To enhance the system of justice, to support the lawyers who serve it

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Cover Story
Who’s Who
in the OCBA
E
ach year, Orange County Lawyer magazine publishes an up-to-date list of
the OCBA leadership as a service to our readers. It is through the dedication
and continued efforts of the gracious volunteers who make up the OCBA
Executive Committee, Board of Directors, Section Leadership, and
Committee Chairs that the Bar is able to develop networking, educational,
and community outreach events throughout the year in support of the
OCBA’s mission:
To enhance the system of justice,
to support the lawyers who serve it,
and to assist the community served by it.
Partner at Stephens Friedland LLP where his practice focuses on commercial litigation and strategic counseling,
2016 OCBA President Todd G. Friedland specializes in complex contract disputes, class actions, unlawful business
practices, trade secrets, business torts, real estate, and appellate matters. New to the OCBA Board of Directors in
2016 are Andra B. Greene, Irell & Manella LLP Partner, who previously served as Chair of the OCBA Masters
Division; Daniel S. Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis‚ Inc. Partner, who is also actively
involved in the OCBA Charitable Fund and Orange County Trial Lawyers Association; Fish & Tsang LLP Partner
Mei Tsang, who also sits on the OCBA Charitable Fund Board of Directors; and St. John Knits, Inc. Director of
Legal Affairs Christina M. Zabat-Fran, who simultaneously serves as OCBA Corporate Counsel Section Chair.
To access the complete OCBA membership directory, please visit www.ocbar.org.
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Orange County Lawyer
Executive Committee
OCBA President
Todd G. Friedland
Stephens Friedland LLP
www.sf-lawyers.com
President-Elect
Michael L. Baroni
Palace Entertainment
www.palaceentertainment.com
Treasurer
Nikki P. Miliband
Good Wildman
www.goodwildman.com
Secretary
Deirdre M. Kelly
Whittier Law School
www.law.whittier.edu
Immediate Past President
Ashleigh E. Aitken
Aitken*Aitken*Cohn
www.aitkenlaw.com
Directors At Large
Rebecca J. Callahan
ADR Services, Inc.
www.adrservices.org
Larisa M. Dinsmoor
Orange County Public Defender
www.pubdef.ocgov.com
Bradley S. Erdosi
Law Offices of Bradley S. Erdosi
www.willsandtrustslaw.com
Michael A. Gregg
Littler Mendelson, PC
www.littler.com
Mona Z. Hanna
Michelman & Robinson LLP
www.mrllp.com
www.ocbar.org
April 2016
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Directors At Large Continued
Kirsten M. Kreymann
Scott B. Garner
Kyhm Penfil
Daniel S. Robinson
Andra B. Greene
Edward A. Schlatter
Monica E. Lukoschek
Autumn D. Spaeth
Public Law Center
www.publiclawcenter.org
Robinson Calcagnie Robinson
Shapiro Davis, Inc.
www.rcrlaw.net
Mayte Santacruz
AlvaradoSmith, APC
www.alvaradosmith.com
Mei Tsang
Fish & Tsang LLP
www.fishiplaw.com
Umberg Zipser LLP
www.umbergzipser.com
Irell & Manella LLP
www.irell.com
U.S. Immigration Law Group LLP
www.usilg.net
Brian M. McDonald
Law Office of Brian McDonald
Appointed Directors
John S. Cowhig
Law Offices of John S. Cowhig, APC
University of California, Irvine
www.uci.edu
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear
www.knobbe.com
Smiley Wang-Ekvall
www.swelawfirm.com
Christina M. Zabat-Fran
St. John Knits, Inc.
www.sjk.com
Young Lawyers Division
Richard J. McNeil
Snell & Wilmer LLP
www.swlaw.com
Michelle A. Philo, Chair
Adtile Technologies Inc.
www.adtile.me
Masters Division
John B. Sganga, Jr., Chair
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear
www.knobbe.com
2016 Section Leaders
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate Law
Banking & Lending
Michael G. Balmages, Chair
Balmages Law Office
www.balmagesdavidson.com
Lisa R. McCall, Section Chair
Law Offices of Dorie A. Rogers
www.drfamilylaw.com
Joshua G. Simon, Section Chair
Call & Jensen
www.calljensen.com
Leslee J. Newman, Chair-Elect
Leslee J. Newman, Attorney
www.divorcepeacemaker.com
Christopher B. Pinzon, Chair-Elect
Court of Appeal, Fourth District,
Division Three
www.courts.ca.gov
Stuart B. Wolfe, Chair-Elect
Wolfe & Wyman LLP
www.wolfewyman.com
David B. Ezra, Secretary/Treasurer
Berger Kahn
www.bergerkahn.com
James S. Azadian, Secretary/Treasurer
Enterprise Counsel Group, ALC
www.enterprisecounsel.com
Joel N. Cook, Secretary/Treasurer
Aldrich & Bonnefin, PLC
www.ablawyers.com
Business & Corporate Law
Vivian K. Pham, Section Chair
Attorney at Law
Brooke M. Pollard, Chair-Elect
Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle LLP
tldlaw.com
Robert Liu, Secretary/Treasurer
Symons Markwith LLP
symonsmarkwith.com
Business Litigation
Mark B. Wilson, Section Chair
Klein & Wilson
www.kleinandwilson.com
Ryan J. Williams, Chair-Elect
Callahan & Blaine APLC
www.callahan-law.com
Charity M. Gilbreth, Secretary/Treasurer
Schilling Law Group
www.schillinglawgroup.com
Commercial Law & Bankruptcy
Kathleen J. McCarthy, Section Chair
Law Office of Thomas H. Casey, Inc.
www.tomcaseylaw.com
Ed Hays, Chair-Elect
Marshack Hays LLP
www.marshackhays.com
Robert P. Goe, Secretary/Treasurer
Goe & Forsythe LLP
www.goeforlaw.com
Conservatorship, Guardianship,
& Protective Proceedings
Ernest L. Hayward, Section Chair
Law Offices of Ernest L. Hayward
www.haywardlegalattorney.com
James C. Harvey, Chair-Elect
Orange County Counsel
Andrea T. Gee, Secretary/Treasurer
Law Offices of Andrea Gee
andreagee.com
www.ocbar.org
April 2016
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Construction Law
Insurance Law
Christine D. Barker, Section Chair
Gordon & Rees
www.gordonrees.com
Richard J. McNeil, Section Chair
Snell & Wilmer LLP
www.swlaw.com
Teri H. Lazorisak, Section Chair
Cooksey, Toolen, Gage,
Duffy & Woog
www.cookseylaw.com
Michael D. Sargent, Chair-Elect
Graves & King LLP
www.gravesandking.com
Anna B. Amarandos, Chair-Elect
Rutan & Tucker LLP
www.rutan.com
Joseph R. Wilbert, Chair-Elect
Wilbert & Wilbert LLP
www.wilbertandwilbert.com
Clayton T. Tanaka, Secretary/Treasurer
Newmeyer & Dillion LLP
www.newmeyeranddillion.com
Jeremy N. Jungreis, Secretary/Treasurer
Rutan & Tucker LLP
www.rutan.com
Jared De Jong, Secretary/Treasurer
Payne & Fears LLP
paynefears.com
Corporate Counsel
Family Law
Intellectual Property
& Technology Law
Christina M. Zabat-Fran, Section Chair
St. John Knits, Inc.
www.stjohnknits.com
Thomas W. Tuttle, Section Chair
Seastrom Seastrom & Tuttle
www.seastromlaw.com
Ryan S. Dean, Section Chair
Fish & Tsang LLP
www.fishiplaw.com
Ursula K. Guzman, Chair-Elect
CoreLogic, Inc.
www.corelogic.com
J. Ben Phillips, Chair-Elect
Phillips, Whisnant, Gazin,
Gorczyca & Curtin
www.pwggc.com
Sandra L. Haberny, Chair-Elect
Irell & Manella LLP
www.irell.com
Cherrie I. Tsai, Secretary/Treasurer
Kaiser Aluminum
www.kaiseraluminum.com
Joan E. Loos, Secretary/Treasurer
Stegmeier, Gelbart, Schwartz
& Benavente, LLP
www.stegmeierandgelbart.com
Jonathan A. Menkes, Secretary/Treasurer
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear
knobbe.com
Elder Law
Health Care Law
International Law
Albert J. Rasch, Section Chair
Albert J. Rasch & Associates
alraschassoc.com
Matthew L. Kinley, Section Chair
Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle LLP
tldlaw.com
Larisa M. Dinsmoor, Section Chair
Michelle M. Lepich, Chair-Elect
McGonigle & Hunsaker LLP
www.elderlawca.org
Alan J. Sedley, Chair-Elect
Sedley Moore
www.smhealthlaw.com
Karen A. Morao, Chair-Elect
Hyundai Motor America
www.hyundaiusa.com
Anh T. Nguyen, Secretary/Treasurer
Law Office of Anh Nguyen
Pamela K. Tahim, Secretary/Treasurer
Thakur Law Firm
Star Lopez, Secretary/Treasurer
Attorney at Law
Entertainment, Sports,
& Marketing Law
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Environmental Law
Immigration Law
Labor & Employment Law
Jessica C. Sganga, Section Chair
knobbe.com
Sabrina Rivera, Section Chair
Western State University
College Of Law
www.wsulaw.edu
Amy R. Patton, Section Chair
Payne & Fears LLP
paynefears.com
Sasan K. Behnood, Chair-Elect
Friedman Stroffe & Gerard, P.C.
fsglawyers.com
Belen T. Gomez, Chair-Elect
Law Office of Belen Gomez, P.C.
belengomezlaw.com
Michael C. Robinson, Chair-Elect
Robinson Employment Law, PC
www.robinsonemploymentlaw.com
Susan V. Arduengo, Secretary/Treasurer
Friedman Stroffe & Gerard, P.C.
fsglawyers.com
Karel Raba, Secretary/Treasurer
Holborn Law, APC
www.holbornlaw.org
Ron S. Brand, Secretary/Treasurer
Jackson Tidus, A Law Corporation
www.jdtplaw.com
Real Estate Law
Maryann Cazzell, Section Chair
Cazzell & Associates, Attorneys
John E. Bowerbank III, Chair-Elect
Garcia Rainey Blank
& Bowerbank LLP
garciarainey.com
Gerald D. Bloch, Secretary/Treasurer
Law Offices of Gerald D. Bloch
www.gdbloch.com
Social Security
Jeannie H. Kim, Section Chair
Jeannie H. Kim Law Firm
www.jeanniehkimlawfirm.com
Ethan K. Pham, Chair-Elect
Law Offices of Ethan K. Pham
www.disabilityssilawyer.com
Kenneth G. Marks, Secretary/Treasurer
Kenneth G. Marks Law Firm
www.kmarkslaw.com
Solo Practitioner/Small Firm
Roy L. Comer, Section Chair
Civil Justice Attorney
www.roycomer.com
Devin R. Lucas, Chair-Elect
Law Office of Devin R. Lucas
www.devinrlucas.com
Gerald A. Klein, Secretary/Treasurer
Klein & Wilson
www.kleinandwilson.com
Tax Law
Daniel W. Layton, Section Chair
Wilson Tax Law Group
wilsontaxlaw.com
Lisa O. Nelson, Chair-Elect
Law Offices of A. Lavar Taylor
taylorlaw.com
Bradley C. Martinson, Secretary/Treasurer
Rutan & Tucker LLP
www.rutan.com
www.ocbar.org
April 2016
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Tort & Trial
Trusts & Estates
Workers’ Compensation
Carol A. Salmacia, Section Chair
DiCaro, Coppo & Popcke
www.dcp-law.com
John Paul Glowacki, Section Chair
Deily, Roehl & Glowacki, APLC
www.deilylaw.com
J. Barry Collins, Section Chair
Colantoni, Collins, Marren, Phillips
& Tulk LLP
ccmpt.com
Gregory E. Bullard, Chair-Elect
Woodruff, Spradlin & Smart
www.woodruffspradlinsmart.net
Gianna C. Gruenwald, Chair-Elect
Ross Wersching & Wolcott LLP
www.rossllp.com
Rosa M. Pankaj, Chair-Elect
DiMarco, Araujo & Montevideo, APLC
www.damfirm.com
Anna Salusky, Secretary/Treasurer
Woodruff, Spradlin & Smart
www.woodruffspradlinsmart.net
Ahmed Shaikh, Secretary/Treasurer
Ahmed Shaikh, Attorney at Law
www.ahmedshaikh.com
Denise Curren Davies,
Secretary/Treasurer
Berman More & Gonzalez
www.ocseriousinjury.com
2016 Committee Chairs
Administration Of Justice
Daryl J. Miller
Russell & Miller LLP
www.rmattorneys.com
Thomas A. Pistone
Pistone Law Group LLP
Appointments
Michael L. Baroni
Bridging The Gap
Steven G. Hittelman
Hittelman Strunk Law Group LLP
www.hsfamilylawyer.com
Laurel R. Zaeske
Brown Rudnick LLP
www.brownrudnick.com
Nikki P. Miliband
Good Wildman
www.goodwildman.com
Teresa A. McQueen
Pedersen McQueen APLC
www.pedersenlaw.com
Community Outreach
Judiciary
Carley Millian
Deirdre M. Kelly
Jennifer L. Tennant
Thomas F. Newmeyer, Vice Chair
Barritt | Smith LLP
www.barrittsmith.com
Advantage Sales and Marketing
www.advantagesolutions.net
Audit
Finance
Editorial Advisory
Michael L. Baroni
Whittier Law School
www.law.whittier.edu
Newmeyer & Dillion LLP
www.ndlf.com
Lawyer Referral
& Information Service
Brian A. Bayati
Bayati Law Group PC
www.bayatilaw.com
Bradley S. Erdosi, Vice Chair
Law Offices of Bradley S. Erdosi
www.willsandtrustslaw.com
Awards
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Bienert, Miller & Katzman, APLC
www.bmkattorneys.com
Education
Roy L. Comer, Chair
Attorney at Law
www.roycomer.com
Samuel P. Nielson
Sessions & Kimball LLP
www.job-law.com
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Legislative Resolutions
Maryalice E. Khan
Attorney at Law
Kathleen A. Wallace, Vice Chair
Law Offices of Kathleen A. Wallace, Corp.
www.wallacelaw.info
Mandatory Fee Arbitration
Eric S. Blum
Mommy Esquire
Lindsay A. Aragón
Attorney at Law
Finlayson Toffer Roosevelt & Lilly LLP
www.ftrlfirm.com
David J. Hesseltine
Jacqueline M. Beaumont
Court of Appeal, 4th District, Division 3
www.courts.ca.gov/4dca.htm
Call & Jensen
www.calljensen.com
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
www.sycr.com
Dwight Stirling
Veterans Legal Institute
www.vetslegal.com
Sheila-Marie Finkelstein, Vice Chair
Holstrom, Block & Parke APLC
www.hbplaw.com
Nominating
Mentor on Demand
Colin Austin Hendricks
Veterans & Military
Michael L. Baroni
Teresa A. McQueen
Pedersen McQueen APLC
www.pedersenlaw.com
Mentoring
Nikki P. Miliband
Good Wildman
www.goodwildman.com
Dean J. Zipser
Umberg Zipser LLP
Professionalism & Ethics
Carole J. Buckner
Buckner Law Corp.
www.bucknerlaw.net
Scott B. Garner
Umberg Zipser LLP
Interested in joining
an OCBA Section or
Committee?
Please contact the OCBA Membership
Department at membership@ocbar.org
or 949.440.6700, ext. 384 for additional
information.
OCBA Task Forces
Civic Center Homelessness
Council of Past Presidents
1L Kickstart Program
Larisa M. Dinsmoor
Joel S. Miliband
Michelle A. Philo
Todd G. Friedland
Richard W. Millar, Jr.
John B. Sganga, Jr.
Stephens Friedland LLP
www.sf-lawyers.com
Civility
Hon. Richard D. Fybel
Court of Appeal, 4th District, Division 3
www.courts.ca.gov/4dca.htm
Scott B. Garner
Umberg Zipser LLP
www.ocbar.org
Brown Rudnick LLP
www.brownrudnick.com
Millar, Hodges & Bemis
www.millarhodgesbemis.com
Adtile Technologies Inc.
www.adtile.me
www.knobbe.com
Danni R. Murphy
Attorney at Law
Diversity Initiative
Richard J. McNeil
Snell & Wilmer LLP
www.swlaw.com
April 2016
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