West Valley College Paralegal Program
An ABA-Approved Paralegal Program
Faculty
Jan Chargin
Paralegal
Wylie, McBride, Platten & Renner
Teaching at WVC since 1994
Courses taught: Civil Litigation, Internship, and Microsoft for the Law Office
E-mail: jchargin@wmprlaw.com
Stefani Dawkins
Manager, Worldwide Legal Learning & Development
Cisco Systems
Teaching at WVC since 1997
Courses taught: Civil Litigation, Ethics, and Internship
E-mail: sdawkins@cisco.com
Lisa Habbeshaw
Director, Technology
FTI Consulting
Teaching at WVC since 2004
Courses taught: Electronic Evidence Discovery and Evidence & Trial Preparation.
E-mail: lisaecwc@aol.com
Stacy Hopkins, Esq.
Full-time faculty member since 2005
Teaching at WVC since 2000
Courses taught: Legal Analysis, Introduction to Paralegal Studies, Introduction to American Law, Civil Litigation, Advanced Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law, Criminal Trial Techniques, Family Law, Wills & Estates, Bankruptcy, Torts, Business Contract Law, Corporations, Immigration, and Bankruptcy.
E-mail: stacy_hopkins@wvm.edu
Gene Lindenbaum, J.D.
Associate faculty member
WVC, DeAnza, & Sonoma State University
Teaching at WVC since 1999
Courses taught: Instructor for Legal Analysis, Introduction to American Law, Business Contract Law, Corporations, Securities Regulation, Torts, and Employment Law.
E-mail:
Peggy Mathieson, Esq.
Program Chair since 2004
Teaching at WVC since 1996
Courses taught: Introduction to American Law, Introduction to Paralegal Studies, Legal Analysis, Legal Research, Advanced Legal Research, Legal Research on the Internet, Introduction to LEXIS, Civil Litigation, Torts, Legal Drafting/Correspondence, and Paralegal Field Experience (Washington, D.C.).
E-mail: peggy_mathieson@wvm.edu
Gayle Mozee
Director, Litigation Practice and Support
Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
Teaching at WVC since 1994
Courses taught: Introduction to American Law, Introduction to Paralegal Studies, Ethics, Advanced Civil Litigation, Interviewing & Investigation, Evidence & Trial Preparation, and Law Office Management.
E-mail: gmozee@aol.com
Barbara Soukup, Esq.
Attorney in private practice;
Professor, Monterey College of Law - First Year, Torts
Teaching at WVC since 2005
Instructor for Introduction to Paralegal Studies, Introduction to American Law, Legal Drafting/Correspondence , and Intellectual Property.
E-mail: soukuplegal@aol.com
• last updated: September 3, 2008 •