Staff Biographies
Fairuz Abdullah, Associate Director for Public Interest, Clerkship, and LL.M. Programs
415.581.8867; email Fairuz
Fairuz began her legal career advocating for indigent clients. As a litigator she has practiced Family Law and Juvenile Dependency law. She received her B.A. in Political Science from U.C. Santa Cruz and her J.D. from the University of San Francisco, School of Law. Prior to becoming a member of the bar in 2006, she worked at the Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good where she worked on public policy issues involving Dispute Resolution and Mediation in California. She is committed to diversity issues in the legal field and serves on the boards of a number of minority bar associations. In this capacity she has helped to create, staff and volunteer at legal clinics as well as develop seminars on career advancement. Her career services portfolio includes the LL.M. students, judicial clerkships, and public interest fellowships.
Anna Borg, Senior Administrative Secretary
415.565.4619; email Anna
Anna is our front desk person! She greets students, answers the phone, posts job notices, makes appointments and posters, and edits the Career Corner. She runs a small record company and sells handmade jewelry to fund extended road trips. As a San Francisco native, Anna enjoys urban landscape photography, pho noodles, and a good cup of coffee.
Louise Francis, Associate Director, Graduate Class Advisor
415.565.4714; email Louise
Louise is a 1986 alum of U.C. Hastings. She clerked for U.S. District Court Judge D. Lowell Jensen and then practiced commercial litigation in the SF Bay Area for over 15 years, first at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton’s SF office and then at Heller Ehrman LLP. She was a shareholder in Heller Ehrman’s Insurance Coverage Litigation practice group and also managed that firm's San Francisco office in the late 1990s. While she practiced she was involved in recruiting, coaching and managing legal professionals, leading training seminars, and guiding attorney development practices. In 2003, she started her own consulting business coaching private practice associates and partners in a variety of practice management areas. She had a part time consulting contract with U.C. Hastings from 2007 to 2011. Louise earned her B.A. at Swarthmore College. She is a New York native who has lived in California for nearly 30 years. Louise’s Career Office portfolio includes advising 3Ls and recent graduates on job search strategies, general counseling, and assisting with judicial clerkships.
Eliza Leoni, Recruiting Coordinator
415.565.4619; email Eliza
Eliza coordinates recruiting efforts, moderates Hastings online recruiting system, provides valuable assistance in locating resources in the office, and updates the Career Office's web resources. Additionally, she generates alumni information reports that students can use for networking purposes and answers an array of questions over the telephone and in person. Eliza earned her B.A. in Theater from Willamette University and can be seen singing and acting on Bay Area stages in her spare time.
Phil Marshall, Alumni Mentor Program Director
415.565.4826; email Phil
Phil directs the U.C. Hastings Alumni Mentor Program and counsels students and alumni. His legal experience includes positions with the California Superior Court, the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, the Marin County Public Defender's Office, as well as civil rights enforcement at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He also has taught business law at the College of Notre Dame. Phil earned his J.D. here at U.C. Hastings ('92), and his B.A. from the George Washington University.
Annabrooke Temple, Associate Director for Career Development
415.565.4779; email Annabrooke
Annabrooke counsels students and alumni, gives workshops and plans career programs. Originally from the East Coast, she received her B.A. degrees in English and Latin American Studies from Colgate University, then moved to San Francisco and earned her J.D. here at U.C. Hastings ('00). Annabrooke provided direct representation to diverse clients in San Francisco non-profits for ten years before joining the career office.
Sarah Tigerman, Associate Director for Recruitment
415.565.4819, email Sarah
Sarah coordinates the on-campus interview programs at Hastings, markets students to different legal employers, and counsels students in their job search. Sarah is a U.C. Hastings graduate ('96) who has practiced Employment Law and Education Law at large and small law firms, has worked for state superior courts, and has had a small private practice. She has also taught LWR here at Hastings. Prior to law school, Sarah received her B.A. in Psychology from from UC Davis and worked for ten years in social services.
Sari Zimmerman, Assistant Dean for the Office of Career & Professional Development
415.565.4856; email Sari
Sari leads the staff in the development and implementation of training and recruitment programs, manages the department's budget, and trains and counsels students. Sari began her Hastings tenure as the Alumni Mentor Coordinator (1996-98) and then as the Associate Director for Career Development (1998-00). She has additional teaching and counseling experience from the Georgetown University Law Center. Prior to Hastings, she was a telecommunications associate in a Washington D.C. law firm. A California native, she holds both her J.D. and her B.S.F.S. from Georgetown University.