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PABA to Co-Sponsor APABA New Admittee Reception

2008-02-17T12:03:00.000-08:00

Please join APABA at the 5th Annual New Admittee Reception on Thursday, February 28, 2008, 6:30 p.m. at e3rd Steakhouse & Lounge, in celebrating and welcoming the newest members of the bar. PABA is a co-sponsor of this event along with JABA, KABA, SABA, and SCCLA. Enjoy appetizers and drinks while getting to network with fellow APA attorneys.
Admission is free for all new admittees and law students. PABA members who RSVP by February 25 are free. Admission is $5 for all others.

Free drink ticket for the first 20 new Bar admittees in attendance!

RSVP by February 25, 2008. To RSVP and for more information contact Edmond Sung ( edmond.sung@gmail.com )
When: February 28, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: e3rd Steakhouse & Lounge (new location this year!)
743 East 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

FASGI to Honor PABA Member Vicinte Ching and Board Member Mel Avanzado

2008-02-08T19:02:00.000-08:00

Filipino American Service Group, Inc. (FASGI) will host its first Annual Gala Dinner in March 2008 at the Autry National Center to honor Antonio Villaraigosa (Leader of the Year), PABA Member Vicente Ching (Community Service Leader of the Year), Josie Jones (American Dream Award), and PABA Board Member Melvin Avanzado (Advocate of the Year). This special event will benefit and support FASGI.

For additional information, please see the FASGI website.

2008-01-28T22:18:00.000-08:00

THE PHILIPPINE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

Cordially invites you to its 22nd Annual
Installation & Awards Banquet

Featuring Keynote Speaker

Major General Antonio "Tony" M. Taguba
US Army, Retired

And hosted by Master of Ceremonies

Jannelle So,Producer/Host
"Kababayan L.A." Channel 18

To be held at

The Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows
9641 Sunset Boulevard
Beverly Hills, California 90210

Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Cocktail reception at 6:30pm
Formal dinner and program at 7:30pm

Awards ceremony, raffle prizes, and live entertainment by

Kayamanan ng Lahi &

Philippine Chamber Singers-Los Angeles

For Additional Information, click here.

PABA Announces Board Members and Officers for 2008-2009

2008-01-28T22:07:00.000-08:00

The following individuals will be inducted as Board Members and Officers for the upcoming year:

President

Francisco "Kiko" Ochoa

President-Elect

Arnold Pamplona

Secretary

M. Cecilia Amo

Treasurer

Angeli Aragon

Student Member

Hildegarde B. Aguinaldo

Chair of the Board

Benjamin J. Hofilena, Jr.

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Board of Governors:

Martoni Acosta

Eduardo Angeles

Allison Aquino

Melvin N. A. Avanzado

Bernia LaForteza

Carina Castaneda

Grace Ann Cayanan

Joy De Leon

Laurie A. Dee

Marsha-laine F. Dungog

Lorinda D. Franco

Christine J. Gonong

Daphne Borromeo Hall

Emma Hilario

Darren A. Manibog

Ireneo A. Reus III

Greg Santiago

Carolyn Enciso Sieve

Vince M. Verde

Gilbert J. Villaflor

Michael Y. Ty

SAVE THE DATE!

2008-01-25T10:07:00.000-08:00

PABA Requests Meeting With Schwarzenegger Administration Regarding Judicial Appointments

2007-12-15T10:55:00.000-08:00

On December 6, 2007, the Philippine American Bar Association sent California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger a letter to bring his attention to the lack of judicial appointments of Filipino-Americans to the state's judiciary.

The following is an excerpt from the letter:

Unfortunately, the substantial contributions of the Filipino–American community to this state are not reflected in the makeup of our judiciary. According to our research, there are only nine Superior Court Judges (out of approximately 1,500) and one Appellate Court Justice (out of approximately 105) in California that are of Filipino ancestry. These disproportionately small numbers, which include appointments made during your administration, are even more disturbing when one considers that half of these judges are at or close to retirement age and are projected to retire within the next two years. The geographic distribution of these judges underscores the demographic underrepresentation of Filipinos on the bench: there is only one judge of Filipino ancestry in the Greater Bay Area (San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ronald Quidachay); there are currently no judges of Filipino ancestry in San Diego County; and no Filipino–American has ever been appointed to serve in San Mateo County, which encompasses Daly City—the area with the largest concentration of Filipinos outside of the city of Manila in the Philippines. In Los Angeles County, no Filipino–American has been appointed to the bench since 2003.

You can view the letter, in its entirety, here.

Want to Bend the Ear of the Woman With the Power to Appoint More Filipino-American Judges?

2007-12-15T09:57:00.000-08:00

On Friday, January 11, 2008, the South Asian Bar Association of Southern California and the law firm of Reed Smith will host a wine and cheese reception for Sharon Majors-Lewis, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Judicial Appointments Secretary. PABA is a co-sponsor of the event.

If you would like to attend, make sure to RSVP as soon as possible, as space is very limited. Please click on the flyer below for more details.

Toy Drive and Mixer to Support SIPA on Thursday, December 6

2007-11-27T13:43:00.000-08:00

PABA once again joins the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, other local APA bar associations, APEX, and other APA community groups for our 8th Annual Holiday Toy Drive and Networking Reception, to be held on Thursday, December 6, 2007, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Holiday Toy Drive and Networking Reception will take place at the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, 1145 Wilshire Boulevard (corner of Lucas Avenue), in downtown Los Angeles. PABA has selected Search To Involve Pilipino Americans as its beneficiary to receive toys from this event.

There will be a Raffle for a Pair of Round-trip Tickets to Anywhere Southwest Airlines Flies. Raffle tickets are $5.00 a ticket or 5 tickets for $20.00. All proceeds will go toward the purchase of new toys for recipient organizations. Winner need not be present to win. Call APALC at (213) 977-7500 x 201 to purchase raffle tickets in advance.

Admission is $15 or a new, unwrapped toy with a value of at least $15, which will be donated to one of several APA charities for their respective holiday gift-giving programs. In addition, donations of gift cards will also be gratefully accepted in lieu of toys.

Please see the attached flyer for more details about the event.

Volunteers are also needed to help with the event and toy distribution. Corporations or individuals wishing to become Toy Sponsors can do so for as little as $100.00.

To volunteer or for more information about becoming a Toy Sponsor, please contact Cecilia Amo at camo@cochranfirm.com

Students: RSVP for Career Night!

2007-10-17T09:19:00.000-07:00

PABA Demands Meeting With ABC Regarding Anti-Filipino Slur

2007-10-04T16:09:00.000-07:00

In a letter sent to Stephen McPherson, President of ABC Primetime Entertainment, PABA demanded a meeting with the Desperate Housewives production team to determine what can be done to alleviate the damage caused by the widely-covered anti-Filipino slur aired on an episode of Desperate Housewives on September 30. The text of the letter is reproduced below. You can download the original letter here.

October 4, 2007

VIA FACSIMILE & REGULAR MAIL

Mr. Stephen McPherson
President of ABC Primetime Entertainment
ABC Television Network
500 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, California 91521-0001

Re: "Desperate Housewives" Disparagement Of Filipino Medical Community

Dear Mr. McPherson:

I am a member of the Board of Governors of the Philippine American Bar Association (PABA) and a Filipino-American trial lawyer in Los Angeles. On behalf of PABA as representatives of the Filipino-American community in Los Angeles, we write to express our outrage at a highly offensive scene in the season premiere episode ("Now You Know") of the television program, Desperate Housewives which was broadcast on your network on Sunday, September 30.

In the offending scene, Teri Hatcher’s character, Susan, discusses with her doctor the possibility that she suffers from an early onset of menopause. Not pleased with his diagnosis of her condition, Ms. Hatcher quips that she would first like to check the doctor’s diplomas “to make sure they’re not from some med school in the Philippines.” This comment was uncalled for and unnecessary to the show’s story line. More importantly, the comment is highly insensitive to Filipino-Americans, and denigrates all Filipino-American doctors and other health professionals.

Because this remark was so callous and ignorant, we assume that the producers of Desperate Housewives, ABC's standards and practices department and you as President of ABC Primetime Entertainment are unaware of the history surrounding the immigration to the United States of Filipinos and the contributions of Filipino medical professionals to American medicine. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 sought to attract professionals to the United States by providing for immigration based on "occupational" preferences. The Act was designed to entice professionals, and specifically medical professionals, to emigrate from their home countries to the United States. My own parents (who were engineers) immigrated to the United States in this manner. However, Filipino doctors and nurses were by far the largest in number of the Filipino professionals who immigrated to the United States as a result of the Act.

For decades, Filipino-American doctors have proudly treated patients in the United States, including three Presidents. A Filipino-American doctor, Rear Admiral (Ret.) Eleanor "Connie" Mariano, was the first military woman to serve as White House physician. She served both President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton. Filipino-American Dr. Jorge Garcia was one of the doctors to treat President Reagan when he was shot in 1981. A Filipina was the first Asian and woman to enter the Harvard University School of Medicine, Dr. Fe del Mundo. Dr. Max Cuesta, the father of another member of our PABA Board of Governors, received his medical degree in the Philippines from the University of Santo Tomas. Dr. Cuesta was a Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Virginia when he retired in 2002. Here in Los Angeles, Filipino-American Dr. Francisco P. Quismorio is a professor at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. Dr. Quismorio is board certified in internal medicine, rheumatology and immunopathology and has been at USC since 1968.

The accomplishments of these and other Filipino-American medical professionals have always been a source of pride for our community. They are not only our doctors; they are our parents, our relatives, our friends. They perform their duties largely without fanfare. It is outrageous that a popular television show, like Desperate Housewives, could so easily belittle and disparage decades of faithful service with one gratuitous and hurtful remark.

According to the most recent census data, Filipino-Americans comprise the second-largest Asian minority group in the United States. Roughly 1.8 million Americans identify themselves as being of Filipino heritage. Almost a million of those Filipino-Americans reside in California. By some accounts, Filipino-Americans are the fastest growing Asian minority community in the United States. Thirty-nine percent of Filipino-Americans hold a bachelor’s or higher degree. Although Disney/ABC’s marketing department likely has more precise data, publicly available figures suggest that Filipino-Americans command an estimated fifteen billion dollars in annual buying power. We are confident that ABC's advertisers will listen to our objections to a show which disparages members of our community.

PABA is the Los Angeles-based bar association of Filipino-American lawyers. One of our goals is to provide leadership and support to the Filipino-American community, particularly with respect to significant legal issues which affect the members of that community – such as racial discrimination or derogatory remarks about Filipino-Americans.

We are obviously concerned that a network in the Disney-ABC Television Group would willingly broadcast such racially insensitive and derogatory remarks that place the Filipino-American medical community in a false light. This incident is particularly outrageous since it comes so soon after Isaiah Washington made similarly insensitive remarks in the context of ABC’s other hit program, Grey’s Anatomy. During that controversy, Disney and ABC made much of Disney’s anti-discrimination policy – and Mr. Washington’s participation in that program was reportedly terminated in furtherance of that policy. We question the effectiveness of any purported anti-discriminatory policy which would permit such a gratuitous racial attack on Filipino-American doctors and medical professionals.

We have been in contact with other organizations who have expressed their support for our objections to this Desperate Housewives episode. We fully expect that other bar associations, minority organizations and other groups concerned about unfair characterizations of minorities in the media will publicly support us in the coming weeks. We are hopeful that you will alleviate the necessity for such a grass roots campaign against your program.

We demand that ABC and the Desperate Housewives production team meet with us to determine what you and the program can do to alleviate the damage that this discriminatory and false remark has caused to our constituents. At a minimum, we demand that ABC and the producers of the program broadcast a public apology during the program itself. (The written statement of apology issued yesterday was woefully inadequate on many levels and fails to redress the damage that this discriminatory remark caused.) More importantly, we hope that ABC and Disney will take immediate steps to educate both your standards and practices department as well as your creative personnel to ensure that similar incidents do not occur in the future on any of your programs. While we can appreciate the demands placed upon the producers of television programming, this scene demonstrates a profound ignorance of the significant contributions of Filipino-American medical professionals to our society. ABC needs to acknowledge the offensive nature of this episode and rectify the damage to the members of our community.

We look forward to hearing from you on this matter.

Very truly yours,

Melvin N.A. Avanzado

cc: Ms. Anne Sweeney
Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks, & President, Disney-ABC Television Group

Mr. Mark Pedowitz
President, ABC Studios

Mr. Marc Cherry
Creator & Executive Producer, Desperate Housewives

The Hon. Willy C. Gaa
Ambassador to the United States, Republic of the Philippines

The Hon. Mary Jo A. Bernardo-Aragon
Consul General, Los Angeles, Consulate General of the Philippines

STUDENTS - SAVE THE DATE!

2007-10-02T14:10:00.001-07:00

Career night is an opportunity for undergraduates and J.D. candidates to meet practitioners of different walks of life in the legal profession. Our 2006 career night panelists were Hon. Tomson Ong (Judge, Superior Court, Los Angeles County), Ramiro Cisneros (Public Defender, Los Angeles County), Ben Hofilena (Associate, McDermott Will & Emery LLP) and Ireneo Reus (The Law Offices of Ireneo A. Reus III).

Stay tuned to this website for the venue and a list of panelists for this year's career night! If you would like to be added to the information distribution list for this event, please contact Gilbert Villaflor.

Bowling Night!

2007-09-11T10:46:00.000-07:00

Join us for our annual Bowling Night!

PABA BOWLING NIGHT
October 4, 2007
7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Jillian's Universal City
1000 Universal Studios
Universal City, CA 91608
Phone: 818.985.8234

We're moving on up! Instead of Mar Vista Lanes, this year's Bowling Night will be at the very posh Jillian's at Universal City.

Bowling Night is a mixer for PABA attorneys and law students, but more than that, it's a whole lot of fun! The cost is a mere $10 for law students, and $25 for attorneys. Admission includes lane rental and shoe rental, and OPEN BAR!!!!

Please RSVP via the Evite distributed to the listserv, or by contacting Arnold Pamplona by September 27.

DONATE BOOKS TO CHILDREN IN THE PHILIPPINES!

2007-09-05T13:16:00.000-07:00

PABA is proud to participate in the De La Salle BookMobile and Reading Program, a pilot literacy initiative organized by De La Salle University in Manila. La Salle is asking state-side Pilipinos to send any new or used books for children (including, but not limited to, fantasy, science fiction, comics, etc.). Any books collected will be distributed by a mobile book bus.

Envisioned to provide less-privileged public elementary school children access to Lasallian education, the De La Salle BookMobile and Reading Program aims to be a “visible and effective expression to the creative and redemptive love of God for the young people,” by the promotion of learning through reading, says BrotherMawel Pajarillo, FSC, the program's founder. He emphasizes that “the education of the young in remote communities does not necessarily have to be far-off.”

With the bus designed as a mobile library (it will also house audio-visual equipment and portable outdoor classroom set-ups) the De La Salle BookMobile is committed to visit the neediest public elementary schools with 700 to 1000 story books for poor children, offer guided reading programs and book-lending opportunities, and organize tutorial and remedial sessions in order to grant the young a chance to enjoy the benefits of reading and learning.

La Salle will gauge the success of the pilot program to decide whether to expand it. If you have any materials you wish to donate, please contact Arnold Pamplona and he will coordinate delivery. If you have questions about the BookMobile program, you may contact Ms. Cristina Hilado at cfhilado@yahoo.com or visit this Website.

WHO WANTS TO BE A JUDGE? PABA to Co-Sponsor Workshop on Sept. 14

2007-08-31T17:36:00.001-07:00

If you have aspirations toward the bench, it would behoove you to attend the Japanese American Bar Association's Judicial Appointment Workshop entitled "Practical Tips on the Appointment Process. The event will be held on the campus of Southwestern Law School (3050 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles) and will take place on Septmeber 14, 2007 at 6 p.m.

This program, co-sponsored by PABA, will feature a panel discussion including Judge Lance Ito, Judge Roger Ito, Judge Tammy Ryu, and Judge Greg Dohi.

Michael, Yamaki, Former Appointments Secretary will be a special guest for the evening.

The cost is $40, and includes appetizers, drinks, and 1 hour of MCLE credit.

Please RSVP by September 11, 2007 to jabarsvp@gmail.com and by sending your check payable to JABA, to Katherine Hikida, P.O. Box 4212, Orange, CA 92863.

Help PABA Recruit Law Students! (Please?)

2007-08-29T17:20:00.000-07:00

PABA is co-sponsoring the Asian Pacific American Bar Association's law student welcome mixer on Thursday, September 13 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at

Busby's East
5364 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles

Light appetizers will be served. The event is free for all law students and PABA members (including those PABA members whose dues are in arrears, or who have never paid their dues) PABA needs you to help recruit law students for our great organization! If you can step up to the plate, please contact Arnold Pamplona.

PABA to Co-Sponsor Racial Profiling and Selective Prosecution Seminar

2007-08-28T16:01:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday, September 12, 2007, APIforJustice will present a community teach seminar entitled

Equal Justice? Racial Profiling and Selective Prosecution in the API Community

PABA is a co-sponsor of the event, which will be held at the Japanese American Culture and Community Center, located at 244 S. San Pedro, Conference Room A & B, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Registration and a light dinner will commence at 5:30 p.m. The seminar will take place from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

A media panel will examine if mainstream media and entertainment have fanned the negative stereotypes of APIs and paranoia in the country. At the criminal justice panel, legal experts and community activists will examine the issues of racial profiling and selective prosecution in the API community. Intended outcomes include: (1) raised the awareness of these issues among APIs leaders; and (2) calls for action.

This seminar is for community leaders, concerned citizens, legal professionals, and students who care about the welfare of API community members and who believe in upholding the constitutional rights of all citizens in this country.

Admission is FREE, but space is limited. If you plan to attend, please contact Arnold Pamplona. Here is a partial list of speakers:

Guy Aoki, the head and co-founder of the Media Action Network for Asian Americans. He is also a contributing columnist for the Rafu Shimpo.

Warren Furutani, a member of the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees.

Emil Guillermo, a print and broadcast journalist. The first non-white host of NPR's "All Things Considered," Guillermo is the author of the book "Amok."

Erin Aubry Kaplan, columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

Alan Kumamoto of Kumumoto Associates, a a marketing, management and communications general partnership.

Angela Oh, Esq., one of the nation's leading commentators on race relations and author of "Open: One Woman's Journey."

Brian Sun, Esq., partner with Jones Day, and former defense attorney to Wen Ho Lee.

Tritia Toyota, an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years in Southern California television news.

Mia Yamamoto, distinguished criminal attorney.

PABA Makes Strong Showing at APABA Softball Tournament

2007-08-23T17:28:00.000-07:00

The Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County hosted its 5th Annual Co-Ed Softball Tournament on August 18. This year's tournament was the largest ever--in additional to the usual participants (APABA, PABA, KABA, SCCLA, JABA, and SABA), the Asian Pacific Public Defenders Association, the Mexican American Bar Association, and the Langston Bar fielded teams to do battle under the hot sun at Cheviot Hills Park.

PABA's team captains, Arnold Pamplona and Hildy Aguinaldo, along with team mangaer Stan Escalante, assembled a capable team consisting of Mel Avanzado, Abigail Treanor, Patrick Treanor, Bryan Clavecilla, Marco Del Chiaro, Windell "Dell" Jones, Joyce Fujikmaki, Joyce (Cruz) Carey, Mark Santa Romana, and Jason Villamater.

After a grueling day of softball, PABA made a respectable showing, losing to APABA, beating the combination team made up of SCCLA and the Asian Public Defenders, and fighting MABA to a draw.

Team Captains Aguialdo and Pamplona have guaranteed a tournament championship in 2008. To do that, they must unseat KABA, this year's champs, who looked unbeatable. They are now accepting suggestions for a team name in 2oo8. The current front runner for a moniker is "The Bad News Carabaos."

Pictures (click for full view):

PABA stepped it up for this year's tournament by commissioning custom uniforms. There are a few extra uniforms left. If you would like to purchase one, please contact Arnold Pamplona.

PABA's power hitter, Mel Avanzado, chats it up with fans. Avanzado had one home run and two dazzling diving catches in left field.

Patrick Treanor takes a practice swing on an offering from pitcher Marco Del Chiaro during pre-game warm ups.

Joyce Fujimaki warming up by playing a little catch with Joyce Carey. The "Joyces" were a power house for PABA during the tournament.

Dell Jones and Brian Clavecilla patiently wait for a pop fly.

(L-R) Jason Villamater, Mark Santa Romana, Joyce Fujimaki, Abigail Treanor, and Joyce Carey kept cool in the dugout.

Your 2007 PABA Softball Team. (Seated L-R) Hildy Aguinaldo, Marco Del Chiaro, Stan Escalante. (Second Row L-R) Joyce Carey, Joyce Fukimaki, Abigail Treanor, Jason Villamater, Arnold Pamplona, Mark Santa Romana. (Third Row L-R) Brian Clavecilla, Mel Avanzado, Patrick Treanor, Dell Jones.

Aguinaldo and Villamater celebrate an excellent 1-1-1 showing at the Tournament.

Wasting little time, Escalante, Pamplona and Del Chiaro hold a debriefing session at Islands. Strategizing for next year, they hope to lead PABA to a championship.

To view PABA's full photo set from the tournament, click here.

PABA to Co-Sponsor Summer Networking Reception

2007-08-13T18:38:00.000-07:00

PABA, a member of the Multicultural Bar Alliance of Southern California (MCBA), is co-sponsoring the MCBA's annual summer networking reception this Thursday, August 16, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

MCBA has secured Connie Rice as this year's speaker. Ms. Rice is the co-director of the Advancement Project Los Angeles. One of the pre-eminent civil rights lawyers and activists of our time, Ms. Rice will share some of her leading-edge ideas on the vital partnership between lawyers and the community in addressing current issues of inequity and exclusion and helping marginalized communities to overcome racial, class, and other barriers to opportunity.

The event will take place at

Taipan Restaurant
330 S. Hope Street Los Angeles

(Wells Fargo Center, 2nd Floor)

(213) 626-6688

Admission is free for all PABA members, and includes an all-you-can-eat buffet.

The Multicultural Bar Alliance of Southern California is comprised of the following organizations:

Arab American Lawyers Association of Southern California, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County (APABA), Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (BWL), Iranian American Lawyers Association, Italian American Lawyers Association, Japanese American Bar Association (JABA), John M. Langston Bar Association, Korean American Bar Association (KABA), Latina Lawyers Bar Association (LLBA), Lesbian and Gay Lawyers Association (LGLA), Mexican American Bar Association (MABA), Philippine American Bar Association (PABA), Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association (SCCLA), South Asian Bar Association of Southern California (SABA-SC), Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA), and its Associate Member: San Fernando Valley Bar Association (SFVBA).

PABA and CELA Will Take You Accross Enemy Lines

2007-07-14T19:30:00.000-07:00

On Thursday, August 2, 2007, PABA, along with the California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA), will present "Crossing Enemy Lines," a labor and employment seminar where plaintiff and defense attorneys will dialogue about effective and not-so-effective strategies.

The seminar will be from 4-6 p.m., with a 1-hour networking reception to follow (Filipino food catered by the parents of PABA Board Member Cecilia Amo), and will take place at the downtown Los Angeles office of Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw, the law firm of PABA President-Elect Francisco "Kiko" Ochoa.

Two hours of MCLE credit are available. The registration fee of $40 covers the seminar, program materials, and the networking reception after the seminar.

Please see the attached registration form for more information.

The Panel:

Plaintiff Team
Alejandro Blanco, Attorney at Law
Toni Jaramilla, Toni J. Jaramilla, a Professional Law Corp.
Anthony Luti, Luti Law Firm

Defense Team
Melvin N.A. Avanzado, Jeffer Mangels, Butler & Marmaro
Fransico Ochoa, Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw
Vince Verde, Musick, Peeler & Garrett

Investigator and Mediator
Nancy Bornn, Bornn & Surls