ABOUT US
The Center for Youth Development through Law is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1999. Our Employer ID Number is 94-3310546. 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 2024:
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
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. Danielle Douglas
Judge
Superior Court of
Contra Costa County
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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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Jin Im-Saeteurn
Senior Counsel
Chan & Punzalan
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Hon. Glenn Kim
Judge
Superior Court of
Contra Costa County
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Su-Jin Lee
COO and General Counsel
Axyz
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Neri Lozano
Fellow
Canal Alliance
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Khiari Neal
Program Alumna '17,
Student
UC Berkeley School of Law
James G. Roberts
Attorney
Hon. Charles Smiley
Judge
Superior Court of
Alameda County
Cherrie Tan
Program Alumna '09,
Attorney
Kimball, Tyrey & St. John LLP
Ben Therriault
Police Detective
City of Richmond
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