ORANGE COUNTY WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

Happy August to all our members!

In July, the OCWLA celebrated the leadership that formed and grew the organization at our Past Presidents Tea, graciously hosted by Anaheim Mayor and 2014 OCWLA President the Honorable Ashleigh Aiken.

On August 8, OCWLA members gathered at the Buchalter law firm in Irvine to hear from Outlier Creative partner Lora Brown about personal branding and marketing. The presentation included tips about how to create a LinkedIn profile and craft your social media for maximum professional impact. Stay tuned for news on the third event in the toolkit series coming this Fall. 

Be sure to register for one of our most popular annual events, the Women Judges Reception, on August 21st at the Boardwalk in Irvine. The evening event provides a wonderful opportunity to meet and mingle with local bench officers, and celebrates the very accomplished women judges of Orange County.

Also coming up this month is our Suffragette Coffee, from 8-10 am on August 26th at Lexitas in Irvine. Our suffragette sisters had to fight for the passage of the 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920. Learn about recent legal issues related to voting rights while catching up with friends and colleagues at another of our popular coffees.

Our OCWLA Members-Only book club will be meeting this month on August 25 to discuss the book Upgrade by Blake Crouch. Allen Bourgeois of Verus Forensic, and Denetta Scott of Mortenson Taggart Adams LLP will be leading the discussion at Mimi’s in Tustin.

Finally, as a reminder, we will be celebrating our incredible 2025 OCWLA awardees, Pamela Traut, Judge Kimberly Menninger and Everett Dorey, LLP, at our annual OCWLA Gala, where this year we also mark the 50th anniversary of the organization! If you would like to support this festive event while promoting your organization, please consider a sponsorship. We are also still seeking donations of goods and services for the gala silent auction.

Wishing everyone a wonderful end of summer!

Warmly,

Tracy Hughes

Raines Feldman & Littrell

2025 OCWLA President