OCBA President Nikki Presley Miliband Appoints 2018 OCBA Committee Leaders

The Orange County Bar Association met with the 2018 OCBA committee leaders who were appointed by OCBA President Nikki Presley Miliband. Their one-year term as committee chairs began Jan. 1, 2018.

OCBA committees, which may be joined at no extra charge, provide members with a unique opportunity to contribute their time and legal talent in a meaningful way. See a full list of committees and respective committee leaders below.

For more details about committees or committee membership, visit www.ocbar.org.

2018 OCBA COMMITTEE LEADERS

• Administration of Justice Committee Co-Chairs: Thomas Pistone, Pistone Law Group LLP, Daryl Miller, Russell & Miller LLP
• Appointments Committee Chair: OCBA President-Elect Deirdre Kelly, Chapman University Fowler School of Law
• Audit Committee Chair: Laurel Zaeske, Brown Rudnick LLP
• Awards Committee Chair: Todd Friedland, Stephens Friedland LLP
• Bridging the Gap Committee Co-Chairs: Steven Hittelman, Hittelman Strunk Law Group LLP, Teresa McQueen, SAFFIRE LEGAL
• Community Outreach Committee Co-Chairs: Kimberly Ciabattoni, Irvine Company Apartment Communities, Anne Rawlinson, Neuland & Whitney
• Diversity Committee Co-Chairs: Richard McNeil, Crowell & Moring LLP, Mei Tsang, Umberg Zipser LLP
• Editorial Advisory Committee Chair: Michael Gregg, Littler Mendelson P.C.
• Education Committee Co-Chairs: Richard Cohn, Aitken Aitken Cohn LLP, John Cowhig, Law Offices of John S. Cowhig
• Finance & Investment Advisory Sub-Committee Chair: OCBA Treasurer Scott Garner, Umberg Zipser LLP
• Judiciary Committee Co-Chairs: John Gibson, Crowell & Moring LLP, Howard Privette, Greenberg Gross LLP
• Lawyer Referral & Information Service Committee Co-Chairs: Brian Bayati, Bayati Law Group, P.C., James Yang, Stetina, Brunda, Garred & Brucker
• Leadership Development Committee Co-Chairs: Michael Yoder, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Dean Zipser, Umberg Zipser LLP
• Legislative Resolutions Committee Chair & Vice Chair: Elaine Alston, Alston, Alston & Diebold & Melissa Petrofsky, The Petrofsky Law Firm
• Mandatory Fee Arbitration Committee Co-Chairs: Eric Blum, Attorney at Law, Kimberly Knill, Court of Appeal
• Membership Development Committee Chair: Christina Zabat-Fran, St. John Knits, Inc.
• Mentor on Demand Committee Chair and Chair-Elect: Adrianne Marshack, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP & Kristin Garcia, Nossaman LLP
• Mentoring Committee Co-Chairs: Dean Zipser, Umberg Zipser LLP, Cherrie Tsai, Kaiser Aluminum
• Mommy Esq. Committee Co-Chairs: Abby Meyer, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, Andrea Bird, Bird Law Group, PC
• Nominating Committee Chair: OCBA President-Elect Deirdre Kelly, Chapman University Fowler School of Law
• Pro Bono Committee Co-Chairs: Daniel Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie, Inc., OCBA Secretary Larisa Dinsmoor, Orange County Public Defender
• Professionalism & Ethics Committee Co-Chairs: OCBA Treasurer Scott Garner, Umberg Zipser LLP, Suzanne Burke Spencer, Sall Spencer Callas & Krueger ALC
• Veterans & Military Committee Chair & Vice Chair: Dwight Stirling, Veterans Legal Institute & Sheila Marie Finkelstein, Holstrom, Block & Parke APLC