Sue Sullivan

University of San Diego

Judge, Distinguished Paralegals

Sue Sullivan has been Director of the ABA Approved Paralegal Program at the University of San Diego for 27 years. She was President of the American Association for Paralegal Education, a national group of paralegal directors who promote high standards in paralegal education. As a board member for 8 years, Sue had the responsibility of developing model syllabi for other programs and chairing national and regional conferences.

From 1999 until last year, Sue served as an educational consultant to the American Bar Association and chaired more than 70 accreditation visits to paralegal programs seeking ABA approval. She is currently on the Standards Committee for the PACE exam sponsored by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations and was an exam writer and committee member for the CLA exam sponsored by the National Association of Legal Assistants. Later this year, her co-authored book on Paralegal Internships will be published by Aspen Publishing Company. Sue has both a BA and an MA from USD.

Judges

Elizabeth S. Balfour

Sheppard Mullin

Shelly Blackman

Exclusively Legal

Julia M. Dunlap, Esq.

University of California San Diego

Tony Pazelt

Heller Ehrman LLP

Doug Sherwin

The Daily Transcript

Sue Sullivan

University of San Diego

Gretchen Veihl

University of San Diego

Elizabeth Williams

Barkley Court Reporters

Finalists

Leslie Anderson

Duckor Spradling Metzger & Wynne

Denise Marie Blassak

Juvenile Dependency Appellate Team, San Diego County Counsel's Office

Jamie L. Campbell

Wilson Petty Kosmo & Turner, LLP

Mary Jo Cunningham

Casey Gerry

Lori Dawson

Heller Ehrman LLP

Joni C. Delucchi

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Maureen Duffy

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Holly A. Ford

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Kathryane Foster

Foley & Lardner LLP

Katherine V. González

Hulett Harper Stewart LLP

Lynn M. Johnson

Gordon & Rees

Kori Kempton

DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary LLP

Patricia C. Kushner

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

Susan Mohney

Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP

Karen Morris

Basie & Fritz

Lisa Marie Popkins

Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins

Noelle Rennard

Larrabee Mehlman Albi Coker LLP

Carolyn Scott

Lathan & Watkins LLP

Debbie Turner

The McClellan Law Firm

Jennifer Weidinger

Pettit Kohn Ingrassia & Lutz PC