At this year's  Orange County Women Lawyers Association 43rd Annual Gala, the OCWLA, an affiliate bar of the OCBA, will honor OCBA member the Hon. Karen L. Robinson and Board Member Andra Greene as its 2018 Judge of the Year and Attorney of the Year, respectively, and the inaugural Advancement of Women Award will be awarded to the law firm Best Best & Krieger LLP

Daily Journal named seven OCBA members as the Top Women Lawyers for 2018. Congratulations to all the members recognized on this year's list!

OCBA member and founding partner of Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP (CDF) Tim Freudenberger was named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA).

Umberg Zipser (U/Z) announced that OCBA members Mark Finkelstein and Priti Phukan, Ph.D. have joined the firm. The addition of Finkelstein and Phukan further expands the firm’s full-service Intellectual Property Practice Group. 

Fisher Phillips, a national labor and employment law firm representing employers, announced the addition of OCBA member Jessica Thompson as an associate in its Irvine office.

OCBA member Eric J. Troutman joined Womble Bond Dickinson to lead the firm's financial services litigation team based in Costa Mesa. Troutman is joined by his litigation team, OCBA members Artin Betpera and Nicole Su.

OCBA member Steven Brower announced the formation of Brower Law Group.

OCBA member David Goodrich join members Michael Weiland and Jeffrey Golden of Weiland Golden LLP to expand the insolvency boutique that is now named Weiland Golden Goodrich LLP.

OCBA member Melinda Gomez announced the formation of Law Office of Melinda Gomez.