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