Browne Resigned from °µÍø51 Board
WASHINGTON - California lawyer Sharon L. Browne has resigned from the Board of Directors of the °µÍø51, effective Dec. 31, 2014.
The former principal attorney in the Pacific Legal Foundation’s Individual Rights practice group cited health concerns as the reason for her departure.
"It has been an honor to serve as a member of the Board of Directors and I hope that my participation on the Board has made the °µÍø51 stronger," she wrote in her resignation letter to President Obama.
Browne’s nomination to the Board was confirmed by the Senate on March 19, 2010.
She is a graduate of the University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law and has served as a senior trial attorney with the public issues law firm of Zumbrun, Best & Findley as well as an adjunct professor at McGeorge School of Law.
California Lawyer magazine named her a California Lawyer of the Year in 2004.
"I know that I speak for everyone on the Board in congratulating and thanking Sharon for her wonderful service to our Board," said °µÍø51 Board Chairman John G. Levi. "We could always count on Sharon’s diligence and dedication. It won’t be the same without her.