Andrea Carlise

In my role as Associate Corporate Counsel, I focus primarily on corporate governance for the Western Title Division, which includes Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Oregon. I provide legal advice and counsel to management, human resources and operations, and assist with various business initiatives, including contract management, regulatory and other compliance matters. I continue to advocate for gender justice through my positions on the boards of the International Alliance of Women and the National Council of Jewish Women - San Francisco Section. I was recently elected to the position of Treasurer of IAW, and will serve on its Executive Committee until 2028. I have a long history of passionate advocacy for gender equity, diversity, and inclusion. I am a past president of both the National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations (NCWBA) and California Women Lawyers. I served for many years on the board of Queen's Bench Bar Association of the San Francisco Bay Area. I also served on the No Glass Ceiling Monitoring Task Force of the Bar Association of San Francisco, and as the NCWBA’s Liaison to the American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession, where I co-chaired the Commission’s sexual harassment committee. Note that all views expressed here and in my posts are my own and not those of my employer. Prior to working for Old Republic Title, I worked as the Executive Director of the International Action Network for Gender Equity & Law. Before that, I worked as a litigation attorney, specializing in labor and employment law and served as an Assistant County Counsel for the County of Alameda, leading its Advocacy Division, and serving as General Counsel to the County’s Human Resource Services Department, and its Diversity Programs Office. I was previously the managing partner of Patton Wolan Carlise, LLP, a litigation boutique in Oakland, California. I also served on and am a past president of, the Board of Directors of my local Girls Inc., an organization that empowers girls to be strong, smart, and bold through educational and community programming.