OCBA members Layne Melzer and Gary Pohlson were appointed to judgeships in the Orange County Superior Court by Governor Edmund Brown on Tuesday, June 28, 2016.

The county’s Board of Supervisors appointed OCBA member Sharon Petrosino to serve as the next Orange County Public Defender.

The OCBA is pleased to announce that four of its members have been recognized on the Daily Journal's Annual Top Plaintiff Lawyers list.

Nominations Deadline: 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2016.
The Orange County Business Journal is currently accepting nominations for its Seventh Annual General Counsel Awards.

The OCBA is pleased to announce that 14 of its members have been named to the American Society of Legal Advocates (ASLA) Top 100 List, while six of its members were recognized in the 40 Under 40 category.

Pedersen McQueen is pleased to announce the formation of SAFFIRE LEGAL, PC and PEDERSEN LAW, APLC.

The OCBA is pleased to announce that three of its members, as well as the Dean of one of its partner ABA-accredited law schools, have been named to the 2016 Lawdragon 500.

The deadline to apply is Friday, June 1, 2018. The United States District Court, Central District of California, is currently accepting applications from qualified individuals interested in serving as Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference Lawyer Representatives.

Umberg Zipser LLP is pleased to announce that OCBA member Patrick R. Gutierrez has joined the firm as a litigation associate.

OCBA member and McKennon Law Group PC Principal Robert J. McKennon has received his 2nd Global Award from Corporate LiveWire.