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ABOUT US

The Center for Youth Development through Law is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1999.  We operate in cooperation with the U.C. Berkeley School of Law, but we are funded independently.

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We are grateful to our generous
major sponsors for 2025:

The Mary and Stan Friedman Family
Greg Smith Charitable Fund
West Contra Costa Unified School District 
Bernard E. and Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation
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and to our many other supporting

organizations and individuals

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For a complete list of our 2024 donors, click here
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Hon. Brenda Harbin-Forte (center),
CYDL Leadership Council Member, with students after their Mock Trial

Our Leadership

Board of Directors

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Anitha Anne

Attorney
Cooley LLP


Jesse Berkowitz

Attorney

Jesse Berkowitz Law

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Theresa Buckley

Attorney

California Public Utilities Commission


Allyson Deraps

Attorney

Deraps Law

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Hon. Joni Hiramoto

Judge
Superior Court of
Contra Costa County
 

Hon. Jesse Hsieh

Judge

Superior Court of 
Contra Costa County​

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Hon. Glenn Kim

Judge
Superior Court of

Contra Costa County

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​Neri Lozano

Law Clerk

AIDS Legal Referral Panel

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Khiari Neal

Program Alumna '17,

Law Student

UC Berkeley School of Law


James G. Roberts

Attorney
 

Hon. Charles Smiley

Associate Justice

California First District

Court of Appeal
 

Cherrie Tan

Program Alumna '09,
Attorney

Kimball, Tyrey & St. John LLP
 

Adam Wilks

Deputy District Attorney

Contra Costa County

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Michael Wilson

Assistant Public Defender

Alameda County

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Leadership Council

 

Brian Barsky

Ray Cardozo

Stanley Friedman

Ben Hamburg

Hon. Brenda Harbin-Forte

Hon. Barbara Lee

Melissa Nelken

Reginald Oh

Dorian Peters, Program Alumnus

Miriam Rokeach

Winslow O. Small


UC Berkeley School of Law Faculty Advisor

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Catherine Albiston

Professor

UC Berkeley School of Law

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Executive Director

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Nancy Schiff

nschiff@youthlawworks.org

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