Mary Ellen Attridge '87 Announces Retirement from Storied Public Defense Career

Alumna Mary Ellen Attridge '87 announces her retirement after a 27-year career during which she defended more than 1,000 cases—several of which earned national attention.

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NFL General Counsel Cassie Sadowitz ’12 Epitomizes the #MillennialGC

California Western alumna Cassie Sadowitz ’12 embodies a new breed of general counsel, the "Millennial GC."

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Anne S. Bautista ’97 Recognized for Advocacy Work on Behalf of Domestic Violence Survivors

Adjunct Professor Anne S. Bautista ’97, director of California Western’s Immigration Clinic, honored for work on behalf of domestic violence survivors in San Diego County.

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Alumna Takes on Trump University, Earns $25 Million Settlement…While Working for Free Alreen Haeggquist '02 and her fellow partners at Zeldes Haeggquist & Eck recently won $25 million in a class-action lawsuit against Trump University, agreeing to waive attorneys' fees to allow more funds to go to the plaintiffs. Learn More

California Western Alum Devotes Life to Freeing the Wrongfully Accused Look deep into the heart of Alissa Bjerkhoel '08 and you'll find a burning passion for justice and helping the underdog. Over the past decade, she's poured that passion into freeing the wrongfully convicted and it's made her one of the best innocence lawyers in the country. Learn More