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William Hunt, Dean
EDUCATION
University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California
Juris Doctorate 1994; California Bar Member 1994
University of California, Los Angeles, California
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 1990
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
California School of Law, Santa Barbara, California — Dean 2005 - Present
Crown College, Tacoma, Washington — Director of Education, 2003-2004
Responsibilities included an extensive curriculum rewrite for all departments, text book selections and the conversion to a new computer classroom environment
Crown College, Tacoma, Washington — Chair of Paralegal Department, 2002-2003
Responsibilities included Curriculum Development, Coordinating Lesson Plans and Text book selection.
California State University, Monterey Bay — Professor, 2001 – 2002, Freshman Pro-Seminar
Freshman Pro-Seminar is an introduction for freshman students to CSUMB’s Paralegal Studies
Southern Cayuga Central School District, Poplar Ridge, New York — Coach, Substitute Teacher, 1999-2000
Resource Room Specialist, designated substitute teacher for the districts reading rooms, and special education classes
Sawyer College, San Jose, California — Paralegal Professor, 1997 –1998
Business Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Family Law, Legal Research and Writing, Torts, Environmental Law, Business Management, Civil Rights including Affirmative Action, Constitutional Law
Herald Business College, Hayward, California — Paralegal Professor, 1996 – 1997
Taught all aspects of Business Contracts from formation to conclusion, including breach of contract and remedies, Torts, and Environmental Law
Kenneth T. Hunt
EDUCATION
Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles — Juris Doctorate, 1993
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Crown College, Washington — Chair of Paralegal Department, 2003-2004
Responsibilities included Curriculum Development, Coordinating Lesson Plans and Text book selection, as well as teaching of law related courses including, paralegal studies, criminal justice and business law.
University of California, Santa Cruz Extension Program — Instructor, 1996-1997
Taught Introduction to Paralegal Studies and Legal Research and Writing. Bar Review Courses, Domestic Violence Panels, Juvenile Rehabilitation Workshops, K-12 Teaching Experiences, and Mandatory Legal Education Classes (MCLE)
Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office — Assistant District Attorney III, 1997 - 2002
Responsible for conducting a daily criminal calendar, prosecuting jury trials, writing and responding to legal briefs and motions, assisting victims of crime to work and understand the criminal process.
Experience in issues regarding domestic violence, substance abuse, gang violence and juvenile rehabilitation.
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office — Deputy District Attorney II, 1994-1996
Represented the interests of children and custodial parents in child support cases. Responsible for all aspects of cases from the establishment of paternity to enforcement of child support
Mari Rockenstein
EDUCATION
Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California
Juris Doctor, 1997 • Comments Editor-Santa Clara Law Review • top 6% of class • Graduated Cum Laude; Dean’s List
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
CSU Channel Islands, Camarillo, California — Adjunct Professor August 2004 – Present
Martin V. Smith School of Business & Economics
Business Law • Masters of Business Administration Program • Law and Ethics • Environmental Science and Resource Management Program • Environmental Law and Policy
Advisor — CSU Channel Islands Pre-Law Society
Creating an intellectual property course for the undergraduates • Counsel students who have an interest in attending law school or pursuing a career in the legal field.
Barbi Appelquist
EDUCATION
Hastings College of the Law — Juris Doctor, May 2004, San Francisco, California
Law Review: Hastings International & Comparative Law Review (HICLR), Member and Contributor
Awards: Hastings Public Interest Law Foundation Grant • Hastings International & Comparative Law Review, Excellence in Editing • Blum Scholar • Moot Court Oral Advocacy, Honorable Mention Semester Study
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Hastings Legal Education Opportunity Program — Civil Procedure Teaching Assistant, 9/2002 - 5/2003, San Francisco, California
Prepared and delivered weekly lectures on Civil Procedure to first-year law students • Administered and graded weekly assignments, including practice exam essays and multiple choice questions • Received LEOP Excellence in Teaching Award
Joseph Chun
EDUCATION
University of California, Davis School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2005
UC Davis Law Review Editor • Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in Contracts (top grade in class) • Top Oral Advocate Award, Fall 2004 UC Davis Moot Court Competition • Outstanding Oral Advocate Runner-up, 2005 UC Davis Moot Court Competition • President of Phi Delta Phi, International Legal Fraternity • Volunteer for Employment Law Clinic
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant, UC Davis Law School and Political Science Department — August 2003 to March 2005
Served as teaching assistant for legal research, legal writing, and judicial process. Prepared and led class discussions and reviews. Explained class materials in lucid manner, ensuring students grasped relevant concepts. Met with students individually during office hours. Graded exams, papers, and writing assignments, providing constructive criticism and feedback to students.
Personal Training Instructor, SCORE! Educational Center — February 2001 to October 2001
Taught students of all levels on multiple subjects, including reading comprehension, writing, and math. Customized lesson plans to fit individual student needs. Monitored progress of each student to ensure they remained on track to satisfy learning objectives.
Fremont and Newark Unified School Districts — Substitute Teacher, September 1998 to September 1999
Substitute teacher for Kindergarten through 12th grade classes.
Peter J Hong
EDUCATION
Loyola University – Juris Doctor, May 2004, Chicago, Illinois
Member, National Health Law Moot Court Team • Editor, Annals of Health Law • Recipient of John J. Waldron/Schiff Hardin & Waite Scholarship • Member, Asian American Law Students Association • Dean’s List
Boston University – Bachelor of Arts, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Sociology Minor, May 1998, Boston, Massachusetts
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Platt College, Alhambra, CA – Instructor, 06/2005 – 08/2006
Taught Family Law/Community Property Law for a Paralegal program. • Designed and implemented course materials and incorporated legal research and writing to the curriculum.
BAR/BRI, Los Angeles, CA – Grader, 05/2005 – 08/2005
Graded simulated California Bar Examination essay questions • Reviewed written answers by students and provided comments, corrections, and mock grades.
Loyola University Asian American Law Students Association, Tutor/Moot Court Coach, 09/2003 – 01/2004
Tutored First Year law students in various subjects • Helped coach various national moot court teams • Judged the Midwest Regional Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition.
PUBLICATION
Hidden Costs to Homeowners: The Prevalent Non-Disclosure of Yield Spread Premiums, 18 Loy. Consumer L. Rev. 2 (2005).
Craig E. Kleffman
EDUCATION
Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
Juris Doctor, December, 2005
Honors: Moot Court, Oral Alternate Finalist
Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
Bachelor of Music, Professional Music, December 1996
EXPERIENCE
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office:
Deputy District Attorney I and II – April 2007 to Present: Alhambra/Bellflower/Whittier Branches. Prosecuted 19 misdemeanor and felony jury trials and three court trials.
Senior Law Clerk — March 2006 to April 2007: Public Integrity Division
Volunteer/Paid Law Clerk —June 2004 to March 2006: Public Integrity DivisionlTarget Crimes/Alhambra
Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
Research Assistant — August 2004 to December 2005
Tracey Resetar
EDUCATION
Osgoode Hall Of York University, Faculty of Law, Toronto, ON, 2002 – 2008
Master of Laws in Civil Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Osgoode Hall is a Tier 1 law school. Emphasis on dispute resolution, administrative law and transnational litigation.
University Of Windsor, Faculty Of Law, Windsor, ON, 1987 – 1990
Bachelor of Laws
▪ Canadian Client Counseling Champion, First Place, 1990
▪ Client Counseling Champion, First Place, U. of Windsor Faculty of Law, 1990
▪ Client Counseling Championship, Second Place, North East Regional Finals, American Bar Association, 1990 Competition (overall score in excess of 80%)
▪ Intern, Community Legal Aid Clinic
▪ Participant, Zuber Moot
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
State University of New York, Sanborn, New York, 2009 to Present
Instructor, The Center for Legal Studies, Niagara County Community College
• Responsible for training RN students concerning ethics, legal writing, medical records, the evaluation of damages, alternative dispute resolution and risk management.
EXPERIENCE
Law Office of Tracey Resetar, Toronto, ON, 1997 –2007
Solo Practitioner
▪ Responsible for full caseload from inception to appeal before the Ontario Court of Justice, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, the Alberta Court of Appeal (sitting supernumerary in the Northwest Territories), the Northwest Territories Courts and the Northwest Territories Court of Appeal.
Consumer Centre, Toronto, On, 1999 – 2005
In-House Counsel, Public Educator
• Provided summary legal advice to clients of a pre-paid legal service. conducted public education seminars. appeared as a guest on radio and television to discuss current legal issues.
Lawson Lundell, Yellowknife, NT, 1996 – 1997
Associate
▪ Responsible for full caseload from inception to appeal before the Alberta Court of Appeal (sitting supernumerary in the Northwest Territories), the Northwest Territories Courts and the Northwest Territories Court of Appeal, with extensive latitude in assessment and strategic decision making.
Canadian Institute For Paralegal Studies, Toronto, ON, 1994 – 1998
Educator, Officer, Director, and Shareholder
▪ Created first private vocational school in Ontario to train paralegals and co-developed program of study.
▪ Obtained a government license to operate the school, managed the administration in conjunction with contractors and volunteers, and marketed program.
▪ Recruited educators and taught classes.
Jaime Raba
EDUCATION
University of California, Davis School of Law • King Hall School of Law
Juris Doctor, 2003
Journal of International Law and Policy: Editor-In-Chief (2002), Executive Editor (2001), Senior Articles Editor (2000)
University of Notre Dame • School of Graduate Studies
Master of Theological Studies, History of Christianity, 2000
Editing: Alejandro O’Donell et al., The Child in Latin America
Languages: Spanish (graduate proficiency exam) • Latin (research proficiency exam)
University of California, Riverside
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, History, and Religious Studies cum laude, 1998
Honors: Theta Alpha Kappa Honor Society • Edwin S. Gaustad Award for Excellence in Religious Studies • Maxwell H. Gluck Fellow in Performing Arts (1996-1998) • Chancellor’s List • Dean’s List (1996-1998)
EXPERIENCE
Jones & Lester, LLP • Litigation Attorney • Los Angeles and Oxnard, CA 5/08-4/09
Raba Law Offices • Estate Planning Attorney • Sacramento, CA 1/05-4/08
Raymond Research • Legislative Historian and Researcher • Sacramento, CA 3/04-4/06
Caroline Rath
EDUCATION
University of West Los Angeles School of Law
Juris Doctorate June 2008, summa cum laude - Class valedictorian
Awarded the CALI/Witkin Award recognizing the top grade in each of the following classes:
• Appellate Advocacy (Prof. David Glassman)
• Legal Skills Practicum (Prof. Eduardo Angeles)
• Evidence II (Prof. Lloyd Chapman)
• Contracts I (Prof. George Dezes)
• Property II (Prof. Ralph Novotney)
• Trusts & Estates (Prof. David Fogel)
• Community Property (Prof. Steve Zand) • Adv. Legal Writing (Prof. Joseph Zamora)
• Constitutional Law II (Prof. Cal Torrance)
• Civil Procedure (Prof. Robert Barrett)
• Contracts II (Prof. George Dezes)
• Remedies (Prof. James Cameron)
• Intro to Legal Study (Prof. Sam Ekizian)
• Business Organizations (Prof. Robert Barrett)
Moot Court
o Winner of Justice Abbe Moot Court Honors Competition Barry Levin Award, awarded by the California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 6, July 2007
o Awarded Individual Achievement in Oral Argument distinction at the Witkin Institute’s Roger J. Traynor California Appellate Moot Court Competition, April 2008
o Participated in the University of San Diego School of Law’s 19th Annual National Criminal Procedure Moot Court 11-10-07 Tournament
EXPERIENCE
San Diego Superior Court, January 2007
civil appeal; qualified as an expert editor
Freelance Editor/Writer (January 2003-present)
Editing specialties: B2B and luxury lifestyle magazines, as well as technical medical/health publications. Areas of writing expertise include business, legal, apparel, corporate biography, and lifestyle topics.
Technical Copy Editor, Technical Publications, National Academy of Sports Medicine Calabasas, CA; January 2004-August 2006
Content and copy edited graduate-level educational publications, from textbooks to continuing education courses.
Freelance Academic Instructor
Los Angeles, CA; July 2001-June 2004
Privately tutored grade school through graduate-level students in a wide range of academic subjects including SAT I and II, GRE, PSAT, and upper division mathematics.
Educational and Standardized Testing Tutor, A Competitive Edge
Los Angeles, CA; June 1999-June 2001
Gave private lessons in test-taking skills for both the SAT I and SAT II.
PUBLICATION
Publications include over 50 credits for writing, 12 credits for copy editing books, 3 credits for proofreading books, and a credit for content editing a master’s program course curriculum.
Tricia Zunker
EDUCATION
UCLA School of Law — Degree of Juris Doctor, May 2006
Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs, Managing Editor Spring 2005 • National Native American Law Students Association (NNALSA) Member • Moot Court Spring 2005 Honors Participant • NNALSA National Moot Court Competition, February 2005, UCLA Representative • Legal Clinics—Tribal Legal Development Clinic; Appellate Advocacy Clinic; Lawyering Skills Clinic • Moot Court Fall 2004 Participant • Women’s Law Union • Josephine P. White Eagle Fellowship Recipient, Ho-Chunk Nation • Board Member, Ho-Chunk Nation Alumni Association (HCAA)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Northcentral Technical College
French Lecturer for Upward Bound, a program for aspiring first-generation college graduates
D.C. Everest Summer School Program, Schofield, WI
French and English as Extended Language (EEL) Teacher for grades 3-5 and grades 1-2.
Wausau School District, June 2003
French Teacher for Wausau School District Gifted & Talented program.
Part-time EEL substitute teacher.
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