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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
Larisa M. Dinsmoor
Orange County Public Defender
www.pubdef.ocgov.com
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
Michael L. Baroni
Palace Entertainment
www.palaceentertainment.com
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
Teresa A. McQueen
Pedersen McQueen APLC
www.pedersenlaw.com
Mentoring
Nikki P. Miliband
Good Wildman
www.goodwildman.com
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
Michael L. Baroni
Palace Entertainment
www.palaceentertainment.com
Professionalism & Ethics
Carole J. Buckner
Buckner Law Corp.
www.bucknerlaw.net
Scott B. Garner
Umberg Zipser LLP
www.umbergzipser.com
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
Larisa M. Dinsmoor
Orange County Public Defender
www.pubdef.ocgov.com
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
Scott B. Garner
Umberg Zipser LLP
www.umbergzipser.com
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
Richard J. McNeil
Snell & Wilmer LLP
www.swlaw.com
1L Kickstart Program
Michelle A. Philo
Adtile Technologies Inc.
www.adtile.me
John B. Sganga, Jr.
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear
www.knobbe.com
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