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The San Fernando Valley Bar Association held its Annual Judges' Night
The San Fernando Valley Bar Association held its Annual Judges' Night on Thursday, May 16 at the Woodland Hills Country Club. Judge Otis D. Wright II received the Legacy of Justice Award, Judge Valerie Salkin received the Inspiration Award and Judge Mitchell Beckloff received the Special Recognition Award. Judge Stephen P. Pfahler was named Judge of the Year





"Judge of the Year" Stephen P. Pfahler, Judge Valerie F. Salkin ("Inspiration Award") and James M. Krzyminsk of Beverly Hills.

Judge Eric P. Harmon and Judge Alan K. Schneider.

Avram Salkin of Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez PC and Michael D. Attar of Beaumont Tashjian.

David M. Almaraz of Grant Shenon APLC and Alexander S. Kasendorf of Cornelius & Kasendorf APC.

Deputy assistant Sheila English, Jessica W. Rosen of Lewitt Hackman, and U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II (“Legacy of Justice Award”).

Jennifer Felten of Relaw APC and Nina M. Niedbalski of Nemecek & Cole.

Michael T. Massman of Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County and Richard T. Miller of Van Nuys.

Harris Mark Madnick of Kramar Madnick LLP and Ryan T. Koczara of Grant Shenon APLC.

Jun Arellano of SMBC Manusbank and Kelsey M. Atkinson of Neighborhood Legal Services.

William T. Baird of Los Angeles and Alexandre I. Cornelius of Cornelius & Kasendorf PC.

Jonathan M. Cole of Wershow & Cole LLP, Oliver M. Riley and Nickolas S. Lewis of Lobello Lamb Lewis & Riley LLP.

(Ret.) Commissioner Gretchen W. Taylor, Judge Lauren A.R. Lofton and San Fernando Valley Bar Association trustee Sarah Navarro.
Leroy Stoneham Jr., representative for State Senator Henry Stern; The Reape-Rickett Law Firm's Sarah Cobos (marketing director) and Lidya Duenez (caseworker)

Judge Emily J. Cole, Judge Jessica C. Kronstadt and Kraft Miles ALC’s Joy Kraft Miles, Irene Herrera (office manager), Karla De La Vega-Winters (paralegal) and Rosa Esquina (legal secretary).

Jordan A. Fisher, Sukhvinder Tony Kahira and Vadim Alan Arshansky of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP.

Kenny C. Brooks of Nemecek & Cole APC, Judge Alan K. Schneider, Jonathan M. Starre of Kramar Madnick LLP, Harry A. Abraham and Jonathan D. King of Grant Shenon APLC.

Judge Ricardo R. Ocampo, Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto, Judge Emily J. Cole, Judge Lisa M. Strassner and Judge Rupert A. Byrdson.

Judge Rupert A. Byrdsong and Judge Michael P. Linfield.

Alexis D. James of WorkWise Law PC, Shannon M. DeBiase of Rodnunsky & Associates, Nolan J. Hiett of Hiett Law PC and Heather P. Glick-Atalla of Glick Atalla and President of the Board of Trustees of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association.

Judge Brock T. Hammond, Commissioner Latrice A.G. Byrdsong, Judge Firdaus F. Dordi, and Heather P. Glick-Atalla of Glick Atalla and President of the Board of Trustees of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association.

Alan Eisner of Eisner Gorin LLP and Steven M. Sepassi of The Sepassi Firm APC.

Amanda M. Moghaddam of Lawyers' Mutual Insurance Company and President elect of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, trustee Sarah Navarro and Shannon M. DeBiase of Rodnunsky & Associates.

A.J. Harwin of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Alan Z. Gurvey of Law Firm of Rowen Gurvey & Win, Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff (“Special Recognition Award”) and Mathew J. Soroky of Lewitt Hackman.

Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff (“Special Recognition Award”) and Judge Virginia C. Keeny.

Arash A. Hakakzadeh of Encino, David B. Bobrosky of Lewitt Hackman and Michael D. Attar of Beaumont Tashjian.

Damon E. Martin of Studio City; Robert W. Brown, president of University of West Los Angeles; and Harry A. Abraham of Grant Shenon APLC.

Kelsey M. Atkinson of Neighborhood Legal Services, Emily Thompson of Pacoima, Michael T. Massman of Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County; Sean Regan, field representative for the Hon. Brad Sherman and Minique Bryher of Pinnacle Estate Properties.

Jeffrey B. Endler of Woodland Hills, Cecilia Jimenez of Palmdale, Anthony S. Khoury of Westlake Village, Lisa F. Rosenthal of Woodland Hills.

Roxana Soltani of Rowen Gurvey & Win, Mathew J. Soroky of Lewitt Hackman and A.J. Harwin of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP.
Lewitt Hackman's Susanne M. Bendavid and Thomas M. Morrow, Daniel M. Cisco of Cislo & Thomas LLP.JPG

Steven S. Zand of Encino, Jonathan Hayes of RHM Law LLP, Judge Lisa M. Strassner, public defender Mary M. Dolmadjian, and Judge Emily J. Cole.

Commissioner Karine Mkrtchyan, Judge Jonathan L. Rosenbloom, Jana G. Garotto of Lewitt Hackman.

Ryan A. Drossel and Markus M. Aloyan of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP.
Robert W. Brown, president of University of West Los Angeles; Nancy A. Reinhart of Sherman Oaks, and Seth Chavez, executive director of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association.
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