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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.
Of Counsel at Aitken Aitken Cohn where she practices plaintiff-only civil litigation, 2015 OCBA President Ashleigh E. Aitken specializes in wrongful death, personal injury, business torts, and class actions. New to the OCBA Board of Directors in 2015 are John S. Cowhig, Stabile & Cowhig ALC Partner, who has previously served on the OCBA Education Committee; Michael A. Gregg, Littler Mendelson, PC Shareholder, who is also active in the Orange County Asian American Bar Association and Orange County Trial Lawyers Association and an officer of the Thurgood Marshall Bar Association; Public Law Center Pro Bono Director Kirsten M. Kreymann, who also sits on the OCBA Pro Bono Committee; AlvaradoSmith, APC Associate Mayte Santacruz, who served as President of the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association in 2013; and Smiley Wang-Ekvall Partner Autumn D. Spaeth, a former Chair of the OCBA Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section and Legislative Resolutions Committee.
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OCBA President Ashleigh E. Aitken Aitken*Aitken*Cohn www.aitkenlaw.com
President-Elect Todd G. Friedland Stephens Friedland LLP www.sf-lawyers.com
Treasurer Michael L. Baroni Palace Entertainment www.palaceentertainment.com
Secretary Nikki P. Miliband Good, Wildman, Hegness & Walley www.goodwildman.com
Immediate Past President Thomas H. Bienert, Jr. Bienert, Miller & Katzman PLC www.bmkattorneys.com
Rebecca J. Callahan Callahan Dispute Resolution www.callahanadr.com
Larisa M. Dinsmoor Orange County Public Defender www.pubdef.ocgov.com
Bradley S. Erdosi Law Offices of Bradley S. Erdosi www.willsandtrustslaw.com
Michael A. Gregg Littler Mendelson, PC www.littler.com
Mona Z. Hanna Michelman & Robinson LLP www.mrllp.com
Steven G. Hittelman Hittelman Strunk Law Group LLP www.hflg.com
Deirdre M. Kelly Whittier Law School www.law.whittier.edu
Kirsten M. Kreymann Public Law Center www.publiclawcenter.org
Mayte Santacruz AlvaradoSmith, APC www.alvaradosmith.com
John S. Cowhig Stabile & Cowhig ALC www.stabilecowhig.com
Scott B. Garner Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP www.morganlewis.com
Monica E. Lukoschek U.S. Immigration Law Group LLP www.usilg.net
Brian M. McDonald Law Office of Brian McDonald
Richard J. McNeil Snell & Wilmer LLP www.swlaw.com
Sarah J. Nowels Amezcua-Moll & Associates
Kyhm Penfil University of California, Irvine www.uci.edu
Edward A. Schlatter Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP www.knobbe.com
Autumn D. Spaeth Smiley Wang-Ekvall www.swelawfirm.com
Cherrie I. Tsai Kaiser Aluminum www.kaiseraluminum.com
Jesse K. Bolling, Chair Greenberg Gross LLP www.ggtriallaw.com
Paul L. Gale, Chair Troutman Sanders LLP www.troutmansanders.com
Alternative Dispute Resolution Lance A. LaBelle Berger Kahn www.bergerkahn.com
Appellate Law Kristin F. Godeke Prenovost, Normandin, Bergh & Dawe, APC www.pnbd.com
Banking & Lending Todd C. Bouton Call & Jensen www.calljensen.com
Business & Corporate Noelle R. Minto Hess-Verdon & Associates, APLC
Business Litigation Stephen M. McNamara Brown Wegner McNamara LLP www.bwmllp.com
Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Chad V. Haes Marshack Hays LLP www.marshackhays.com
Construction Law Therese A. Vickers Newmeyer & Dillion LLP www.newmeyeranddillion.com
Corporate Counsel David P. Goodwin Oakley, Inc. www.oakley.com
Elder Law Christina D. McGonigle McGonigle & Hunsaker LLP www.elderlawca.org
Entertainment, Sports, & Marketing Law Andrew R. Nelson Friedman Stroffe & Gerard, P.C. www.fsglawyers.com
Environmental Law Richard G. Montevideo Rutan & Tucker LLP www.rutan.com
Family Law Ryan Patrick Murphy Law Offices of Ryan Patrick Murphy, APC www.rpmfamilylaw.com
Health Care Law David H. Nayebaziz Law Offices of David H. Nayebaziz www.nayebazizandassociates.com
Immigration Law Eric M. Dominguez Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP www.fragomen.com
Insurance Law Carl J. Klunder Law Offices Carl J. Klunder
Intellectual Property & Technology Law Mei Tsang Fish & Tsang LLP www.fishiplaw.com
International Law Richard J. Schwarzstein Law Offices of Richard J. Schwarzstein www.legalrjs.com
Labor & Employment Kashif Haque Aegis Law Firm www.aegislawfirm.com
Real Estate Law Janice M. Vinci Law Offices of Janice M Vinci www.jvrealestatelaw.com
Social Security Kenneth G. Marks Kenneth G. Marks Law Firm www.socialsecuritylawoc.com
Solo Practitioner/Small Firm Mahyar Ghassemian Ghassemian Law Corporation www.mahyarlaw.com
Tax Law Joseph P. Wilson Wilson Tax Law Group www.wilsontaxlaw.com
Tort & Trial William “Skip” O. Martin, Jr. Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP www.hbblaw.com
Trusts & Estates Michele Carmeli Serbin & Carmeli Attorneys at Law www.serbincarmeli.com
Workers’ Compensation Judy S. Barrett Wai & Connor, LLP www.waiconnor.com
Administration of Justice Daryl J. Miller Russell & Miller LLP www.rmattorneys.com
Thomas A. Pistone Pistone Law Group LLP
Appointments Todd G. Friedland Stephens Friedland LLP www.sf-lawyers.com
Audit Laurel R. Zaeske Brown Rudnick LLP www.brownrudnick.com
Awards Wayne R. Gross Greenberg Gross LLP www.ggtriallaw.com
Bridging the Gap Steven G. Hittelman Hittelman Strunk Law Group LLP www.hflg.com
Teresa A. McQueen Pedersen McQueen APLC www.pedersenlaw.com
College of Trial Advocacy Roy L. Comer Law Office of Roy L. Comer www.roycomer.com
Robert B. Gibson Gibson & Hughes www.gibsonhugheslaw.com
Eric V. Traut Traut Firm www.trautfirm.com
Community Outreach Shirin Forootan Call & Jensen www.calljensen.com
Nichole M. Wong Prenovost, Normandin, Bergh & Dawe APC www.pnbd.com
Editorial Advisory Lei Lei Wang Ekvall Smiley Wang-Ekvall www.swelawfirm.com
Education Roy L. Comer Law Office of Roy L. Comer www.roycomer.com
Samuel P. Nielson Sessions & Kimball LLP www.job-law.com
Finance Michael L. Baroni Palace Entertainment www.palaceentertainment.com
Judiciary Sean P. O’Connor Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP www.sheppardmullin.com
Deirdre M. Kelly, Vice Chair Whittier Law School www.law.whittier.edu
Lawyer Referral & Information Service Brian A. Bayati Bayati Law Group PC www.bayatilaw.com
Bradley S. Erdosi, Vice Chair Law Offices of Bradley S. Erdosi www.willsandtrustslaw.com
Legislative Resolutions Lorena C. Peñaloza California State University Office of General Counsel www.calstate.edu/GC
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 Gordon & Rees www.gordonrees.com
Mentoring Nikki P. Miliband Good, Wildman, Hegness & Walley www.goodwildman.com
Dean J. Zipser Umberg Zipser LLP www.umbergzipser.com
Mommy Esquire Lindsay A. Aragón Finlayson Toffer Roosevelt & Lilly LLP www.ftrlfirm.com
Shirin Forootan Call & Jensen www.calljensen.com
Nominating Todd G. Friedland Stephens Friedland LLP www.sf-lawyers.com
Pro Bono Anna S. Davis University of California, Irvine www.law.uci.edu
Abigail W. Lloyd Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. www.toshiba.com/us
Professionalism & Ethics Carole J. Buckner Buckner Law Corp. www.bucknerlaw.net
Veterans & Military Task Force Ashleigh E. Aitken Aitken*Aitken*Cohn www.aitkenlaw.com
Dwight Stirling, Vice Chair Veterans Legal Institute www.vetslegal.com
Diversity Initiative Richard J. McNeil Snell & Wilmer LLP www.swlaw.com