Conference 2014 Committee
Chair, Animal Law Guild Conference 2014
Ryan Gordon, Attorney At Law Ryan Gordon is an attorney at the Los Angeles law firm of Radcliff & Saiki, LLP, and also Of Counsel at the Law Office of Lee and Baghoomian. He focuses primarily on civil business litigation, writs, appeals, and trust administration and litigation. Ryan became a lawyer for the purpose of practicing animal law and wants to work on advancing animal rights through judicial and legislative avenues. He worked as research attorney for the Nonhuman Rights Project for several years, he interned with the animal protection unit at the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, and he has done volunteer legal work for various groups like the Sierra Club and the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Ryan is also a member of the American Bar Association’s Animal Law Committee
Ryan Gordon, Attorney At Law Ryan Gordon is an attorney at the Los Angeles law firm of Radcliff & Saiki, LLP, and also Of Counsel at the Law Office of Lee and Baghoomian. He focuses primarily on civil business litigation, writs, appeals, and trust administration and litigation. Ryan became a lawyer for the purpose of practicing animal law and wants to work on advancing animal rights through judicial and legislative avenues. He worked as research attorney for the Nonhuman Rights Project for several years, he interned with the animal protection unit at the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, and he has done volunteer legal work for various groups like the Sierra Club and the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Ryan is also a member of the American Bar Association’s Animal Law Committee
Vice Chair, Animal Law Guild Conference 2014
Sepi Yagoobian, Attorney At Law Sepi is excited to serve as the Vice-Chair of the Animal Law Guild Conference 2014. She is an attorney at the Los Angeles law firm of Manning Leaver Bruder & Berberich, focusing her practice on civil business litigation, appeals, insurance defense and class action litigation. Sepi is dedicated to animal welfare issues and is passionate about protecting animals through legal advocacy and education. Sepi is also a member of the American Bar Association’s Animal Law Committee and, in her spare time, volunteers with animal rescue organizations to promote pet adoptions.
Sepi Yagoobian, Attorney At Law Sepi is excited to serve as the Vice-Chair of the Animal Law Guild Conference 2014. She is an attorney at the Los Angeles law firm of Manning Leaver Bruder & Berberich, focusing her practice on civil business litigation, appeals, insurance defense and class action litigation. Sepi is dedicated to animal welfare issues and is passionate about protecting animals through legal advocacy and education. Sepi is also a member of the American Bar Association’s Animal Law Committee and, in her spare time, volunteers with animal rescue organizations to promote pet adoptions.
Law Student Coordinator, Animal Law Guild Conference 2014
Diane Chang, J.D. Candidate 2017 Diane Chang received her undergraduate degree from UC San Diego before moving to France and Romania for a total of four years. Upon her return to Los Angeles, Diane entered the field of real estate before deciding to attend Loyola Law School's evening law program. An avid animal-lover, Diane is involved with various animal welfare organizations, including Romania Animal Rescue, Doggies911 Rescue, and Loyola's Student Animal Legal Defense Fund. Diane is also Loyola Law School's Evening Student Bar Association President (2014-2015) and student blogger.
Diane Chang, J.D. Candidate 2017 Diane Chang received her undergraduate degree from UC San Diego before moving to France and Romania for a total of four years. Upon her return to Los Angeles, Diane entered the field of real estate before deciding to attend Loyola Law School's evening law program. An avid animal-lover, Diane is involved with various animal welfare organizations, including Romania Animal Rescue, Doggies911 Rescue, and Loyola's Student Animal Legal Defense Fund. Diane is also Loyola Law School's Evening Student Bar Association President (2014-2015) and student blogger.
Event Coordinator, Animal Law Guild Conference 2014
Christy Schilling, President, The Animal Protectorates Christy was awarded 2014 Woman of the Year by Congressman Adam Schiff for her animal welfare work. To Christy, Gandhi’s words enlighten, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated”. Barely out of kindergarten, Christy couldn’t wait to donate her allowance to the Jerry Lewis telethon. The giving has never stopped. With a BA in Sociology she worked and volunteered in social welfare including helping pregnant and parenting teens and assisting victims of domestic violence. Through this, her eyes were also opened to the plight of animals in those settings. Christy narrowed her volunteering focus to animals – the voiceless. Christy has served on the Board of Directors for several non-profit organizations devoted to saving the lives of animals. She is a regular volunteer for mobile adoptions, coordinating fosters and transports (a program to relocate high risk animals from local shelters out of state), was instrumental in starting a “tabling” program (where volunteers try to find solutions for owners prior to them relinquishing their pets to shelters) and is dedicated to NKLA (“No Kill Los Angeles”), an initiative to make Los Angeles a No-Kill City by increasing spay and neuter services, educating the public, and creating unity within the animal welfare community to reduce the euthanasia rates in our shelters. After 15 years in animal welfare volunteerism, co-founding TAPS was a natural progression. She identified that TAPS could work cohesively to highlight cruelty and abuse, and to change inadequate or inappropriate laws through its mission of Teaching, Advocating, Protecting and Supporting.
Christy Schilling, President, The Animal Protectorates Christy was awarded 2014 Woman of the Year by Congressman Adam Schiff for her animal welfare work. To Christy, Gandhi’s words enlighten, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated”. Barely out of kindergarten, Christy couldn’t wait to donate her allowance to the Jerry Lewis telethon. The giving has never stopped. With a BA in Sociology she worked and volunteered in social welfare including helping pregnant and parenting teens and assisting victims of domestic violence. Through this, her eyes were also opened to the plight of animals in those settings. Christy narrowed her volunteering focus to animals – the voiceless. Christy has served on the Board of Directors for several non-profit organizations devoted to saving the lives of animals. She is a regular volunteer for mobile adoptions, coordinating fosters and transports (a program to relocate high risk animals from local shelters out of state), was instrumental in starting a “tabling” program (where volunteers try to find solutions for owners prior to them relinquishing their pets to shelters) and is dedicated to NKLA (“No Kill Los Angeles”), an initiative to make Los Angeles a No-Kill City by increasing spay and neuter services, educating the public, and creating unity within the animal welfare community to reduce the euthanasia rates in our shelters. After 15 years in animal welfare volunteerism, co-founding TAPS was a natural progression. She identified that TAPS could work cohesively to highlight cruelty and abuse, and to change inadequate or inappropriate laws through its mission of Teaching, Advocating, Protecting and Supporting.