The faculty of Lincoln Law School consists of practicing judges and lawyers from the legal community. Their experience provides context for the substantive material they teach, highlighting for the students the day-to-day application of the law. The students not only receive a realistic view of law practice but also have available highly qualified practitioners to act as mentors and role models.

Michelle Albright
B.A., University of CA, Santa Barbara; J.D., McGeorge School of Law; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 2007; faculty member since 2024. Professor Albright is currently an attorney supervisor for the CA Department of Tax and Fee Administration.

Hon. Bunmi Awoniyi
B.A., University of Essex; LL.M., University of Leicester School of Law; J.D., Inns of Court School of Law; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 1991; faculty member since 2015. Judge Awoniyi is currently the presiding judge for the Sacramento County Superior Court.

Hon. Michael Bowman
B.A., California Polytechnic State University; J.D. University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 1988; faculty member since 2014. Judge Bowman is currently a judge for the Sacramento County Superior Court.

Commissioner Benjamin J. Cassady
B.A. California State University, Chico; J.D. Yale Law School; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 2013; faculty member since 2024. Commissioner Cassady is currently a commissioner for the Sacramento County Superior Court.

Hon. Daniel Calabretta
B.A., Princeton University; J.D., Chicago School of Law; admitted to practice law in California State and Federal Courts, 2004; faculty member since 2023. Judge Calabretta is currently a district judge for the United States District Court, Eastern District of California.

Jessica Cheong
B.Com, University of the Witwatersrand; L.L.B, University of the Witwatersrand School of Law; admitted to practice in the Northern Province of South Africa, 1997; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 2011; faculty member since 2012.

Hon. Lauri Damrell
B.A. University of Pennsylvania; J.D. University of California, Davis; admitted to practice law in California State and Federal Courts, 2005; faculty member since 2023. Judge Damrell is currently a judge for the Sacramento Superior Court.

Tamiya Davis
B.S., California Polytechnic State University; J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 2004; faculty member since 2008. Professor Davis is currently staff counsel with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Erin Doering
B.A. Arizona State University; J.D. University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Court, 2012; faculty member since 2020. Professor Doering is currently a Senior Appellate Court Attorney with the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District.

Hon. Curtis Fiorini
B.S., California State University, Stanislaus; J.D., California Western School of Law; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 1995; faculty member since 2011. Judge Fiorini is currently a judge for the Sacramento County Superior Court.

Robert Gold
B.A., University of California, Davis; J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 1986; faculty member since 1987. Professor Gold recently retired as an Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney in the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office.

Stephen Grippi
B.A., California State University, Sacramento; J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 1986; faculty member since 1987. Professor Grippi recently retired as the Chief Deputy District Attorney in the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office.

Hon. Amy Holliday
B.S., California State University, Fresno; J.D. University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 1997; faculty member since 2019. Professor Holiday is currently a Judge for Sacramento County Superior Court.

Hon. Garen Horst
B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara; J.D. George Washington University Law Center, Washington D.C.; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 1993; faculty member since 2021. Judge Horst is currently a judge for the Placer County Superior Court.

Meghan Kenley
J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts in 2019. She began teaching at Lincoln in 2020. Meghan is an Applicant’s Attorney at the Law Offices of Doug Moreno.

Lisa Kobayashi
J.D., University of California, Davis, LL.M., Keio Graduate School of Law; LL.B., Keio University; admitted to practice in California State Federal Courts, 2006; faculty member since 2015. Professor Kobayashi is currently in private practice specializing in Immigration Law.

Commissioner Heath Langle
B.A., San Francisco State University; M.A., University of Phoenix; J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 2006; faculty member since 2019. Commissioner Langle is currently a commissioner for the Sacramento County Superior Court.

Hon. Marcie Larson
B.A., California State University, Chico; J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 2000; faculty member since 2015. Judge Larson is currently an Administrative Law judge for the Office of Administrative Hearings, State of California.

Derrek J. Lee
B.A., University of California at Davis; J.D., Thomas Jefferson School of Law; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 2014; faculty member since 2022. Professor Lee is currently Deputy Legislative Counsel for the State of California.

Scott Mallery
B.A., University of California, Davis; J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 2012; faculty member since 2021. Professor Mallery is currently counsel at Sayfarth Shaw, LLP, a worldwide firm specializing in litigation and transactional legal service.

Jamie Mauhay Powers
J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 2019; faculty member since 2021. Professor Mauhay Powers is currently working in private practice.

Frank Noey
B.A. California State University, East Bay (Hayward); J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts since 2007, United States Military Courts, and the United States Supreme Court; faculty member since 2023. Professor Noey is a Senior Deputy District Attorney at the Placer County District Attorney’s Office and a Deputy Regional Defense Counsel in the Army National Guard.

Raymond Rouse
B.S., California State University, Sacramento; J.D.; Lincoln Law School of Sacramento, admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 2005; faculty member since 2006. Professor Rouse is currently a Deputy Chief Counsel of Settlement and Litigation.

James Schiavenza
B.S., Santa Clara University; J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 1974; faculty member since 1984. Professor Schiavenza retired in 2010 from the Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, as a Senior Assistant Attorney General and served as the School’s Dean from 2010-2021.

Kathleen Schramm
B.S., National University; J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento, Valedictorian. Admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts in 2009. Professor Schramm is currently Counsel with the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

Andrew Smolich
Worker’s Compensation
B.S., University of California, Santa Barbara; J.D., Columbia Law School; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts in 2023. He began teaching at Lincoln in 2023. Andrew is currently working in private practice.

Selvi Stanislaus
B.A., Sri Lanka College; L.L.M. McGeorge School of Law; J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 1995; faculty member since 2002. Professor Stanislaus is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Franchise Tax Board for the State of California.

Hon. Myrlys Stockdale Coleman
B.A. Howard University; J.D. Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 2002; Faculty Member since 2023. Judge Stockdale Coleman is currently a judge for the Sacramento County Superior Court.

Hon. Jill Talley
B.A., Rutgers College, New Brunswick; J.D., Pepperdine School of Law; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 1995. Faculty member since 2012. Judge Talley is currently a judge for Sacramento County Superior Court.

Hon. Allison M. Williams
B.A. California State University, East Bay (Hayward); J.D. Thomas Cooley School of Law; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 2005; Faculty Member since 2024. Judge Williams is currently a judge for the Sacramento County Superior Court.

Hon. Julie Yap
B.A. Fordham University; J.D., Fordham University School of Law; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 2006; faculty member since 2021. Judge Yap is currently a judge for the Sacramento County Superior Court.

Filomena Yeroshek
B.A. University of California, Davis; J.D., University of California, Davis School of Law; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 1986; faculty member since 1997. Dean Yeroshek retired in 2021 from the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission as Chief Counsel.
Legal Writing Readers
Our Legal Writing Readers are all members of the California State Bar who work with students to develop legal writing skills. Issue spotting, organization, content, and approaches to exam questions are discussed in small groups of students with our readers. Frequently, the success of our students is dependent upon the guidance, support, and input provided by our current Legal Writing Readers.

Neil Amos
M.A., California State University, Sacramento; J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts in 1995. He began teaching at Lincoln in 2017. Neil is currently a senior staff counsel at the California Department of Social Services.

Hon. Dee Brown
B.S., University of California, Davis; J.D., Lorenzo Patiño School of Law; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts in 1998. She began teaching at Lincoln in 2003. Judge Brown is currently a judge for the Yolo County Superior Court.

Annaliza Chao
B.A., San Jose State University; J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts in 2024. She began teaching at Lincoln in 2025. Annaliza is currently an associate attorney at Stawicki Anderson & Sinclair.

Tamiya Davis
B.S., California Polytechnic State University; J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts, 2004; faculty member since 2008. Professor Davis is currently staff counsel with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Sydney Feliz
B.A., University of California Santa Cruz; J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts in 2023. She began teaching at Lincoln in 2025. Sydney is currently a staff attorney at the California Department of Corrections.

Meghan Kenley
J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts in 2019. She began teaching at Lincoln in 2020.. Meghan is an Applicant’s Attorney at the Law Offices of Doug Moreno.

Christopher McGeorge
B.A., California State University, Sacramento; J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts in 2023. He began teaching at Lincoln in 2025. Christopher is currently Staff Counsel for the California State Parks.

Kristi McKinney
J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts in 2024. She began teaching at Lincoln in 2025. Kristi is currently an associate attorney at Jones and Dyer.

Christopher Perez-Pruitt
B.S., California State University, Sacramento; J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts in 2021. He began teaching at Lincoln in 2024. Christopher is currently working in private practice.

Justin Powers
Justin Powers: B.A., University of California, Irvine; J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice law in California and Federal Courts in 2020. He began teaching at Lincoln in 2020. Justin is currently working in private practice.

Dennis Pytel
B.S., University of California, Davis; 11 years of active Duty in the Navy; J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice law in California and Federal Courts in 2004. He began teaching at Lincoln in 2009 Dennis is currently working for the Sacramento Public Defender’s Office.

Catrina Ranum
B.S., California State University, Chico; J.D., Thomas Jefferson School of Law; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts in 2012. She began teaching at Lincoln in 2012. Catrina is currently a deputy district attorney for Sacramento County.

Christopher Ryan
B.A., Lewis & Clark College; J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts in 2008. He began teaching at Lincoln in 2011. Chris currently works at Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office.

Andrew Smolich
B.S., University of California, Santa Barbara; J.D., Columbia Law School; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts in 2023. He began teaching at Lincoln in 2023. Andrew is currently working in private practice.

Shannon Young
B.S. University of California, Los Angeles; J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts in 2024. She began teaching at Lincoln in 2025. Shannon is currently an Associate Attorney at the Law Office of Ed Fong.
Lincoln Law School of Sacramento’s cumulative five-year bar pass rate is 81.4%.
In fact, the school has surpassed some California ABA-accredited schools in years past for first-time takers.
