Paula C. Littlewood

Ms. Littlewood is executive director of the Washington State Bar association (WSBA). The WSBA is part of the judicial branch, exercising a governmental function authorized by the Washington State Supreme Court to license the state's 34,800 lawyers. The WSBA both regulates lawyers under the authority of the Court and serves its members as a professional association. In her capacity as Executive Director, she is head of the staff and serves as Secretary to the WSBA Board of Governors as well as Secretary to the Washington State Bar Foundation Board of Trustees. Prior to joining WSBA, she served as Assistant Dean at the University of Washington School of Law for five years. Before pursuing a career in law, she was a professional campaign coordinator and fundraiser in Washington State, working both on statewide candidate and initiative campaigns, as well as local legislative races.

• Washington State Bar Association, Executive Director
• University of Washington School of Law, Assistant Dean
• Telluride Mountain School, Assistant Head of School

• Washington Appleseed Foundation, President
• University of Washington Law School Alumni Association, Vice President
• Washington State Bar Association, Member
• American Bar Association, Member
• National Association of Bar Executives, Member
• National Conference of Bar Foundations, Member
• International Institute of Law Association Chief Executives, Member
Service
• Downtown Seattle YMCA Board of Director
• Latona School Associates Board of Directors
• University of Washington School of Law, Mentor
Education
• University of Washington, J.D.
• University of Washington, M.A., International Studies
• Claremont McKenna College, B.A., Political Science and History



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John B. Quinn

Mr. Quinn is the founding and managing partner of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, a litigation firm, which is the largest in the world devoted solely to business litigation, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Chicago, Washington D.C., Tokyo, London, Mannheim, and Moscow. He is one of the most prominent business trial lawyers in the United States.



Professional

• Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Managing and Founding Partner
• Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Associate

Leadership

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, General Counsel
• Rose Bowl Operating Company, Director
• Brigham Young University School of Law, Instructor
• California Continuing Education of the Bar, Lecturer on Federal Practice

Service

• International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Federal Courts and Practices Committee Member
• American Bar Association, Forum Committee Member
• Committee on Federal Courts, Member
• Union Internationale Des Avocats, Member
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member

Education

• Harvard University, J.D.
• Claremont McKenna College, B.A.




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Suzanne H. Segal

Suzanne H. Segal is a United States Magistrate Judge for the Central District of California and will serve as the Chief Magistrate Judge for the Central District from 2012 to 2016. In her current position, Judge Segal presides over civil and criminal proceedings in federal court. Prior to serving as a Magistrate Judge, Judge Segal was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney's Office. From 1999 to 2002, Judge Segal was Chief of Civil Appeals for that office. Prior to serving in the U.S. Attorney's Office, Judge Segal was an associate at the law firm of Dewey, Ballantine.

Professional

• Central District of California, Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge
• U.S. Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, Chief of Civil Appeals
• U.S. Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, Assistant United States Attorney
• Dewey, Ballantine, Attorney

Leadership

• Berger Advisory Board, Chair
• Leo Baeck Temple, Los Angeles, Vice President and Member of Executive Committee
• Leo Baeck Temple, Los Angeles, Board of Trustees

Service

• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Executive Committee
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Board of Governors
• California Commission on Access to Justice, Federal Courts Committee

Education

• Cornell University, J.D
• Claremont McKenna College, B.A.




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Trustee Julie Spellman Sweet

Ms. Sweet is general counsel, secretary, and chief compliance officer of Accenture. As general counsel, Ms. Sweet has ultimate responsibility for all legal support to Accenture, serving as principal counsel to senior leadership and the board of directors, as well as leading the company's legal organization. She also serves as corporate secretary and chief compliance officer, oversees the company's Government Relations function, and is a member of Accenture's Global Executive Committee. Ms. Sweet also serves on Accenture's Diversity Council and Corporate Citizenship Committee.

Professional

• Accenture, General Counsel, Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer
• Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, Partner

Leadership

• The American Lawyer, "Dealmaker of the Year" short list
• Lawdragon Magazine, Top 500 Leading Lawyers in America
• Lawdragon Magazine, Top 500 Dealmakers in America

Service

• Claremont McKenna College Board of Trustees

Education

• Columbia University Law School, J.D.
• Claremont McKenna College, B.A., International Relations