshua Stowell, Esq.

Christina Trinh, Esq.

Emily Webb, Esq.

Peer Court

Co-Chair, Eoin Kreditor, Esq.

Co-Chair, Alan Slater

Hether Benjamin

Alan Crivaro, Esq.

Daniel Glassman, Esq.

Isabell Gutierrez

Amanda Henninger, Esq.

Hassan Khan

Allison Libeu, Esq.

Lori Maze, Esq.

Hon. Linda L. Miller, Ret.

Rebecca Reed

Greg Sonnenberg, Esq.

Todd Wulffson, Esq.

Judicial Advisory Board

Hon. Craig E. Arthur, Orange County Superior Court

Hon. H. Shaina Colover, Orange County Superior Court

Hon. Andre De La Cruz, Orange County Superior Court

Hon. Thomas A. Delaney, Orange County Superior Court

Hon. Shashi H. Kewalramani, U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Hon. Richard Y. Lee, Orange County Superior Court

Hon. Katherine Lewis, 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., JAMS (Emeritus)

Hon. Jamoa A. Moberly, Ret., ADR Services (Emeritus)

Hon. Kirk H. Nakamura, Ret., JAMS (Emeritus)

Hon. Sheila Recio, 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, U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Hon. Nathan Vu, Orange County Superior Court

Associate Board

Leah Kaufman, Esq., Chair, Law Offices of Kaufman and Kaufman

Gordon Dunn, Esq., Chair-Elect, Klein & Wilson

Neil Anderson, Esq., Hueston Henningan LLP

Lauren Assaf-Holmes, Esq., Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Katie Beaudin, Esq., Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Jessica Brostek-Maciel, Esq., Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Nicole Carbonel, Esq., Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

Golsa Honarfar, Esq., Rutan & Tucker LLP

Scott Savage, Esq., Minyard Morris LLP

Nicholas Schuchert, Esq., Troutman Pepper

Lauren Shelby, Esq., Enenstein Pham & Glass LLP

Greg Sonnenberg, Esq., Snell & Wilmer LLP

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