All comments must be submitted no later than November 7, 2025. All timely received comments will be considered by the Court before final adoption of the rules.v

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Monday, October 27, 2025
Haynes and Boone, LLP, Costa Mesa
Complimentary program for YLD Members Only.

The OCBA's annual Board of Directors Election closed at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, September 29, 2025. In accordance with the OCBA bylaws, 2025 President-Elect Shirin Forootan (Forootan Law) will succeed to the Presidency in 2026. The rest of the 2026 Executive Committee will be comprised of President-Elect Eric V. Traut (Traut Injury Law), Treasurer Sharon Oh-Kubisch (Kahana & Feld LLP), newly-elected Secretary Casey R. Johnson (Aitken Aitken Cohn LLP), and Immediate Past President Mei Tsang (Umberg Zipser LLP).

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association recently announced their 2025-26 Board of Governors. OCBA Board Member, Eemaan Jalili of Jalili Law PC is among the At-Large Board Members who will be sworn in during the 2025 NAPABA Convention in Denver on November 6-8, 2025.

Santa Ana, CA — Starting October 1, 2025, the Orange County Superior Court will double the size of its Dedicated Discovery Department Program with the addition of the following five departments:

• Department C25 – Hon. Gassia Apkarian
• Department C27 – Hon. Bradley S. Erdosi
• Department C31 – Hon. Kimberly A. Knill
• Department N15 – Hon. Nathan Nhan Vu
• Department N18 – Hon. Scott A. Steiner

Save the Date for OCBA's Annual Bridging the Gap coming January 2026!  Bridging the Gap is a fast-paced, dynamic program designed to help newly admitted attorneys develop a foundation in practical skills, techniques, and procedures that are essential to the practice of law.

We're calling all of the OC Legal Community to come out and participate in the Community Fair and we're rolling out the red carpet for the incredible volunteers who make our OC legal community greater every day!

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To Register for the Judicial Mentor Program: CLICK HERE.