Committees
| Amicus Briefs Committee | |
Our Amicus Briefs Committee prepares amicus briefs authorized by the Board of Directors. Additionally, the committee advises the Board on amicus briefs for which Queen's Bench's support is requested by other organizations. Visit the Amicus Briefs Committee page. | |
Chair
 Josephine K. Petrick Hanson Bridgett LLP e-mail: JPetrick(at)hansonbridgett(dot)com | Chair
 Kara Wild Hughes Gill Cochrane Tinetti e-mail: kwild(at)hughes-gill(dot)com |
| Awards Committee | |
The Awards Committee chooses the recipients of the Queen’s Bench Lifetime Achievement and Queen’s Bench Merit Awards and advises the Board on other awards as needed. | |
Chair
 Hana Hardy City of San José, Office of the City Attorney e-mail: hananhardy(at)gmail(dot)com | Chair
 Sophia Maria Román The Gap, Inc. e-mail: sophia_roman(at)gap(dot)com |
| Business Development Committee | |
The Business Development Committee works to advance the interests of members in connection with business development and works with other professional associations, as they are available, to arrange for the annual LEAADD dinner (Lawyers, Engineers, Architects, Accountants, Doctors, and Dentists). One of the BD Committee's most popular events is the annual Cocktails and Couture. | |
Chair
 Michelle Dylan Law Office of Michelle Dylan e-mail: md(at)michelledylanlaw(dot)com | Chair
 Tammy Haygood UBS Financial e-mail: tammy.haygood(at)ubs(dot)com |
| Centennial/History | |
The Centennial Committee maintains the archives of Queen's Bench. The committee is already planning the centennial of Queen's Bench in 2021. | |
Chair
 Clarissa A. Kang Trucker Huss, APC e-mail: ckang(at)truckerhuss(dot)com | Chair
 Hon. Charlotte Walter Woolard, Ret. San Francisco Superior Court e-mail: judgewoolard(at)adrservices(dot)org |
| Civic and Judicial Appointments Committee | |
The Civic and Judicial Appointments Committee provides information to the Board and to the members regarding open positions in all branches and levels of government and information about candidates for those openings. The goal is to encourage member participation in elections and ensure communication of open positions to the membership. | |
Chair
 Sara Craig Levin Simes Abrams LLP e-mail: scraig(at)levinsimes(dot)com | Chair
 Andrea L. Russi Horvitz & Levy e-mail: alrussi(at)yahoo(dot)com |
| Conference of Delegates | |
The Queen's Bench delegation to the CCBA represents Queen's Bench at the annual Conference of California Bar Associations and prepares and submits to the conference, resolutions on behalf of Queen's Bench. | |
Chair
 Sharon Alkire Law Office of Sharon Alkire e-mail: alkirelegal(at)gmail(dot)com | Chair
 Andrea Carlise IANGEL e-mail: andrea(at)iangel(dot)org |
| CWL Liaison | |
Liaison
 Beverly Brand California Department of Insurance e-mail: beverlyanbrand(at)gmail(dot)com | |
| Development | |
Chair
 Alice Anne Purdy Flicker, Kerin, Kruger & Bissada LLP e-mail: apurdy(at)fkkblaw(dot)com | Chair
Sophia Maria Román The Gap, Inc. e-mail: sophia_roman(at)gap(dot)com |
| Diversity | |
The Diversity Committee coordinates events for the membership relevant to diversity issues. | |
Chair
Sharon Alkire Law Office of Sharon Alkire e-mail: alkirelegal(at)gmail(dot)com | Chair
 Shivani Joshi Legally Reliable Joshi |
| Domestic and Sexual Violence | |
The Domestic Violence Committee coordinates events for the membership relevant to issues of domestic violence. | |
Chair
 Elisha Jussen-Cooke Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic e-mail: elisha(at)roclinic(dot)org | |
| Education | |
The Education Committee coordinates MCLE programs for the members of Queen's Bench. | |
Chair
 Kimiko Akiya Lubin Olson & Niewiadomski e-mail: kimiko.akiya(at)gmail(dot)com | Chair
 Stephanie Smeekens ON24, Inc e-mail: sasmeekens(at)gmail(dot)com |
| Employment/Work-Life Balance | |
This committee aims to provide information, foster discussion, and host events relating to balancing a legal career with a personal life and/or family | |
Chair
 Denise Mejlszenkier Tong Robbins, LLP | Chair
 Leyla Pasic Wood Litigation APC |
| Finance | |
Chair
Josephine K. Petrick Hanson Bridgett LLP e-mail: JPetrick(at)hansonbridgett(dot)com | |
| Juvenile Hall | |
The Juvenile Hall committee organizes twice a month visits to the girls' unit at the Youth Guidance Center. The committee plans activities to do with the young women incarcerated there. These visits provide a forum for interaction, informal mentoring, and access to role models for the detainees. Read more. |
| Legislative and Reproductive Rights | |
This committee studies and reports to the Board of Directors and to the members on legislative matters and ensures communication of the position of the organization to the appropriate legislative body. | |
Chair
Karine Cargo Hersh Family Law Practice e-mail: KCargo(at)hflp(dot)com | Chair
 Beth Hodess OnPoint Legal Counsel, PC e-mail: beth(at)hodesslaw(dot)com |
| Marketing and Communications | |
Chair
Alice Anne Purdy Flicker, Kerin, Kruger & Bissada LLP e-mail: apurdy(at)fkkblaw(dot)com | |
| Membership | |
Chair
Kimiko Akiya Lubin Olson & Niewiadomski e-mail: kimiko.akiya(at)gmail(dot)com | |
| Mentorship | |
The Mentorship Committee organizes mentorship events as well as the various mentorship pods. The mentorship pods are created around any shared interest of members and thus is not limited to practice area. The pods include members of varying levels of experience. | |
Chair
 Angel L. Garrett Trucker Huss e-mail: agarrett(at)truckerhuss(dot)com | |
| Newsletter | |
Chair
Elisha Jussen-Cooke Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic e-mail: elisha(at)roclinic(dot)org | |
| Programs | |
Chair
Beverly Brand California Department of Insurance e-mail: beverlyanbrand(at)gmail(dot)com | |
| Scholarships | |
The Scholarships Committee advises the Board on the selection of recipients of the Agnes O'Brien Smith and Mildred W. Levin Scholarships. | |
Chair
 Caroline Holmes | Chair
Hon. Adrienne Jacobs Miller, Ret. Office of Administrative Hearings e-mail: adriennemilller(at)gmail(dot)com |
