MEMBERS OF FIRM
Lance H. Olson (Managing Partner) born Sacramento, California, December 20, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, California, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: California State University at Sacramento (B.A., 1972); University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1977). Co-Author "Practical Guide to California and Federal Campaign and Election Law," California Journal; "Advising California Nonprofit Corporations," CEB. Adjunct Professor of Election Law, University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, 1996-2003. Member, Sacramento County Civil Service Commission, 1981-1986. President, California Political Attorneys Association, 1989-1990. President, University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law Alumni Association, 1994. Member, Bi-Partisan Commission on the California Political Reform Act, 1999-2000. Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2002-2004. Member: State Bar of California; Sacramento County Bar Associations; American Bar Association; California Political Attorneys Association; Democratic National Committee National Lawyers Council. Practice Areas: Election Law; Public Ethics; Lobbying; Campaign Finance; Initiative; Conflict of Interest Law.Email: Lance H. Olson
Bruce J. Hagel (Member) born Kentfield, California, June 4, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, California; 1976, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: California State University at San Francisco (B.S., 1971); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1974). President, Mental Health Association, Sacramento, Placer Chapter, 1986 and 1988. Member, Board of Directors, Sacramento Society for the Blind, 1983-1984. Founder, Sacramento Social Security Claimants Representatives Organization. Vice-Chair, Easter Seals, 2006. Member: Sacramento County Bar Association; State Bar of California; National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives. Practice Areas: Social Security Disability/SSI.
Diane M. Fishburn (Member) born Santa Monica, California, May 18, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara; University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1976); University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 1980). Order of the Coif. Staff Counsel, California Fair Political Practices Commission, 1981-1985; Staff Counsel, California Air Resources Board, 1985-1990. Past President, CA Political Attorneys Association. Member: Sacramento County Bar Association; State Bar of California; California Political Attorneys Association; Women Lawyers of Sacramento; California Elected Women's Association for Education and Research. Practice Areas: Political; Election; Campaign; Initiative; Conflict of Interest Law; Lobbying.Email: Diane M. Fishburn
Elizabeth L. Gade (Member) born Berkeley, California, October 8, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, California; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California, Davis (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1992). Member: Sacramento County Bar Association; State Bar of California; National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives; Sacramento Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives. Practice Areas: Social Security Disability/SSI.Email: Elizabeth L. Gade
Deborah Barthel Caplan (Member) born Los Angeles, California, November 14, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, District of Columbia; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1998, California, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.A., 1975); Georgetown University (J.D., 1979). Law Clerk to the Hon. David Russell, 1992-1993. Clinical Professor, George Washington Law School, 1982-1992. Adjunct Professor, McGeorge Law School, 1994-1997. Board Member, Voluntary Legal Services Program and Legal Services of Northern California. Member: Sacramento County and Federal Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of California; Women Lawyers of Sacramento. Practice Areas: Election; Political; Initiative and Referendum; Campaign Finance; Conflicts of Interest; State Government Law; Local Government Law.Email: Deborah Barthel Caplan
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N. Eugene Hill (Associate) born Oakland, California, March 27, 1932; admitted to bar, 1961, California, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Southern and Central Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of San Francisco; University of California, Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1961). Deputy Attorney General; Senior Assistant Attorney General; Chief Assistant Attorney General, State of California, 1962-1994; Formerly Attorney For: State Governor; Secretary of State; Controller; Treasurer; Director of Finance; Attorney General. Member: Sacramento County Bar Association; State Bar of California (Member, Public Law Section); California Political Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Election and Campaign Finance; Appellate Practice; Initiative and Referendum; State Government Law; Local Government Law; Political Law.Email: N. Eugene Hill
Richard C. Miadich (Associate) born Burbank, California, October 25, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, California; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., Political Science, History, 1998); University of California, Davis (J.D., 2002). Member, University of California Davis Law Review, 2000-2001. Member: Sacramento and American (Member, Section on Litigation, 2003) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Litigation Section, 2003); California Political Attorney's Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Election Law; Government; Constitutional Law.Email: Richard C. Miadich
Richard R. Rios (Associate) born Indio, California, August 5, 1972;; admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: University of Redlands (B.A., 1994); University of California, Davis (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Election, Campaign and Political Law; Government; Constitutional Law.Email: Richard R. Rios
Rebecca J. Olson (Associate) born Walnut Creek, California, December 21, 1975; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1998); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of California; Sacramento County Bar Association; California Political Attorneys Association; Women Lawyers of Sacramento. Practice Areas: Election, Campaign and Political Law.Email: Rebecca J. Olson
Christopher W. Waddell (Senior Attorney) born Long Beach, California, October 14, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, California. Education: University of California, Davis (B.A., 1977); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1980). Member, Pacific Law Journal. Member: National Association of Public Pension Attorney, 1998; Council for Institutional Investors, 1998. Practice Areas: Public Retirement Law(60%); Fiduciary Law(20%); Conflict of Interest and Ethics Law(20%).Email: Christopher W. Waddell