Comings & Goings

Laura Grace Ashton – New Alumni Affairs Coordinator

Laura Grace (LG) Ashton recently joined Berkeley Law as the Alumni Affairs Coordinator. Previously she worked at NAMIC, the largest p/c insurance trade association as the Director of Political Affairs. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Fresno State and moved from Washington, DC to Oakland in December 2016. Her husband is also […]

Ryan Tran – New Help Desk Analyst

Ryan Tran recently joined Berkeley Law as the help desk analyst. Previously he worked at CSS IT doing IT field support. One of Ryan’s superpowers is that he can live off of boba alone. In Ryan’s spare time, he likes to crush his enemy using The Vacuum Tube Sniper Rifle in Fortnite.

Emily Goldstein

Emily Goldstein recently joined Berkeley Law as the Lab Manager of the Culture, Diversity and Intergroup Relations Lab. Previously she worked at SF BUILD (Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity) doing research coordination and data analysis.  She lives in Oakland with her husband and cat.  

Erik Stallman

Associate Director of the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic and Assistant Clinical Professor   Before joining the Samuelson Clinic, Erik Stallman was a policy counsel at Google, focusing on copyright and telecommunications policy. He spent the previous 12 years in Washington D.C, working for the Federal Communications Commission, the US House of Representatives, […]

Tamara Morgenthau

Clinical Teaching Fellow, International Human Rights Law Clinic   Prior to joining the Clinical Program, Tamara Morgenthau was a Bertha Legal Fellow with EarthRights International (ERI) where she worked on transnational corporate accountability cases, supporting communities defending their human rights and their environment. Tamara was also an associate at Lorne Waldman & Associates in Toronto, Canada, where she represented clients […]

Mary Briese Matheron

Senior Assistant Dean for Development and Alumni Relations   Mary Briese Matheron is the Senior Assistant Dean for Development and Alumni Relations at Berkeley Law School, where she leads the team responsible for alumni programming and securing philanthropic support for core operations, such as financial aid and faculty support, transformational programs, and endowment.   Prior […]

Roger Lin

Clinical Supervising Attorney, Environmental Law Clinic   Roger Lin has practiced law in the public interest for over ten years, instructed the Environmental Justice course at Berkeley Law for three years, and will continue to explore the intersection of racial justice and the environment with students in the Clinic.  Roger was formerly a Staff Attorney […]

Jim Gilbert

Director of Executive Education   Jim Gilbert recently joined Berkeley Law and the Berkeley Center for Business and Law as the Director of Executive Education. Prior to joining the law school community, he worked as a marketing and business development consultant in Silicon Valley, held senior management positions at a number of tech startups and worked […]

Madison Farricker

Legal Assistant, Faculty Support Unit   Madison is joining us from the office of Congressman John Garamendi where she served as an administrative assistant working with constituents, and coordinating media appearances and marketing and event functions.  Since 2013, Madison has worked with California Youth & Government as a volunteer advisor with over 400 students annually […]

A New Phase

Our wonderful CFO, Drew Knab, will be leaving at the end of December to become the Associate Vice Chancellor for Financial and Business Services at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. This is a significant career advance for Drew and also allows him to be closer to his family in the Chicago area. Drew has done a terrific job as our CFO […]