2024 Officers
Executive Committee
James R. Rosen
James R. Rosen
President
Rosen * Saba, LLP

Phone: (310) 285-1727
Gary Dordick
Gary Dordick
President-Elect
Dordick Law

Phone: (310) 285-1727
Thomas J. Johnston, Esq.
Thomas J. Johnston, Esq.
Vice President
Johnston & Hutchinson LLP

Phone: (213) 542-1978
Fax: (213) 542-1977
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Christopher E. Faenza
Immediate Past President
Yoka | Smith, LLP

Phone: (213) 427-2300
Fax: (213) 427-2330
Donna M. Maryanski
Donna M. Maryanski
Secretary
Mark R. Weiner & Associates
Employees of the Law Department
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Phone: (818) 543-4305
Fax: (855) 396-3606
Shawn McCann
Shawn J. McCann
Treasurer
BD&J
9701 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Phone: (855) 906-3699
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Alice Smith
Membership Chair
Yoka | Smith, LLP

Phone: (213) 427-2300

Elected By Membership
Rahul Ravipudi (2026) - Panish Shea & Boyle, LLP
Hon. Joe W. Hilberman (Ret.) (2026) - ADR Services, Inc.
Michael Trotter (2025) - Kelly Trotter & Franzen
Daniel Kramer (2025) - Kramer Holcomb Sheik, LLP
Lourdes DeArmas (2025) - Omega Law Group
Christopher Aumais (2024) - Good | Gustafson | Aumais LLP
Dana Fox (2024) - Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Linda B. Hurevitz (2024) - Ballard, Rosenberg, Golper & Savitt, LLP
Jesse D. Marr (2024) - The Law Offices of Jesse D. Marr, APC


President's Appointments
Patricia Daehnke (2026) - Collinson, Daehnke, Inlow & Greco
Alex Galindo (2026) - Curd, Galindo & Smith, LLP
John Kelly (2025) - Kelly Trotter & Franzen
Hon. Lauren Lofton (2025) - Los Angeles County Superior Court


National Board Representatives
Ricardo Echeverria (2026) - Shernoff Bidart Echeverria, LLP
Shawn McCann (2026) - BD&J
Christa Ramey (2026) - Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP
John Sweeney (2026) - The Sweeney Firm
Linda Miller Savitt (2025) - Ballard, Rosenberg, Golper & Savitt, LLP
Robert B. Packer (2025) - Packer, O'Leary & Corson
John K. Courney (2024) - ADR Services, Inc.
Moses Lebovitz (2024) - Daniels, Fine, Israel, Schonbuch & Lebovits, LLP
James R. Rosen (2024) - Rosen Saba LLP


Past Presidents
Deborah Chang (2021-2022) - Athea Trial Lawyers LLP
Michael Schonbuch (2020-2021) - Daniels, Fine, Israel, Schonbuch & Lebovits, LLP
Robert Morgenstern (2019) - Morgenstern Law Group
John K. Courney (2018) - ADR Services, Inc.
Randolph M. Even (2017) - ADR Services, Inc.
Robert Packer (2016) - Packer, O'Leary & Corson
Stephen C. Pasarow (2015) - Knapp, Petersen & Clarke
Walter M. Yoka (2014) - Yoka & Smith, LLP
John F. Denove (2013) - Cheong, Denove, Rowell, Bennett & Hapuarachy
Denise Taylor (2012) - Taylor DeMarco LLP
Brian J. Panish (2011) - Panish Shea & Boyle, LLP
Phillip A. Baker (2010) - Baker, Keener & Nahra, LLP
Moses Lebovits (2009) - Daniels, Fine, Israel, Schonbuch & Lebovits, LLP
Edith Matthai (2008) - JAMS
Steven C. Glickman (2007) - Glickman & Glickman
Richard D. Carroll (2006) - McMahan And Carroll
David B. Casselman (2005) - Casselman Law Group
Donna D. Melby (2004) - Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker, LLP
Thomas G. Stolpman (2003) - Stolpman Law Group LLP
Hon. Steven R. Van Sicklen (Ret.) (2002) - Assigned Judges Program
Louis H. De Haas (2001) - LaFollette, Johnson, De Haas, Fesler & Associates
Darrell A. Forgey (2000) - Judicate West
John P. McNicholas (1995) - McNicholas & McNicholas
Robert C. Baker (1992) - Baker, Keener & Nahra, LLP
Robert N. Stone (1988) - Robert N. Stone of Counsel to Agnew Brusavich
David J. O'Keefe (1987) - Bonne, Bridges, Mueller, O'Keefe & Nichols
Hon. Richard D. Aldrich (Ret.) (1986) - JAMS
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