March 2012 - Who’s Who in the OCBA The OCBA Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and Section Chairs graciously volunteer their time to develop and organize Bar activities that benefit our membership and improve the practice of law within Orange County. As a service to our readers, Orange County Lawyer magazine publishes this list of the OCBA leadership on an annual basis. For the complete OCBA membership directory, please visit www.ocbar.org (log-in is required).
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OCBA President
Dimetria A. Jackson
Montage Legal Group
www.montagelegal.com
www.redBAMBINA.com
President-Elect
Wayne R. Gross
Greenberg Traurig LLP
www.gtlaw.com
Treasurer
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Bienert, Miller & Katzman PLC
www.bmkattorneys.com
Secretary
Ashleigh E. Aitken
Aitken Aitken Cohn
www.aitkenlaw.com
Immediate Past President
John C. Hueston
Irell & Manella LLP
www.irell.com
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Central Director
Claudette D. Kunzman
Law Offices of Claudette Kunzman
Harbor Director
Suzanne Viau Chamberlain
Chamberlain and Viau, APLC
www.chamberlainandviau.com
North Director
Pearl G. Mann
Law Offices of Pearl Gondrella Mann
South Director
Christopher N. Andal
The Marquart Law Group
www.marquartlawgroup.com
West Director
Brian M. McDonald
Attorney at Law
www.bmcdonaldlaw.com
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Darren O. Aitken
Aitken Aitken Cohn
www.aitkenlaw.com
Michael L. Baroni
Palace Entertainment
www.palaceentertainment.com
Lynda T. Bui
Shulman Hodges & Bastian LLP
www.shbllp.com
Todd G. Friedland
Stephens Friedland LLP
www.sf-lawyers.com
Teresa A. McQueen
Pedersen Heck McQueen
www.pedersenlaw.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
Jose Gonzalez
Berman More Gonzalez
www.bermanandmore.com
Steven G. Hittelman
Hittelman Law Group
Nikki P. Miliband
Good, Wildman, Hegness & Walley
www.goodwildman.com
Kiran Sharma
FDIC, Legal Department
www.fdic.gov
Cherrie I. Tsai
Kaiser Aluminum
www.kaiseraluminum.com
Jason Weintraub
Broadcom Corp.
www.broadcom.com
YLD APPOINTMENT
Van C. Ha
Bullard Brown & Beal LLP
www.bblaw.net
2012 SECTION CHAIRS
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Robert A. Merring
Attorney at Law
www.merringlaw.com
Appellate Law
Todd E. Lundell
Snell & Wilmer LLP
www.swlaw.com
Banking & Lending
Jack T. Cornman
Cornman & Swartz
www.cornmanswartz.com
Business & Corporate
Garett M. Sleichter
Rutan & Tucker LLP
www.rutan.com
Business Litigation
Marc P. Miles
Callahan & Blaine APLC
www.callahan-law.com
Commercial Law & Bankruptcy
Autumn D. Spaeth
Weiland, Golden, Smiley, Wang Ekvall & Strok LLP
www.wgllp.com
Construction Law
Therese A. Vickers
Newmeyer & Dillion LLP
www.newmeyeranddillion.com
Corporate Counsel
Diane W. Biagianti
Edwards Lifescience
www.edwards.com
Elder Law
Lynne Hayes
Attorney at Law
Entertainment, Sports, & Marketing
Michael L. Baroni
Palace Entertainment
www.palaceentertainment.com
Environmental Law
Richard G. Montevideo
Rutan & Tucker LLP
www.rutan.com
Family Law
Diane M. Vargas
Law Office of Diane Vargas
Immigration Law
Ann Kelleher Miller
Law Office of John R. Alcorn
www.jr-alcorn.com
Insurance Law
Jeff G. Kichaven
Jeff Kichaven Commercial Mediation
www.jeffkichaven.com
Intellectual Property/Technology
Marin P. Cionca
Cionca Law Group PC
www.patentattorneycionca.com
James C. Yang
Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker PC
www.stetinalaw.com
International Law
Richard J. Schwarzstein
Law Offices of Richard J. Schwarzstein
www.legalrjs.com
Labor & Employment
Laura Fleming
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth PC
www.sycr.com
Product Liability
Richard A. Crites
Sedgwick LLP
www.sdma.com
Michael A. Penn
Aitken Aitken Cohn
www.aitkenlaw.com
Real Estate Law
Rosemary Amezcua-Moll
Amezcua-Moll & Associates PC
Social Security
Ethan K. Pham
Law Offices of Ethan K. Pham
www.ekplaw.com
Solo Practitioner Small Firm
Dennis A. Stubblefield
Stubblefield Mediation
www.stubblefieldmediation.com
Tax Law
Valerie C. Dickerson
Deloitte Tax LLP
www.deloitte.com
Trusts & Estates
Pearl G. Mann
Law Offices of Pearl Gondrella Mann
Workers’ Compensation
Teresa R. Edrington
Macrae & Edrington
Robert E. Willyard
Law Office of Robert E. Willyard