President 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
Vice
President Darren O. Aitken
Aitken, Aitken & Cohn
3 MacArthur Place
P.O. Box 2555, Suite 800
Santa Ana, CA 92707
(714) 434-1424 darren@aitkenlaw.com
Treasurer
Melissa R. McCormick
Irell & Manella LLP
840 Newport Center Drive, Suite 400
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 760-0991 mmccormick@irell.com
Secretary Mark D. Erickson
Dubia, Erickson & Tenerelli
2 Park Plaza, Suite 300
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 955-1177 merickson@detlaw.com
ABTL
Report Editor John A. Vogt
Jones Day
3161 Michelson Drive,
Suite 800
Irvine, CA 92612
(949) 553-7516 javogt@jonesday.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
1100 Irvine Blvd., #717
Tustin, California 92780
(714) 602-2505 abtloc@abtl.org
BOARD OF
GOVERNORS
Hon. Gail A. Andler
Orange County Superior Court
Civil Complex Center
751 West Santa Ana Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Hon. Richard M. Aronson
State of California, Court of Appeal
Fourth Appellate District, Division 3
601 W. Santa Ana Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Sherry S. Bragg
Waldron & Bragg LLP
23 Corporate Plaza Drive,
Ste 200
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 760-0204 sbragg@waldronbragg.com
Cathrine M. Castaldi
Rus, Miliband & Smith, APC
2211 Michelson Drive,
7th Floor
Irvine, CA 92612
(714) 752-7100 ccastaldi@
rusmiliband.com
Hon. Thierry P. Colaw
Orange County Superior Court
751 W. Santa Ana Blvd
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Hon. Kim G. Dunning
Orange County Superior Court
700 Civic Center Drive West
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Jay C. Gandhi
Paul Hastings
695 Town Center Drive
Seventeenth Floor
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 668-6242 jaygandhi@paulhastings.com
Scott B. Garner
Howrey LLP
4 Park Plaza, Ste 1700
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 721-6900 garners@howrey.com
Wayne R. Gross
Greenberg Traurig, LLLP
3161 Michelson Drive,
Suite 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 Kaplan
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 760-9600 pkaplan@omm.com
Gerald A. Klein
Klein & Wilson
326 Old Newport Blvd.
Newport Beach, CA 92663
(949) 631-3300 klein@kleinandwilson.com
Karla J. Kraft
Hodel, Briggs & Winter LLP
8105 Irvine Center Drive,
Ste 1400
Irvine, CA 92618
(949) 450-8040 kkraft@hbwllp.com
Daniel M. Livingston
Payne & Fears LLP
Jamboree Center
4 Park Plaza, Suite 1100
Irvine, California 92614
(949) 851-1100 dml@paynefears.com
Hon. Charles Margines
Orange County Superior Court
700 Civic Center Drive West, Dept 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
Jeffrey H. Reeves
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
4 Park Plaza, Suite 1400
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 451-3816 jreeves@gibsondunn.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, California 92626
(714) 641-5000 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
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. Andrew P. Banks
Orange County Superior Court
700 Civic Center Drive West
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Hon. James J. Di Cesare
Orange County Superior Court
8141 13th Street
Westminster, CA 92683-4593
Hon. Richard D. Fybel
State of California, Court of Appeal
Fourth Appellate District, Division 3
601 W. Santa Ana Blvd.
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, Dept C-3 Santa Ana, CA 92702
Hon. David T. McEachen
Orange County Superior Court
700 Civic Center Drive West
Santa Ana, CA 92701-4079
Hon. Steven L. Perk
Orange County
Superior Court
700 Civic Center Drive West, C-32
Santa Ana, CA 92701-4079
Hon. Peter J. Polos (Ret.)
Panish, Shea & Boyle, LLP
11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 477-1700 polos@psblaw.com
Hon. Erithe A. Smith
US Bankruptcy Court
411 W. 4th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701-4593
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
Orange County
Superior Court
8141 13th Street, W-12
Westminster, Ca 92683
Hon. David C. Velasquez
County of Orange,
Civil Complex Center
751 West Santa Ana Boulevard
Santa Ana, California 92701
PAST
PRESIDENTS
Donald L. Morrow
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky &
Walker LLP
695 Town Center Drive,
17th Floor
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 668-6291 donaldmorrow@
paulhastings.com
Thomas R. Malcolm
Jones Day
3161 Michelson Drive,
Suite 800
Irvine, CA 92612
(949) 851-3939
(949) 553-7539 fax trmalcolm@jonesday.com
Robert E. Palmer
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
4 Park Plaza, Suite 1600
Irvine, CA 92614-8557
(949) 451-3947
(949) 451-4220 fax rpalmer@gibsondunn.com
Hon. Andrew J. Guilford
United States District Court
411 W 4th St.
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Jeffrey W. Shields
Shields Law Offices
1920 Main Street, Suite 1080
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 724-7900
(949) 724-7905 fax shieldslaw@95net.com
Michael G. Yoder
O'Melveny & Meyers LLP
610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1700
Newport Beach, CA 92660-6474
(949) 823-7936
(949) 823-6994 fax myoder@omm.com
Dean J. Zipser
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
695 Town Center Drive,
14th Floor
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
714-371-2500
714-371-2550 fax dzipser@manatt.com
Hon. Sheila B. Fell
Orange County Superior Court
700 Civic Center Drive West Dept C-59
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Gary A. Waldron
Waldron & Bragg LLP
23 Corporate Plaza Drive,
Ste 200
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 760-0204
(949) 760-2507 gwaldron@waldronbragg.com
James G. Bohm
Bohm, Matsen, Kegel & Aguilera LLP
695 Town Center Drive
Suite 700
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 384-6500
(714) 384-6501 fax Jbohm@aol.com
Martha K. Gooding
Howrey, LLP
2020 Main St., Suite 1000
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 721-6900
(949) 721-6910 fax goodingm@howrey.com
Richard J. Grabowski
Jones Day
3161 Michelson Drive,
Suite 800
Irvine, CA 92612
(949) 553-7514
(949) 553-7539 fax rgrabowski@jonesday.com
