Organization

Firm Leadership

Dannis Woliver Kelley is led by the Firm Managing Shareholder, who is supported by the firm’s President and the Office Managing Shareholders of DWK’s regional offices.

Gregory J. Dannis

Gregory J. Dannis

President and Shareholder

Located in our San Francisco Office

Candace M. Bandoian

Candace M. Bandoian

Managing Shareholder

Located in our Long Beach Office

Sue Ann Salmon Evans

Sue Ann Salmon Evans

Office Managing Shareholder

Long Beach

Marie A. Nakamura

Marie A. Nakamura

Office Managing Shareholder

Sacramento

Jonathan Pearl

Jonathan Pearl

Office Managing Shareholder

San Diego

Matthew J. Tamel

Matthew J. Tamel

Office Managing Shareholder

San Francisco and East Bay

Kidd P. Crawford

Kidd P. Crawford

Office Managing Shareholder

Fresno

administrative leadership

The firm’s administrative leadership includes the following:

David S. Chi

David S. Chi is the Chief Operating Officer of the firm and is located in the East Bay office. He has over 28 years of experience in the legal industry and more than 16 years in law firm administration and operations management. Mr. Chi earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Davis and a Master of Business Administration degree from San Francisco State University.

Jill Nefkens

Jill Nefkens is Chief Administrative Officer for the firm and is located in the Long Beach office. She has more than 25 years of experience in all areas of Human Resources Management and more than 15 years of experience in the legal industry. Ms. Nefkens earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at San Diego. Ms. Nefkens also serves as the Chair of the Human Resources Advisory Board for CSULB’s College of Business Administration and volunteers as a mentor with CSULB’s Student Center for Professional Development.

Crystal L. Evers

Crystal L. Evers is the Controller of the firm and is located in the East Bay office. She has over 25 years of accounting experience, including 15 years with DWK. Ms. Evers earned her Associate of Arts degree in Business Administration and an accounting certificate from the University of California, Los Angeles Extension.

Alex Reed

Alex Reed is the Regional Office Administrator for the Long Beach, Fresno and San Diego offices. He has over twenty years of experience in all areas of Human Resources Management and Office Administration. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley and holds certifications as a SHRM-SCP and MBTI Certified Practitioner.

Andrea Mas

Andrea Mas is the Regional Office Administrator for the San Francisco, East Bay and Sacramento offices. She has over a decade of legal experience and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree as well as Paralegal Certification from San Francisco State University. With paralegal experience in immigration law, consumer finance, and construction litigation, Andrea transitioned her career to law firm administration.

Luis Kischmischian

Luis Kischmischian is the Director of Business Development and Client Services of the firm and is located in the Sacramento office. He is an entrepreneurial marketing and communications strategist with 10+ years of experience building healthy brands, strategizing engaging, impactful campaigns, and standing up new marketing infrastructure within major private offices, corporate industry, and universities. Mr. Kischmischian earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, Masters of Arts, and a Masters of Business Administration from Sacramento State.

Tom H. Choi

Tom H. Choi is the Director of Information Technology of the firm and is located in the Long Beach office. He has over 25 years of experience in IT management, solution architecture, system administration, and client computing. Mr. Choi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from San Jose State University.