• Navid Moshtael (JD ’05) was promoted to partner at Stabile & Moshtael, an Orange-based law firm specializing in family law.
  • Fowler School of Law was recognized in May for the work of alumna Suzanne Fidler (JD ’05) as a volunteer attorney in a citizenship fair co-sponsored by the city of Santa Ana and the Public Law Center. Read more.
  • Antoinette Balta’s (JD ’06) Veterans Legal Institute, which she co-founded in 2014, was featured in The Orange County Register for its work with local veterans. Since opening, the nonprofit has served roughly 1,300 veterans. Read more.
  • Neetal Parekh (JD ’06) has spent the year touring and speaking about her 2015 book, 51 Questions on Social Entrepreneurship. Read more.
  • Sara Naheedy (JD ’09) published a legal self-help book, Stack the Legal Odds in Your Favor, which includes a foreword by Dr. Ron Paul.
  • Timothy Weiner (LL.M. ’10) was sworn in as a Los Angeles County Superior Court commissioner in March.
  • Paul A. Alarcón (JD ’10) joined Buchalter Nemer, which was recently ranked as the 23rd largest firm in Orange County by the Orange County Business Journal. Alarcón’s practice concentrates on product liability and consumer class actions as well as regulatory matters representing manufacturers and retailers. Read more.
  • Lauren Hazarian (JD ’10) and Lisa Mahlum (JD ’11) performed at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown LA as part of the LA Lawyers Philharmonic & Legal Voices in June. Read more.
  • Quan Vuong (JD and LL.M. ’11) published a children’s book entitled Little Lawyers on Estate Planning: Ellie Gets a Will and Trust inspired by his own practice in estate planning. Read more.
  • Joseph Bolander (JD ’11) represented the plaintiffs of the case Flores v. City of San Gabriel and argued before the 9th Circuit and prevailed. Bolander works for firm Castillo Harper APC, of which alumna Kasey Castillo (JD ’05) is a named partner.
  • Amanda Singer (JD ’13), along with her business partner, recently contributed a chapter for the book Putting Kids First in Divorce: How to Reduce Conflict, Preserve Relationships & Protect Your Children During & After Divorce. Singer is co-owner of the San Diego Family Mediation Center. Read more.
  • Julia Sumida (JD ’13) recently became Senior V.P. at Banc of California in Irvine. Sumida began interning there as a student and was hired upon graduation. She currently specializes in creditor’s rights as well as contracts and trademark areas.
  • Elaine Dick (JD ’16) was recognized for her work in the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law clinics with the Clinical Legal Education Association’s Outstanding Student Award. Read more.

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