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Each year, Orange County Lawyer magazine publishes an up-to-date list of the OCBA leadership as a service to our readers. It is through the dedication and continued efforts of the gracious volunteers who make up the OCBA Executive Committee, Board of Directors, Section Chairs, and Committee Chairs that the Bar is able to develop a series of both networking and educational events throughout the year to benefit our membership and improve the practice of law within Orange County.
A partner at Bienert, Miller & Katzman, PLC where he specializes in white-collar criminal defense and complex civil litgation, 2014 OCBA President Thomas H. Bienert, Jr. previously served as Chief of the Orange County U.S. Attorney’s Office as well as Chief of Criminal Complaints in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles and Associate Independent Counsel in Washington, D.C. New to the OCBA Board of Directors in 2014 are Rebecca J. Callahan of Callahan Dispute Resolution, who served as OCBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Chair in 2013; Bradley S. Erdosi of the Law Offices of Bradley S. Erdosi, who served as OCBA Solo Practitioner/Small Firm Section Chair in 2013; Michelman & Robinson LLP Partner Mona Z. Hanna, who served as OCBA Business Litigation Section Chair in 2013; Gordon & Rees LLP Partner Patricia Lee-Gulley, who served as President of the Orange County Women Lawyers Association and Orange County Asian American Bar Association in 2012 and 2013, respectively; U.S. Immigration Law Group LLP Partner Monica E. Lukoschek, a former Chair and Vice Chair of the OCBA Immigration Law Section and Past President of the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association; and Snell & Wilmer LLP Partner Richard J. McNeil, a former California State Bar Environmental Law Section Executive Committee member.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OCBA President Thomas H. Bienert, Jr. Bienert, Miller & Katzman PLC www.bmkattorneys.com
President-Elect Ashleigh E. Aitken Aitken Aitken Cohn www.aitkenlaw.com
Treasurer Todd G. Friedland Stephens Friedland LLP www.sf-lawyers.com
Secretary Michael L. Baroni Palace Entertainment www.palaceentertainment.com
Immediate Past President Wayne R. Gross Greenberg Gross LLP www.ggtriallaw.com
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Christopher N. Andal Andal Law Group www.andallaw.net
Rebecca J. Callahan Callahan Dispute Resolution www.callahanadr.com
Bradley S. Erdosi Law Offices of Bradley S. Erdosi www.willsandtrustslaw.com
Mona Z. Hanna Michelman & Robinson LLP www.mrllp.com
Steven G. Hittelman Hittelman Law Group www.hflg.com
Jeannie M. Joseph U.S. Attorney’s Office www.justice.gov/usao
Deirdre M. Kelly Whittier Law School www.law.whittier.edu
Patricia Lee-Gulley Gordon & Rees LLP www.gordonrees.com
Brian M. McDonald Law Office of Brian McDonald
Nikki P. Miliband Good, Wildman, Hegness & Walley www.goodwildman.com
Solange E. Ritchie Law Offices of Steven R. Young www.thegunslinger.com
APPOINTED DIRECTORS
Larisa M. Dinsmoor Orange County Public Defender www.pubdef.ocgov.com
Scott B. Garner Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP www.morganlewis.com
Monica E. Lukoschek U.S. Immigration Law Group LLP www.usilg.net
Richard J. McNeil Snell & Wilmer LLP www.swlaw.com
Kyhm Penfil University of California, Irvine www.uci.edu
Edward A. Schlatter Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP www.knobbe.com
Cherrie I. Tsai Kaiser Aluminum www.kaiseraluminum.com
Jason Weintraub Taco Bell Corporation www.yum.com
YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
Sarah J. Nowels, Chair Amezcua-Moll & Associates PC
MASTERS DIVISION
Andra B. Greene, Chair Irell & Manella LLP www.irell.com
2014 SECTION CHAIRS
Alternative Dispute Resolution Terri Breer Breer Law Offices www.breerlaw.com
Appellate Law Mary-Christine “M.C.” Sungaila Snell & Wilmer LLP www.swlaw.com
Banking & Lending Michael S. LeBoff Callahan & Blaine APLC www.callahan-law.com
Business & Corporate Shigenobu P. Itoh Rutan & Tucker LLP www.rutan.com
Business Litigation Kristy A. Schlesinger Callahan & Blaine APLC www.callahan-law.com
Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Richard A. Marshack Marshack Hays LLP www.marshackhays.com
Construction Law Jason Turner Law Offices of Christopher P. Ruiz APLC www.cprlawoffice.com
Corporate Counsel John M. Alpay Oakley, Inc. www.oakley.com
Elder Law Randy A. Gibeaut Attorney at Law
Entertainment, Sports, & Marketing Law Gregory B. Phillips Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP www.knobbe.com
Guido I. Piotti Fitzgerald Yap & Kreditor LLP
Environmental Law Richard G. Montevideo Rutan & Tucker LLP www.rutan.com
Family Law Robert A. Benavente Stegmeier, Gelbart, Schwartz & Benavente LLP www.stegmeierandgelbart.com
Health Care Law Maryalice E. Khan Attorney at Law
Immigration Law Richard M. Green Attorney at Law www.rmg-law.com
Insurance Law Janice A. Ramsay Janice A. Ramsay ALC www.janicearamsay.com
Intellectual Property & Technology Law Ryan S. Dean Fish & Tsang LLP www.fishiplaw.com
Mei Tsang Fish & Tsang LLP www.fishiplaw.com
International Law Richard J. Schwarzstein Law Offices of Richard J. Schwarzstein www.legalrjs.com
Labor & Employment James P. Carter Paul Hastings LLP www.paulhastings.com
Real Estate Law Suzanne Viau Chamberlain Chamberlain and Viau, APLC www.chamberlainandviau.com
Social Security Jeannie H. Kim Jeannie H. Kim Law Firm www.orangecountyelderlaws.com
Solo Practitioner/Small Firm Rosanne M. Faul Law Offices of Rosanne Faul www.defendingyou.net
Tax Law Marianne H. Man The Tax Counsel www.thetaxcounsel.com
Tort & Trial William “Skip” O. Martin, Jr. Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP www.hbblaw.com
Carol A. Salmacia DiCaro, Coppo & Popcke www.dcp-law.com
Trusts & Estates Kathleen O. Robertson Attorney at Law
Workers’ Compensation Teresa R. Edrington Morse Giesler Callister & Karlin LLP www.mgcklawyers.com
Robert E. Willyard Law Office of Robert E. Willyard www.willyardlaw.com
2014 COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Administration of Justice Suzanne Viau Chamberlain Chamberlain and Viau, APLC www.chamberlainandviau.com
Daryl J. Miller Russell & Miller LLP www.rmattorneys.com
Appointments Ashleigh E. Aitken Aitken Aitken Cohn www.aitkenlaw.com
Audit Laurel R. Zaeske Brown Rudnick LLP www.brownrudnick.com
Awards Dimetria A. Jackson Golden State Foods www.goldenstatefoods.com
Bridging the Gap Steven G. Hittelman Hittelman Law Group www.hflg.com
Teresa A. McQueen Pedersen McQueen APLC www.pedersenlaw.com
Client Relations Cameron M. Smith, Jr. Smith & Silbar LLP
William F. Zulch Attorney at Law
Community Outreach Adam L. Johnson Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP www.musickpeeler.com
Nichole M. Wong Prenovost, Normandin, Bergh & Dawe APC www.pnbd.com
Editorial Advisory Lei Lei Wang Ekvall Weiland, Golden, Smiley, Wang Ekvall & Strok LLP www.wgllp.com
Education Jame P. Mascaro The Mascaro Law Firm PC www.mascarolaw.com
Finance Todd G. Friedland Stephens Friedland LLP www.sf-lawyers.com
Judiciary Alan A. Greenberg Greenberg Gross LLP www.ggtriallaw.com
Lawyer Referral & Information Service Nikki P. Miliband Good, Wildman, Hegness & Walley www.goodwildman.com
Brian A. Bayati, Vice Chair Bayati Law Group PC www.bayatilaw.com
Legislative Resolutions Jason Turner Law Offices of Christopher P. Ruiz APLC www.cprlawoffice.com
Mandatory Fee Arbitration Eric S. Blum Attorney at Law
David J. Hesseltine Court of Appeal, 4th District, Division 3 www.courts.ca.gov/4dca.htm
Mentor on Demand Teresa A. McQueen Pedersen McQueen APLC www.pedersenlaw.com
Evan M. Rothman Stephens Friedland LLP www.sf-lawyers.com
Mentoring Nikki P. Miliband Good, Wildman, Hegness & Walley www.goodwildman.com
Dean J. Zipser Umberg Zipser LLP www.umbergzipser.com
Mommy Esquire Darlynn C. Morgan Morgan Law Group www.morganlawgroup.com
Nominating Ashleigh E. Aitken Aitken Aitken Cohn www.aitkenlaw.com
Pro Bono Claudette D. Kunzman Attorney at Law
Jeanne A. Thomas Whittier Law School www.law.whittier.edu
Professionalism & Ethics Carole J. Buckner Buckner Law Corp. www.bucknerlaw.net