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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OCBA President Dimetria A. Jackson Montage Legal Group www.montagelegal.com www.redBAMBINA.com President-Elect Wayne R. Gross Greenberg Traurig LLP www.gtlaw.com Treasurer Thomas H. Bienert, Jr. Bienert, Miller & Katzman PLC www.bmkattorneys.com Secretary Ashleigh E. Aitken Aitken Aitken Cohn www.aitkenlaw.com Immediate Past President John C. Hueston Irell & Manella LLP www.irell.com BOARD OF DIRECTORS Central Director Claudette D. Kunzman Law Offices of Claudette Kunzman Harbor Director Suzanne Viau Chamberlain Chamberlain and Viau, APLC www.chamberlainandviau.com North Director Pearl G. Mann Law Offices of Pearl Gondrella Mann South Director Christopher N. Andal The Marquart Law Group www.marquartlawgroup.com West Director Brian M. McDonald Attorney at Law www.bmcdonaldlaw.com DIRECTORS AT LARGE Darren O. Aitken Aitken Aitken Cohn www.aitkenlaw.com Michael L. Baroni Palace Entertainment www.palaceentertainment.com Lynda T. Bui Shulman Hodges & Bastian LLP www.shbllp.com Todd G. Friedland Stephens Friedland LLP www.sf-lawyers.com Teresa A. McQueen Pedersen Heck McQueen www.pedersenlaw.com Solange E. Ritchie Law Offices of Steven R. Young www.thegunslinger.com APPOINTED DIRECTORS Larisa M. Dinsmoor Orange County Public Defender www.pubdef.ocgov.com Scott B. Garner Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP www.morganlewis.com Jose Gonzalez Berman More Gonzalez www.bermanandmore.com Steven G. Hittelman Hittelman Law Group Nikki P. Miliband Good, Wildman, Hegness & Walley www.goodwildman.com Kiran Sharma FDIC, Legal Department www.fdic.gov Cherrie I. Tsai Kaiser Aluminum www.kaiseraluminum.com Jason Weintraub Broadcom Corp. www.broadcom.com YLD APPOINTMENT Van C. Ha Bullard Brown & Beal LLP www.bblaw.net 2012 SECTION CHAIRS Alternative Dispute Resolution Robert A. Merring Attorney at Law www.merringlaw.com Appellate Law Todd E. Lundell Snell & Wilmer LLP www.swlaw.com Banking & Lending Jack T. Cornman Cornman & Swartz www.cornmanswartz.com Business & Corporate Garett M. Sleichter Rutan & Tucker LLP www.rutan.com Business Litigation Marc P. Miles Callahan & Blaine APLC www.callahan-law.com Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Autumn D. Spaeth Weiland, Golden, Smiley, Wang Ekvall & Strok LLP www.wgllp.com Construction Law Therese A. Vickers Newmeyer & Dillion LLP www.newmeyeranddillion.com Corporate Counsel Diane W. Biagianti Edwards Lifescience www.edwards.com Elder Law Lynne Hayes Attorney at Law Entertainment, Sports, & Marketing Michael L. Baroni Palace Entertainment www.palaceentertainment.com Environmental Law Richard G. Montevideo Rutan & Tucker LLP www.rutan.com Family Law Diane M. Vargas Law Office of Diane Vargas Immigration Law Ann Kelleher Miller Law Office of John R. Alcorn www.jr-alcorn.com Insurance Law Jeff G. Kichaven Jeff Kichaven Commercial Mediation www.jeffkichaven.com Intellectual Property/Technology Marin P. Cionca Cionca Law Group PC www.patentattorneycionca.com James C. Yang Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker PC www.stetinalaw.com International Law Richard J. Schwarzstein Law Offices of Richard J. Schwarzstein www.legalrjs.com Labor & Employment Laura Fleming Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth PC www.sycr.com Product Liability Richard A. Crites Sedgwick LLP www.sdma.com Michael A. Penn Aitken Aitken Cohn www.aitkenlaw.com Real Estate Law Rosemary Amezcua-Moll Amezcua-Moll & Associates PC Social Security Ethan K. Pham Law Offices of Ethan K. Pham www.ekplaw.com Solo Practitioner Small Firm Dennis A. Stubblefield Stubblefield Mediation www.stubblefieldmediation.com Tax Law Valerie C. Dickerson Deloitte Tax LLP www.deloitte.com Trusts & Estates Pearl G. Mann Law Offices of Pearl Gondrella Mann Workers’ Compensation Teresa R. Edrington Macrae & Edrington Robert E. Willyard Law Office of Robert E. Willyard
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OCBA President Dimetria A. Jackson Montage Legal Group www.montagelegal.com www.redBAMBINA.com
President-Elect Wayne R. Gross Greenberg Traurig LLP www.gtlaw.com
Treasurer Thomas H. Bienert, Jr. Bienert, Miller & Katzman PLC www.bmkattorneys.com
Secretary Ashleigh E. Aitken Aitken Aitken Cohn www.aitkenlaw.com
Immediate Past President John C. Hueston Irell & Manella LLP www.irell.com
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Central Director Claudette D. Kunzman Law Offices of Claudette Kunzman
Harbor Director Suzanne Viau Chamberlain Chamberlain and Viau, APLC www.chamberlainandviau.com
North Director Pearl G. Mann Law Offices of Pearl Gondrella Mann
South Director Christopher N. Andal The Marquart Law Group www.marquartlawgroup.com
West Director Brian M. McDonald Attorney at Law www.bmcdonaldlaw.com
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Darren O. Aitken Aitken Aitken Cohn www.aitkenlaw.com
Michael L. Baroni Palace Entertainment www.palaceentertainment.com
Lynda T. Bui Shulman Hodges & Bastian LLP www.shbllp.com
Todd G. Friedland Stephens Friedland LLP www.sf-lawyers.com
Teresa A. McQueen Pedersen Heck McQueen www.pedersenlaw.com
Solange E. Ritchie Law Offices of Steven R. Young www.thegunslinger.com
APPOINTED DIRECTORS
Larisa M. Dinsmoor Orange County Public Defender www.pubdef.ocgov.com
Scott B. Garner Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP www.morganlewis.com
Jose Gonzalez Berman More Gonzalez www.bermanandmore.com
Steven G. Hittelman Hittelman Law Group
Nikki P. Miliband Good, Wildman, Hegness & Walley www.goodwildman.com
Kiran Sharma FDIC, Legal Department www.fdic.gov
Cherrie I. Tsai Kaiser Aluminum www.kaiseraluminum.com
Jason Weintraub Broadcom Corp. www.broadcom.com
YLD APPOINTMENT
Van C. Ha Bullard Brown & Beal LLP www.bblaw.net
2012 SECTION CHAIRS
Alternative Dispute Resolution Robert A. Merring Attorney at Law www.merringlaw.com
Appellate Law Todd E. Lundell Snell & Wilmer LLP www.swlaw.com
Banking & Lending Jack T. Cornman Cornman & Swartz www.cornmanswartz.com
Business & Corporate Garett M. Sleichter Rutan & Tucker LLP www.rutan.com
Business Litigation Marc P. Miles Callahan & Blaine APLC www.callahan-law.com
Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Autumn D. Spaeth Weiland, Golden, Smiley, Wang Ekvall & Strok LLP www.wgllp.com
Construction Law Therese A. Vickers Newmeyer & Dillion LLP www.newmeyeranddillion.com
Corporate Counsel Diane W. Biagianti Edwards Lifescience www.edwards.com
Elder Law Lynne Hayes Attorney at Law
Entertainment, Sports, & Marketing Michael L. Baroni Palace Entertainment www.palaceentertainment.com
Environmental Law Richard G. Montevideo Rutan & Tucker LLP www.rutan.com
Family Law Diane M. Vargas Law Office of Diane Vargas
Immigration Law Ann Kelleher Miller Law Office of John R. Alcorn www.jr-alcorn.com
Insurance Law Jeff G. Kichaven Jeff Kichaven Commercial Mediation www.jeffkichaven.com
Intellectual Property/Technology Marin P. Cionca Cionca Law Group PC www.patentattorneycionca.com
James C. Yang Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker PC www.stetinalaw.com
International Law Richard J. Schwarzstein Law Offices of Richard J. Schwarzstein www.legalrjs.com
Labor & Employment Laura Fleming Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth PC www.sycr.com
Product Liability Richard A. Crites Sedgwick LLP www.sdma.com
Michael A. Penn Aitken Aitken Cohn www.aitkenlaw.com
Real Estate Law Rosemary Amezcua-Moll Amezcua-Moll & Associates PC
Social Security Ethan K. Pham Law Offices of Ethan K. Pham www.ekplaw.com
Solo Practitioner Small Firm Dennis A. Stubblefield Stubblefield Mediation www.stubblefieldmediation.com
Tax Law Valerie C. Dickerson Deloitte Tax LLP www.deloitte.com
Trusts & Estates Pearl G. Mann Law Offices of Pearl Gondrella Mann
Workers’ Compensation Teresa R. Edrington Macrae & Edrington
Robert E. Willyard Law Office of Robert E. Willyard