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
Second Vice President
Maryam Meechka Zomorodian '20Program Director of Global Programs, University of California, Irvine School of Law
Governing Council
- Marcel Budiono '19, Trial Associate, Rutan & Tucker, LLP
- Evan Buhler '19, Managing Partner,
- Terence Desouza '17, Corporate Associate, Fenwick & West
- Kari Ferver '21, Associate, Crowell and Moring LLP
- Khorshid Hajsoleymani Kamran '22, Law Clerk, Tobin Lucks
- Merve Kaner '22, Associate, Associate at Greenberg Gross LLP
- Joelle Leib '21, Litigation Associate,
- Robyn Lin '21, Associate, BakerHostetler
- Akila Shenoy '21, Self-employed, Independent Contractor
- Brian Sutter '20, Associate Attorney,
- Sabrina van der Linden-Gonzales '19, Counsel,
- Jordin Wilcher '21, Technology Transactions Associate, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Jiaxiao Zhang '17, Partner,
2025 LAA Subcomittees
- Merve Kaner (Chair)
- Evan Buhler
- Connor Jordan
- Sabrina van der Linden-Gonzales
- Jiaxiao Zhang
- Chris Lawrence (Chair)
- Khorshid Kamran
- Sean Lobb
- Jordin Wilcher
- Brian Sutter (Chair)
- Marcel Budiono
- Terence Desouza
- Annie Nicholson
- Akila Shenoy
- Maryam Zomorodian (Chair)
- Sagarika Chidella (SBA Liaison)
- Kari Ferver
- Joelle Leib
- Robyn Lin
- SBA Liaison: Sagarika Chidella '27
- Alumni Relations: Rebekah Bergeron, UCI Law
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
- Eric Fanchiang ’17, Associate, Crowell & Moring: 2024