2023 - Volume 2 - Summer - Flipbook - Page 2
President’s Message
By William C. O’Neill
More attorneys are receiving
this issue of the ABTL Report
than at any time in our Chapter’s history.
8502 E. Chapman Avenue, Suite 443
Orange, CA 92869
714.516.8106
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That’s right folks, we did it.
We broke the membership record that has stood for nearly a
decade. Thanks to active participation from you, the Association of Business Trial Lawyers has become a prime destination for talented attorneys and jurists who want to
hone their craft and open a dialogue on business litigation issues.
WILLIAM C. O’NEILL, President
KENNETH G. PARKER, Vice President
ANDREW R. GRAY, Treasurer
CHARITY M. GILBRETH, Secretary
BOARD OF GOVERNORS:
Hon. William D. Claster ▪ Darren K. Cottriel
Shane P. Criqui ▪ Tamara I. Devitt
Hon. Maria D. Hernandez ▪ Hon. John W. Holcomb
Hon. Erick L. Larsh ▪ Amy Laurendeau
Khai LeQuang ▪ Hon. Douglas F. McCormick
Casey J. McCracken ▪ Hon. Layne H. Melzer
Lisa N. Neal ▪ Justin N. Owens
Michael M. Purpura ▪ Alejandro G. Ruiz
Hon. Maurice Sanchez ▪ Hon. James V. Selna
Jeffrey M. Singletary ▪ Chahira Solh
David M. Stein ▪ Joshua J. Stowell
Michael H. Strub, Jr. ▪ David R. Sugden
Vikki L. Vander Woude ▪ Peter N. Villar
Eva M. Weiler ▪ Mark B. Wilson
Our programming has been well attended and top
notch this year already. And we’re just getting started.
On September 13, we will have an evening with the
Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, Justice
Patricia Guerrero. That discussion will be moderated
by our own California Court of Appeal (4/3) Justice
Maurice Sanchez.
JUDICIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL:
Our Annual Seminar (October 11-15, 2023) will be
held at The Fairmont Orchid on the Big Island of Hawaii. Orange County will play a big role shaping the
Annual Seminar’s success. My continuing thanks to
Vikki Vander Woude (of Umberg Zipser LLP) for her
leadership as Program Chair and to Tamara Devitt
(Haynes and Boone LLP) as our Chapter Representative on the Planning Committee.
Hon. Cormac J. Carney ▪ Hon. Richard Y. Lee
Hon. Linda S. Marks ▪ Hon. Thomas S. McConville
Hon. Joanne Motoike ▪ Hon. Kathleen E. O’Leary
Hon. Deborah C. Servino ▪ Hon. Fred W. Slaughter
PAST PRESIDENTS:
Donald L. Morrow ▪ Thomas R. Malcolm
Robert E. Palmer ▪ Hon. Andrew J. Guilford (ret.)
Jeffrey W. Shields ▪ Michael G. Yoder
Dean J. Zipser ▪ Hon. Sheila B. Fell (ret.)
Gary A. Waldron ▪ James G. Bohm
Hon. Martha K. Gooding ▪ Richard J. Grabowski
Sean P. O’Connor ▪ Darren O. Aitken
Hon. Melissa R. McCormick ▪ Mark D. Erickson
Jeffrey H. Reeves ▪ Michele D. Johnson
Scott B. Garner ▪ Mark A. Finkelstein
Daniel A. Sasse ▪ Karla J. Kraft
Todd G. Friedland ▪ Maria Z. Stearns
Matthew M. Sonne
Following right up on our Annual Seminar will be
our November 8 dinner program where we will have a
tools-of-the-trade discussion about evidence from Senior U.S. District Court Judge (and UCI Law School
Lecturer on Evidence) Lawrence O’Neill, U.S. District
Court Judge Cormac Carney, and Orange County Superior Court Judge Richard Lee. That night will also
be special because it is our annual stuffed animal drive
for adoptions at the Orange County Superior Court.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Linda A. Sampson
While the quality of our programming and this
ABTL Report undoubtedly help us reach our membership records, the best value is in our relationshipbuilding efforts. Thank you to each and every one of
you who make sure that you attend ABTL events. You
are truly the strength of the ABTL.
ABTL REPORT EDITOR
Richard W. Krebs
The statements and opinions in the ABTL-Orange County
Report are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of
the editors or the Association of Business Trial Lawyers of
Orange County. All rights reserved.
Will O’Neill is a partner at Ross Wolcott Teinert &
Prout.
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