Call for Nominations Deadline: Friday, Nov. 4, 2016

OCBA members Kevin DeSantis, formerly of Butz Dunn & DeSantis, APC, and John Kendrick, Jr., formerly of Kendrick, Jackson & Kearl, PLC, launched the new law firm of Dunn DeSantis Walt & Kendrick, LLP on Sept. 1, 2016. 

The OCBA is pleased to announce that OCBA members Christopher M. Robertson and Denisha P. McKenzie recently joined Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP. 

The OCBA is pleased to share that OCBA member firm K&L Gates LLP was recognized as one of 11 “Awesome Opponents” in litigation by the BTI Consulting Group. 

The OCBA is very pleased to announce that Roy L. Comer has been selected as the recipient of this year's Harmon G. Scoville Award.

The OCBA is pleased to announce that OCBA member the Honorable Gail Andler will be honored as 2016 Judge of the Year by the Celtic Bar Association of Orange County.

The OCBA is proud to announce its newly appointed Directors at Large. Appointed to the Board of Directors for terms running through December 2017 are Mary-Christine Sungaila and William T. Tanner.

The OCBA's annual Board of Directors Election closed at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sep. 27, 2016. In accordance with the OCBA bylaws, 2016 President-Elect Michael L. Baroni will succeed to the Presidency in 2017.

The OCBA is pleased to announce that OCBA member Adam Dodge, Legal Director at Laura's House, received the 2016 Bravery Award from the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence (CPEDV).

The OCBA is pleased to announce that OCBA Charitable Fund Board Member Michele Johnson, a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, was named Attorney of the Year at the 41st Annual OCWLA Gala this week.