Scott C. Abrams
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9721
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Scott Abrams joined the Office of the General Counsel as University Counsel in January 2007. Prior to joining the office, Mr. Abrams was a partner in the Real Estate and Infrastructure Practice Groups at Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott LLP in San Francisco. Mr. Abrams' primary areas of practice cover commercial transactions, including real estate acquisitions, dispositions, development and leasing, construction, commercial lending and joint ventures. He is a graduate of the University of California Los Angeles (B.A. 1990) and the University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D. 1993).

Assignments:
Commercial lending
General transactional law
Leasing
Real estate acquisition and disposition

Holly E. Ackley
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9949
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Holly Ackley has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 2005. Prior to joining the office, Ms. Ackley was an associate at Thelen Reid & Priest LLP in San Francisco and Los Angeles. She holds professional licenses in civil engineering and land surveying, as well as the law. Her primary areas of practice cover design and construction advice and litigation. Ms. Ackley is a graduate of Rice University, Houston, Texas (B.S. 1984); University of Alaska – Fairbanks, Alaska (M.S. 1986); and University of Southern California, Los Angeles (J.D. 1999).

Assignments:
Architect and Engineer Liability
Bid Protests
Construction law: UCSD/UCSDMC, UCM, UCR
General construction law and litigation
Public contracts
Stop notices
Subcontractor substitution

James D. Agate
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9719
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

James Agate has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 1989. Prior to joining the office, Mr. Agate worked at McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enerson in San Francisco. Mr. Agate's primary areas of practice cover commercial transactions, including real estate acquisition, development and leasing, commercial lending and public finance and joint ventures. He is a graduate of Pembroke College, Oxford University (M.A. 1978) and Inns of Court School of Law (Barrister of Law 1981).

Commercial lending
Joint ventures
Land use
Nonprofit entities
Public finance
Real estate acquistion, disposition, development and leasing

Meghan L. Archdeacon
Associate Counsel, UCLA Health System
10920 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 420
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310) 794-2898
Facsimile: (310) 794-3313

Meghan Archdeacon became Associate Counsel for UCLA Health System in September 2007. Prior to joining the University of California, Ms. Archdeacon was an Associate General Counsel at the University of Chicago Medical Center. She has also worked as Regulatory Counsel for Tenet Healthcare Corporation and as an Associate at the law firm of Latham & Watkins. Ms. Archdeacon graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University (B.A. 1991) and The University of Michigan Law School (J.D. 1996).

Joanna M. Beam
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9722
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Joanna Beam has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 1983. Prior to joining the office, Ms. Beam served as Special Medi-Cal Negotiator for the Governor's Office, a Deputy Attorney General in the California Department of Justice in San Francisco, and as legal counsel for the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development and the Department of Health. Ms. Beam is co-leader of the office's health and healthcare business law group. She also works as a health attorney with UCSF. Ms. Beam is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin (B.A. 1970) and the University of Santa Clara (J.D. 1974).

Assignments:
GROUP LEADER - Health and Healthcare Business
Affiliations
Clinical policy review
Graduate Medical Education
Human subjects research
Liaison with VP of Clinical Services and Health Affairs
Liaison with hospital directors and medical directors
Licensure and accreditation
Medical staff
Quality improvement for physicians
Resident grievances
Scientific misconduct
Willed body programs

Eric K. Behrens
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9723
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Eric Behrens has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 1981. Prior to joining the office, Mr. Behrens worked at Landels, Ripley & Diamond in San Francisco. Mr. Behrens is co-leader of the office's litigation group; his primary areas of practice include commercial, construction, employment and estate-related litigation, and bankruptcy matters. Mr. Behrens is a graduate of Harvard University (A.B., cum laude 1970), Fuller Theological Seminary (M.Div., Highest Honors, 1974), and the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall) (J.D. 1977). Mr. Behrens is a Life Member of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, a former President of the Alameda County Bar Association (1992), has served on the California State Bar Litigation Section Program Committee, and has chaired numerous Alameda County bar sections, including the Bankruptcy Section and the Judicial Evaluations Committee. He is co-author of "Student Loans, Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code and the 1984 Bankruptcy Amendments" 13 J. Coll. at U.L. 1 (1986).

Assignments:
GROUP LEADER - Litigation
Appellate law
Bankruptcy
Constitutional law
Employment law litigation
Estates and trust litigation
General litigation

David E. Bergquist
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9720
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

David Bergquist has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 2002. Prior to joining the office, Mr. Bergquist was a partner at McKenna and Cuneo in San Diego. Mr. Bergquist's primary areas of practice include construction law, public contracts, and construction litigation. Mr. Bergquist is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota (B.A. 1985) and the University of Minnesota Law School (J.D. 1988).

Assignments:
Architect and engineer liability
Bid protests
Construction law
General construction law and litigation
Public contracts
Stop notices
Subcontractor substitution

David M. Birnbaum
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9725
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

David Birnbaum has served as a University Counsel in the University of California's Office of the General Counsel since 1983. Prior to joining the office, he served in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice in Washington D.C., and worked in Los Angeles with the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Mr. Birnbaum leads the office's educational affairs group and practices in such areas as academic and staff personnel matters (including grievances, discipline and termination), student discipline, and First Amendment and due process issues. Mr. Birnbaum is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz (A.B. 1972) and the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall) (J.D. 1976).

Assignments:
GROUP LEADER - Educational affairs
Academic freedom
Academic and staff personnel matters
Article IX, Section 9
Defamation
Education abroad program
First amendment and due process
Indemnification and risk management
Legislation - state and federal
Lobbying Disclosure Act
Principal Campus Counsel, UCSB
Proposition 71 (Stem cell research)
Proposition 209
Student affairs

Jeffrey A. Blair
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9726
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Jeff Blair has served as a University Attorney in the Office of the General Counsel since 1989, first as University Counsel, then as Section Leader, Litigation, and as Acting Vice President Legal Affairs and General Counsel in 2006. Mr. Blair’s current responsibilities include oversight of Litigation, Labor and Employment, Laboratory Affairs, and Governmental Relations and Legislation. Mr. Blair also serves as Company Secretary to the two LLC Companies that manage the national weapons laboratories at Los Alamos and Livermore. Prior to joining the Office of the General Counsel Mr. Blair was associated with the San Francisco law firm of Lillick & Charles (now Nixon Peabody). Mr. Blair is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (B.A. 1978) and the University of San Francisco, School of Law (J.D. 1983) where he served as the Executive Editor of the Law Review.

Assignments:
Interim Team Lead: Litigation; Labor/Employment; Laboratory Affairs
Governmental Relations
Legislation
Intercollegiate Athletics
Laboratory Affairs
Litigation
Labor
Employment
Executive Compensation
Governance

Amy Blum
Campus Counsel
UC Los Angeles
3149 Murphy Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1405
Phone: (310)825-4042
Fax: (310)206-2390
ablum@conet.ucla.edu

L. Amy Blum is Campus Counsel for the University of California, Los Angeles. In that capacity she advises the Administration on issues concerning employment disputes, student and faculty misconduct, discrimination, intellectual property, business affairs, electronic communications, among other things. Ms. Blum also serves on the UCLA Advisory Board on Privacy and Data Protection. Prior to joining The Regents of the University of California in 2004, Ms. Blum was a litigation partner in the Los Angeles office of Reed Smith, L.L.P. and was the Southern California Market Trial Practice Group Leader. Ms. Blum specialized in business disputes, including claims relating to contracts, interference with business relations, trade secrets, non-competition agreements, intellectual property disputes, and unfair competition. Ms. Blum is currently a member of the Legal Education Committee for the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA). Ms. Blum received a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Cruz (1983) and graduated summa cum laude with a J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law (1988).

Jane E. Boubelik
Chief Counsel, UCLA Health System
10920 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 420
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310) 794-3138
Facsimile: (310) 794-3313

Jane E. Boubelik has served as Chief Counsel for the UCLA Health System since January 2008. Prior to joining the University of California, Ms. Boubelik was a partner at the law firm of McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, and was a member of the Firm’s Health Law Department for fifteen years. Ms. Boubelik earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her law degree from McGeorge School of Law.

Marcia J. Canning
Chief Campus Counsel
UC San Francisco
Box 0986(m)
500 Parnassus Avenue, Room 249E
San Francisco, CA 94143-0986
Phone: (415)476-5003
Fax: (415)476-0832
mcanning@legal.ucsf.edu

Marcia J. Canning joined the Office of the General Counsel in October of 1981. Prior to joining the OGC she served as a trial attorney for the National Labor Relations Board. Ms. Canning's primary areas of practice while in this position included labor relations matters from the commencement of collecive bargaining, employment litigation, grievances and admidnistrative hearings involving faculty, residents and staff, advice regarding faculty misconduct cases and Constitutional issues related to privacy rights, drug testing and free speech and advice involving violence in the workplace, disability rights and issues related to the California Information Practices Act and the Public Records Act. She became General Counsel for UC-Hastings College of the Law in 1998 and became the Chief Campus Counsel for the University of California San Francisco Campus in 2001 providing advice to both the Campus and the Medical Center.. She is a graduate of the University of Holy Names (B.A. 1970) and the UC-Hastings College of the Law (J.D. 1976).

Nancy Y. Chu
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-0723
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Nancy Chu has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 2001. Prior to joining the office, Ms. Chu worked at Sidley & Austin in Chicago. Her primary area of practice covers technology transfer with a focus on patents. Ms. Chu is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana (B.S. 1989, Phi Beta Kappa), and the University of California, Los Angeles (J.D. 1995).

Assignments:
Patent law
Technology transfer licensing and litigation

Barbara Clark
University Counsel
Telephone 510/987-9761
Fax 510/987-9757

Barbara Clark joined the Office of General Counsel in August 2003. Since graduating from Boalt Hall School of Law in 1982, Ms. Clark has been in private practice with the exception of three years as Senior Counsel for Pacific Telesis Group. Prior to joining the Office of General Counsel, Ms. Clark was with Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLC. Her practice has focused on advising on tax-qualified retirement plans, deferred compensation, plan governance and health and welfare plans. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois (B.S. 1963).

Assignments:
Retirement and helath and welfare benefits

Michael Cole
Assistant Campus Counsel
UC Berkeley
Office of Capital Projects
University of California
1936 University Avenue, Room 253
Berkeley, CA 94720-1390
Phone: (510)643-4059
Fax: (510)642-7271
mcole@cp.berkeley.edu

Michael Cole has served as Resident Counsel at the Berkeley Campus since 2000 and also serves as Director of Construction Policy and Claims in the Facilities Service group. Mike's prior engineering/construction and contract law experience includes 16 years with Bechtel in San Francisco, Houston and Saudi Arabia as well as 12 years with PG&E's Nuclear Power Division. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon (B.S., Economics, 1962) and the University of California, Berkeley - Boalt hall School of law (J.D., 1965)

Michele Coyle
Campus Counsel
UC Riverside
Office of the Chancellor
University of California, Riverside
3144 Hinderaker Hall
Riverside, CA 92521
Office: (951)827 2228
Fax: (951)827 7825
michele.coyle@ucr.edu

Michele Coyle is Campus Counsel for the University of California/Riverside. She became the first on-site Campus Counsel at UC/Riverside in 2006. Prior to joining the office, Ms. Coyle was a Partner at Hogan & Hartson LLP in Los Angeles, a Partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Seattle and Orange County, a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (Seattle), and an Assistant Regional Counsel with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Region 10). Her primary areas of practice include employment and investigations, administrative and compliance procedures, environmental and Native American law, and litigation. Ms. Coyle is a graduate of the University of Nebraska/Lincoln (B.A. 1972), the Pierce Law Center (J.D. 1978) and University of Washington (L.L.M. 1982). She has authored and co-authored numerous publications on employment law, environmental and related issues.

Steven A. Drown
Chief Campus Counsel
Davis Campus
One Shields Avenue
230 Mrak Hall
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-2786
Facsimile: (530) 752-4931
sadrown@ucdavis.edu

Steven Drown has served as Chief Campus Counsel at the Davis campus since 1996.  Prior his service at Davis and commencing in 1989, Mr. Drown served as a University Counsel in the Office of General Counsel, where his primary practice areas were land use and environmental law.  Before joining the University, Mr. Drown was an attorney with the law firm of Burke Williams & Sorensen in Los Angeles.  Mr. Drown is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (A.B. 1981) and the University of Oregon School of Law (J.D. 1985).

Kelly L. Drumm
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9765
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Kelly Drumm joined the Office of General Counsel in 2006 as a member of the environmental group with special focus on matters involving the California Environmental Quality Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, endangered species statutes, and other land use issues.  Prior to joining the office, Ms. Drumm practiced environmental law at Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp in San Francisco, and served as counsel for the California Environmental Law Project.   Ms. Drumm is a graduate of Sacramento State University (B.A. 1990) and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D. 1994).

Assignments:
California Environmental Quality Act
Coastal commision
Environmental permitting
Land use
Natural resources

William A. Eklund
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9767
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Bill Eklund first joined the University's Office of Laboratory Counsel at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1981. He served as Senior Counsel of the LANL Office of Business and Patent Law from 1993 and has served as University Counsel with the Office of General Counsel since 2001. Prior to joining the University, Mr. Eklund was with the firm of Christensen, O'Connor, Johnson and Kindness in Seattle. His practice is directed to federal contract law, risk management, transactional law involving the DOE National Laboratories, regulatory law applicable to R&D operations and nuclear facilities, and intellectual property law. Mr. Eklund is a graduate of the University of California, Riverside (B.S. 1969), Oregon State University (M.S. 1973) and the University of Oregon (J.D. 1978). He is a registered patent attorney and an active member of the California and New Mexico Bar Associations.

Assignments:
DOE laboratory contract administration
Federal and state information practices
Federal contracts and grants
Intellectual property licensing and litigation
Nuclear energy and national security
Trademark, copyright and patent prosecution

Shari L. Faris
Associate Counsel, UCLA Health System
10920 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 420
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310) 794-3138
Facsimile: (310) 794-3313

Shari Faris has served as Associate Counsel for the UCLA Health System since 1999. Prior to joining the University of California, Ms. Faris worked at Public Counsel, a public interest law firm, as the Director for the Community Development Programs. She also practiced as a healthcare associate for several years at the law firm of Jones Day in Los Angeles, after graduating from Loyola Law School in 1993. Ms. Faris previously worked as a registered nurse and graduated from UC Berkeley (BA 1984).

Glen Fichman
Campus Counsel
Office of the Chancellor
UC Los Angeles
Room 2241 Murphy Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1405
Phone: (310)825-2895
Fax: (310)825-8857
gsfichman@capnet.ucla.edu

Glen Fichman was appointed UCLA Campus Counsel in 1992. From 1980 through 1994, Mr. Fichman served as Director of Contracts Administration in UCLA Capital Programs. His current scope of activity includes advising on the full range of legal matters pertaining to agreements and contracts between UCLA and outside entities, including real estate leases, licenses, easements and rights of way, real estate development, design and construction contracts, sponsored research agreements, grants and contracts, department of athletics sponsorship agreements and purchase orders. Mr. Fichman graduated from UCLA (B.A.1975) and from UCLA School of Law (J.D.1978).

Anthony O. Garvin
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9737
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Anthony O. Garvin serves as University Counsel and head of the environmental group. Mr. Garvin has most recently been a partner in the San Francisco office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. His previous practice experience was with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency where he served as Assistant Regional Counsel and Acting Regional Counsel. Subsequently, he was a partner at Landels, Ripley & Diamond and Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison. He is a graduate of Cornell University School of Law (J.D. 1972), has his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington (B.A. 1969), and Master of Regional Planning from Cornell (1974).

Assignments:
GROUP LEADER: Environmental
Air and water matters
Energy regulation
Environmental permitting and regulation
Hazardous materials and hazardous waste regulation
Land use
Natural resources
Superfund(CERCLA)

Diane F. Geocaris
Chief Campus Counsel
Office of Campus Counsel
University of California, Irvine
510 Aldrich Hall
Irvine, CA 92697-1900
Phone: (949) 824-2880
Fax: (949) 824-8654
dfgeocar@uci.edu

Diane Fields Geocaris has served as Counsel to the Chancellor at the Irvine campus since 1990. Before coming to UCI, Ms. Geocaris was a partner at the Chicago firm of Rudnick and Wolfe (now DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary). She also work as an associate at Sidley & Austin in Chicago and Washington, DC, and at Gray Cary Ames and Frye (also, now DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary). Ms. Geocaris graduated Stanford Law School in 1975 and received her AB from Stanford University in 1972.

Michael R. Goldstein
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9895
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Michael Goldstein has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel for The Regents of the University of California since 1998. Prior to joining the office, Mr. Goldstein was an attorney with Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco, which he joined in 1989 following judicial clerkships for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and for the Honorable Alfonzo Zirpoli of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. His primary area of practice covers commercial and personnel litigation. Mr. Goldstein is a graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge (Hons. B.A. 1981), and the University of California, Berkeley (A.B. 1979; M.A. 1984; J.D. 1987).

Assignments:
Commercial litigation
Employment litigation
General litigation
Harassment / TROs

Elisabeth R. Gunther
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9941
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Elisabeth R. Gunther serves as University Counsel in the environmental group. Ms. Gunther practices in the area of land use and environmental review, as well as environmental regulation and health and safety. Prior to joining OGC, she was an Assistant City Attorney with the cities of Santa Rosa and San Francisco and was in private practice as a shareholder in the laws firms of Beveridge & Diamond and Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe. She was an associate at the law firm of Landels, Ripley & Diamond. Ms. Gunther graduated from the University of Michigan (A.B.1979) and the University of Chicago (J.D.1983). She also studied at the London School of Economics.

Assignments:
Air and water matters
California Enviromnental Quality Act
Hazardous waste
Natural resources

Norman J. Hamill
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9746
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Norm Hamill began serving in the Office of General Counsel in 2006. He works on risk-management-related litigation, particularly in the general liability area, and provides counsel to Risk Management staff on insurance and related issues. Prior to joining OGC, Mr. Hamill worked at CNA Insurance in San Francisco, where he served as in-house coverage counsel since 2003. Before joining CNA, he worked for two and one-half years at Cooley Godward LLP in Palo Alto. Prior to joining Cooley Godward, he was an associate and then partner at Gordon & Rees, where he represented clients in all phases of litigation, including representing the University in several matters. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley (B.A. 1988) and received his law degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles (J.D. 1991).

Assignments:
Civil litigation
General liability and claims

Rita A. Hao
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9734
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Rita A. Hao is a member of the technology transfer practice group in the office. Ms. Hao, who is a member of the patent bar, was a partner at Gonzalez & Leigh in San Francisco focusing on intellectual property and civil rights litigation. Prior to her affiliation with that firm, she completed a three year clerkship with Judge Phyllis Hamiltonamil in U. S. District Court in San Francisco with an emphasis on trial-level patent litigation. She has additional practice experience with McCutchen Doyle and Latham & Watkins where she specialized in patent, trademark, and copyright litigation. Her educational background includes an undergraduate degree from Harvard University in East Asian Studies and Fine Arts. Her law degree is from Columbia University.

Assignments:
Patent law
Technology transfer licensing and litigation

Patricia M. Jasper
Campus Counsel
UC Los Angeles
3149 Murphy Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1405
Phone: (310)825-4042
Fax: (310)206-2390
pjasper@conet.ucla.edu

In 1979, Patricia Jasper became the first “official” Campus Counsel in the UC system, with an express delegation from the Office of the General Counsel to provide legal services to the UCLA campus. At UCLA, Patty provides legal services on a wide array of matters, including matters relating to faculty discipline, athletics, conflict of interest, animal and human subjects research, scientific misconduct, intellectual property, graduate students, and business affairs. Prior to joining the University, she practiced environmental law at the Federal Highway Administration in Washington, D.C., then became a Deputy Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She was later appointed Deputy Counsel to the Governor of Pennsylvania. Patty graduated from Vassar College in 1970 with a BA in History, and received her J.D. from the Catholic University School of Law in 1974.

Lloyd C. Lee
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9740
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Lloyd Lee has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 1985. Prior to joining the office, Mr. Lee worked at the law firms of Bianchi, Hoskins, Stone, Paxton & Engel in San Rafael and Dechert Price & Rhoads in Philadelphia. Mr. Lee's primary area of practice covers business and financing transactions, faculty and student housing, leasing, energy, property taxation, and corporation and limited liability company transactions. Mr. Lee is a graduate of Haverford College (B.A. 1965) and Cornell Law School (J.D. 1968), where he was an editor of the Cornell International Law Journal. Mr. Lee is a co-leader of the health group.

Assignments:
GROUP LEADER - Health and healthcare business group
Business proposals related to healthcare
Business strategies
Joint ventures, leasing and affiliations

David Levine
Associate Health System Counsel
Hospital Legal Affairs Department
UC Davis Medical Center
Sherman Building, Suite 3900
2315 Stockton Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: (916)734-3155
Fax: (916)734-0222
david.levine@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

David Levine has served as a Health System Counsel at UC Davis Health System since 2005. Prior to joining the Health System, Mr. Levine was a partner in the law firm Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Levine's primary areas of practice involve fraud and abuse compliance counseling, federal health care program reimbursement and general healthcare law. He is a graduate of Boston University School of Law (J.D. 1986) and the University of Michigan (B.A. 1982).

Mary E. MacDonald
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9742
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Mary MacDonald has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 1981. Her primary areas of practice are copyright, trademark, use of University of California's name and unofficial seal, procurement competitive bidding and bid protests, procurement of goods and services, computer law, libraries and special collections, Continuing Education of the Bar, University of California Press, research contracts and grants, landlord-tenant, and unlawful detainers. Prior to joining the office, Ms. MacDonald was a field attorney for the National Labor Relations Board in the San Francisco and Oakland offices. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (B.A. 1969) and the University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D. 1976).

Assignments:
Copyright
Trademark
Use of University name and seal
Procurement competitive bidding and bid protests
Procurement of goods and services
Computer law
Libraries and special collections
Continuing Education of the Bar
University Press
Research contracts and grants
Landlord-tenant
Unlawful detainers

Stephen P. Morrell
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9744
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Stephen Morrell has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 1981. Prior to joining the office, Mr. Morrell was an attorney with the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office. His primary area of practice covers construction law and competitive bidding. Mr. Morrell is a graduate of University of California, Davis (B.A. 1974) and the Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D. 1977).

Assignments:
GROUP LEADER - construction
Article IX, section 9
Competitive bidding
Construction law: UCOP, UCD/UCDMC, UCB, UCI/UCIMC, LLNL, LBNL, LANL
Contract law
General construction law
Indemnity

Janet C. Norris
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9994
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Janet Norris has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 2002. Prior to joining the office, she was a partner at Steefel, Levitt & Weiss in San Francisco. Ms. Norris heads the office's transactional group and her primary area of practice is real estate law. Ms. Norris is a graduate of Princeton University (B.A. 1973) and University of Virginia (J.D. 1976).

Assignments:
GROUP LEADER – Commercial transactions
Commercial Lending
General Transactional
Leasing
Private Equity Investments
Real Estate Acquisition and Disposition

Anna Orlowski
Chief Health System Counsel
Hospital Legal Affairs Department
UC Davis Medical Center
Sherman Building, Suite 3900
2315 Stockton Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: (916)734-3155
Fax: (916)734-0222
anna.orlowski@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Anna Orlowski has served as Health System Counsel for the University of California Davis Health System since 1998. Prior to joining the UC Davis Health System, Anna Orlowski was a litigation attorney in Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon; her primary areas of practice were business litigation and medical malpractice defense. Ms. Orlowki earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA (B.A. 1988) and her law degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D. 1991) Ms. Orlowski is licensed to practice law in the states of California, Oregon and Washington.

Daniel Park
Associate Campus Counsel
UC San Diego
University Center 201, 0097
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0097
Phone: (858)822-1237
Fax: (858)822-1238
danielpark@ucsd.edu

Dan Park joined the UCSD Office of Campus Counsel in January 2005. Prior to joining the office, Dan practiced law at the law firm of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton in Los Angeles. Dan received his law degree from Yale Law School in 1998. He also holds degrees from Swarthmore College (B.A. 1993) and Stanford University (M.A. 1994). Dan provides advice on a diverse array of legal issues including intellectual property, real estate, public contracts, First Amendment, and academic and staff personnel issues.

Christopher M. Patti
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9739
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Christopher Patti has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 1990. Prior to joining the office, Mr. Patti worked at Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe in San Francisco. Mr. Patti is co-leader of the litigation group, focusing on education and academic litigation; his primary area of practice covers employment litigation, Federal and State False Claims Act, general litigation, First Amendment issues, Equal Protection issues, and securities litigation. Mr. Patti is a graduate of Dartmouth (A.B. 1980) and University of Virginia (J.D. 1983).

Assignments:
GROUP LEADER – Educational Affairs Litigation
Admissions
Appellate Law
Employment Litigation
Equal Protection
Federal & State False Claims Act
First Amendment
General Litigation
Securities Litigation
Sponsored Research and Federal Funding

Elizabeth Kimberly (Kyhm) Penfil
Campus Counsel
Office of Campus Counsel
University of California, Irvine
510 Aldrich Hall
Irvine, CA 92697-1900
Phone: (949) 824-2880
Fax: (949) 824-8654
kpenfil@uci.edu

Kyhm Penfil is Campus Counsel at UC Irvine. She advises the Chancellor, Provost, Vice Chancellors and Deans with respect to a broad range of legal issues, including constitutional law, intellectual property, real estate, gifts, academic affairs and discrimination. Before joining the University, Ms. Penfil was a partner at Irell & Manella LLP, where her practice focused on intellectual property litigation at the trial and appellate levels. Ms. Penfil earned her J.D., Order of the Coif, from the University of Southern California, where she served on the Southern California Law Review, and her A.B. from Wellesley College. Los Angeles Magazine has named Ms. Penfil one of the Top 50 Lawyers in Orange County and one of the Top 50 Female Lawyers in Southern California.

Carrie Recksieck
Associate Counsel, UCLA Health System
10920 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 420
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310) 794-3138
Facsimile: (310) 794-3313

Carrie Recksieck joined the UCLA Health System in 1997 after previously serving as Hospital Legal Counsel for the University of California Davis Medical Center. Prior to joining the University of California, Ms. Recksieck worked both as in-house counsel and outside counsel for Health Net. She also practiced healthcare law as an attorney at the Watts Health Foundation. Ms. Recksieck earned her undergraduate degree from the University of California, San Diego (B.A. 1982), her law degree from California Western School of Law (J.D. 1985) and her master's degree in Public Health from the UCLA School of Public Health (M.P.H. 1989).

Kevin S. Reed
Vice Chancellor-Legal Affairs and Associate General Counsel
UCLA
Phone: 310-206-1355
Facsimile: 310-206-6030

Kevin Reed joined the University of California, Los Angeles, in March 2008, as Vice Chancellor-Legal Affairs and Associate General Counsel. Mr. Reed oversees UCLA’s provision of campus-wide legal assistance and ombuds services, the prevention of sexual harassment and compliance with Title IX. Prior to joining UCLA, Mr. Reed served as General Counsel of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation’s second largest school district. A civil rights lawyer by training, Mr. Reed was a partner at Strumwasser & Woocher LLP specializing in civil litigation and counseling on complex issues of education law, constitutional law, insurance regulation and advice to nonprofits. Mr. Reed spent six years as the managing attorney for the Western Regional office of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Mr. Reed received his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School and his B.A. with high distinction, from the University of Virginia. He is a member of the California, New York and Massachusetts state bars.

Andrea M. Resnick
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9749
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Andrea Resnick has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 1987. Prior to joining the office, Ms. Resnick worked at the law firm of Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro in San Francisco. Ms. Resnick is a health attorney and is assigned to UCSD Medical Center and Medical School, and also specializes in human subject research related matters. Ms. Resnick is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (B.A. 1976), Yale University (M.S. 1982) and the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (J.D. 1981).

Assignments:
Clinical Trials
Institutional Review Boards
Human Subject Research
UCSD Medical Center

Max M. Reynolds
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-0930
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Max Reynolds has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 2005. Prior to joining the office, Mr. Reynolds was a partner in the law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP in Washington, D.C. Mr. Reynolds’ primary areas of practice involve health care transactions, fraud and abuse compliance counseling, Medicare reimbursement, and physician compensation. He is a graduate of Emory University (B.A. 1992) and the University of Virginia School of Law (J.D. 1996).

Assignments:
Anti-kickback and Fraud and Abuse
Antitrust
Compliance with Med-Cal/Medicare, Billing and Reimbursement Regulations
Healthcare Business
Licensure and Accreditation

David M. Robinson
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9748
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

David Robinson has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 2001. Prior to joining the office, Mr. Robinson was a partner at Goldfarb & Lipman in San Francisco. His primary areas of practice cover design and construction advice and litigation, and real estate administration transactions, including eminent domain. Mr. Robinson is a graduate of University of California, Santa Cruz (B.A. 1989) and University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D. 1992).

Assignments:
Construction Law: UCLA/UCLAMC, UCSB, UCSC
Design and Construction Administration and Litigation
Eminent Domain
Real Property and Litigation
Relocation Assistance

Carole R. Rossi
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9760
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Carole. R. Rossi has served as University Counsel in the Office of General Counsel since 1999, including serving as Deputy Campus Counsel at the University of California, San Francisco campus in 2003-2004. Ms. Rossi graduated class valedictorian from Hastings College of the Law in 1988. After completing a one-year clerkship for Chief Judge Robert F. Peckham in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, she practiced at the San Francisco law firm of Hanson Bridgett, where she represented both public and private sector employers in employment and labor litigation, and handled a general employer advice practice. Ms. Rossi currently serves both in the office’s educational affairs and labor and employment groups, and handles an advice practice on a variety of matters, including academic and staff personnel issues, UC policy interpretation, internal investigations and grievances, privacy and due process issues, labor-management relations, and disability discrimination and accommodation issues for both employees and students. She also serves as counsel to UC Agriculture and Natural Resources. Ms. Rossi is a member of the State Bar of California, the Bar Association of San Francisco and NACUA, and is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit and all U.S. District Courts in California.

Assignments:
Principal Campus Counsel, UCSC
Academic Personnel Policy
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Americans with Disabilities Act
Background Checks
Collective Bargaining
  Lecturers’ Unit
  Service Employees Unit
Due Process
Employee First Amendment
Employee Privagreementscy
Employment A
Employment and Labor Relations
Employment Discrimination
Employment Settlements
Executive Personnel
Grievances, Hearings and Procedures
House Staff Issues
Joint Employer Issues
Labor and Employment Records
Staff Personnel Policy
Student Dismissal
Whistleblower Policy & Complaints

Peter Schneider
Associate Counsel - Health Sciences
Office of the Chancellor
UC Irvine
510 Administration Building
Irvine, CA 92697
Phone (949)824-8343, (714)456-2297
Fax (949)824-8654, (714)456-2298
pschneid@uci.edu

Peter Schneider is Campus Counsel-Health Sciences at UC Irvine, advising the components of the UCI Health System, including UCI Medical Center, UCI Medical Group, and the administration and faculty of the School of Medicine. He was licensed to practice law in California in 1984 and has been representing physicians, hospitals and health care entities in California ever since. Peter joined the University's Office of the General Counsel in Oakland in 1999, where he provided legal oversight of the University of California's professional liability program and litigation. In June 2001, he joined UC Irvine as its first campus based health care attorney. He is a graduate of the University of California, Rverside (B.A. 1981) and the University of San Diego School of Law (J.D. 1984).

Greta Schnetzler
Deputy Campus Counsel
UC San Francisco
Box 0986(m)
500 Parnassus Avenue, Room 249E
San Francisco, CA 94143-0986
Phone: (415)502-2482
Fax: (415)476-0832
gschnetzler@legal.ucsf.edu

Greta Schnetzler was appointed Deputy Campus Counsel at UCSF in March 2005. She was previously a partner with the law firm of Gordon & Rees where she specialized in representing colleges and universities in all aspects of employment, civil rights and education law for twenty years. In 1992, Ms. Schnetzler worked on a special temporary assignment in-house with the Office of the General Counsel of the Regents of the University of California. Ms. Schnetzler graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Alabama with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. She received her J.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1985. She an active and contributing member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys and serves as a neutral evaluator and mediator on the Alternative Dispute Resolution panel of the Northern District Court. She is a frequent speaker on legal issues affecting colleges and universities. Within the Office of Legal Affairs, Ms. Schnetzler assists campus clients in the area of labor and employment law, medical staff matters, academic affairs, graduate medical education, student affairs, research compliance, international programs and complex contracts.

Sandra S. Schultz
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9762
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Sandra Schultz has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 1994. Prior to joining the office, Ms. Schultz was in private and corporate practice and served as Senior Patent Attorney at Medtronic, Inc. in Irvine, California. Her primary area of practice covers technology transfer with a focus on patents. Ms. Schultz is a graduate of Stanford University (B.A. 1970) and the University of California Hastings College of the Law (J.D. 1977).

Assignments:
Patent Law
Technology Transfer Licensing and Litigation

Maria Shanle
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9845
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Maria Shanle has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 2000. Prior to joining the office, Ms. Shanle served as Deputy City Attorney in the City of Alameda's Attorney's Office and was an associate at Hanson Bridgett, Marcus Vlahos & Rudy. Her primary areas of practice include issues relating to the Information Practices Act and related privacy issues, the University's electronic communications policy, the Public Records Act, and Proposition 209. Ms. Shanle is a graduate of Carleton College in Minnesota (B.A.1993) and the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall) (J.D. 1996).

Assignments:
Clery Act
Conflict of Interest
Electronic Communications Policy
Executive compensation
NAGPRA / Native American
Open Meetings
Privacy
Proposition 209
Public Records
State and Federal Legislation
Student Affairs
PATRIOT Act Compliance

Valerie C. Shelton
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9783
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Valerie Shelton was a partner with Filice Brown Eassa & McLeod LLP, specializing in the litigation of high profile, high exposure complex civil cases in both state and federal courts. The primary focus of her practice was on employment and labor law disputes, discrimination issues, sexual harassment claims, wage and hour issues, and premises liability. She has extensive experience conducting management training seminars and consulting on employee disciplinary matters, personnel policies and employee handbooks. She is experienced in all phases of pre-trial, trial and post-trial proceedings, including discovery, depositions, court appearances and the handling of expert witnesses. She is a graduate of the University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco and obtained her undergraduate degree from Pomona College in Claremont, CA.

P. Martin Simpson, Jr.
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9763
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Martin Simpson has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 1989, when he became the Resident Counsel for the Office of Technology Transfer of the Office of the President. Prior to joining the office, Mr. Simpson served as a Patent Attorney and later Deputy Laboratory Counsel for Patents with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Prior to Livermore, Mr. Simpson was a Patent Attorney with the United States Department of Energy and its predecessor agency in both Washington, D.C., and Livermore. Mr. Simpson leads the technology transfer group and his primary area of practice covers matters relating to technology transfer with a focus on patents. Mr. Simpson is a graduate of Rhodes College (B.S. 1970, phi beta kappa) and the University of Texas at Austin School of Law (J.D. 1975).

Assignments:
GROUP LEADER – Technology Transfer
Patent Law
Technology Transfer Licensing and Litigation

Michael R. Smith
Assistant Chancellor - Legal Affairs
UC Berkeley
200 California Hall, #1500
Berkeley, CA 94720-1500
Phone: (510) 642-7122
Facsimile: (510) 643-5980
e-mail: mikesmith@berkeley.edu

Mike Smith has served as UC Berkeley's Campus Counsel from 1973 to the present. Early in his career from 1965-1966, he volunteered in the Peace Corps as a lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ife, Ife, Nigeria. From 1968-1973, he served as Assistant General Counsel and Senior Staff Attorney for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. He has taught law courses and worked in private practice. He is a member of the California and United States Supreme Court Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA). Mr. Smith is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (B.S.) and the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall) (J.D. 1966)

Ann Sparkman
Deputy Campus Counsel for Health Affairs
University of California, San Francisco
Office of Legal Affairs
745 Parnassus Avenue, 2nd Floor (Faculty Alumni House)
San Francisco, CA 94143-0986
Phone: (415)476-3186
Fax: (415)476-0832
Asparkman@legal.ucsf.edu

Ann Sparkman joined the Office of General Counsel in May 2006, serving as Deputy Campus Counsel for Health Affairs at University of California, San Francisco. Prior to joining the University of California, Ms. Sparkman was a partner at Hassard Bonnington in San Francisco, defending health plans against bad faith managed care litigation, defending physicians and allied health care professionals in medical malpractice actions, and representing Credentials Committees with Section 805 fair hearings. Ms. Sparkman also served in both the legal and compliance departments of Kaiser Permanente’s program office, managing the medical malpractice and managed care litigation for the California, North Carolina and Hawaii regions, and providing health law and regulatory advice and counsel on a wide range of health care issues for all eight regions.

Ms. Sparkman provides a comprehensive range of health law advice to the medical center and campus regarding federal and state regulations affecting the delivery of health care services and human subjects research, including but not limited to the Human Research Protection Program, licensure and accreditation, peer review, medical staff, credentialing, Medicare reimbursement, fraud and abuse, and health plan contracting.

Ms. Sparkman is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (B.A. - Zoology 1975); the University of California, San Francisco (B.S.N. – Nursing 1979) and the University Of San Francisco School Of Law (J.D. 1987).

Michael Sweeney
Associate Campus Counsel
Phone: (530) 754-7111
Facsimile: (530) 752-4931

Michael Sweeney has served as Associate Campus Counsel at UC Davis since 2007. Prior to his service at UC Davis, Mr. Sweeney was a Deputy Attorney General in the civil rights and the employment sections of the California Attorney General’s Office, and Senior Staff Counsel at the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). Prior to his service at DFEH, Mr. Sweeney was a litigation attorney in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Mr. Sweeney is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (A.B. 1985) and the University of San Francisco, School of Law (J.D. 1988).

Fred Takemiya
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9751
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Fred Takemiya has served as University Counsel in the University of California's Office of the General Counsel since1978. Prior to joining the office, Mr. Takemiya worked as a Deputy County Counsel for Contra Costa County. He serves as campus counsel for the Riverside and Santa Cruz campuses. Mr. Takemiya is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (B.A. 1974) the University of California and Berkeley (Boalt Hall) (J.D. 1977).

Assignments:
Educational affairs

Susan M. Thomas
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-0933
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Susan M. Thomas holds the position of University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel for The Regents of the University of California. She has been with the University since August 1979, including serving two-and-a-half years as General Counsel at UC Hastings College of the Law. Ms. Thomas is counsel to The Regents Committee on Audit, to the Senior Vice President for Business and Finance, and Internal Audit. Her areas of practice include business, audit, board governance, research compliance, collective bargaining, and Department of Energy laboratory management.

Ms. Thomas graduated from Hasting College of the Law as a member of the Order of the Coif in 1977. Prior to joining U.C., she practiced law with Morrison and Foerster in San Francisco. She is admitted to practice in the State of California, the United States District Courts for the Central and Northern Districts, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Assignments:
GROUP LEADER – Laboratory Counsel Coordination and Special Projects
Business Finance
Audit
DOE Laboratories: Coordination of Laboratory Counsel, Oversight, Competition
Research Compliance
Special Projects

Leslie L. Van Houten
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9755
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Leslie Van Houten has served as a University Counsel in the University of California's Office of the General Counsel since 1990. Prior to joining the office, Ms. Van Houten worked at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison in San Francisco. Her primary area of practice covers labor relations and employment issues, including the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), FEHA, and Title VII, American with Disabilities Act (ADA), housestaff labor and grievance matters, and personnel policies for academic and staff employees. She is a graduate of Brigham Young University (B.A. 1969, M.A. 1975) and Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College (J.D. 1981).

Assignments:
Academic Personnel Issues
Academic Personnel Policy
Administrative Procedures, Hearings and Appeals Related to Labor and Employment
Americans with Disabilities Act
Collective Bargaining:
  Housestaff Association
  Northern California Skilled Crafts
  Printing Trades
  Research Professionals
  Santa Cruz Faculty
Employee Privacy
Employment Discrimination
Employment Settlements
Executive Personnel
Family Medical Leave Act
Housestaff
Joint Employer Issues
Labor Relations
Labor Relations Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions
Staff Personnel Policy
Whistleblower Policy and Complaints

Susan H. von Seeburg
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9753
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Susan von Seeburg has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 1987. Prior to joining the office, Ms. von Seeburg worked with the law firm of Schachter, Kristoff, Ross, Sprague & Curiale in San Francisco. Her primary area of practice covers labor relations and employment matters, including wage and hour law, military leave issues, personnel policy advice, administrative procedures, hearings and appeals related to employment, firefighters and police issues, grievances and legislation regarding employment, collective bargaining, and discrimination. Ms. von Seeburg is a graduate of the University of Michigan (B.A. 1966) and Golden Gate University School of Law (J.D. 1983).

Assignments:
GROUP LEADER – Labor and Employment
Academic and Staff Personnel Policy
Collective Bargaining:
  Firefighters Unit
  Police Unit
  Southern California Skilled Crafts
  Technical Unit
Employment Administrative Procedures, Hearings and Appeals
Employment
Executive Personnel
Labor and Employment Legislation
Labor Relations
Military Leave
Settlements
Wage and Hour Law

Cynthia A. Vroom
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9773
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Cynthia Vroom has served as a University Counsel in the University of California's Office of the General Counsel since 1998. Prior to joining the office, Ms. Vroom worked at Fox & Spillane in Los Angeles practicing intellectual law with an emphasis in copyright. Her primary areas of practice include employment litigation, First Amendment issues, and academic personnel issues. She is the author of several articles on comparative constitutional law, and is a regular speaker at the annual Round Table on International Constitutional Justice in France. Ms. Vroom is a graduate of San Jose State University (B.A., M.A.), the University of California, Los Angeles (Ph.D), and Stanford School of Law (J.D.).

Assignments:
Employment Litigation
First Amendment
General Litigation
PATRIOT Act Compliance
Third-Party Subpoenas

Diane Wynshaw-Boris
Senior Campus Counsel
Phone: (415) 476-5005
Facsimile: (415) 476-0832

Diane Wynshaw-Boris joined the UC San Francisco Office of Legal Affairs in October of 2007. Prior to joining the office, Ms. Wynshaw-Boris headed the Business Contracts office at UC San Diego. Her primary areas of practice are business transactions and contracts. Ms. Wynshaw-Boris is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College (B.A. 1977) and Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D. 1982). She was admitted to practice in Ohio, Massachusetts, and Maryland and maintains an active license in California.

Richard W. Wilson
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-0019
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Richard Wilson joined the Office of the General Counsel in May 2005, as a member of the litigation group with responsibility for professional liability program litigation and claims.  Rick has degrees from Arizona State University, 1976, Business Administration, and University of Minnesota School of Law, 1979.  After practicing law in the Minneapolis area for three years, he moved to Southern California where he began his career in the medical malpractice field for two years as a claims representative and regional claims manager for an insurance carrier.  He then joined the San Francisco law firm of Hassard Bonnington LLP where he distinguished himself as a medical malpractice defense attorney. Rick left his partnership position at Hassard in 2001 and assumed a litigation management attorney position with the Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts.

At the Office of the General Counsel Rick has primary responsibility for management and oversight of all Professional Liability claims and suits brought against the University and its health care employees.

Assignments:
Civil Litigation
Medical Malpractice
Public Entity Liability and Claims
Tort Claims Act

Glenn R. Woods
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Mail Stop 50A-4112
One Cyclotron Road
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone: (510) 486-7025
Facsimile: (510) 486-6498

Margaret L. Wu
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9747
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Margaret Wu has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 2007. Ms. Wu practices in the litigation group, focusing on educational affairs and academic litigation.

Prior to joining the office, Ms. Wu worked as a litigation attorney at Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco and at Boies, Schiller & Flexner in Oakland. Ms. Wu also clerked for U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken. Ms. Wu is a graduate of Stanford University (A.B. 1991) and of the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall) (J.D. 1996), where she was a member of the California Law Review and Chair of the Moot Court Board.

Carolyn Yee
University Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9741
Facsimile: (510) 987-9757

Carolyn M. Yee has served as a University Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel since 2006. Prior to joining the office, Ms. Yee was the AV-rated (Martindale-Hubbell) Principal in the Law Office of Carolyn M. Yee in Los Angeles specializing in all aspects of labor and employment law practice. She has also served as in-house employment counsel for Southern California Edison Company and prior to that as an attorney with the National Labor Relations Board. Ms. Yee is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (A.B.) and of the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall) (J.D.).

Assignments:
Constitutional law
Discrimination
Employment ligitation/monitor
General litigation