Executive Staff


Executive Director
Deborah Kemper
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Associate Executive Director
Alma D. Robles
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Chief Defender
Lisa Maguire
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2023 Executive Officers


President
Paul A. Wilkins
The Law Office of Paul Wilkins
Term Expires December ’23

Vice President
H. Yvonne Seeley
Seeley Family Law Practice, APC.
Term Expires December ’24

Treasurer
Kenneth R. Linthicum
Attorney at Law
Term Expires December ’25  

Secretary
Robert Cashen

Morgan Tidalgo Sukhodrev & Azzolino LLP
Term Expires December ’26

2023 Board of Directors


Angelica Ayar
Angelica Ayar Law Offices
Term Expires December ’25

Justin T. Berger
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
Term Expires December ’23

Chantel L. Fitting
Galine, Frye, Fitting & Frangos, LLP
Term Expires December ’23

Sherrie S. Friedman
Attorney at Law
Term Expires December ’24

Irene Y. Fujii
Finkelstein & Fujii, LLP
Term Expires December ’24

Jamay Lee
The Law Office Jamay Lee, APC
Term Expires December ’25

Rachel K. Leff-Kich
Hanson Crawford Crum
Term Expires December ’23

Laura M. Mazza,
Immediate Past President
Bain Mazza & Debski, LLP
Term Expires December ’23

Brooke Murphy, Barristers’
Immediate Past President
Madigan + Lewis, LLP
Term Expires December ’23

Constantine P. Tsagaris
Galine, Frye, Fitting & Frangos, LLP
Term Expires December ’25

Joanna M. Wald
Viola Law Firm, PC
Term Expires December ’24

Regular Meetings

The Board of Directors meet regularly on the third Wednesday of each month at noon unless otherwise announced.

The Executive Team – The President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary have an additional meeting on the second Wednesday of each month at noon to set the Board Agenda. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, all meetings will be held virtually via Zoom. The Board will continue to use a software called OnBoard Passageways. All meeting information, agenda, and supplementary documents will be posted on OnBoard before each meeting.

Meeting dates and times will be displayed on the website calendar and in the monthly newsletter the Here-Say. Meeting times and places shall be fixed by the President.

2023 Board Meetings and Events Schedule

General Monthly Calendar of Events

Board Portal

The San Mateo County Bar Association seeks to assist its Board of Directors in becoming tech-savvy leaders!  Helping the Board to cross over the digital threshold by providing board materials electronically through the board portal OnBoard.  We realize that traditional board packages (paper hard copies) are time-consuming and a waste of natural resources.  By providing a secure document repository in a central location, board members will have enough time to thoroughly review meeting documents, have instant one-touch access to supplementary materials and announcements, and vote directly within OnBoard. Materials will be available anywhere anytime, and on any device: web app, iPhone, iPad, laptop, Kindle Fire, and Windows Surface.

Materials presented through the portal will make use of graphics vs. lengthy written reports.  Bar finances will also be posted, providing greater security than printing and recycling these reports.  It is our goal to increase efficiency!  Increased efficiency, better communication and greater security will lead to better governance!  We hope to achieve better governance, by allowing our Board to focus on SMCBA’s mission and strategic goals, by keeping these documents in the forefront.

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