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Call for Nominations: OCBJ 2017 General Counsel Awards

The Orange County Business Journal is accepting nominations for its 8th Annual General Counsel Awards. Read More..

Special Thanks to Bridging the Gap Speakers and Participants

Presented by the Orange County Bar Association, the OCBA Young Lawyers Division, and the Daily Journal, this biannual event took place on Saturday, July 15 and helps recent admittees to the California State Bar “bridge the gap” between law school and law practice through an invaluable introduction to the Orange County Courts and legal community. Read More..

OCBA Mentoring Program

This program matches experienced lawyers with new lawyers who have been in practice for five years or less.  Read More..

Call for Nominations: 2017 Harmon G. Scoville Award

Deadline: 5:00 p.m., Friday, August 4, 2017 Read More..

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Events

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Necessities Summer Drive - Benefiting Human Trafficking Victims

Summer 2017
Donations can be dropped off at OCBA Headquarters Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Read More..

OCBA YLD Fall Softball

August 21 to November 5, 2017
Irvine Read More..

OCBA Charitable Fund Annual Benefit Raise Your Glass

Thursday, August 24, 2017
Newport Beach Country Club, Newport Beach

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2018 Judges' Night & Annual Meeting

SAVE THE DATE
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Irvine Marriott, Irvine 

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Awards & Accolades

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Four OCBA Members Listed as Top 50 Women Southern California Rising Stars

The OCBA is proud to share that four OCBA members were announced as the 2017 Up-and-Coming 50 Women by Super Lawyers for the Southern California region. Read More..

Thirteen OCBA Members Listed as Top 25 Orange County Rising Stars

The OCBA is proud to share that thirteen OCBA members were announced as the 2017 Up-and-Coming 25 by Super Lawyers for the Orange County region. Read More..

Eight OCBA Members Listed as Top 100 Southern California Rising Stars

The OCBA is proud to share that eight OCBA members were announced as the 2017 Up-and-Coming 100 by Super Lawyers for the Southern California region. Read More..

OCBA Board Member Christina Zabat-Fran Named Top 40 Young Lawyers by ABA

The OCBA is pleased to announce that OCBA Board Member Christina Zabat-Fran, General Counsel of St. John Knits, was listed as a Top 40 Young Lawyers On The Rise by the American Bar Association for 2017. Read More..

OCBA Executive Director Levindofske Honored for 10 Years of Service

Trudy Levindofske was recently honored by the OCBA Board and several past presidents to commemorate 10 years of service as the OCBA Executive Director.  Levindofske has served as the Executive Director of the OCBA and OCBA Charitable Fund Executive Director since July 1, 2007. Read More..

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Members On the Move

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OCBA member James Scheinkman Elected to Orange County United Way Board

The OCBA is pleased to announce that OCBA member James Scheinkman, a partner in Snell & Wilmer’s Orange County and Los Angeles offices, has been elected to the board of directors for Orange County United Way. Read More..

Umberg/Zipser LLP Expands IP Law Practice

The OCBA is pleased to share that OCBA Board Member Mei Tsang and member Ryan Dean have joined Umberg/Zipser LLP, a premier law firm that offers business litigation and IP legal services, as its newest partners. Read More..

OCBA Past President Dean Zipser To Be Next CRF-OC Board President

OCBA Past President and 2016 Franklin G. West Honoree Dean Zipser, founding partner of Umberg/Zipser LLP, will step into the role of Constitutional Rights Foundation of Orange County President beginning July 1, 2017. Read More..

Fisher Phillips Grows Irvine Office with Addition of Two OCBA Members

The OCBA is pleased to share that OCBA members Sean Kingston and Jenna Warden have joined the Irvine office of Fisher Phillips as its newest associates. Read More..

OCBA Member John Denny Installed As Collaborative Practice California President

The OCBA is pleased to share that OCBA member John Denny, Of Counsel to Hittelman Strunk Law Group LLP, was installed as 2017-2018 president of Collaborative Practice California President on April 30 in Redondo Beach.  Read More..

OCBA Member Corrie Plant Joins Bick Law LLP

The OCBA is pleased to share that OCBA member Corrie Plant has joined Bick Law LLP, a boutique environmental law firm based in Newport Beach, as its newest Partner and will continue to handle matters of environmental litigation and compliance counseling.  Read More..

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