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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 Leadership, and Committee Chairs that the Bar is able to develop networking, educational, and community outreach events throughout the year to in support of the OCBA’s mission:
To enhance the system of justice, to support the lawyers who serve it, and to assist the community served by it.
Partner at Stephens Friedland LLP where his practice focuses on commercial litigation and strategic counseling, 2016 OCBA President Todd G. Friedland specializes in complex contract disputes, class actions, unlawful business practices, trade secrets, business torts, real estate and appellate matters. New to the OCBA Board of Directors in 2016 are Andra B. Greene, Irell & Manella LLP Partner, who previously served as Chair of the OCBA Masters Division; Daniel S. Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis‚ Inc. Partner, who is also actively involved in the OCBA Charitable Fund and Orange County Trial Lawyers Association; Fish & Tsang LLP Partner Mei Tsang, who also sits on the OCBA Charitable Fund Board of Directors; and St. John Knits, Inc. Director of Legal Affairs Christina M. Zabat-Fran, who simultaneously serves as OCBA Corporate Counsel Section Chair.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OCBA President Todd G. Friedland Stephens Friedland LLP www.sf-lawyers.com
President-Elect Michael L. Baroni Palace Entertainment www.palaceentertainment.com
Treasurer Nikki P. Miliband Good Wildman www.goodwildman.com
Secretary Deirdre M. Kelly Whittier Law School www.law.whittier.edu
Immediate Past President Ashleigh E. Aitken Aitken Aitken Cohn www.aitkenlaw.com
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Rebecca J. Callahan ADR Services, Inc. www.adrservices.org
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
Kirsten M. Kreymann Public Law Center www.publiclawcenter.org
Daniel S. Robinson Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc. www.rcrsd.com
Mayte Santacruz AlvaradoSmith, APC www.alvaradosmith.com
Mei Tsang Fish & Tsang LLP www.fishiplaw.com
APPOINTED DIRECTORS
John S. Cowhig Law Offices of John S. Cowhig, APC
Scott B. Garner Umberg Zipser LLP www.umbergzipser.com
Andra B. Greene Irell & Manella LLP www.irell.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
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
Christina M. Zabat-Fran St. John Knits, Inc. www.stjohnknits.com
YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
Michelle A. Philo, Chair Adtile Technologies Inc. www.adtile.me
MASTERS DIVISION
John B. Sganga, Jr., Chair Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear www.knobbe.com
2016 SECTION LEADERSHIP
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Michael G. Balmages, Chair Balmages Law Office www.balmagesdavidson.com
Leslee J. Newman, Chair-Elect Leslee J. Newman, Attorney www.divorcepeacemaker.com
David B. Ezra, Secretary/Treasurer Berger Kahn www.bergerkahn.com
Appellate Law
Lisa R. McCall, Chair Law Offices of Dorie A. Rogers www.drfamilylaw.com
Christopher B. Pinzon, Chair-Elect Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three www.courts.ca.gov/4dca.htm
James S. Azadian, Secretary/Treasurer Enterprise Counsel Group, ALC www.enterprisecounsel.com
Banking & Lending
Joshua G. Simon, Chair Call & Jensen www.calljensen.com
Stuart B. Wolfe, Chair-Elect Wolfe & Wyman LLP www.wolfewyman.com
Joel N. Cook, Secretary/Treasurer Aldrich & Bonnefin, PLC www.ablawyers.com
Business & Corporate
Vivian K. Pham, Chair Attorney at Law
Brooke M. Pollard, Chair-Elect Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle LLP www.tldlaw.com
Robert Liu, Secretary/Treasurer Symons Markwith LLP www.symonsmarkwith.com
Business Litigation
Mark B. Wilson, Chair Klein & Wilson www.kleinandwilson.com
Ryan J. Williams, Chair-Elect Callahan & Blaine APLC www.callahan-law.com
Charity M. Gilbreth, Secretary/Treasurer Schilling Law Group www.schillinglawgroup.com
Commercial Law & Bankruptcy
Kathleen J. McCarthy, Chair Law Office of Thomas H. Casey, Inc. www.tomcaseylaw.com
Ed Hays, Chair-Elect Marshack Hays LLP www.marshackhays.com
Robert P. Goe, Secretary/Treasurer Goe & Forsythe LLP www.goeforlaw.com
Conservatorship, Guardianship, & Protective Proceedings
Ernest L. Hayward, Chair Law Offices of Ernest L. Hayward
James C. Harvey, Chair-Elect Orange County Counsel
Andrea T. Gee, Secretary/Treasurer Law Offices of Andrea Gee www.andreagee.com
Construction Law
Christine D. Barker, Chair Gordon & Rees www.gordonrees.com
Michael D. Sargent, Chair-Elect Graves & King LLP www.gravesandking.com
Clayton T. Tanaka, Secretary/Treasurer Newmeyer & Dillion LLP www.newmeyeranddillion.com
Corporate Counsel
Christina M. Zabat-Fran, Chair St. John Knits, Inc. www.stjohnknits.com
Ursula K. Guzman, Chair-Elect CoreLogic, Inc. www.corelogic.com
Cherrie I. Tsai, Secretary/Treasurer Kaiser Aluminum www.kaiseraluminum.com
Criminal Law
Kate Corrigan, Chair Corrigan Welbourn & Stokke, APLC www.cwsdefense.com
Craig M. Cazares, Chair-Elect Orange County District Attorney www.orangecountyda.org
Diane C. Bass, Secretary/Treasurer Law Office of Diane C. Bass www.dbasslaw.com
Elder Law
Albert J. Rasch, Chair Albert J. Rasch & Associates www.alraschassoc.com
Michelle M. Lepich, Chair-Elect McGonigle & Hunsaker LLP www.elderlawca.org
Anh T. Nguyen, Secretary/Treasurer Law Office of Anh Nguyen
Entertainment, Sports, & Marketing Law
Jessica C. Sganga, Chair Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear www.knobbe.com
Sasan K. Behnood, Chair-Elect Friedman Stroffe & Gerard, P.C. www.fsglawyers.com
Susan V. Arduengo, Secretary/Treasurer Friedman Stroffe & Gerard, P.C. www.fsglawyers.com
Environmental Law
Richard J. McNeil, Chair Snell & Wilmer LLP www.swlaw.com
Anna B. Amarandos, Chair-Elect Rutan & Tucker LLP www.rutan.com
Jeremy N. Jungreis, Secretary/Treasurer Rutan & Tucker LLP www.rutan.com
Family Law
Thomas W. Tuttle, Chair Seastrom Seastrom & Tuttle www.seastromlaw.com
J. Ben Phillips, Chair-Elect Phillips, Whisnant, Gazin, Gorczyca & Curtin www.pwggc.com
Joan E. Loos, Secretary/Treasurer Stegmeier, Gelbart, Schwartz & Benavente, LLP www.stegmeierandgelbart.com
Health Care Law
Matthew L. Kinley, Chair Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle LLP www.tldlaw.com
Alan J. Sedley, Chair-Elect Sedley Moore www.smhealthlaw.com
Pamela K. Tahim, Secretary/Treasurer Thakur Law Firm
Immigration Law
Sabrina Rivera, Chair Western State University College Of Law www.wsulaw.edu
Belen T. Gomez, Chair-Elect Law Office of Belen Gomez, P.C. www.belengomezlaw.com
Karel Raba, Secretary/Treasurer Holborn Law, APC www.holbornlaw.org
Insurance Law
Teri H. Lazorisak, Chair Cooksey, Toolen, Gage, Duffy & Woog www.cookseylaw.com
Joseph R. Wilbert, Chair-Elect Wilbert & Wilbert LLP www.wilbertandwilbert.com
Jared De Jong, Secretary/Treasurer Payne & Fears LLP www.paynefears.com
Intellectual Property & Technology Law
Sandra L. Haberny, Chair-Elect Irell & Manella LLP www.irell.com
Jonathan A. Menkes, Secretary/Treasurer Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear www.knobbe.com
International Law
Karen A. Morao, Chair-Elect Hyundai Motor America www.hyundaiusa.com
Star Lopez, Secretary/Treasurer Attorney at Law
Labor & Employment
Amy R. Patton, Chair Payne & Fears LLP www.paynefears.com
Michael C. Robinson, Chair-Elect Robinson Employment Law, PC www.robinsonemploymentlaw.com
Ron S. Brand, Secretary/Treasurer Jackson Tidus, A Law Corporation www.jacksontidus.law
Real Estate Law
Maryann Cazzell, Chair Cazzell & Associates, Attorneys
John E. Bowerbank III, Chair-Elect Garcia Rainey Blank & Bowerbank LLP www.garciarainey.com
Gerald D. Bloch, Secretary/Treasurer Law Offices of Gerald D. Bloch www.gdbloch.com
Social Security
Jeannie H. Kim, Chair Jeannie H. Kim Law Firm www.jeanniehkimlawfirm.com
Ethan K. Pham, Chair-Elect Law Offices of Ethan K. Pham www.disabilityssilawyer.com
Kenneth G. Marks, Secretary/Treasurer Kenneth G. Marks Law Firm www.socialsecuritylawoc.com
Solo Practitioner/Small Firm
Roy L. Comer, Chair Attorney at Law www.roycomer.com
Devin R. Lucas, Chair-Elect Law Office of Devin R. Lucas www.devinrlucas.com
Gerald A. Klein, Secretary/Treasurer Klein & Wilson www.kleinandwilson.com
Tax Law
Daniel W. Layton, Chair Wilson Tax Law Group www.wilsontaxlaw.com
Lisa O. Nelson, Chair-Elect Law Offices of A. Lavar Taylor www.taylorlaw.com
Bradley C. Martinson, Secretary/Treasurer Rutan & Tucker LLP www.rutan.com
Tort & Trial
Carol A. Salmacia, Chair DiCaro, Coppo & Popcke www.dcp-law.com
Gregory E. Bullard, Chair-Elect Woodruff, Spradlin & Smart www.woodruffspradlinsmart.net
Anna Salusky, Secretary/Treasurer Woodruff, Spradlin & Smart www.woodruffspradlinsmart.net
Trusts & Estates
John Paul Glowacki, Chair Deily, Roehl & Glowacki, APLC www.deilylaw.com
Gianna C. Gruenwald, Chair-Elect Ross Wersching & Wolcott LLP www.rossllp.com
Ahmed Shaikh, Secretary/Treasurer Attorney at Law www.ahmedshaikh.com
Workers’ Compensation
J. Barry Collins, Chair Colantoni, Collins, Marren, Phillips & Tulk LLP www.ccmpt.com
Rosa M. Pankaj, Chair-Elect DiMarco, Araujo & Montevideo, APLC www.damfirm.com
Denise Curren Davies, Secretary/Treasurer Berman More & Gonzalez www.ocseriousinjury.com
2016 COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Administration of Justice
Daryl J. Miller Russell & Miller LLP www.rmattorneys.com
Thomas A. Pistone Pistone Law Group LLP
Appointments
Michael L. Baroni Palace Entertainment www.palaceentertainment.com
Audit
Laurel R. Zaeske Brown Rudnick LLP www.brownrudnick.com
Awards
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr. Bienert, Miller & Katzman, APLC www.bmkattorneys.com
Bridging the Gap
Steven G. Hittelman Hittelman Strunk Law Group LLP www.hsfamilylawyer.com
Teresa A. McQueen Pedersen McQueen APLC www.pedersenlaw.com
Community Outreach
Carley Millian Barritt | Smith LLP www.barrittsmith.com
Jennifer L. Tennant Advantage Sales and Marketing www.advantagesolutions.net
Editorial Advisory
Education
Roy L. Comer Attorney at Law www.roycomer.com
Samuel P. Nielson Sessions & Kimball LLP www.job-law.com
Finance
Nikki P. Miliband Good Wildman www.goodwildman.com
Judiciary
Deirdre M. Kelly Whittier Law School www.law.whittier.edu
Thomas F. Newmeyer, Vice Chair Newmeyer & Dillion LLP www.ndlf.com
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
Maryalice E. Khan Attorney at Law
Kathleen A. Wallace, Vice Chair Law Offices of Kathleen A. Wallace, Corp. www.wallacelaw.info
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
Colin Austin Hendricks Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth www.sycr.com
Mentoring
Dean J. Zipser Umberg Zipser LLP www.umbergzipser.com
Mommy Esquire
Lindsay A. Aragon Finlayson Toffer Roosevelt & Lilly LLP www.ftrlfirm.com
Jacqueline M. Beaumont Call & Jensen www.calljensen.com
Nominating
Professionalism & Ethics
Carole J. Buckner Buckner Law Corp. www.bucknerlaw.net
Veterans & Military
Dwight Stirling Veterans Legal Institute www.vetslegal.com
Sheila-Marie Finkelstein, Vice Chair Holstrom, Block & Parke APLC www.hbplaw.com
OCBA TASK FORCES
Civic Center Homelessness
Todd G. Friedland Stephens Friedland LLP www.sf-lawyers.com
Civility
Hon. Richard D. Fybel Court of Appeal, 4th District, Division 3 www.courts.ca.gov/4dca.htm
Council of Past Presidents
Joel S. Miliband Brown Rudnick LLP www.brownrudnick.com
Richard W. Millar, Jr. Millar, Hodges & Bemis www.millarhodgesbemis.com
Danni R. Murphy Attorney at Law
Diversity Initiative
1L Kickstart Program
Michelle A. Philo Adtile Technologies Inc. www.adtile.me
John B. Sganga, Jr. Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear www.knobbe.com