We are excited to share that Churchwell White partner, Tom Hallinan, has been elected Chairperson of the California Law Revision Commission.

The California Law Revision Commission is made up of 10 members, including a member of the Senate and a member of the Assembly. Tom was originally appointed to the Commission by Governor Brown in 2015.

For more information, please refer to the following press release.

DAVIS, August 23, 2017 —

Attorney Thomas Hallinan, of Ceres, has been elected Chairperson of the California Law Revision Commission and attorney Jane McAllister, of Hilmar, has been elected Vice-Chairperson. The term of office is one year, ending on August 31, 2018.

The Law Revision Commission is a state agency responsible for studying problem areas in California law and recommending needed reforms to the Governor and Legislature. The Commission’s current workload includes studies of the application of mediation confidentiality in certain types of cases, the application of family protections and creditor claims to nonprobate transfers, and the reorganization and clean up of the Fish and Game Code and California Public Records Act.

Thomas Hallinan, the new Chairperson, was appointed to the Commission in 2015. He received his Juris Doctorate degree from the Lincoln Law School in Sacramento. Mr. Hallinan has been a partner at Churchwell, White LLP since 2012, where he serves as City/Special District Attorney for a number of local agencies in Central California.

Vice-Chairperson Jane McAllister was appointed to the Commission in 2015. She received her Juris Doctorate degree from the Humphreys College School of Law. Ms. McAllister has been a partner at McAllister and McAllister Inc. since 1996. She was an associate at Damrell, Nelson, Schrimp, Pallios, Pacher and Silva from 1988 to 1996.

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http://www.clrc.ca.gov/pub/Press/Press-Chair-Hallinan-17.pdf