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Letter from the Publisher
Welcome to the 2018 edition of our annual special supplement honoring LA’s most influential women attorneys.
According to the American Bar Association, 36% of practicing attorneys today are women – and that number will continue to move toward balance when you consider that law school enrollment is currently 49% female. Los Angeles is truly a national leader when it comes to influential women – and the field of law is no exception. There are some particularly stellar attorneys in the LA region who happen to be women and we’ve alphabetically listed 75 of the best of them here, along with some basic information about their careers, practice and some relevant recent successes they’ve achieved.
We assembled a committee of select individuals to analyze the many nominations we received this year.
These are the honorees we chose to recognize for exceptional legal skill and achievement across the full spectrum of responsibility, exemplary leadership as evidenced by the highest professional and ethical standards, and for contributions to the Los Angeles community at large.
Congratulations to the extraordinary women who made this list and thank you for working to keep the people and businesses of Los Angeles on the right track!
Best regards,
Anna Magzanyan
CEO & Publisher
MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN ATTORNEYS
ANGELA AGRUSA
ELENA BACA
MICHELE J. BEILKE
IVY KAGAN BIERMAN
ANDRÉE BLAIS
MARIAH BRANDT
CELESTE BRECHT
JENNIER WOO BURNS
LINDA M. BURROW
MARY CRAIG CALKINS
ERIKA CANCHOLA
NICKI CARLSEN
MARGARET “MAGGIE” CARTER
HAILYN J. CHEN
CANDICE CHOH
ELIZABETH COUSINS
LUCIA COYOCA
ROBYN C. CROWTHER
MARISSA DENNIS
BONNIE ESKENAZI
THEANE EVANGELIS
DEBRA FISCHER
BARBARA FITZGERALD
LISA GILFORD
PATRICIA L. GLASER
KATE S. GOLD
CHRISTINA N. GOODRICH
MARISSA ROMÁN GRIFFITH
JANET GRUMER
TIMI A. HALLEM
STACY HORTH-NEUBERT
MARSHA A. HOUSTON
CHRISTIANNE KERNS
HELEN B. KIM
LINDA KORNFELD
TARIFA LADDON
ANN LAWRENCE
IRENE Y. LEE
JANET I. LEVINE
CRYSTAL LOFING
DANA LOWY
JANA LUBERT
THERESA MARCHLEWSKI
NINA MARINO
DAMARIS MEDINA
ANN MARIE MORTIMER
MICHELE M. MULROONEY
ARAMEH ZARGHAM O’BOYLE
JIJI PARK
STACY D. PHILLIPS
DEBRA E. POLE
JENNIFER POST
ANGELA J. REDDOCK-WRIGHT
JENNIFER S. ROMANO
COURTNEY ROWLEY
TANA M. RYAN
KELLI SAGER
MISTY M. SANFORD
LEONORA SCHLOSS
MILDRED SEGURA
JULIE A. SHEPARD
LARA A. H. SHORTZ
AMY SIEGEL
ANNE N. SLUSSER
AMY SOLOMON
SAMANTHA F. SPECTOR
JULIA B. STRICKLAND
ELLIA THOMPSON
POLLY TOWILL
TAMMY A. TSOUMAS
NICOLE RODRIGUEZ VAN DYK
ERICA J. VAN LOON
GABRIELLE VIDAL
DONNA L. WILSON
PARDIS ZOMORODI
Also in this supplement:
Women Lawyers in Nepal Exchange Professional Experience with Peers U.S., Canada and Australia