COLLEGE OF LAW FACULTY

GLIAUDYS, GEORGE J., JR, JD
Dean of the College Of Law
Dean Gliaudys received his BA in Psychology from the University of So. California in 1965 and JD from Loyola University in 1968. He served for over twenty five years as a career Deputy District Attorney for the County of Los Angeles retiring as Deputy Director for Management and Administrative Services in 2002. Dean Gliaudys was elected and served as Chairman of the Los Angeles County Manager’s Quality and Productivity Network from 1995-1996. He was also a US Army Reserve Judge Advocate General’s Corps officer serving a combined active and reserve thirty year career in positions of increasing responsibilities until his retirement in 1998 as a Colonel. He received his Diploma in Military Studies from the US Army Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1983. Dean Gliaudys served as a Commissioner for the Los Angeles County Child Support Advisory Board and as Commissioner for the Senior Citizens Commission of the City of West Covina, California. He is an active member of the California State Bar and inactive member of the Bar of the District of Columbia.

TRENT, NICHOLAS EDWARD, JD
Associate Dean of Law
Dean Trent received his BA in Journalism from Carleton University, Canada. He received his JD degree from Irvine University College of Law in 1996. Dean Trent’s experience includes senior positions as a business executive as well as in the legal profession. He has served as President/CEO of Sutton Industries, Inc., Chairman/CEO of Alan Weston Communications, Inc., President of Maxoil Inc., and Chairman of Payday Publications, Inc. Previously a member of the law firm of Smith, Silbar, Parker and Woffinden, LLP, he is now in private practice. Dean Trent specializes in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and corporations and contract law. Dean Trent is an active member of the California State Bar.

CARON, SCOTT E., JD
Associate Professor of Law
Prof. Caron received his BFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University in1998 and JD from Whittier Law School in 2003, graduating in the top 2% of his class. Prof. Caron has served on the Moot Court Honors Board for the University of San Diego Criminal Procedure Competition in 2001 and 2002, the Burton Weschler First Amendment Competition in 2002 and 2003 at the University of San Diego. He also received the CALI Awards for Excellence in the areas of Real Property, Commercial Transactions I (UCC), Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure, Professional Responsibility Skills, and the First Amendment Seminar. Prof. Caron’s other experiences include serving as a Literary Assistant at Florida Studio Theatre in 1998-1999, a Quality Control Reviewer for Merrill Corporation in1999 - 2000, and currently practices with Kirkpatrick and Fields, LLP since 2001. Prof.Caron is an active member of the California State Bar.

EICHLER, GREGG A., JD
Associate Professor of Law
Prof. Eichler received his BA in Political Science from California State University, San Jose in 1973 and JD from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1977. Prof. Eichler’s professional experiences include serving as an Attorney and Shareholder for Eichler Law Corporation from 1977-1987, as a Regional Assistant United States Trustee with the United States Department of Justice, Office of the U.S. Trustee from 1988-1990, and currently as the principal attorney with Law Offices of Gregg A. Eichler since 1999. Prof. Eichler serves as a Member of Board of Governors for Pilgrim School (term 2004-2007). He is an active member of the California State Bar.

JASON TOLERICO, JD
Assistant Professor of Law
Professor Tolerico holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Southern California. He received a JD Magna Cum Laude from Whittier Law School. While in law school, Professor Tolerico received the CALI Awards in Wills, Entertainment Law and Legal Skills. He also participated in several moot court trials throughout the state in competition against other California law schools As Student Body Representative on a student-faculty committee, he worked to improve Whittier Law School’s Bar passage rate. He interned as a clerk at the Orange County Public Defender’s Office at the Harbor Branch Court in Newport Beach, California. Professor Tolerico runs a private bar review course called One-Timers. He is admitted to the bars of Nevada, Arizona, New York, and Colorado.

NICOLE R. LEWIS, JD
Assistant Professor of Law
Prof. Lewis received her BA in Political Science from CSU, Fresno in 1996 and JD from Western State University College of Law in 2000. During her undergraduate studies, Prof. Lewis was earned the following awards / distinctions: Dean’s Honor List - Spring 1993 and Fall 1994, Dean’s Honor List - Spring 1995 and Fall 1995, Black Faculty and Staff Scholarship Recipient - Fall 1995, Honorable Mention - National Black Graduate Student Research Conference - Spring 1996 and the Outstanding Student Award, Department of African American Studies - Spring 1996. During her graduate studies, Prof. Lewis was earned the following awards / distinctions: West Publishing Company Corpus Juris Secundum Award, Criminal Law (San Francisco Law School), American Jurisprudence Bancroft – Whitney Award, Criminal Law (San Francisco Law School) - 1997 – 1998, the Eric Falconer Scholarship Recipient (San Francisco Law School) and the Ester F. Blum Foundation Award Recipient (San Francisco Law School) in Fall 1998, and the Dean’s Scholar in Fall 2000. Prof. Lewis’ professional experiences include serving as the Mayoral Aide – Constituent Services Representative with the City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office from 2001 – July 2002, as a Staff Attorney with County of Los Angeles Child Support Services Department from 2002 –2003, and as an Associate Attorney with the Law Office of Douglas and Garey, LLP from 2003 –2004, as the Solo Practitioner for the Law Office of Nicole R. Lewis since 2004. Prof. Lewis’ educational experiences include serving as a Structured Study Group Leader for Western State University College of Law preparing written lesson plans, reviewing practice exams, and helping first-year law students to engage in cooperative learning. Prof. Lewis is an active member of the California State Bar. She was a nominees for the 2007 State Bar Diversity Award.

NICOLL, SID L. , JD
Adjunct Associate Professor of Law
Prof. Nicoll received his BS in Journalism from Boston University in 1958 and JD from Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, PA in 1964. He is principal in Sidco Benefits Plans of Long Beach, California. He is an active Member of the Massachusetts State Bar

MANDEL, CHARLES, JD
Assistant Professor of Law
Prof. Mandel received his BA cum laude from University of California- Los Angeles in 1976 and JD from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1980. He is a Head Attorney in the Department of Child Support Services of the County of Los Angeles. Prof. Mandel is an active member of the California State Bar.

OXMAN, BRIAN, JD
Assistant Professor of Law
Prof. Oxman received his BA from the University of So. California 1973 and JD from Loyola University School of Law 1976. He is in private practice as partner in the Firm of Oxman & Jaroscak; hosts “Insight”, a daily radio program on legal topics on KCAA Radio and affiliates. He has appeared as legal commentator on the NBC Today Show, CBS Early Morning, Larry King Live, and Dateline. Prof. Oxman has represented a number of celebrity clients in his practice. Prof. Oxman is an active member of the California State Bar.

BARILLA, FRANK, JD
Assistant Professor of Law
Prof. Barilla received his B.S. from Mercy College in New York in 1972 and J.D. from Western State University Law School in 1979. Since 1982 he has been in private practice focusing on criminal defense and family law. He has taught paralegal courses and law courses at various educational institutions since 1986. Prof Barilla is an active member of the California State Bar.

JAROSCAK, MAUREEN P., JD
Assistant Professor of Law
Prof. Jaroscak received her B. A. from California State University, Fullerton, in 1973 and J.D. from Western State University Law School in 1984. She was the Editor in Chief of the Western State University Law Review while attending law school. Since 1983 Prof Jaroscak has worked in corporate, private law offices, and is currently a partner in Oxman and Joroscak Law Firm. She has lectured in CLE courses for attorneys from 2005 until currently in legal ethics, bias and substance abuse. Prof. Jaroscak is an active member of the California State Bar.

KLEIN, GERALD, JD
Assistant Professor of Law
Prof. Klein received his B.S.L and J.D. from Western State University Law School in 1975. He is a Certified Specialist – Family Law – by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He has served as Juvenile Court Referee, Judge Pro Tem and Consultant on Domestic Violence for various groups. Ha was Founder and Executive Director for a non-profit agency “Kids First” that addresses children issues. He received the State Bar’s “President’s Pro Bono Service Award” in District 8 in 1985. Prof. Klein is an active member of the California State Bar.

TANNEHILL, MADELINE, JD
Assistant Professor of Law
Professor Tucci Tannehill received her Bachelor of Arts in History, Magna Cum Laude, from Mount St. Mary’s College in 1977 and her Juris Doctor from Western State University College of Law in 1980. For over 17 years, she worked as a personal injury and commercial litigator, during which time she became the first female partner of a law firm where she practiced for nine years prior to opening the doors of Tannehill & Tannehill with her husband in 1995. Since 2003, Professor Tucci Tannehill has operated her own private mediation practice and during this time she has conducted in-house mediations for Vons, and worked as a court and private mediator through Dispute Resolution Service, Inc. of the Riverside County Bar Association.  She also received a three-year appointment, 2009-2011, as court mediator of Riverside Superior Court’s 2009 Civil Mediation Program. Professor Tucci Tannehill has mediated in excess of 300 cases and is an active member of the California State Bar.

RAINEY, GEORGETTA, JD
Assistant Professor of Law

Professor Rainey received her Bachelor of Arts degree at Oakwood University, Huntsville, Alabama in 1982 and her Juris Doctor degree at Howard University Law School in 1986. She received the AMERICAN JURISPRUDENCE AWARD in the areas of Commercial Paper and Legal process and was selected to be Assistant to the Vice President of Howard University School of Law. Ms. Rainey served as a Student Assistant Instructor in Property Law and graduated in the top 25% of Law School Class. In 1987, she was admitted to practice in California and became a member of the California Bar.  In September of 1990, Ms. Rainey founded the law firm Ricks Rainey Attorneys at Law. The firm was formerly the Law Offices of Georgetta Ricks Rainey.  The firm specializes in Family Law, Personal Injury Law, Real Estate Law and Entertainment Law. 

KAMAU, VANESSA, JD
Assistant Professor of Law

Professor Kamau received her BS in Finance from The University of Denver in 2003.  She received her JD from The University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 2009.  While in law school, she earned the highest grade in Legal Writing and served as a Kaplan PMBR student representative.  Professor Kamau also participated in “Street Law”–an outreach program in which law students teach law to urban high school students.   Professor Kamau interned at Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, and Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP.  She assisted in researching and writing the article “Non-Agent Brokerage Relationship: The Court Speaks”.  Professor Kamau is a member of the John M. Langston Bar Association and the California Bar.