New Motor Vehicle Board Members
Kathryn E. Doi
Public Member
Kathryn Ellen Doi, Public Member and designated attorney appointment, was first appointed to the Board by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in September 2013, was reappointed in March 2017, and reappointed again by Governor Gavin Newsom in March 2021. Doi is Chair of the Policy and Procedure Committee, Chair of the Committee on Equity, Justice and Inclusion, and Member of the Board Development Committee. Doi previously served two terms as Board President, in 2019 and 2020.
Doi is Partner-in-Charge of the California office of the Washington, D.C.-based boutique health care law firm Feldesman Leifer LLP, where she represents healthcare providers in reimbursement and other administrative and regulatory matters. Doi is an AV® Peer Review Rated lawyer, the highest rating given by Martindale—Hubbell for legal ability and ethical standards. She was named a Northern California Super Lawyer in 2004 (Administrative Law) and 2011—2024 (Health Law).
Doi previously served the State of California as a Senior Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary in the Office of Governor Gray Davis. She also served as Counsel to the Secretary of the Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency under the Davis Administration, ensuring agency compliance with state and federal laws and overseeing agency rulemaking. Prior to joining the Davis Administration, Doi served as Staff Counsel to the Commission on Judicial Performance where she investigated and evaluated alleged ethics violations by California state court judges. Prior to her government service, Doi worked in private practice and clerked for a federal judge. Doi received a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University and her J.D. from the University of California, Davis.
Her term expired on January 15, 2025.