Officers
PRESIDENT
Matthew M. Sonne
- Address
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
650 Town Center Drive, 4th Floor
Costa Mesa, CA 92626 - Telephone
(714) 513-5100
VICE PRESIDENT
William C. O’Neill
- Address
Ross, Wolcott, Teinert & Prout LLP
3151 Airway Ave., Building S
Costa Mesa, CA 92626 - Telephone
(714) 444-3900
TREASURER
Kenneth G. Parker
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
3161 Michelson Drive
Irvine, CA 92612-4412 - Telephone
(949) 451-3800
Secretary
Andrew R. Gray
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Latham & Watkins LLP
650 Town Center Drive, 20th Floor
Costa Mesa, CA 92626-1925 - Telephone
(714) 540-1235
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Linda A. Sampson
- Address
8502 E. Chapman Avenue, Suite 443
Orange, CA 92869 - Telephone
(714) 516-8106
- Fax
(714) 602-2505
Board of Governors
Hon. William D. Claster
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Orange County Superior Court
Darren K. Cottriel
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Jones Day
3161 Michelson Drive, Suite 800
Irvine, CA 92612 - Telephone
(949) 553-7548
Shane P. Criqui
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Stuart Kane LLP
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 200
Newport Beach, CA 92660 - Telephone
(949) 791-5126
Tamara I. Devitt
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Haynes and Boone, LLP
600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 700
Costa Mesa, CA 92626 - Telephone
(949) 202-3060
Hon. James J. Di Cesare
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Orange County Superior Court
Hon. John Gastelum
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Orange County Superior Court
Charity M. Gilbreth
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Schilling Law Group, P.C.
1100 Newport Center Drive, Suite 250
Newport Beach, CA 92660 - Telephone
(949) 760-6124
Alan A. Greenberg
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Greenberg Gross LLP
650 Town Center Drive, Suite 1700
Costa Mesa, CA 92626 - Telephone
(949) 383-2820
Hon. Erick L. Larsh
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Orange County Superior Court
Dinner Programs Chair
Amy J. Laurendeau
- Address
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor
Newport Beach, CA 92660-6429 - Telephone
(949) 823-7150
Khai LeQuang
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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
2050 Main Street, Suite 1100
Irvine, CA 92614 - Telephone
(949) 567-6700
Michael B. McClellan
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Newmeyer & Dillion, LLP
895 Dove Street, 5th Floor
Newport Beach, CA 92660 - Telephone
(949) 854-7314
Hon. Douglas F. McCormick
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United States District Court
Central District of California
Hon. Layne H. Melzer
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Orange County Superior Court
Public Service Chair
Justin N. Owens
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Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C.
660 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1600
Newport Beach, CA 92660 - Telephone
(949) 725-4076
Michael M. Purpura
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Hueston Hennigan LLP
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1300
Newport Beach, CA 92660 - Telephone
(949) 432-6906
ANNUAL SEMINAR COMMITTEE
Alejandro G. Ruiz
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Payne & Fears LLP
4 Park Plaza, Suite 1100
Irvine, CA 92614 - Telephone
(949) 797-1261
Hon. Nathan R. Scott
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Orange County Superior Court
Hon. James V. Selna
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United States District Court
Central District of California
Jeffrey M. Singletary
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Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
600 Anton Blvd., Ste 1400
Costa Mesa, CA 92626 - Telephone
(714) 427-7000
Chahira Solh
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Crowell & Moring LLP
3 Park Plaza, 20th Floor
Irvine, CA 92614-8505 - Telephone
(949) 798-1367
Hon. Josephine L. Staton
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United States District Court
Central District of California
Joshua J. Stowell
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Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
2040 Main Street, 14th Floor
Irvine, CA 92614 - Telephone
(949) 721-5252
David R. Sugden
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Call & Jensen, APC
610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 700
Newport Beach, CA 92660 - Telephone
(949) 717-3000
Annual Seminar Committee
Vikki L. Vander Woude
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Umberg Zipser LLP
1920 Main Street, Suite 750
Irvine, California 92614 - Telephone
(949) 679-0052
Peter N. Villar
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Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
5 Park Plaza, Suite 1400
Irvine, CA 92614-8592 - Telephone
(949) 622-2700
Mark B. Wilson
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Klein & Wilson
4770 Von Karman Avenue
Newport Beach, CA 92660 - Telephone
(949) 631-3300
Judicial Advisory Board
Hon. Cormac J. Carney
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United States District Court
Central District of California
Hon. Richard D. Fybel
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California Court of Appeal
Fourth District, Division 3
Hon. Richard Y. Lee
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Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Linda S. Marks
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Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Thomas S. McConville
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Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Kathleen E. O’Leary
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California Court of Appeal
Fourth District, Division 3
Hon. Peter J. Wilson
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Orange County Superior Court
Young Lawyer Division
YLD Co-Chair
Lauren J. Blaes
- Address
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
650 Town Center Drive, 4th Floor
Costa Mesa, CA 92626 - Telephone
(714) 513-5100
YLD CO-CHAIR
Casey J. McCracken
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
3161 Michelson Drive
Irvine, CA 92612-4412 - Telephone
(949) 451-3800
Past Presidents
1998 │ Donald L. Morrow
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Morrow Law Corporation
1999 │ Thomas R. Malcolm
2000 │ Robert E. Palmer
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(1956 -2014)
2001 │ Hon. Andrew J. Guilford (ret.)
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Judicate West
2002 │ Jeffrey W. Shields
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Shields Law Offices
2003 │ Michael G. Yoder
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O’Melveny & Myers
2004 │ Dean J. Zipser
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Umberg Zipser LLP
2005 │ Hon. Sheila B. Fell (ret.)
2006 │ Gary A. Waldron
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Weintraub Tobin
2007 │ James G. Bohm
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Bohm Wildish LLP
2008 │ Hon. Martha K. Gooding
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Orange County Superior Court
2009 │ Richard J. Grabowski
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Jones Day
2010 │ Sean P. O’Connor
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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
2011 │ Darren O. Aitken
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Aitken * Aitken * Cohn
2012 │ Hon. Melissa R. McCormick
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Orange County Superior Court
2013 │ Mark D. Erickson
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Haynes and Boone LLP
2014 │ Jeffrey H. Reeves
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Theodora Oringher PC
2015 │ Michele D. Johnson
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Latham & Watkins
2016 │ Scott B. Garner
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Umberg Zipser LLP
2017 │ Mark A. Finkelstein
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Umberg Zipser LLP
2018 │ Daniel A. Sasse
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Crowell & Moring, LLP
2019 │ Karla J. Kraft
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Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C.
2020 │ Todd G. Friedland
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Stephens Friedland LLP