The Constitutional Rights Foundation, Orange County (CRF-OC) is a local non-profit, non-partisan education organization dedicated to promoting civic literacy, youth leadership, and career awareness among Orange County teens. Operating consistently since 1981, CRF-OC organizes and operates high-quality, interactive civic and law-related education programs that connect students directly with professionals and community leaders. The innovative programs help local teens understand and appreciate our democratic institutions and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, develop academic and leadership skills, as well as an interest in contributing to the larger community, and aspire to professional careers. The programs are made available to all high school students in Orange County at no cost to participating youth.
PLEASE NOTE THAT CRF-OC IS NOT A LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDER.
CRF-OC is governed by a board of directors comprised of leaders from local legal and business communities.
Officers
President, Matthew S. Buttacavoli, Esq. – Minyard Morris LLP
Vice-President, Baraa Kahf, Esq. – Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP
Secretary, Cathy T. Moses, Esq. – Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Treasurer, Brian Neach, Esq., Miller Barondess, LLP
Past President, Thomas W. Tuttle, Esq. – Seastrom Tuttle & Murphy
Directors
Darren O. Aitken, Esq., Aitken*Aitken*Cohn
John E. Altstadt, Altstadt Consulting
Jeffrey A. Barker, Esq., O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Jeffrey M. Blank, Esq., Garcia Rainey Blank & Bowerbank LLP
Travis P. Brennan, Esq., Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
Frances P. Brower, Esq., Haigh Brown & Bonesteel, LLP
Anthony J. Carucci, Esq., Snell & Wilmer LLP
Jason Moberly Caruso, Esq., Newmeyer & Dillion LLP
Audrey L. Cheng, Esq., Pacific Life Insurance Company
Shannon Cheng, Esq., Latham & Watkins LLP
Alan J. Crivaro, Esq., Law Offices of Alan J. Crivaro
Justin Cruz, Esq., Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Douglas Davidson, Esq.
Mark E. Earnest, Esq., Jones Day
C. Ryan Fisher, Esq., Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Var Fox, Judicate West
Andrew Gahan, Esq., Valta Energy
Jeffrey M. Garcia, JAMS
Justin J. Gillett, Esq., Knobbe Martens
Daniel M. Glassman, Esq., K&L Gates LLP
Amanda Henninger, Esq., Superior Court of California, County of Riverside
Deirdre M. Kelly, Esq., Western State College of Law
Eoin L. Kreditor, Esq., FitzGerald Kreditor Bolduc Risbrough LLP
Philip K. Lem, Esq., Payne & Fears LLP
Allison Libeu, Esq., Hueston Hennigan LLP
Marika Manos, Ed.D., Orange County Department of Education
John McCoy, Esq., Orange County Superior Court
Casey J. McCracken, Esq., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Marcus McCutcheon, Esq., BakerHostetler
Geoffrey M. Moore, Esq., Hyundai Motor America
Cathy T. Moses, Esq., Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Brent J. North, Esq., North & Nash LLP
David E. Outwater, Esq., Outwater & Pinckes LLP
Eric S. Pezold, Esq., Snell & Wilmer LLP
Alan Slater, Administrative Office of the Court, Ret.
Adina W. Stowell, Esq., Umberg Zipser LLP
Nicole L. Surratt, The Sullivan Group of Court Reporters
Karishma Tejwani, Esq., Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Eric V. Traut, Esq., Traut Firm
Commander Brad Valentine, Orange County Sheriff’s Department
Hans Van Ligten, Esq., Rutan & Tucker LLP
Peter N. Villar, Esq., Troutman Pepper
Kate Wagner, Esq., Orange County District Attorney’s Office
Jeffrey Wertheimer, Esq.
Todd R. Wulffson, Esq., CDF Labor Law LLP
Presidents Emeriti
CRF-OC recognizes its past presidents accepting the status of president emeritus:
Julianne Sartain Bancroft, Esq., California Court of Appeal
Tiffanny Brosnan, Esq., Snell & Wilmer LLP
Randall J. Clement, Esq., Clement & Ho, A Professional Law Corporation
Todd G. Friedland, Esq., Stephens Friedland LLP
Richard J. Grabowski, Esq., Jones Day
Paul F. Marx, Esq. Rutan & Tucker LLP
Robert E. Palmer, Esq. (1956-2014), Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Jeffrey H. Reeves, Esq., Theodora Oringher PC
William N. Scarff, Jr., Esq. (1958-2014), Allergan, Inc.
Scott M. Stebick, Esq., Disneyland Resort
Barbara C. Tingley
Michael G. Yoder, Esq., O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Dean J. Zipser, Esq., Umberg Zipser LLP
Committees
Annual Benefit
Co-Chair, Jason Moberly Caruso, Esq.
Co-Chair, Nicholas Schuchert, Esq.
John Altstadt
Jessica Brostek-Maciel, Esq.
Shannon Cheng, Esq.
Var Fox
Jeffrey Garcia
Cathy Moses, Esq.
Brian Neach, Esq.
Scott Savage, Esq.
Adina Stowell, Esq.
Nicole Surratt
Eric Traut, Esq.
Constitution Day
Co-Chair, Alan Crivaro, Esq. (12th grade)
Co-Chair, Alan Slater (12th grade)
Neil Anderson, Esq. (8th grade)
Gordon Dunn, Esq. (8th grade)
Justin Gillett, Esq. (8th grade)
Hani Habbas, Esq. (8th grade)
Leah Kaufman, Esq. (8th grade)
Colin Losey, Esq. (8th grade)
Marika Manos, Ed.D. (12th grade)
Lauren Shelby, Esq. (8th grade)
Law Day
Co-Chair, Kate Wagner, Esq.
Co-Chair, Brooke Weitzman, Esq.
John Altstadt
Mark Bresee, Esq.
Justin Cruz, Esq.
Mary Izadi, Esq.
Eoin Kreditor, Esq.
Marika Manos, Ed.D.
Marcus McCutcheon, Esq.
Brent North, Esq.
Lysa Saltzman, Esq.
Mock Trial
Co-Chair, Anthony J. Carucci, Esq.
Co-Chair, Hans Van Ligten, Esq.
Katie Beaudin, Esq.
Jeffrey Blank, Esq.
Jessica Brostek-Maciel, Esq.
Jason Caruso, Esq.
Anthony Cavalluzzi, Esq.
Sunshine Cavalluzzi
Audrey Cheng, Esq.
Alan Crivaro, Esq.
Doug Davidson, Esq.
Hon. Halim Dhanidina, Ret.
Var Fox
Hon. Aaron Heisler
Golsa Honarfar, Esq.
Baraa Kahf, Esq.
John McCoy, Esq.
Sara Nakada, Esq.
Hon. Karen E. Scott
Glen R. Segal, Esq.
Hon. Randall Sherman
Alan Slater
Alyssa Staudinger, Esq.
Jeffrey I. Wertheimer, Esq.
Middle School Moot Court
Co-Chair, C. Ryan Fisher, Esq.
Co-Chair, Andrew Gahan, Esq.
Lauren Assaf-Holmes, Esq.
Travis Brennan, Esq.
Allison Greenberg, Esq.
Casey McCracken, Esq.
Catherine Rosoff, Esq.
Hon. Karen Scott
Deirdre Ziegenfuss, Esq.
Orange County Career Forum
Co-Chair, Jeffrey Blank, Esq.
Co-Chair, Karishma Tejwani, Esq.
Darren Aitken, Esq.
Neda Arab
Julie Arias
Tiffanny Brosnan, Esq.
Audrey Cheng, Esq.
Mark Earnest, Esq.
Deirdre Kelly, Esq.
Philip Lem, Esq.
Geoffrey Moore, Esq.
Eric Pezold, Esq.
Felipe Salazar
Joshua Stowell, Esq.
Christina Trinh, Esq.
Emily Webb, Esq.
Peer Court
Co-Chair, Eoin Kreditor, Esq.
Co-Chair, Alan Slater
Hether Benjamin
Frances Brower, Esq.
Alan Crivaro, Esq.
Daniel Glassman, Esq.
Amanda Henninger, Esq.
Hassan Khan
Allison Libeu, Esq.
Lori Maze, Esq.
Hon. Linda L. Miller, Ret.
Rebecca Reed
Imelda Robles
Greg Sonnenberg, Esq.
Todd Wulffson, Esq.
Judicial Advisory Board
Hon. Craig E. Arthur, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. H. Shaina Colover, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Scott Cooper, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Andre De La Cruz, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Thomas A. Delaney, Orange County Superior Court
Commissioner Aaron Heisler, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Shashi H. Kewalramani, U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Hon. Richard Y. Lee, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Katherine Lewis, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Douglas F. McCormick, U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Hon. Linda Lancet Miller, Ret., JAMS (Emeritus)
Hon. Jamoa A. Moberly, Ret., ADR Services (Emeritus)
Hon. Cherie Pham, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Karen E. Scott, U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Hon. Randall J. Sherman, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Fred W. Slaughter, U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Hon. Nathan Vu, Orange County Superior Court
Associate Board
Gordon Dunn, Esq., Chair, Klein & Wilson
Brandon Amash, Esq., O’Melveny & Meyers LLP
Neil Anderson, Esq., Hueston Henningan LLP
Lauren Assaf-Holmes, Esq., Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Katie Beaudin, Esq., Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Jessica Brostek-Maciel, Esq., Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Ashley Duell, Esq., Cox, Castle & Nicholson
Allison Greenberg, Esq., Elder Law and Disability Rights Center
Golsa Honarfar, Esq., Rutan & Tucker LLP
Leah Kaufman, Esq., Law Offices of Kaufman and Kaufman
Katie Rosoff, Esq., Schilling Law Group
Negeen Sadeghi-Movahed, Esq., Community Legal Aid SoCal
Scott Savage, Esq., Minyard Morris LLP
Nicholas Schuchert, Esq., Troutman Pepper
Lauren Shelby, Esq., Enenstein Pham & Glass LLP
Christina Trinh, Esq., Maschoff Brennan
Rachel Zarrabi, Esq., Orange County District Attorney’s Office
Staff
Executive Director –
Shara Beral Witkin, Esq.
949.679.0730 x102
[email protected]
Program Director –
Marcy Garrett, Esq.
949.679.0730 x101
[email protected]
Assistant Program Manager –
Michelle Antenesse
949.679.0730 x100
[email protected]
