Columns - OCTLA President

TOP GUN honorees 2025

Our fall momentum continues the traditions of education, service and celebration

Aaron Hicks

From Issue: 2025 October

Top Gun awards honor our top courtroom advocates

Live awards ceremony November 13 at Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort

Cynthia Craig

From Issue: 2021 October

Top Gun Award for PI Lawyer of the Year goes to Eric Traut

Medical Malpractice – Dan Hodes; Employment – Bijan Darvish; Distinguished Achievement Appellate Law – Jeffrey Ehrlich; Young Gun Award – Michael Jeandron

Lindsey Aitken

From Issue: 2023 October

The unexamined life . . .

A segue from being an Orange County trial lawyer to the philosophy of Socrates

Douglas Vanderpool

From Issue: 2022 December

The reluctant president

Reflecting on an incredible year that is about to come to an end

Douglas Vanderpool

From Issue: 2022 November

The Neptune incident

Changing the public’s perception of trial lawyers

Shaina Colover

From Issue: 2017 March

Top Gun awards winners announced

Five top attorneys selected for the 2020 awards, ceremony will be broadcast virtually

Jonathan Dwork

From Issue: 2020 October

Top Gun Awards gala

Honoring outstanding legal achievement in 2024: Arash Homampour, John Manly, Ricardo EcheveRria, Jason Argos and Garrett Chambers

Whit D. Bertch

From Issue: 2024 October

The Year of the Rabbit

A look at the Summer Internship Program and an informative seminar on how to make your focus group smarter and more cost effective

Lindsey Aitken

From Issue: 2023 February

The Uber fight: OCTLA’s collective voice

And a word from War Council Member Greg Bentley

Clare Lucich
Greg Bentley

From Issue: 2026 August

The OCTLA new normalcy

Top Gun Awards ceremony canceled, but the awards will still be made

Jonathan Dwork

From Issue: 2020 August

The Minecraft Compromise: Finding new ways to get what you want

“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” ― Henry Ford

Shaina Colover

From Issue: 2017 August