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CAL-ABOTA 2023 Judicial Civility Award Winner
Congratulations Honorable John M. Pacheco as the 2023 Recipient of the CAL-ABOTA William W. Bedsworth Judicial Civility Award.
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CAL-ABOTA 2023 Trial Lawyer Of The Year
On Saturday, March 4, 2023, the CAL-ABOTA Board of Directors proudly selected Dennis R. Thelen of the San Joaquin Valley Chapter as the 2023 Trial Lawyer of the Year. Recognized as the highest honor a California trial lawyer can receive, the CAL-ABOTA Trial Lawyer of the Year is awarded annually to a recipient exhibiting the best traits of a trial lawyer - excellence in advocacy, a distinguished career and a reputation for civility, ethics and fair play.
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CAL-ABOTA Hawaii Conference
November 6 - 11, 2023
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UPCOMING CHAPTER EVENTS

Judges' Night
10/12/2023
San Bernardino / Riverside Chapter

Annual Membership Meeting
10/18/2023
Sacramento Valley Chapter

Member Meeting
10/26/2023
San Diego Chapter

Hawaii Conference
11/6/2023 - 11/11/2023
CAL-ABOTA Chapter

Installation Dinner
12/7/2023
San Bernardino / Riverside Chapter

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Chapter Civility Award Recipients

Robert A. Morgenstern
Lee B. Wenzel Civility Award
Awarded November 2021
Chapter: Los Angeles

Phillip R. Bonotto
Jim Gilwee Civility Award
Awarded November 2021
Chapter: Sacramento Valley

Catherine A. Gayer
Arthur E. Kelly Civility Award
Awarded November 2021
Chapter: San Bernardino/Riverside

Charles R. Grebing
George McClenahan and Peter Hughes Civility Award
Awarded November 2021
Chapter: San Diego

Patrick J. Osborn
Annual Civility Award
Awarded November 2021
Chapter: San Joaquin Valley

Michael P. Bradley
Don E. Bailey Civility and Professionalism Award
Awarded November 2021
Chapter: San Francisco

Bradford F. Ginder
Terry Bonham Civility Award
Awarded November 2020
Chapter: California Coast

Michael J. Trotter
Lee B. Wenzel Civility Award
Awarded November 2020
Chapter: Los Angeles

William D. Shapiro
Arthur E. Kelly Civility Award
Awarded November 2020
Chapter: San Bernardino/Riverside

Geoffrey S. Gray
Joseph D. McNeil Civility Award
Awarded November 2020
Chapter: Orange County

Thomas J. Brandi
Don E. Bailey Civility and Professionalism Award
Awarded November 2020
Chapter: San Francisco