THANK YOU,
SDVLP VOLUNTEERS!

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS

Each of the Distinguished Service Award recipients contributed a minimum of 150 hours of pro bono service on behalf of San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, Inc. in 2025.

Alienor Alexander
Steven P. Anderson
Marie Backes
Tiana Barron-Wright
Preston B. Bennett
Tyler Bird
Emmi Bissell
Lisette Cruz
Michael Dean
Rucchi Dua
Jessica Harper
Richard Hicks
Runkun (Justin) Jiang
Jonathan Jordan
Christine Kim

Laura King
Shirley Lyman
Ruth Marvin-Webster
Kathryn Moore
Danielle Mota
Stephen Olshemski
Lara Owen
Shane Padilla
Tracey Piepenbrink
Patricia Redifer
Rita Sanchez
Tyler Train
Alaina Leigh Valdespino
Edward D. Vogel
John E. Wehrli

WILEY W. MANUEL AWARDS

The California Lawyers Association Wiley W. Manuel Award is presented to persons who contributed at least 50 hours of pro bono service through a qualified legal service organization. The following individuals are receiving this award in recognition of their work in 2025 on behalf of
San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, Inc.

Eva Adel
Alienor Alexander
Victoria Alvarez
Kristen Anne Anderson
Steven P. Anderson
Juan D. Arau
Fareid Asphahani
Maria Avila-Garcia
Marie Backes
James William Baker
Tiana Barron-Wright
Maggie Gina Baruffi
Thane Bauz
Preston B. Bennett
Alexandra Bernay
Sachin M. Bhatmuley
Allexanderia Verdian Bingham
Tyler Bird
Emmi Bissell
Samantha Blemker
Justin M. Bogda
Amanda Eileen Branca
Marissa Cadriel
Mathew Dongkyun Cha
Seyoung Cheon
Hannah Chi
Javier Chino
Brooke Ann Clarke
Veronica Collins
Jordan Davisson Cook
Andrew M. Craig
Lisette Cruz

Anne-Marie Dao
Sanjeev Date
Jennifer Dean
Michael Dean
Mellissa Ayala Del Barrio
Laura Olivia DelValle
Miguel A. Delgado
Noor Doski
Sara Doudar
Rucchi Dua
John Edson
Achraf Farraj
Benjamin Feiner
Matthew Fleming
Kathryn Gayle
Donald Geiger
Aastha Ghimire
Jessica Harper
Warsame Hassan
Cameron R. Hays
Julie Hernandez
Monica Hernandez
Richard Hicks
Drew Alan Hillier
Vincent P. Hurley
Michael Hurvitz
Runkun (Justin) Jiang
Jonathan Jordan
Patrick Justman
Michael Kaye
Ryan Kazemaini
Kerstyn Keenan

Christine Kim
Laura King
Rebeca Kinslow
Gabrielle Kleyner
Arpita Kundu
Karimah Lamar
Pete Lamb
Steven J. Levine
Lindsey Lewis
Xueting Cheryl Li
Kyrsten Lundh
Shirley Lyman
Dev Madeka
Casey Manuel
Ruth Marvin-Webster
Haley McCullough
Katherine McGrath
Janelle Mendez Gomez
Liliana Menzie
Ariana Montreuil
Danielle Moore
Kathryn Moore
Emily Kate Moreton
Benjamin J. Morris
Danielle Mota
Takuma Nishimura
Hadjar Anahita Ohadi
Michael O’Halloran
Stephen Olshemski
Ashely Ortiz
Lara Owen
Shane Padilla

Nadia Patino
Catherine Pham Goss
Tracey Piepenbrink
Harshal Purohit-Patel
Marisa Gard Rastetter
August Renshaw
McKenzie Richard
John P. Riley
Rebecca Ritchey
Rita Sanchez
Nathan Siegel
Steven R. Smith
Edward Patrick Swan Jr.
Kelsey Tidgewell
Tyler Train
Alaina Valdespino
Ivana Maria Valdez
Justin Van Ligten
Holly Vance King
Kristen VandeVoort
Edward D. Vogel
Benjamin L. Wagner
John E. Wehrli
Joshua Weisenfeld
Ying (Electra) Yao
Samantha Young
Xiaobing Zhang