OCBA Nominating Committee Announces Slate of Candidates for 2024 Officers and Board of Directors

The following candidates have been nominated to run in the OCBA's upcoming fall election for terms beginning Jan. 1, 2024. The person elected 2024 Secretary will be expected to continue to serve in the following capacities: 2025 Treasurer, 2026 President-Elect, 2027 President, and 2028 Immediate Past President. In accordance with OCBA Bylaws, 2023 President-Elect Christina M. Zabat-Fran (Lanvin Group) will serve as the 2024 OCBA President, while 2023 OCBA President Michael A. Gregg (Littler Mendelson, PC) will serve as 2024 OCBA Immediate Past President. The online election will open for voting on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, and close at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. Only active attorney members will be eligible to vote (no law students, retired, or honorary members).

President-Elect

Mei Tsang Umberg/Zipser

Treasurer

Shirin Forootan Forootan Law

Secretary

Sharon Oh-Kubisch Smiley Wang-Ekvall

Eric V. Traut Traut Firm

Director At Large (4 seats open)

Christopher J. Ayala Ayala Law Group, APC			Justin W. Fong AmWest Funding Corp.
Eemaan Jalili Jalili Law, PC			Casey R. Johnson Aitken Aitken Cohn LLP
William C. O’Neill Ross, Wolcott, Teinert & Prout LLP			Honieh O. Udenka Brown Rudnick LLP
Andrew A. Wood Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory Natsis			Nicole Whyte Bremer, Whyte, Brown & O'Meara LLP
Lesley D. Young Orange County District Attorney’s Office