Who’s Who in the OCBA The OCBA Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and Sections Chairs generously volunteer their time to the Association activities to benefit the members and improve the practice of law. They are the leaders of the Bar. This list is published as a service to OCBA members.
For a complete listing of all members, visit www.ocbar.org to access the OCBA online membership directory (input of your ID number is required). EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OCBA President Lei Lei Wang Ekvall Weiland , Golden , Smiley, Wang Ekvall & Strok LLP President-Elect John C. Hueston Irell & Manella LLP Treasurer Dimetria A. Jackson Attorney at Law Secretary Wayne R. Gross Greenberg Traurig LLP Past President Michael G. Yoder O'Melveny & Myers LLP OCBA Executive Director Trudy C. Levindofske, CAE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Central Director Claudettte D. Kunzman Law Office of Claudette Kunzman Harbor Director Tirzah Abé Lowe Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear North Director Pearl Gondrella Mann Law Offices of Pearl Gondrella Mann South Director Thomas H. Bienert, Jr. Bienert, Miller & Katzman West Director Michael L. Baroni Palace Entertainment DIRECTORS AT LARGE Ashleigh E. Aitken Attorney at Law Darren O. Aitken Aitken Aitken Cohn Teresa A. McQueen Pedersen Law & Dispute Resolution Corp. Solange E. Ritchie Law Offices of Steven R. Young Eric V. Traut The Traut Firm APPOINTED DIRECTORS Lynda T. Bui Shulman Hodges & Bastian LLP Suzanne Viau Chamberlain Chamberlain and Viau Carlos X. Colorado Jones Day Scott B. Cooper The Cooper Law Firm PC Jose Gonzalez Berman More & Gonzalez Steven G. Hittelman Minyard Morris LLP Tracy R. LeSage Orange County Public Defender Lorena C. Peñaloza The California State University Cherrie I. Tsai Kaiser Aluminum YLD Appointment J. Edward Wilson The Reeves Law Group 2009 SECTION CHAIRS Alternative Dispute Resolution Cari S. Baum Law Office of Cari Baum Appellate Law G. E. Siebel, Jr. Law Offices of G. Edmund Siebel, Jr. Business & Corporate Martin P. Florman BuchalterNemer APLC Business Litigation Marilyn Martin-Culver Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Jeffrey I. Golden Weiland , Golden , Smiley, Wang Ekvall & Strok LLP Construction Sandra L. Bauer Bauer-Anderson, LLP Corporate Counsel Jason Weintraub Broadcom Corp. Elder Law Amy C. Anderson Anderson & Anderson Environmental Law Richard G. Montevideo Rutan & Tucker LLP Family Law Ann A. Thomson Ann A. Thomson, Attorney at Law APLC Financial Practices Jack T. Cornman Cornman & Swartz Immigration Law Greg Berk Carlton DiSante & Freudenberger LLP Insurance Law Jeffrey G. Kichaven Professional Mediation & Arbitration Intellectual Property/ Technology Christian A. Fox Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear Jared C. Bunker Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear International Law Richard J. Schwarzstein Law Office of Richard J. Schwarzstein Labor & Employment Julie D. Schisler Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Product Liability Richard A. Crites Sedgwick, Deter, Moran & Arnold Michael A. Penn Aitken Aitken Cohn Real Estate Rosemary Amezcua-Moll Amezcua-Moll & Associaties Social Security Martin Taller Law Offices of Martin Taller Solo Practitioner Small Firm Christele Demuro Law Office of Christele Demuro Tax Law Valerie C. Dickerson Deloitte Tax LLP Trusts & Estates Amy E. Haupert Elder Law Center Workers’ Compensation Teresa R. Edrington Vail, Macrae & Edrington Jose Gonzalez Berman More & Gonzalez