Our Alumni

As a UC Hastings graduate, you are a lifetime member of a distinguished and supportive professional community. UC Hastings alumni can be found in the biggest international law firms and the humblest community clinics, in the corridors of government as well as in the arts and sciences.  We are extremely proud of the contributions made by each and every one of our alumni to strengthening their profession and community. 

Here is a sampling of some notable UC Hastings alumni:

• Jeff Adachi (1985) – Public Defender, City and County of San Francisco
• Barbara Banke (1978) – Proprietor, Kendall-Jackson Winery
• Marvin R. Baxter (1966) – Associate Justice, California Supreme Court
• Keith Belling (1982) – Co-founder and CEO, Popchips
• Lloyd Braun (1983) – co-owner and founding partner, Berman Braun entertainment company
• Willie  Brown (1958)  former Speaker of the California State Assembly and Mayor of San Francisco
• Richard H Bryan (1963) – former Governor of Nevada, former United States Senator
• James M. Cole (1979) – United States Deputy Attorney General
• Carol Corrigan (1975) – Associate Justice, California Supreme Court
• Joseph W. Cotchett (1964) – Trial attorney, Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP
• Michael L. Douglas (1974) – Justice, Nevada Supreme Court
• Santiago “Sam” Fernandez (1980) – Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Los Angeles Dodgers
• Karla M. Gray (1976) – retired Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court
• Kamala Harris (1990) – Attorney General of California
• Sherwood “Shakey” Johnson – founder of Shakey’s Pizza
• Jennifer L. (O'Connor) Meeker (1984) – Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, J. Crew Group, Inc
• Nicholas G. Moore (1967) – former Chairman, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
• George Moscone (1957) – former Mayor of San Francisco
• Peter M. Nelson (1979) – entertainment lawyer, Nelson Davis Wetzstein LLP
• Matt Rodriguez (1980) – California State Secretary for Environmental Protection
• Jackie Speier (1976) – Congresswoman, California 12th Congressional District
• Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens (1989) – former U.S. Ambassador to Libya
• Timothy Tau (2007) – writer and filmmaker
• Nancy Tellem (1979) – Entertainment & Digital Media President, Microsoft
• Richard Thalheimer (1974) – founder and CEO, The Sharper Image
• Ann Veneman (1976) – 27^th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Executive Director of UNICEF