USD Law Advocate, Spring 2026

2025 USD SCHOOL OF LAW U.S. SUPREME COURT GROUP ADMISSION ❱❱ Dean Robert A. Schapiro with members of the 2025 USD Law group admission: Scott Salmu, Andrea Cisneros Valdez ’17 (LLM), Bob Eatinger ’82 (JD), Robert Brown ’92 (JD), ’94 (LLM), Berenika Palys ’18 (JD), David Oppedisano ’90 (JD), Erin Grisby ’90 (JD), Lauren Mendonsa ’11 (JD), Celeste Mowatt ’11 (JD), Law School Campaign Committee Cochair Karen Hewitt ’89 (JD) (movant), David Matsuda ’97 (JD) and Phi Nguyen ’96 (JD).

HONORING OUR NEWEST ATTORNEYS ❱❱ Dean Robert A. Schapiro , the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, and Law Careers hosted two celebratory socials in November at O’Toole’s (left) and December at Topsail Portside Pier (right) to commemorate passing the July 2025 Bar exam and being admitted to the State Bar of California.

ORANGE COUNTY ALUMNI SUMMER SOCIAL ❱❱ Hosted at the Newport Beach home of Erin Clary Giglia ’01 (JD), Orange County Chapter Board and Law Alumni Board member; and Bryan Giglia.

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