Roster

Officers

Chair
David E. Holmes 
• Certified Franchise and Distribution Law Specialist
San Luis Obispo
Vice-Chair
Bryan C. Hartnell 
• Certified Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Specialist
Redlands 

Advisor

Hagop T. Bedoyen 
• Certified Bankruptcy Law Specialist
Fresno

Members

Mitchell Abbott
• Certified Appellate Law Specialist
Los Angeles
B J Fadem
• Certified Family Law Specialist
San Jose
Ricardo Goni
• Public Member
West Sacramento
Curt L. Harrington  
• Certified Taxation Law Specialist
Long Beach
Jeffrey B. Hayden
• Certified Criminal Law Specialist
Redwood City
Kenneth G. Petrulis 
• Certified Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Specialist
Los Angeles
Glenn J. Plattner
• Certified Franchise and Distribution Law Specialist
Santa Monica
           
                                                                                       

Advisory Commission Chairs

Admiralty and Maritime Law
B. Otis Felder
• Certified Admiralty and Maritime Law Specialist
Beverly Hills
Appellate Law
Robert J. Stumpf
• Certified Appellate Law Specialist
San Francisco
Bankruptcy Law
Sheila M. Pistone
• Certified Bankruptcy Law Specialist
Irvine
Criminal Law
Ira H. Barg
• Certified Criminal Law Specialist
San Francisco
Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law
Linda J. Retz 
• Certified Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Specialist
Torrance
Family Law
Jeremy B. Kline
• Certified Family Law Specialist
Los Angeles
Franchise & Distribution Law
Susan A. Grueneberg 
• Certified Franchise and Distribution Law Specialist
Los Angeles
Immigration & Nationality Law
Mary M. Waltermire 
• Certified Immigration and Nationality Law Specialist
Sacramentol
Legal Malpractice Law
Peter Fortune
• Certified Legal Malpratice Law Specialist
San Francisco
Taxation Law
Miles D. Friedman 
• Certified Taxation Law Specialist
Laguna Niguel
Workers' Compensation Law
L. Robert Vermes 
• Certified Workers' Compensation Law Specialist
Santa Ana
 

Council of Past Chairs

Lester J. Friedman
• Certified Workers' Compensation Law Specialist
Beverly Hills
John W. Munsill
• Certified Family Law Specialist
Gold River
Alice W. O'Sullivan
• Certified Workers' Compensation Law Specialist
Oakland
 

Contact Us

The State Bar of California
Department of Legal Specialization
180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA  94105
Phone: 415-538-2120
FAX: 415-538-2180
LegalSpec@calbar.ca.gov