ORANGE COUNTY |
Annual Dinner Past Honorees
| Year | President | Honorees |
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| 1990 | Richard Armendariz | Frank Garcia was honored for the Thanksgiving meals he had been giving to the homeless for more than 10 years. Tom Umberg was honored for his service in the military as well as in the California Assembly. |
| 1996 | Rebecca Jurado | President's Award: Diane “Dee-Dee” Nordby Valdez |
| 1999 | Darren O. Aitken | Special Recognition: Hon. William Bedsworth |
| Community Service: Milton Gordon (CSUF) | ||
| Lifetime Achievement: Hon. Ronald Kreber | ||
| 2000 | Claudia Alvarez | Educator of The Year: Isaac Cardenas (CSUF) |
| Attorney of The Year: Hon. Gregory Muñoz | ||
| President's Award: Rick Ulivi | ||
| 2001 | John J. Isaza | President's Award: Darren O. Aitken |
| 2002 | James Duarte | Judge of The Year: Hon. Frederick P. Aguirre |
| President's Award: Diane “Dee-Dee” Nordby Valdez Lifetime Achievement Award: Hon. Carlos Moreno |
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| 2003 | Fabio R. Cabezas | Awardee: Manuel Esqueda |
| Awardee: Manuel Gomez, Vice Chancellor of UCI | ||
| Judge of The Year: Hon. John A. Arguelles | ||
| 2004 | Fredrico Sayre | Awardee: Hon. Cruz Reynoso (ret.) |
| Awardee: Hon. John A. Arguelles (ret.) | ||
| Awardee: Hon. Carlos Moreno | ||
| Awardee: Sheriff Mike Carona | ||
| 2006 | Lisa D. Ramirez | Lifetime Achievement: Hon. James Perez |
| Attorney of The Year: Wylie Aitken | ||
| Guardián de Justicia: Carmenmara Bravo | ||
| 2007 | Lorena Peñaloza | Lifetime Achievement: Hon. Frances Muñoz |
| Attorney of The Year: Joseph Chairez | ||
| Keynote Speaker: Hon. Cruz Reynoso | ||
| 2008 | Norma García Guillén | Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Juan Francisco Lara |
| Attorney of The Year: John G. Cruz | ||
| Guardián de Justicia: Hon. Luis Miguel Ortiz Haro Amieva | ||
| Corporate Citizen: Wells Fargo | ||
| Keynote Speaker: Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of UCI Law School | ||
| 2009 | Monica E. Lukoschek | Lifetime Achievement: Hon. Cruz Reynoso |
| Attorney of The Year: Kenneth W. Babcock | ||
| Guardián de Justicia: Luz E. Herrera | ||
| Pro Bono Firm of The Year: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | ||
| Keynote Speaker: Holly Fujie, 2009 California State Bar President | ||
| 2010 | Carlos X. Colorado | Lifetime Achievement: Hon. Frank P. Briseño |
| Attorney of The Year: Robert Cohen | ||
| Guardián de Justicia: Gladis Molina | ||
| Corporate Citizen Award: The Walt Disney Company | ||
| Keynote Speaker: Hilda Solis, U.S. Labor Secretary (via video) | ||
| 2011 | Genoveva Meza Talbott | The Hon. Francisco P. Briseño Lifetime Achievement Award: Dolores Huerta |
| Attorney of The Year: Federico Sayre | ||
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Guardián de Justicia: The Defense Team in Martinez v. UC Regents:
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| Corporate Citizen Award: Google, Inc. | ||
| 2012 | José González | The Hon. Francisco P. Briseño Lifetime Achievement Award: Arte Moreno of Angels Baseball |
| Attorney of The Year: Hector Villagra of American Civil Liberties Union | ||
| Guardián de Justicia: Human Options |
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| Corporate Citizen Award: The Coca-Cola Company | ||
| 2013 | Mayte Santacruz | The Hon. Francisco P. Briseño Lifetime Achievement Award: Amin David, Founder of Los Amigos of Orange County |
| Attorney of The Year: Frank Ospino, OC Public Defender | ||
| Guardián de Justicia: Dr. Sara Lundquist, Vice President of Students Services, Santa Ana College |
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| Corporate Citizen Award: Union Bank | ||
| 2014 | Diana Lopez | The Hon. Francisco P. Briseño Lifetime Achievement Award: Diane Nordby, First Female OCHBA President |
| Attorney of The Year: Luis Rodriguez, California State Bar President | ||
| Guardián de Justicia: Fishkin & Slatter, LLP, Counsel for Sergio Garcia |
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| Corporate Citizen Award: Southern California Edison | ||
| 2015 | Rafael Nendel-Flores |
The Hon. Francisco P. Briseño Lifetime Achievement Award: Bruno Serato, Owner of the Anaheim White House Restaurant |
| Attorney of The Year: Mary-Christine Sungaila, Haynes and Boone | ||
| Guardián de Justicia: Senator Ricardo Lara, Author of SB 1159 |
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| Corporate Citizen Award: TELACU | ||
| 2016 | Lyo Figueroa |
The Hon. Francisco P. Briseño Lifetime Achievement Award: Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, UCI School of Law |
| Attorney of The Year: Darren Aitken, Aitken Aitken Cohn | ||
| Guardián de Justicia: Laura’s House Domestic Violence Shelter |
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| Corporate Citizen Award: Northwestern Mutual | ||
| 2017 | Eric M. Dominguez |
The Hon. Francisco P. Briseño Lifetime Achievement Award: Robert Cohen, Legal Aid Society of Orange County |
| Attorney of The Year: Thomas Saenz, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund | ||
| Guardián de Justicia: Nicholas Academic Centers |
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| Corporate Citizen Award: Farmers Insurance | ||
| 2018 | Darrell P. White |
Hon. Francisco Briseño Lifetime Achievement: Joseph L. Chairez, BakerHostetler Attorney of the Year: Norma García Guillén, Garcia Rainey Blank & Bowerbank, LLP Guardián de Justicia: Goodwill of Orange County Corporate Citizen: Microsoft Corporation Special Recognition to HBA’s Founding Members: Hon. Frederick Aguirre (Ret.), Hon. Francisco Briseno (Ret.), Michael J. Silvas, Wallace (Wally) R. Davis, Hon. Gregory Muñoz (Ret.), Hon. Luis A. Cardenas (Ret.), Hon. Frances Muñoz (Ret.), Hon. Richard Orosco (Ret.), Ramon Ortiz, Rudy Montejano, Robert Espinosa, Jess Araujo, Jose Ramirez, Hon. James Perez (Ret.) |
| 2019 | Yolanda V. Torres |
Francisco Briseno lifetime Achievement winner: Wylie Aitken, Aitken Aitken Cohn Attorney of the Year: Bettina Yanez, Yanez and associates Guardian de la Justicia: Honorable Salvador Sarmiento |
| 2020 | Bettina Yanez |
Francisco Briseno lifetime Achievement winner: Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court Attorney of the Year: Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California Guardian de la Justicia: Ada Briceño, Co-President Unite Here Local 11 |
The HBA has honored members of the legal community at their Annual Dinner since 1978.
This is not intended to be a complete list of honorees. If you have any information to help the HBA compile a more complete list of past honorees, please email info@ochba.org. Thank you in advance.