OCWLA Statement Updated June 2025
Orange County Women Lawyers Association (OCWLA) proudly celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. Our enthusiastic and diverse Board of Directors hosts events and programming that reflect our mission of advancing women in the legal profession. Through our annual social and educational events, we provide a professional network to members, raise awareness of discrimination and bias, and support charitable organizations that help women and children in the Orange County community.
Each year, the OCWLA hosts several popular signature events. In March, we celebrated Mardi Gras with attendees at our annual Wine Event. Our other traditional annual events include the summer Women Judges Reception, where we host the many distinguished women jurists in Orange County from the federal and state bench. We will also be hosting our Past President’s Tea, where we honor OCWLA past presidents. In October, we will feature our signature fundraising event, the OCWLA Annual Gala, at the VEA Resort in Newport Beach. This year’s Golden Anniversary Gala will honor our annual award winners for Attorney of the Year, Judge of the Year, and the Advancement of Women Awards. OCWLA’s philanthropy recipients will also be recognized at the Gala. We will close the year with our Holiday Party and Installation Dinner, where we will install our incoming Board of Directors.
In addition to these signature events, OCWLA provides a variety of professional educational training at our MCLE luncheons. For example, in April, we will be hosting our Equal Pay Day luncheon, featuring tips from a PhD on empowering women to address pay disparities in the legal profession. OCWLA also offers low-cost networking opportunities, such as monthly Book Club, philanthropy activities, and free coffee meetups.
The OCWLA Foundation is the charitable arm of the OCWLA. The OCWLA Foundation is dedicated to philanthropic giving to non-profit organizations and charities in the spirit of advancing women’s interests. OCWLA also awards bar stipends and diversity bar stipends twice annually to outstanding law school graduates who are studying for the California Bar Examination.
OCWLA offers free membership to judges, first year admittees and law students, and offers discounted membership to junior lawyers and government lawyers.
All are welcome at OCWLA! We look forward to collaborating with our members to advance our mission in the Orange County community.
For more information about OCWLA, visit www.ocwla.org or email info@ocwla.org.
For more information about upcoming events, visit www.ocwla.org.