Background
Wise, Helena Sunny was born on December 3, 1954 in Ridgecrest, California, United States. Daughter of Strother Eldon and Mary Helen (Harinek) Wise.
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Helena Sunny Wise
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Bachelor with honors, University of California at Los Angeles, 1976;
Juris Doctor with highest honors, Loyola Marymount U., 1979.
Career
Specializing in Labor and Employment Law, primarily Employees and Unions; have handled Criminal Defense, Restraining Orders and since learned Elder Abuse Law;
Partner, Geffner & Satzman, Los Angeles, 1980-1987;
Private Practice, Burbank, California, 1987-2021 and Canyon Country, California, since 2021.
Religion
Raised Foursquare in the middle of the Mojave Desert - church organist and Sunday School Teacher - believes in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit and have since taken a Jerusalem Pilgrammage and traced Christ's footsteps -- life-changing experience
Membership
Chairman, founder Barristers Child Abuse Committee, Los Angeles, 1982-1986. Member exec.bd. Volunteers in Parole, Los Angeles, 1983-1990. Member Democratic Chair's Circle, Los Angeles, 1985.
Member of advisory board Over Easy Foundation, since 1987. Volunteer Love is Feeding Everyone.
Fellow American Bar Association (Executive Council, Young Lawyers Liaison, ABA Labor and Employment Law Section, 1986-1989, and to ABA Corporations Banking and Business Law, 1989-1990; 9th Circuit Governor, ABA Young Lawyers Division, 1986-1988; National Officer, ABA Law Student Division, 1978-1979 and Teller and Delegate, ABA House of Delegates; Member MSN team National Committee on Child Abuse
Los Angeles County Bar Association, President, Barristers, 1985-1986 and previously Vice President; Vice-President, Senior Bar, 1984-1986; Executive Council, Labor and Employment Law Section 1985-1987;
State Bar California (Board of Directors, California Young Lawyers Association; Attorney-Union Representative to Professor William Gould's Ad Hoc Commission on Wrongful Discharges; Member, Juvenile Law Committee;
University of California at Los Angeles, Alumni Representative to USAC, 1992-1994 and Scholarship Reader, various times since; Parlimentarian and Elected Member, Student Government; Co-Chair Capitol Outlays Task Force and Member, Student Registration Fees Subcommittee, 1973-1974;
US National Student Association, Vice President, Washington, D.C., 1974-1975, and Lobbyist, Educational Issues, Confidentiality of Student Records and Pell Bill.
American Legion Women's Aux.
US Naval Air Reserves, 1976-1981, Journalist, Combat Camera Group/Audio Visual Unit, Los Alamitos NAS and Point Mugu NAS.
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Children: Marie Evelyn, Shawnie Helene.
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Christian Pentecostal
Education
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1959 - 1965
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1965 - 1966
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1967 - 1968
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1968 - 1972