EBCLC is blessed with a dedicated board of directors, whose broad range of experience and interests serve the agency well. Most board members are graduates of Boalt Hall, and many are alumni/ae of EBCLC. All board members are active participants in their local communities, and first-rate ambassadors for EBCLC. If you are interested in serving on the EBCLC Board of Directors, please contact EBCLC Executive Director Tirien Steinbach or Board Chair Michael Loeb.

Denise Abrams, Secretary (Term expires 2009)

Kazan McClain Abrams Lyons Farrise & Greenwood, a Professional Law Corporation

J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (1986)

M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland (1983)

B.A., University of Rhode Island (1972)

Denise Abrams joined the EBCLC board in 2003. She is a Principal in the law firm of Kazan, McClain, Abrams, Fernandez, Lyons & Farrise, a nationally recognized plaintiffs’; law firm in Oakland where she has worked since 1984. Prior to law school, Denise taught sociology and women’s studies at the University of Maryland and Antioch College in Ohio. More about Denise

Eric M. Brooks (Term expires 2008)

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Christine Chavez (Term expires 2010)

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (1997)

B.A., English, University of New Mexico (1994)

Christine Chavez joined EBCLC’s board in 2005. She is a Partner in the law firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in San Francisco, where she transferred after having been resident in Orrick’s Tokyo office. Chris has a general real estate and real estate finance practice at Orrick, including real estate secured lending, and the acquisition, disposition and leasing of commercial property. Prior to joining Orrick, Ms. Chavez was a real estate associate with Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco and Tokyo. More about Chris

Daina C. Chiu (Term expires 2008)

McKesson Corporation

J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (1993)

B.A., University of California at Berkeley (1988)

Daina Chiu, an alumna of EBCLC’s HIV/AIDS Law practice, joined EBCLC’s board in 2000. She is Senior Counsel at McKesson Corporation where she handles healthcare law, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters.

Frank A. Cialone, Vice-Chair (Term expires 2010)

Shartsis, Friese LLP

J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (1994)

A.B., Brown University (1987)

Frank Cialone joined EBCLC’s board in 1998. While at Boalt Hall, Frank interned in EBCLC’s Housing practice. He is a Partner at the San Francisco law firm of Shartsis Friese LLP, specializing in complex civil litigation matters. More about Frank

Peter H. Goldsmith (Term expires 2010)

Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP

J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (1978)

B.A., History, Yale University (1974)

Peter Goldsmith joined EBCLC’;s board in 1998. He is a Partner at Townsend and Townsend and Crew, where his practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and intellectual property, with an emphasis on antitrust and unfair competition, trade secrets, trademarks, and general commercial litigation. Prior to joining Townsend, Mr. Goldsmith was a managing partner and founding shareholder at Legal Strategies Group, an Emeryville-based litigation boutique, and a partner at Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe. More about Peter

Henry L. Hecht (Term expires 2010)

Boalt Hall School of Law

J.D., Harvard Law School (1973)

B.A., Williams College (1968)

Henry Hecht joined the EBCLC board in 1997. He is a Lecturer in Residence at Boalt Hall, where he has taught skills courses since 1983. Prior to coming to Boalt, Henry served as an assistant special prosecutor to the Watergate Special Prosecution Force from 1973 to 1976 and was a special counsel with the San Francisco firm of Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe from 1977 to 1983. More about Henry

Matthew B. Henjum, Student Board Member (Term expires 2009)

Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley

Joey J. Hipolito, Student Board Member (Term expires 2009)

Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley

Michael S. Kwun (Term expires 2009)

Electronic Frontier Foundation

J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (1998)

B.G.S., University of Michigan (1993)

Michael Kwun joined EBCLC's board in 2003, having interned in the Housing practice while at Boalt. He is a Senior Staff Attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, focusing on all manner of intellectual property issues. Prior to joining EFF, Michael was Managing Counsel, Litigation at Google, and his team managed worldwide litigation for Google and YouTube.

Michael J. Loeb, Chair (Term expires 2010)

Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS)

J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law (1974)

B.A., Cornell University (1969)

Michael Loeb joined EBLC’s board in 1991, and has been the Board Chair since 1996. He practiced employment and labor law for 30 years with two firms, Bingham McCutchen in San Francisco, where he lead the labor and employment law department before the firm’s merger with Bingham Dana in 2002, and Crosby, Heafey Roach and May (now Reed Smith). Michael joined JAMS as a full-time employment, labor ERISA and civil rights mediator and arbitrator in April 2006. He is a former President of the Alameda County Bar Association and was a recipient of the State Bar of California President’s pro bono award in 1991. More about Michael

Daven G. Lowhurst (Term expires 2008)

Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law (1986)

B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara (1983)

Daven Lowhurst joined EBCLC’s board in 1999. He is a Partner in Thelen’s San Francisco office where he has a broad civil trial and appellate practice, and extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution, focusing on disputes involving construction projects, contracts, real estate, insurance, and products liability claims. More about Daven

James R. Meehan (Term expires 2009)

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Samuel R. Miller (Term expires 2010)

Sidley Austin LLP

J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (1975)

B.A., Urban Studies/Latin American Studies, Yale University (1971)

Sam Miller joined EBCLC’s board in 1997. He is a partner in the San Francisco office Sidley Austin LLP, where he focuses his litigation practice in the areas of intellectual property, antitrust and securities law. Sam has been a faculty member of the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Information Agency’s Programs in Latin America , and a Lecturer at Boalt Hall. More about Sam

Theotis F. Oliphant, Treasurer (Term expires 2010)

Capital Window LLC

J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (1995)

B.A., University of California, Irvine (1992)

Theo Oliphant joined the EBCLC board in 2004. He was an intern in EBCLC’s Housing practice in 1993. He is a partner at Gibbs & Oliphant in Oakland. Theo’s other charitable work includes service on the Board of Directors of the United Way of the Bay Area and Chairman of the Alameda County Leadership Board of the United Way. More about Theo

Warrington S. Parker, III (Term expires 2010)

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

J.D., Harvard Law School (1989)

B.A., Princeton University (1986)

Warrington Parker joined EBCLC’s board in 2005. At Heller Ehrman, Warrington practices appellate law and is a member of the Appeals and Strategy Practice Group, focusing on the representation of defendants and plaintiffs in litigation matters and appeals, including criminal matters, trade secret misappropriation, employment discrimination and commercial disputes. He has argued numerous cases before 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and California Court of Appeal. Prior to joining Heller Ehrman, Warrington was a partner with a prominent California law firm, and was Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorneys Office, Central District of California, Criminal Division in Los Angeles, where he handled all aspects of criminal cases including initial investigation, coordinating witnesses, grand jury work and jury trials. More about Warrington

Kathi Pugh (Term expires 2009)

Morrison & Foerster

Thomas Z. Reicher (Term expires 2008)

Cooley Godward LLP

J.D., Stanford Law School (1976)

M.A., University of California at Berkeley (1973)

B.A., Amherst College (1970)

Tom Reicher joined the EBCLC board in 2001. Thomas Z. Reicher is a partner in the Cooley Godward Business department and a member of the Compensation and Benefits practice group specializing in the areas of employee benefit plans, stock compensation plans and executive compensation. Before moving to California in 1997, he was a partner with the law firm of Day, Berry & Howard in Hartford , Connecticut where he served as co-chair of the Employment and Employee Benefits Group. More about Tom

Joel S. Sanders (Term expires 2009)

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (1982)

B.A., Antioch College (1976)

Joel Sanders joined EBCLC’s board in 2006. He is a partner in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. His practice focuses on antitrust, including cartel matters, mergers, counseling, class actions, and private litigation, as well as other complex litigation. More about Joel

Jennifer A. Stalzer, Student Board Member (Term expires 2009)

Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley

Stephen D. Sugarman (Term expires 2010)

Boalt Hall School of Law

J.D., Northwestern University (1967)

B.S., Northwestern University (1964)

Steve Sugarman was a founding board member of EBCLC. He is the Agnes Roddy Robb Professor of Law at Boalt, and teaches Torts, Sports Law, Educational Policy and Law, and other courses in the social justice curriculum. In EBCLC’;s early years, Steve co-taught the clinical companion seminar with Professor Eleanor Swift. Before joining Boalt in 1972, he served as acting director of the New York State Commission on the Cost, Quality and Financing of Education and was an Associate at O’;Melveny & Myers. More about Steve

Steven M. Tindall (Term expires 2008)

Rukin, Hyland, Doria & Tindall, LLP

J.D. Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (1996)

B.A., Yale University (1990)

Steven Tindall joined the EBCLC board in 2006. While at Boalt, he co-directed the East Bay Workers’ Rights Clinic, which began holding clinic sessions at EBCLC in 1995. In January 2007, Steve joined the law firm of Rukin, Hyland, Doria & Tindall, where he focuses on wage and hour class actions and other plaintiffs’ class actions(including consumer cases). Before joining his current firm, Steve was a partner at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, specializing in employment class actions, antitrust, and mass torts.

Duane R. Valz (Term expires 2009)

Yahoo! Inc.

Letti P. Volpp (Term expires 2008)

Professor of Law, Boalt Hall School of Law

Leti Volpp joined EBCLC’s board in 2005. She is a Professor of Law at Boalt, where she has taught Immigration Law, Citizenship, and Property Law. Before becoming a professor, she was a public interest lawyer, serving as a Skadden Fellow at Equal Rights Advocates and the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, and as an attorney at the National Employment Law Project and the DOJ Civil Rights Division. She also clerked for Judge Thelton Henderson of the Northern District of California. More about Letti

Boalt Hall Liaison

Jeff Selbin

Faculty Director

J.D., Harvard University (1989)

C.E.P., L’Institut d’Etudes Politiques (1986)

B.A., Political and Environmental Sociology, University of Michigan (1983)

Jeff Selbin joined EBCLC in 1990 as a Skadden Fellow. He founded the HIV/AIDS & Health Law practice, which he directed for 10 years. He served as Clinical Director for several years before assuming the role of Executive Director in 2002. He has co-authored a practice manual on joint guardianship in California (2001); a family law chapter in AIDS and the Law, 3rd. Ed. (1998-2004); and an article in the Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy on providing legal services to women with HIV (1998).

In 2006, Jeff was appointed Clinical Professor of Law at Boalt Hall School of Law (UC Berkeley) where he co-teaches "Community Law Practice at EBCLC," the companion seminar for Boalt students enrolled in EBCLC’;s clinical program. His full-time appointment at Boalt begins July 1, 2007. He is active in local and national clinical legal education efforts, and the recipient of numerous teaching and service awards, including being named a Bellow Scholar by the Association of American Law Schools in 2003 and a Wasserstein Fellow by Harvard Law School in 2003-2004.

From 2004-2006 Jeff served on the State Bar Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services, dedicated to improving and increasing access to justice for low-income Californians, and the Triage Task Force of the California Commission on Access to Justice. Since 2004 he has been named a northern California "Super Lawyer" each year by Law & Politics and the publishers of San Francisco Magazine.