Michael G. Balmages, Esq. is an accomplished mediator and discovery referee with extensive experience as a trial lawyer, general counsel, and transactional lawyer.

Nominations Deadline: Friday, November 4, 2022

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 Franklin G. West Award. Click here to download the nomination form.

Jennifer Keller, a nationally prominent trial attorney at Keller/Anderle LLP in Irvine, has been named to the 2023 Benchmark Litigation “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America.”

The OCBA's annual Board of Directors Election closed at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. In accordance with the OCBA bylaws, 2022 President-Elect Michael A. Gregg (Littler Mendelson P.C.) will succeed to the Presidency in 2023.

The Daily Journal recently published their 2022 Top 100 Lawyers list and recognized 9 OCBA members.

Winners will be announced at the California Legal Awards ceremony honoring all winners and finalists on the evening of Nov. 3 at the JW Marriott San Francisco Union Square in San Francisco.

The Superior Court of California, County of Orange, will be closed on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in celebration of Native American Day holiday.

Hon. Maria D. Hernandez was elected Presiding Judge, and Hon. Cheri T. Pham Assistant Presiding Judge in an uncontested election for the two top posts of the Superior Court of California, County of Orange.

Orange County Hispanic Bar Association's 2023 Bar Stipend will grant a maximum of one – two (1-2) stipend awards and a maximum of $1,500.00 will be distributed among the scholarship winners.