Board of Directors 2024-2025

Löan T. Shillinger is an estate planning, trust administration and probate attorney representing California residents. Attorney Shillinger’s experience with estate planning, trust administration and probate spans over 15 years. She ran her private practice for 11 years servicing hundreds of clients throughout California. In 2021 she joined Duckor, Metzger & Wynne as senior counsel. Her attention to detail and desire to ensure that her clients understand the significance of the journey they are embarking on when creating their estate plan is why she decided to leave the firm in December of 2023 and relaunch Shillinger Law. She is a planner at heart and knows that making a plan now is the best gift you can give to yourself and your loved ones. Her focus is to change how people traditionally look at estate planning from ‘’planning for end-of-life” to planning for today. Attorney Shillinger shares her passion for estate planning, trust administration and probate by speaking at community centers, conferences, and educational seminars about the importance of not only planning for the future—but for today. At the very beginning of her law career—before launching her own private practice, Attorney Shillinger clerked for the Honorable John A. Houston in the Southern District of California Federal Court; she was the court attorney for the Honorable Patrick Border in the Hawaii Circuit Court and she served internationally as the court lawyer for the Chuuk State Supreme Court Justices in Micronesia.

André Ríos Bollinger was born and raised in Venice, California to Afro-Peruvian parents.  He attended the University of California, San Diego where he majored in Ethnic Studies and worked on various student movements.  Mr. Bollinger's work in social justice led him to become an elementary and middle school teacher. While teaching Mr. Bollinger completed his Master’s Degree in Elementary Education at Loyola Marymount University. After seeing the education system fail his students repeatedly, Mr. Bollinger left teaching and attended Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.  While in law school Mr. Bollinger helped sue school districts, such as the Los Angeles Unified School District, through the ACLU, and defend juveniles charged with crimes through the Center for Juvenile Law and Policy.  After graduating law school, Mr. Bollinger joined the San Diego County Office of the Public Defender where he handled all manner of cases, from misdemeanors and homicides, in both the adult and juvenile systems, and led the rollout of the Racial Justice Act.  Mr. Bollinger was appointed by the California State Bar Board of Directors as a Commissioner on the prestigious Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE) where he served for three years. He elected to the California Public Defender Association (CPDA), chairing both the Diversity and Racial Justice Committees, and is a past chair of the San Diego County Bar Associations (SDCBA) Criminal Law Section. Mr. Bollinger is a faculty member of the CPDA Basic Trial Skills Institute, and trains attorneys across the state through CPDA, SDCBA, and the California Lawyers Association. In 2022 Mr. Bollinger opened the boutique law firm Rios Bollinger Law, APC where he practices civil litigation and criminal defense across the state. His extensive trial experience is sought after by law firms who bring him to handle their high value trials. Mr. Bollinger is dedicated to ensuring that all of his clients receive personalized, authentic, and zealous representation so that they can achieve exceptional results.

Desirae Sanders has served San Diego County as a Deputy Public Defender since 2011. She has practiced in several different divisions within the office, including adult criminal defense, juvenile justice division (formerly known as juvenile delinquency), and the mental health unit. A native Kentuckian, Desirae earned her Juris Doctorate from Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University, and her Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration – Management from the University of Kentucky. Desirae has served on the Board of Directors of EBGBA the past two years, is a member of San Diego County Bar Association’s Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, and a member of several community professional organizations. When not working, Desirae spends her free time mentoring and coaching young women. She is the head women’s basketball coach at Sweetwater High School and made history this past season at the school as the first women’s basketball team to make it the CIF San Diego Section championship game in CIF playoffs.

 As a fourth grader, Geneviéve Jones-Wright decided she would use the law to make the world more just. An experienced and compassionate attorney, inspired by Justice Thurgood Marshall, Geneviéve spent the bulk of her legal career as a public defender where she learned real life lessons on the importance of equity in our society. This profound understanding has further deepened through  Geneviéve's work as a founder and Executive Director of Community Advocates for Just and Moral Governance (MoGo), an impact litigation non-profit organization. In 2018 Geneviéve ran for San Diego County District Attorney. She quickly came to be regarded as a voice for "The People" and garnered the reputation of being an inspirational and human-centered leader. Beyond the courtroom and policymaking, Geneviéve is a long-time board member of David's Harp Foundation and EBGBA. In 2021 in honor of Geneviéve's tireless work, she was inducted into the San Diego County Women's Hall.

Adrienne L. Conrad is an Equity Principal in the San Diego, California office of Jackson Lewis P.C., and she has practiced labor and employment law for more than 20 years.  An experienced trial lawyer, Adrienne is a member of the Firm’s Trial Group, and she defends employers in litigation involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour issues. In addition, Adrienne represents companies in matters related to complex non-competition and trade secrets litigation.  Adrienne is regularly called upon by clients to guide them through disciplinary issues and other employment-related problems, and she assists employers in avoiding the expense of litigation by conducting management training, HR operational audits, and workplace harassment investigations.  In addition to being a member of the California Bar, Adrienne is also a member of the Florida Bar.  She has been named as a Thomson Reuters “Stand-Out Lawyer” for 2024; recognized by Best Lawyers since 2018; and is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating available.  Also, for six years she was recognized as a “Rising Star” by Florida Super Lawyers, a distinction bestowed on only 2.5 percent of Florida lawyers.  Adrienne is a frequent guest speaker at employment-related seminars, and she has served in a variety of leadership capacities, including six years on the board of trustees of Jacksonville University, and served a term as board president of the Northeast Florida Chapter of the Red Cross.  Adrienne is also a member of the Leadership California Class of 2018 and Lead Influence San Diego Class of 2018.  She is a graduate of Cornell University Law School and received her bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from UCLA.

Jessica Marshall Petry is a San Diego native. She attended the University of California, Santa Cruz on a Regent’s Scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in psychology. Jessica returned to San Diego to attend California Western School of Law, where she was a clinic student in the California Innocence Project. During her time at California Western, Jessica was awarded the Dean’s Merit Scholarship for Ethnic and Cultural Diversity, and she graduated with her Juris Doctorate in 2006. Jessica has been a Deputy Public Defender for nearly 18 years. Most of her time with the San Diego County Public Defender’s Office has been on trial team, handling adult criminal cases. Jessica is currently the Assistant Supervisor of the Public Defender’s Collaborative Court unit. In addition to EBGBA, she is a member of Lawyer’s Club of San Diego, the San Diego County Bar Association, and the California Public Defender’s Association.

Michael Flemming is the Deputy Director of Governmental Affairs at ACLU California Action where he oversees the Criminal Justice and Police Practices portfolios. Prior to joining ACLU, Michael was a Deputy Public Defender assigned to the San Diego County Primary Public Defender’s Office in Vista. Before joining the San Diego Public Defender’s Office, Michael was a Special Assistant at Western Area Counsel Office aboard Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base. Preceding his employment with the USMC, Michael was a Legal Fellow in Senator Barbra Boxer’s San Diego District Office. Before his fellowship with Senator Boxer’s Office, Michael was Legal Fellow in the Office of Democratic Policy where he researched policy issues for the Democratic Senators of the 110th U.S. Congress. Michael obtained his Bachelorette of Arts in International Studies, with a minor in Chinese, from the Croft Institute of International Studies Ole Miss. And received his Juris Doctorate from Thomas Jefferson School of Law.

Adrian Douglas is an associate attorney at Gates, Gonter, Guy, Proudfoot & Muench LLP where he specializes in insurance defense. He has taken trials to verdict, negotiate successful mediations, and settled numerous lawsuits in cases involving personal injury, premises liability, general negligence, and landlord/tenant claims. He also has experience in criminal law. Adrian obtained his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law. He prides himself in being a servant to his community as a prior member of H.O.P.E. (Helping Others Through Pro Bono Efforts), a prior AmeriCorps volunteer, and a volunteer at “AMIKids” in Miami—an alternative school program that empowers and encourages youth who have been involved with the criminal justice system at an early age.  Adrian is a brother of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., a sports fan, traveler, personal trainer, and he enjoys spending time with his significant other doing DIY home projects.

Elika Morris is a corporate defense attorney, focusing on premises liability, personal injury, and product liability litigation. Prior to working in corporate defense, she served as in-house counsel for Liberty Mutual Insurance company, where she advised on personal injury, subrogation, and other insurance defense matters in the Primary Litigation Unit. Ms. Morris earned her Juris Doctorate from California Western School of Law, where she previously served as the President of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), and as an intern for the California Innocence Project (CIP). Ms. Morris now works directly with law students and law school graduates on their success to become attorneys through her passion project, Heart Esquire LLC. Here, students gain access to Elika’s direct mentoring, group coaching, and other resources.