Law Alumni Association Board
Mission Statement
The purpose of the UC Irvine Law Alumni Association is to promote the professional and social interests of UC Irvine Law alumni, including advancing innovative legal education, supporting access to justice, fundraising for the Law School, championing diversity, equity, and inclusion, and fostering a sense of community among alumni, students, faculty, and friends.
Officers
President
Eric Fanchiang ’17
Associate, Crowell & Moring
First Vice President
Anne Marie Nicholson ’21
Associate, Haynes and Boone
Second Vice President
Christopher Lawrence ’21
Associate, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
Secretary
Kari Ferver ’21
Associate, Crowell and Moring
New Alumni Officer
Isabella Ordorica ’22
Associate, Crowell & Moring
LL.M. Officer
Merve Kaner ’22
Associate, Demler Armstrong & Rowland LLP
Governing Council
- Nefi Acosta ’16, Strava
- Marcel Budiono ’19, Associate, Rutan & Tucker, LLP
- Joni Carrasco ’12
- Terence Desouza ’17, Associate, Fenwick & West
- Shirley Kim ’16, Director of Government and Community Relations, Byte
- Khorshid Kamran ’22, Bilingual Licensed Attorney at Law at ICBAR, Law Clerk at Gilson Daub
- Eldrin Masangkay ’20, Associate, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Brian Sutter ’20, Attorney, Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian Law
- Jordin Wilcher ’21, Associate, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Robyn Lin ’21, Associate, Troutman Pepper
- Jiaxiao Zhang ’17, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- Maryam Zomorodian ’20, University of California, Irvine
2024 LAA Subcommittees
- Merve Kaner (Chair)
- Shirley Kim
- Eldrin Masangkay
- Maryam Zomorodian
- Jiaxiao Zhang
- Isabella Ordorica (Chair)
- Terence Desouza
- Khorshid Kamran
- Robyn Lin
- Jordin Wilcher
- Chris Lawrence (Chair)
- Crystal Adams
- Joni Carrasco
- Brian Sutter
- Kari Fever (Co-Chair)
- Anne Nicholson (Co-Chair)
- Nefi Acosta
- Marcel Budiono
Bylaws
UCI Law Alumni Association Bylaws (PDF)
Past Presidents
- Mohammad Elayan ’12, Cooley: 2012, 2013
- Jeffrey Wachs ’12, Netflix: 2014
- Isra Shah ’12, Counsel, City of Huntington Beach: 2015
- Alisa Hartz ’12, Office of Youth and Community Restoration (CHHS): 2016
- Tracey Steele ’12, Karavas Kiely Schloss & Whitman LLP: 2017
- Samrah Mahmoud ’12, Troutman Pepper: 2018
- Stephanie Wilson ’14, Altshuler Berzon LLP: 2019
- Crystal Adams ’15, National Center for Youth Law: 2020
- Sheila Chen ’15, Troutman Pepper: 2021
- Irina Trasovan ’12, California Department of Justice: 2022
- Karisa E. Yocham ’17, Attorney, California Department of Insurance: 2023