The following people have been appointed by President-Elect Nikki Miliband to serve on the 2017 Appointments Committee:  Joe Chairez, Baker & Hostetler LLP; Denise Crawford, Orange County Public Defender; Eric Dominguez, David Hirson & Partners, LLP; Lei Lei Wang Ekvall, Smiley Wang-Ekvall; Shirin Forootan, Call & Jensen; Todd Friedland, Stephens Friedland LLP; Scott Garner, Umberg Zipser LLP; Michael Gregg, Littler Mendelson P.C.; Deirdre Kelly, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law; Dean Zipser, Umberg Zipser LLP and OCBA President Michael Baroni, Palace Entertainment.

The Appointments Committee, established in accordance with OCBA Bylaws, will make recommendations for appointments to the Board of Directors sufficient to fill any vacancies in the eight (8) directorships to be appointed pursuant to Bylaws Section 6.9. The Committee will make its recommendations with a view to ensuring that the composition of the Board of Directors fairly represents the diverse composition of the Association.

The Appointments Committee will meet in November to recommend two OCBA members for appointments to the Board of Directors for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2018. The deadline to apply is 5:00 p.m. on Nov. 10, 2017. Please visit www.ocbar.org for more information, or click here to download the application.