OCBA Holiday Open House a Success
The Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters at 4101 Westerly Place in Newport Beach by inviting members of the bench and bar to attend a Holiday Open House on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. Attendees enjoyed guided tours of the new facilities, live music, hor d'oeuvres, and a festive atmosphere.

During her opening remarks, OCBA President Dimetria Jackson thanked the members of the OCBA Facilities Task Force, chaired by Immediate Past President John Hueston, for all of their hard work and dedication. Jackson gave particular recognition to Kyle Kawakami of Irell & Manella LLP for his leadership efforts throughout the project.

Asked to make some remarks of his own, Kawakami attributed the project's success to "John [Hueston]'s laser-like focus," adding that, "This was a fantastic time to buy."

In closing, Jackson remarked, "It's your OCBA headquarters, so please feel free to stop by and visit often."

Orange County Lavender Bar Association President Rosanne Faul and Catherine Fabiani

Robert Gibson, OCBA Education Administrator Patricia Martinet, and Eric Traut

Cynthia Holton and Anna Davis

OCBA Executive Director Trudy Levindofske and former OCBA Executive Director Donna Fouste

OCBA Board member Brian McDonald, Jodie Cohen, and Paul Greenwald

Anthony Madu, Sharyn Kohara, and Hon. Cheri Pham

William Zulch, Hon. Glenda Sanders, and Stuart and Catherine Jasper

Robert Scott

OCBA Executive Director Trudy Levindofske, Jules Miller, and Michael Morris

James Watts

OCBA Executive Director Trudy Levindofske, Orange County Jewish Bar Association President Jordon Steinberg, and Michael Morris

Presiding Judge Thomas Borris, OCBA Client Services Manager JoAnn Weigand, and Hon. Glenda Sanders

Patrick DeBoer

OCBA Education Administrator Patricia Martinet greets OCBA Board member Suzanne Viau Chamberlain and John Chamberlain

OCBA Assistant Executive Director Carole Martinez greets Public Law Center Executive Director Kenneth Babcock and Orange County Superior Court CEO Alan Carlson

Public Law Center Executive Director Kenneth Babcock and Orange County Superior Court CEO Alan Carlson

Gwen Vieau and Barbara Tingley

Hon. Kim Hubbard and Public Law Center Executive Director & General Counsel Kenneth Babcock

La Verne Bugna and OCBA Health Care Law Section Co-Chair Maryalice Khan

Mani Dabiri, John Chamberlain, OCBA Board member Suzanne Viau Chamberlain, and Richard Millar, Jr.

OCBA Board member Solange Ritchie, Elizabeth Jones, and Dennis O’Connell

Delini Ganegoda, Karin Tan, James Watts, Claudia Porras Hanzlick, and Chris Jain


OCBA Past President Dean Zipser and President Dimetria Jackson

Mei Tsang, Orange County Superior Court CEO Alan Carlson, Randy Reliford, and Lakshmi Paranthaman

Casey Johnson, OCBA Board member Solange Ritchie, and Deborah Pernice Knefel

Hon. Nancy Wieben Stock and Hon. David Velasquez (Ret.)

OCBA President Dimetria Jackson and Jacquelyn Jackson

Terri Flynn-Peister and Mani Dabiri

OCBA Board members Pearl Mann and Scott Garner

OCBA Education Administrator Patricia Martinet, Louis Martinet, and Jeffrey Wertheimer

James Watts and J. Michael Palikan

Holly Hutchins, OCBA Board member Pearl Mann, and Terri Breer

Chris Jain

Devin Lucas, Kathleen Alparce, Hon. David Velasquez (Ret.), and Hon. Franz Miller

Dennis O’Connell, Betty Fracisco, Elizabeth Jones, and Terri Breer

Jacquelyn Jackson

OCBA President Dimetria Jackson

OCBA President Dimetria Jackson welcomes attendees

David Boyle, Hon. Franz Miller, and Jacquelyn Jackson

Hon. David Velasquez (Ret.) and OCBA President Dimetria Jackson

Hon. David Velasquez (Ret.) and OCBA Facilities Task Force member Kyle Kawakami

OCBA Facilities Task Force member Kyle Kawakami

OCBA Facilities Task Force member Kyle Kawakami and President Dimetria Jackson

OCBA Board members Cherrie Tsai and Solange Ritchie with Steven Young

OCBA Executive Director Trudy Levindofske leads OCBA members on a tour of the new headquarters

John Hurlbut, Jr., OCBA President Dimetria Jackson, and Kyle Kawakami

OCBA YLD Education Chair Sarah Nowels and Betty Fracisco

Marc Winthrop and Hon. Andrew Guilford

Hon. Kim Hubbard, OCBA Past President Dean Zipser, OCBA Board member Nikki Miliband, and OCBA Past President Joel Miliband

Mark Minyard and Hon. Kim Hubbard

OCBA Past Presidents Dean Zipser and Joseph Chairez

John Denny, OCBA Past President Mike Gazin, and Terri Breer

John Hurlbut, Jr., and Melissa Carr

John Chamberlain, OCBA Board member Suzanne Viau Chamberlain, and Thomas Peterson

Holly Hutchins, OCBA Solo Practitioner/Small Firm Section Chair Dennis Stubblefield, OCBA Health Care Law Section Co-Chair Maryalice Khan, and Denise Trevino

OCBA Board member Michael Baroni, Mei Tsang, and Marin Cionca

Constitutional Rights Foundation, Orange County Executive Director Lori Berg and OCBA Executive Director Trudy Levindofske

Dominic Rossetti and Seth Ort

OCBA Board member Brian McDonald, Dale Kiken, and Marlene Naraghi

OCBA Board member Michael Baroni and J. Michael Palikan

Ahmed Hamdy

Hon. Franz Miller

OCBA Executive Assistant Grace Epperson leads OCBA members on a tour of the new headquarters

Kelly Zinser, Hon. Scott Clarkson, and Marc Winthrop

OCBA Facilities & IT Director Dennis Slaughter, Orange County Lawyer Editor-in-Chief Gialisa Gaffaney, OCBA President Dimetria Jackson, OCBA Executive Director Trudy Levindofske, and OCBA Assistant Executive Director Carole Martinez