The
California Academy of Appellate Lawyers is pleased to announce that at its May
7, 2017 meeting in Pasadena, the following officers were elected for the
2017-18 term: Margaret M. Grignon of the Grignon Law Firm in Long Beach,
President; Susan Brandt-Hawley of the Brandt-Hawley Law Group in Glen Ellen,
First Vice President; John A. Taylor, Jr. of Horvitz & Levy LLP in Burbank,
Second Vice President; and Kirk C. Jenkins of Sedgwick LLP in Chicago,
Secretary-Treasurer.
The
Academy also admitted Alana H. Rotter and Rochelle L. Wilcox as new
members. Ms. Rotter is a partner at
Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP in Los Angeles. Ms. Wilcox is a partner at Davis Wright
Tremaine LLP in Los Angeles. Both Ms.
Rotter and Ms. Wilcox have been certified by the California State Board of
Legal Specialization as specialists in appellate law.
Founded
in 1972, the Academy is the nation's oldest lawyers’ organization dedicated to
appellate practice. Our members are California lawyers with substantial
appellate experience, who are elected to membership after rigorous
scrutiny of their skill in advocacy before the appellate courts.