OCBA Announces 2026 Nominating Committee

The following members have been appointed by OCBA President-Elect Eric V Traut, Traut Injury Law, to serve on the 2026 Nominating Committee. President-Elect Eric will serve as the Chair.

• Eric V Traut, Traut Injury Law, Committee Chair
• Joseph L. Chairez, Baker & Hostetler LLP
• Caroline R. Djang, Buchalter, A Professional Corporation
• Shirin Forootan, Forootan Law
• Caroline R. Hahn, Hahn Attorneys LLP
• Casey R. Johnson, Aitken Aitken Cohn LLP
• Nikki Presley Miliband, Good Wildman
• Sara C. Nakada, Orange County Public Defender's Office
• Sharon Oh-Kubisch, Kahana Feld
• Daniel S. Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie, Inc.
• Mei Tsang, Umberg Zipser LLP
• Lesley D. Young, Orange County District Attorneys Office
• Christina M. Zabat-Fran, Lanvin Group
• Dean J. Zipser, Umberg Zipser LLP

Nominations are being accepted for four seats for Directors At Large. All active attorney OCBA members are eligible to run for the Director At Large seats on the Board, regardless of the location of their principal office.

Nominations are also being accepted for the Office of Secretary. The individual elected as Secretary will serve a one-year term in that office beginning January 1, 2027. This is a multi-year commitment. Following their year as Secretary, the individual will be expected to continue to serve on the Executive Committee in the following capacities: Treasurer (2028), President-Elect (2029), President (2030), and Immediate Past President (2031).

Applications should be submitted to the OCBA Nominating Committee, c/o OCBA, P.O. Box 6130, Newport Beach, CA 92658 or e-mailed to dslaughter@ocbar.org. All nominations must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 15, 2026. Click here to download the application. The Nominating Committee, chaired by President-Elect Eric Traut, will meet in July to select the slate of candidates for the OCBA election in the fall.