Darrin Lim, ’04, was the keynote speaker at McGeorge School of Law’s Unity Graduation in May 2022.

Darrin Lim, ’04, is the co-founder and partner of Politicom Law LLP, an innovative and leading political compliance law firm based in Sausalito, California.

Lim supports some of the largest corporations throughout the

The Hon. Johnnie B. Rawlinson, ’79.

The Hon. Johnnie Blakeney Rawlinson, ’79, was the first woman and the first Person of Color to serve on the Federal District Court in Nevada. Judge Rawlinson was also the first African-American woman to sit on the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Steve Martini, ’74.

Steve Martini, ’74, was a journalist and remains a lawyer and novelist. Martini has published 17 legal novels.

He came to Sacramento in July 1970 from Los Angeles as the Capitol correspondent and bureau chief for the Los Angeles Daily Journal. He began law school at McGeorge

Analea Patterson, ‘03.

Analea Patterson, ‘03, is the secretary of cabinet affairs for California Gov. Gavin Newsom, serving as the governor’s principal official responsible for managing state government for the fourth largest economy in the world. In this role, she oversees the work of all state agencies and departments within

The Hon. Jack Duran Jr., ’02, serves as the Chief Justice of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Supreme Court in Pine Ridge, South Dakota.

The Hon. Jack Duran, Jr. is the grandson of first-generation Mexican immigrants and an affiliate with an El Paso, Texas Tribal Pueblo. Duran’s grandparents were farm workers and his grandfather, Frank, earned

Mark K. Slaughter, ’02.

Mark K. Slaughter, ‘02, has dedicated nearly 20 years to the Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office and has handled cases ranging from traffic infractions to homicides. He is the supervising attorney of the Juvenile Division of the Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office. 

Prior to this,

Vida L. Thomas, ’93. Photo credit: Sacramento Business Journal.

Vida L. Thomas, ’93, is an AV-rated attorney who has practiced law for over 25 years. In that time, she has conducted well over 200 workplace investigations and is experienced in complying with Title IX, Title Five, the Public Safety Officers

Maurizio Maiano, ‘88, is from Milan, Italy and currently works as a corporate lawyer in Milan. Maiano received an LLM degree in Transnational Business Practice from McGeorge School of Law.

In this video, Maiano discusses his experience in the United States and how he feels McGeorge’s curriculum prepared him for his career. Maiano explains