The OCBA is pleased to share that OCBA President Michael L. Baroni, who serves as General Counsel of Palace Entertainment, was announced as a recipient of the 2017 First Chair Award in the category of Top General Counsel.

The OCBA is pleased to announce that OCBA member the Honorable Linda S. Marks will be honored as 2017 Judge of the Year by the Celtic Bar Association of Orange County.

The OCBA, alongside public interest organizations Family Violence Appellate Project, Legal Aid Society of Orange County, Public Law Center, and Veterans Legal Institute, submitted an amici curiae brief in district court in Santa Ana in opposition to a preliminary injunction motion brought by Courthouse News that sought to prevent the Court from continuing to screen to protect litigants’ statutory rights to privacy (including the identity of domestic violence survivors) before releasing these filings to the press and the public.

The OCBA 2018 continuing legal education travel seminar will be in Bangkok & Chiang Mai, Thailand from January 26, 2018 - February 4, 2018.

The United States District Court, Central District of California, is currently accepting applications from qualified attorneys interested in serving on the Central District’s Merit Selection Panel. 

Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017
OCBA Headquarters, Newport Beach

The OCBA is pleased to share that OCBA Past President Jennifer Keller, a founding partner at Keller/Anderle LLP, was named to the “Benchmark Top 250 Women in Litigation” list for 2017.

The OCBA is pleased to share that OCBA Board Member M.C. Sungaila, a Partner at Haynes and Boone, received a certificate of recognition from her hometown of Newport Beach, in light of her professional achievement and humanitarian work.

The OCBA is pleased to share that OCBA member Krista deBoer has joined the boutique environmental law firm Bick Law LLP as Senior Associate.

The OCBA is pleased to share that Martin Fessenmaier, Ph.D., and Minyoung Shin, Ph.D. have joined Umberg/Zipser LLP in addition to OCBA Board Member Mei Tsang and member Ryan Dean.