Board Members
Executive Committee
board member
Greg Rizio
President
Rizio Lipinski Law Firm
4193 Flat Rock Dr., Building 300
Riverside, CA 92505

Phone: (951) 781-6500
Fax: (714) 547-1245
Joseph McMonigle Headshot
Joseph P. McMonigle
President Elect
Long & Levit, LLP
465 California Street, 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

Phone: (415) 438-4534
Robert Morgenstern
Robert Morgenstern
Vice President
Morgenstern Law Group
5850 Canoga Ave., Ste 600
Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Phone: (818) 587-9146
Fax: (818) 587-9147
Karen Goodman headshot
Karen M. Goodman
Treasurer
Goodman Law Corporation
3840 Watt Ave., Bldg A
Sacramento, CA 95821

Phone: (916) 643-0600
Frank Pitre headshot
Frank M. Pitre
Immediate Past President
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
839 Malcolm Rd., #200
Burlingame, CA 94010

Phone: (650) 697-6000
Fax: (650) 697-0577
Donald Carlson Headshot
Donald W. Carlson
2022 Past President
Carlson, Calladine & Peterson
353 Sacramento Street, 16th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3620

Phone: (415) 391-8141
Fax: (415) 391-3898
Walter Yoka headshot
Walter M. Yoka
2021 Past President
Yoka | Smith, LLP
445 South Figueroa Street, 38th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Phone: (213) 427-2300
Fax: (213) 427-2330
board member
Jennifer Blevins CMP
Executive Director
CAL-ABOTA Headquarters
2520 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 150
Sacramento, CA 95833

Phone: (916) 239-4087
Fax: (916) 924-7323
California Coast
Brian Cardoza headshot
Brian A. Cardoza
President
Southern California Edison Company
2244 Walnut Grove Ave.
Rosemead, CA 91770

Phone: (626) 302-6628
Eric Berg headshot
Eric Berg
Vice President
Berg Law Group
3905 State Street, Suite 7-104
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Phone: (805) 708-0748
Brian K. O'Connor
Brian K. O'Connor
Immediate Past President
Law Offices of Brian K. O'Connor
2445 Alamo Pintado Avenue, Suite 205-A
Los Olivos, CA 93441

Phone: (805) 730-7766
Fax: (805) 367-4498
Hawaii
Jeff Portnoy headshot
Jeffrey Portnoy
President
Cades Schutte
1000 Bishop Street, Suite 1200
Honolulu, HI 96813

Phone: (808) 521-9221
Los Angeles
James R. Rosen
James R. Rosen
President
Rosen Saba, LLP
2301 Rosecrans Ave.
El Segundo, CA 9045

Phone: (310) 285-1727
Gary Dordick
Gary Dordick
President-Elect
Dordick Law
509 S. Beverly Dr.
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Phone: (310) 551-0949
Christopher Faenza headshot
Christopher E. Faenza
Immediate Past President
Yoka & Smith, LLP
445 South Figueroa Street, 38th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Phone: (213) 427-2300
Fax: (213) 427-2330
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Orange County
Pamela Traut headshot
Pamela S. Liosi-Traut
President
Traut Firm
5 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 700
Santa Ana, CA 92707

Phone: (714) 835-7000
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Juan C. Delgado
Vice President
Ford, Walker, Haggerty & Behar
1851 East First Street, Suite 835
Santa Ana, CA 92705

Phone: (714) 619-6220
Yoshiaki C. Kubota silhouette
Yoshiaki C. Kubota
Immediate Past President
Kubota & Craig, PC
16530 Bake Parkway, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92618-4663

Phone: (949) 218-5676
Fax: (949) 218-5679
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Sacramento Valley
John Demas Headshot
John N. Demas
President
Demas Law Group, P.C.
701 Howe Ave. A-1
Sacramento, CA 95825

Phone: (916) 444-0100
Jill Telfer Headshot
Jill P. Telfer
Vice President
Telfer Law
980 9th St., Suite 2550
Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: (916) 446-1916
Letty Litchfield Headshot
Letty Litchfield
Immediate Past President
Law Offices of Letty Litchfield
716 D Street
Marysville, CA 95901-5319

Phone: (530) 673-4616
Fax: (530) 742-8576
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San Bernardino/Riverside
Charles Mayr headshot
Charles A. Mayr
President
Mayr Lee APC
1365 W. Foothill Blvd., Ste 2
Upland, CA 91786-3612

Phone: (909) 493-6603
Daniel Kruid headshot
Daniel Kruid
Vice President
AlderLaw PC
12800 Riverside Drive, 2nd Floor
Valley Village, CA 91607

Phone: (310) 275-9131 x 2678
Steven Geeting headshot
Steven Geeting
Immediate Past President
Law Office of Steven C. Geeting
P.O. Box 4469
Mission Viejo, CA 92690

Phone: (951) 522-4468
Fax: (951) 788-6387
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San Diego
James R Lance headshot
James R. Lance
President
Noonan Lance Boyer & Banach LLP
701 Island Avenue, Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92101

Phone: (619) 557-4416
Benjamin Bunn headshot
Benjamin C. Bunn
Vice President
Bunn Law Group PC
2262 Carmel Valley Rd., Ste. C
Del Mar, CA 92014-3751

Phone: (619) 890-2866
Peter M. Hughes headshot
Peter M. Hughes
Immediate Past President
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
401 W A Street, Suite 1900
San Diego, CA 92101

Phone: (619) 321-6200
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San Francisco
J. Kevin Morrison headshot
J. Kevin Morrison
Vice President
Altair Law LLP
465 California Street, 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

Phone: (415) 988-9828
Dale Allen headshot
Dale L. Allen, Jr.
Vice President
Allen, Glaessner, Hazelwood & Werth
180 Montgomery St., Suite 1200
San Francisco, CA 94104

Phone: (415) 697-2000
Amee A. Mikacich headshot
Amee A. Mikacich
Immediate Past President
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
50 California Street, Suite 2900
San Francisco, CA 94111

Phone: (415) 743-3705
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San Joaquin Valley
Jason S Bell headshot
Jason S. Bell
President
Paboojian, Inc.
720 W. Alluvial Ave.
Fresno, CA 93711

Phone: (559) 431-5366
Thomas Feher headshot
Thomas P. Fehér
Vice President
LeBeau - Thelen, LLP
5001 E. Commercenter Dr., #300
Bakersfield, CA 93389-2092

Phone: (221) 325-8962
William M. White headshot
William M. White
Immediate Past President
White Canepa LLC
7690 North Palm Avenue, Suite 105
Fresno, CA 93711

Phone: (559) 439-0800
Fax: (559) 439-0802
Members-At-Large
Ben Coats Headshot
Hon. Benjamin F. Coats
Member (2024)
Ventura County Superior Court
800 S. Victoria Ave.
Ventura, CA 93009

Stephen Grebing headshot
Stephen C. Grebing
Member (2025)
Wingert Grebing Brubaker & Juskie LLP
600 West Broadway, Suite 1200
San Diego, CA 92101

Phone: (619) 232-8151
Fax: (619) 232-4665
Niall McCarthy Headshot
Niall P. McCarthy
Member (2026)
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
840 Malcolm Road
Burlingame, CA 94010

Phone: (650) 697-6000
Fax: (650) 692-3606
California and Hawaii Chapters of
American Board of Trial Advocates
2520 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 150
Sacramento, CA 95833
Phone: 916.239.4087
Fax: 916.924.7323
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