Santa Clara University

Paul Kemp J.D. and his wife, Amy J. (Willer) Kemp J.D. '01 announce the birth of their second son, Axel Steve, on Oct. 21, 2002. Paul and Amy practice personal injury law in Santa Clara.

Barbara Spector J.D. received the Bryl R. Salsman Award, the highest honor given by the Santa Clara County Bar Association, on Jan. 22 for professionalism in the practice of law and contributions to the community. Spector has been a trial attorney for 24 years and serves as a mediator for the First District Court of Appeal and Superior Court, judicial arbitrator and judge pro tem in the Superior Court, and as an early neutral evaluator in federal and state courts. She has served on numerous boards and committees, including the Santa Clara University Law School Board of Visitors. Peter Winslow J.D. recently joined the Sacramento law firm of Bolling Walter & Gawthorp as senior trial counsel. He previously was with the firm Winslow & Wallis, engaging in general defense practice in a broad variety of cases.

Patricia Mahan J.D. was elected in 2002 to a four-year term as mayor of the city of Santa Clara.

Henry Manayan J.D. ended his tenure as mayor of Milpitas. After three terms, he says he will stay in Milpitas and is considering a run for the state assembly in 2004 or teaching college courses.

Everett Billingslea J.D./MBA is vice president for administration and legal affairs with Lynden Inc. He joins the transportation company's Seattle office. Previously, Billingslea had served as general counsel for Washington Gov. Gary Locke.

Carol Campbell M.A. is president of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, a 25,000-member organization. Her son, Kent, is scheduled to graduate in June from the counseling psychology program at SCU.

John T. Resso J.D. recently opened a Modesto practice specializing in business, corporate and partnership law, real estate and estate planning, and probate and trust administration. Previously, Resso was an associate with the law firms of Normoyle & Newman and Cashman McGrath.

Golnar Yazdi J.D. was elevated to partner in January at Burlingame's Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn. She represents clients through estate planning and trust administration.

Mary Ahern J.D. is the new assistant general counsel at Palm Inc., where she is responsible for corporate governance and securities work. She was formerly the assistant general counsel at E*TRADE Financial and is the proud mother of Ricky Navarro, a freshman at University of the Pacific and outfielder for their baseball team. Stephen Sutro J.D. was elevated to partner at Duane Morris' San Francisco office. He works as a litigator in the areas of intellectual property, commercial litigation, and white-collar criminal defense.

Carolyn Craig J.D. was elevated to partner at Cooley Godward's Palo Alto office, where she is a business attorney. Erin L. Kvistad J.D. was hired at Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel Inc.'s Business and Transactions Group. She is based in the firm's Pleasanton office, where she assists her clients in entity formation and dissolution, as well as buy/sell agreements and real estate transactions. This year, she was named one of the top 40 business leaders under the age of 40 by the East Bay Business Times. She is a member of the Alameda County Bar Association and the State Bar of California. A lifelong resident of Pleasanton, she is active in local community organizations, including the Rotary club and the Alameda County One Hundred Club. H. Larry Elam III J.D. was elevated to partner at Holland & Knight's San Francisco office. He is a member of the firm's litigation team, focusing on civil litigation. He previously served as a panel attorney for Legal Services for Children, a local children's rights organization.

Raymonda Burnham J.D. and her husband, Armando Marquez, are pleased to announce the birth of twin daughters, Melia Pilar and Mikaela Patrice. Raymonda is a deputy public defender in Kern County.

Curtis Kaiser J.D. left Morrison & Foerster LLP in Irvine to become a policy analyst and attorney for the Drug Policy Alliance in Sacramento, a nonprofit organization working to promote new drug policies based on common sense, science, public health, and human rights.

Allison Short J.D. joined the San Jose office of Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, Inc. in December 2002 as an associate in the firm's litigation group.