Court Selects New Lawyer Representatives 2023-2025
The Court announced the selection of new Lawyer Representatives to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Council for the 2023-25 term. These six attorneys will serve for three years, joining twelve continuing lawyer representatives and replacing six who have completed their three years of service.
Lawyer Representatives serving through 2025 are:
Valerie Bantner Peo – Buchalter APC
David Rizk – Office of the Federal Public Defender
Sabita Soneji – Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Julie Wilensky – San Francisco City Attorney’s Office
Meredith Dearborn – Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Patrick Hammon – McMannis Faulkner
Lawyer Representatives serving through 2024 are:
Kimberly Hopkins – U.S. Attorney’s Office
Jonathan Patchen – Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Claudia Vetesi – Morrison & Foerster LLP
Lesley Weaver – Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP
Katherine Lubin Benson – Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP
Kathleen Hartnett – Cooley LLP
Lawyer Representatives serving through 2023 are:
Asim Bhansali – Kwun Bhansali Lazarus LLP
Sonal N. Mehta – WilmerHale LLP
Mark Punzalan – Chan Punzalan LLP
Jahan Sagafi – Outten & Golden LLP
Dena Sharp – Girard Sharp LLP
Christine Sun – States United Democracy Center