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California Attorneys for Criminal Justice is managed by the Board of Governors which consists of 45 regular members, all past presidents and five officers. The 2009 Board of Governors is as follows.Click Here to View a Copy of the Board of Governors Duties/Responsibilities.

Effective: 12/13/2008

Officers     

President: Ted W. Cassman
President- Elect: Ann C. Moorman
Vice President: Jeffrey R. Stein
Treasurer: Susan Ten Kwan
Secretary:
Christopher C. Chaney



2009 CACJ BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETINGS

The following is a list of the 2009 Board of Governors Meetings and the CACJ seminars with which they are held in conjunction. 

 
 Friday February 13th, 2009
     Portola Hotel
     Monterey, CA
2009 Capital Case Defense Seminar 
 Friday, April 3rd, 2009

    Westin Casaurina Hotel
     Las Vegas, NV

 NACDL/CACJ 2nd Annual Forensic Science & Technology Seminar
 Friday, September 25th, 2009

   Rancho Mirage CA

 DUI Rules of the Road Seminar
 Friday, December 11th, 2009

    Westin St Francis Hotel
    San Francisco, CA

 Annual Criminal Defense Seminar
 

 

 

Attorney Practice

Chris Wing, Chair
(916) 441-4


chris@chwing.net  

Awards Committee

Katharine Elliott, Chair
(707) 468-1600



kitatlaw@sbcglobal.net  

Amicus Committee Co-Chairs

John Philipsborn
(415) 771-3218

Ann Moorman
(707) 642-1844




jphilipsbo@aol.com


ann@acmoormanlaw.com

Budget Committee

Susan Kwan, Chair
(415) 904-5600



kwan@ospd.ca.gov  

Death Penalty Committee

Jack Earley
(949) 476-8900

Jennifer Friedman
(213) 974-2922

Marianne Bachers
(415) 904-5600

 


jackearley@sbcglobal.net



jfriedman@pubdef.lacounty.gov 


bachers@ospd.ca.gov

Liason to Death Penalty Seminar

Jennifer Friedman
(213) 974-2922



jfriedman@pubdef.lacounty.gov  

FLASH Committee

Ted Cassman, Chair
(510) 845-3000

Ignacio Hernandez, Lobbyist
(916) 447-9719


 
cassman@achlaw.com


ignacio@hernandezlaw.org

Fundraising Committee

Christopher Chaney
(626) 577-5005



ccchaney@pacbell.net  

Law Student Recruitment Committee

Heidi Bjornson-Pennell, Chair
(415) 597-5814

Denise Kendall
(415) 904-5621



pennell@ospd.ca.gov


kendall@ospd.ca.gov

Legislative Committee Co-Chairs

Robert Sanger
(805) 962-4887

Phil Schnayerson
(510) 887-7445

Ignacio Hernandez, Lobbyist
(916) 447-9719



rsanger@sangerswysen.com 


pschnay@yahoo.com


ignacio@hernandezlaw.org

Membership Committee

Lesli Caldwell, Chair
(626) 577-5005

Jeff Stein
(805) 541-4135


 
lmcaldwell@solanocounty.com


slolawyer7@yahoo.com

NACDL Liaison

Jeff Thoma
(707) 784-6700



jethoma@solanocounty.com 

Nominating Committee Co-Chairs

Alex Landon 
(619) 232-6022

Phil Schnayerson
(510) 887-7445




negall1018@aol.com 


pschnay@yahoo.com

Public Information Committee

Scott Sugarman
(415) 362-6252



scottsugar@aol.com
 

Seminars Committee Co-Chairs

John Zitny
(909) 387-4493

Jorge Alvarado
(951) 304-5660



 
jzitny@pd.sbcounty.gov


jalvarado@co.riverside.ca.us

Technology Committee Co-Chairs

Michael Chastaine
(916) 932-7150

Mary Alice Burns
(213) 974-5365

 


mike@chastainelaw.com



mburns@pubdef.lacounty.gov

FORUM Editors

Scott Sugarman
(415) 362-6252

Katie Tinto
(818) 901-4906



 
scottsugar@aol.com


ktinto@gmail.com

CACJ Foundation

Rick Santwier, President
(626) 449-6504

Richard Hutton, VP
(626) 397-9700

Susan Kwan, Secretary
(415) 904-5600

Mia Yamamoto, Treasurer
(213) 489-7361



 
santwier@sbcglobal.net


hutwillaw@aol.com


kwan@ospd.ca.gov 


myambone@aol.com

2009 CCDS Planning Committee

(CACJ Members)

Jennifer Friedman, Co-Chair
(213) 974-2922

Natasha Minsker
(415) 621-2493

John Philipsborn
(415) 771-3801

Russell Stetler
(510) 637-1903

Saor Stetler
(415) 388-8924




jfriedman@pubdef.lacounty.gov  


nminsker@aclunc.org


jphilipsbo@aol.com


russell_stetler@fd.org


sstetler@earthlinnk.net

Board of Governors

 Past Presidents

  • Jorge Alvarado, Riverside
  • Heidi Bjornson- Pennell, San Fransisco
  • Robert Boyce, San Diego
  • Doreen Boxer, San Bernardino
  • Linda Brown, San Diego
  • Lesli Caldwell, Martinez
  • Robert Chase, Modesto 
  • Michael Chastaine, Folsom
  • Colin Cooper, Berkeley 
  • John Crouch, Barstow 
  • David Diamond, Los Angeles
  • William DuBois, Oakland
  • Katharine Elliott, Ukiah
  • Mara Feiger, Redwood City
  • Steven Feldman, San Diego 
  • Mayra Garcia, San Diego
  • Richard Ingram, Santa Rosa
  • Amy Jacks, Santa Monica
  • Ronald Jackson, Ventura
  • Lael Kayfetz, Yreka
  • Denise Kendall, San Francisco
  • Crystal Lamb, Sacramento
  • Marion Miller, Eureka
  • Stephen Munkelt, Nevada City
  • Joseph O'Neill, Oxnard
  • Douglas Rappaport, San Francisco
  • Steven Rease, Salinas
  • Kenneth Reed, Santa Ana
  • Thomas Roehr, Sacramento
  • Robert Sanger, Santa Barbara
  • Eric Schweitzer, Fresno
  • Johnathan Soglin, San Francisco
  • Linda Starr, Santa Clara
  • Andrew Stein, Bellflower
  • Bobbie Stein, San Francisco
  • Lydia Stiglich, San Francisco
  • Scott A. Sugarman, San Francisco
  • Kelly Tanalepy, Sacramento
  • Jeffrey Thoma, Fairfield
  • E. Katherine Tinto, Los Angeles
  • Julie Traun, San Francisco
  • Vincent Tucci, Irvine
  • L. Stephen Turer, Santa Rosa
  • Robert Wilson, Pasadena
  • Thomas S. Worthington, Salinas
  • John Zitny, San Bernadino
  • Rickard Santwier, Pasadena, 2008
  • Richard Hutton, Pasadena, 2007
  • Carleen Arlidge, San Jose, 2006
  • Lynne S. Coffin, San Francisco, 2005
  • Jack Early, Irvine, 2004
  • John Cotsirilos, San Diego, 2003
  • Phillip Schnayerson, Hayward, 2002
  • Mia F. Yamamoto, Los Angeles, 2001
  • Jon Minsloff, Santa Cruz, 2000
  • Cynthia A Thomas, Elk Grove, 1999
  • Marcia A. Morrissey, Santa Monica, 1998
  • Hayward Jerry J. Kenkel (deceased), 1997
  • Cristina C. Arguedas, Emeryville, 1996
  • Anne E. Fragasso, Monterey Park, 1995
  • James S. Thomson, Berkeley, 1994
  • James Larson, San Francisco, 1993
  • Phillip H. Pennypacker, San Jose, 1992
  • Michael Rothschild, Sacramento, 1991
  • Elisabeth Semel, Berkeley, 1990
  • Leslie H. Abramson, Arvadia, 1989
  • Thomas J. Nolan, Palo Alto, 1988
  • Richard G. Hirsch, Santa Monica, 1987
  • Alex Landon, San Diego, 1986
  • Robert Berke, Santa Monica, 1985
  • Michael G. Millman, San Francisco, 1984
  • Gerald Uelmen, Santa Clara, 1983
  • John J. Cleary, San Diego, 1982
  • Dennis Roberts, Oakland, 1981
  • Charles M. Sevilla, San Diego, 1980
  • Charles Garry (deceased), 1979
  • Barry Tarlow, Los Angeles, 1978
  • Louis S. Katz, San Francisco, 1977
  • George Porter, Ontario, 1976
  • Paul J. Fitzgerald (deceased), 1975
  • Ephraim Margolin, San Francisco, 1974



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