Officers & Board
OFFICERS
President
Darren O. Aitken
Aitken * Aitken * Cohn
3 MacArthur Place
P.O. Box 2555, Ste 800
Santa Ana, CA 92707
(714) 434-1424
darren@aitkenlaw.com

Vice President
Melissa R. Mccormick
Irell & Manella LLP
840 Newport Center Drive,
Ste 400
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 760-0991
mmccormick@irell.com

Treasurer
Mark D. Erickson
Haynes & Boone LLP
18100 Von Karman Avenue,
Ste 750
Irvine, CA 92612
(949) 202-3000
mark.erickson@
haynesboone.com

Secretary
Jeffrey H. Reeves
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
3161 Michelson
Irvine, CA 92612-4412
(949) 451-3816
jreeves@gibsondunn.com

ABTL Report Editor
Adina L. Witzling
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
695 Town Center Drive,
14th Floor
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 371-2500
awitzling@manatt.com
Young Lawyers Division Chair
Michael A. Penn
Aitken, Aitken & Cohn
3 MacArthur Place
P.O. Box 2555, Ste 800
Santa Ana, CA 92707
(714) 434-1424
michael@aitkenlaw.com
Executive Director
Linda A. Sampson
8502 E. Chapman Avenue,
Suite 443
Orange, CA 92869
(714) 516-8106
abtloc@abtl.org

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Hon. Gail A. Andler
Orange County Superior Court
Civil Complex Center
751 West Santa Ana Blvd.,
Cx-102
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Cathrine M. Castaldi
Rus, Miliband & Smith, APC
2211 Michelson Drive,
7th Floor
Irvine, CA 92612
(949) 752-7100
ccastaldi@rusmiliband.com

Hon. Kim G. Dunning
Orange County Superior Court
700 Civic Center Drive West,
C-1
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Mark A. Finkelstein
Jones Day
3161 Michelson Drive,
Ste 800
Irvine, CA 92612
(949) 553-7502
mafinkelstein@jonesday.com

Hon. Richard D. Fybel
California Court of Appeal
Fourth District, Division 3
601 W. Santa Ana Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Scott B. Garner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
5 Park Plaza, Suite 1750
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 399-7182
sgarner@morganlewis.com 

Wayne R. Gross
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
3161 Michelson Drive,
Ste 1000
Irvine, CA 92612
(949) 732-6622
grossw@gtlaw.com

Michele D. Johnson
Latham & Watkins
650 Town Center Drive,
20th Floor
Costa Mesa, CA 92626-1925
(714) 540-1235
michele.johnson@lw.com

Phillip R. Kaplan
O’Melveny & Myers
610 Newport Center Drive,
Ste 1700
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 823-6909
pkaplan@omm.com

Karla J. Kraft
Hodel Briggs Winter LLP
8105 Irvine Center Drive,
Ste 1400
Irvine, CA 92618
(949) 450-8040
kkraft@hbwllp.com

Charles S. Krolikowski
Newmeyer & Dillion, LLP
895 Dove Street, 5th Floor
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 854-7000
charles.krolikowski@ndlf.com

Daniel M. Livingston
Payne & Fears LLP
4 Park Plaza, Ste 1100
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 851-1100
dml@paynefears.com

Hon. Charles Margines
Orange County Superior Court
700 Civic Center Drive West, C-19
Santa Ana, CA 92702-1994

Hon. Kathleen E. O’leary
California Court of Appeal
Fourth District, Division 3
601 W. Santa Ana Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Hon. Peter J. Polos (Ret.)
Panish, Shea & Boyle, LLP
11111 Santa Monica Blvd.,
Ste 700
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 477-1700
polos@psblaw.com

Daniel A. Sasse
Crowell & Moring, LLP
3 Park Plaza, 20th Floor
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 263-8400
dsasse@crowell.com

Hon. James V. Selna
United States District Court
Central District Of California
411 West Fourth Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Brian C. Sinclair
Rutan & Tucker, LLP
611 Anton Boulevard,
14th Floor
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 641-3430
bsinclair@rutan.com

Sheila N. Swaroop
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
2040 Main Street, 14th Floor
Irvine, CA 92614-3641
(949) 760-0404
sswaroop@kmob.com

Hon. David C. Velasquez
Orange County Superior Court
700 Civic Center Drive West
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Adina L. Witzling
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
695 Town Center Drive,
14th Floor
Costa Mesa, CA  92626
(714) 371-2500
awitzling@manatt.com

JUDICIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

Hon. Theodor C. Albert
United States Bankruptcy Court
411 W. 4th Stret
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Hon. Richard M. Aronson
California Court of Appeal
Fourth District, Division 3
601 W. Santa Ana Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Hon. Andrew P. Banks
Orange County Superior Court
700 Civic Center Drive West,
C-11
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Hon. Thierry Patrick Colaw
Orange County Superior Court
Civil Complex Center,
Cx-104
751 W. Santa Ana Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA. 92701

Hon. James J. Di Cesare
Orange County Superior Court
700 Civic Center Drive West, C-18
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Hon. Andrew J. Guilford
United States District Court
Central District of California
411 West Fourth Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Hon. Kazuharu Makino
Orange County Superior Court
700 Civic Center Drive West, C-3
Santa Ana, CA 92702
           
Hon. David T. Mceachen
Orange County Superior Court
700 Civic Center Drive West, C-21
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Hon. Steven L. Perk
Orange County Superior Court
700 Civic Center Drive West, C-32
Santa Ana. CA 92701

Hon. Glenda Sanders
Orange County Superior Court
700 Civic Center Drive West, C-17
Santa Ana. CA 92701

Hon. Nancy Wieben Stock
Orange County Superior Court
Civil Complex Center
751 West Santa Ana Blvd., Cx-105
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Hon. Josephine Staton Tucker
United States District Court
Central District of California
411 West Fourth Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701

PAST PRESIDENTS

Donald L. Morrow
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
695 Town Center Drive,
17th Floor
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 668-6291
donaldmorrow
@paulhastings.com

Thomas R. Malcolm
Jones Day
3161 Michelson Drive, Ste 800
Irvine, CA 92612
(949) 851-3939
trmalcolm@jonesday.com

Robert E. Palmer
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
3161 Michelson
Irvine, CA 92612-4412
(949) 451-3947
rpalmer@gibsondunn.com     

Hon. Andrew J. Guilford
United States District Court
Central District of California
411 West Fourth Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Jeffrey W. Shields
Shields Law Offices
1920 Main Street, Ste 1080
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 724-7900
jeff@shieldslawoffices.com

Michael G. Yoder
O’Melveny & Myers
610 Newport Center Drive,
Ste 1700
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 823-7936
myoder@omm.com

Dean J. Zipser
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
695 Town Center Drive,
14th Floor
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 371-2500
dzipser@manatt.com

 

Hon. Sheila B. Fell
Orange County Superior Court
700 Civic Center Drive West, C-22
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Gary A. Waldron
Waldron & Bragg LLP
23 Corporate Plaza Drive,
Ste 200
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 760-0204
gwaldron@waldronbragg.com

James G. Bohm
Bohm, Matsen, Kegel & Aguilera
695 Town Center Drive,
Ste 700
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 384-6500
jbohm@aol.com

Martha K. Gooding
Howrey LLP
4 Park Plaza, Ste 1700
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 721-6900
goodingm@howrey.com

Richard J. Grabowski
Jones Day
3161 Michelson Drive, Ste 800
Irvine, CA 92612
(949) 553-7514
rgrabowski@jonesday.com

Sean P. O'Connor
Sheppard, Mullin,
Richter & Hampton LLP
650 Town Center Drive,
4th Floor
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 513-5100
soconnor
@sheppardmullin.com

 

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