Event calendar

  • Trivia Night

    • Thursday, April 16, 2026
    • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Minyard Morris | 1811 Quail Street | Newport Beach, CA 92660
    • 14
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    Registration is now open to all! RSVPs requested by 4/13

    Includes food and drinks.



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  • Annual Must Know GCs Event

    • Thursday, April 23, 2026
    • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Bistango | 19100 Von Karman Avenue | Irvine, CA 92612
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    EVENT REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO IN-HOUSE ATTORNEYS AND 
    OCAABA ATTORNEY MEMBERS.

    Complimentary event, but registration is required.
    Space is limited and registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first served basis.

    If you are an in-house attorney and need a registration code please email contactus@ocaaba.org. 

    Thank you to our event sponsor, Ogletree Deakins.



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  • Justice in Full Bloom: Welcoming Orange County’s Newest Judges

    • Thursday, May 07, 2026
    • 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Santa Ana Elks Lodge | 1751 S. Elk Lane, Santa Ana, CA 92705
    • 72
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    Sponsorships Available! (limited to bar associations)

    Email: contactus@ocaaba.org



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  • OCAABA "Ballots & Bites" Candidate Mixer

    • Wednesday, June 03, 2026
    • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    • Warehouse 72 | 17900 Jamboree Rd | Irvine, CA 92614
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    SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE ($500)

    Sponsor Benefits: Logo with website link in emails | Logo on flyers & website | 
    3 tickets for the event | Ribboned nametags at event

    Email contactus@ocaaba.org | Download the Flyer


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  • 32nd Annual Installation Dinner

    • Thursday, July 23, 2026
    • 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
    • Hyatt Regency Newport Beach | 1107 Jamboree Road
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    We invite you to visit the Gala page to learn more about our biggest event of the year!

    SPONSORSHIP PACKET | 2025 DIGITAL PROGRAM




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Past events

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 April 2026 Networking Lunch Signup
Thursday, March 12, 2026 Legal Bites and Insights Event
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 OCAABA x APALSA UCI Public Service Panel
Monday, February 23, 2026 PALSD 7th Annual In-House Counsel Roundtable
Thursday, February 19, 2026 ***SOLD OUT*** 2026 Lunar New Year & Membership Mixer
Thursday, February 12, 2026 *SOLD OUT* CLE: Technological Competency in the Age of AI & eDiscovery
Saturday, January 10, 2026 Judges Needed for UCI Mock Trial Competitions (Tournament 2)
Thursday, December 11, 2025 In-House Networking Mixer
Wednesday, December 03, 2025 Holiday Dim Sum Mixer
Saturday, November 22, 2025 Judges Needed for UCI Mock Trial Competitions (Tournament 1)
Saturday, November 08, 2025 OCKABA X OCAABA Happy Hour
Thursday, November 06, 2025 2025 NAPABA Convention
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 OCAABA 2025-2026 Mentorship Program Kickoff
Thursday, October 16, 2025 OCSC Judicial Mentor Program "Ask Your Last Minute Questions Before Pressing Send!"
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 Bridging the Gap: Vietnamese for Pro Bono Attorneys
Tuesday, October 07, 2025 ACC SoCal & Ogletree Deakins "Inside Leadership & Resilience Event"
Thursday, September 25, 2025 Orange County Unity Bar Reception
Thursday, September 18, 2025 2025 OCAABA Moon Festival
Friday, September 05, 2025 Fourth Annual Cal-APABA Conference
Friday, August 29, 2025 CLE: The New Rules on Exercising Peremptory Challenges - California Code of Civil Procedure § 231.7
Thursday, July 10, 2025 31st Annual Installation Dinner
Saturday, June 28, 2025 CALA-OC/OCAABA Community Service Event: Santiago Park Clean-up
Saturday, June 14, 2025 OCBA Artificial Intelligence Symposium
Thursday, June 05, 2025 OCBA Summer Social: Countless Voices, One Community
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Ballots & Bites at Mix Mix
Thursday, May 15, 2025 Whiskey Tasting w/ Alexa Zabat-Fran
Saturday, May 03, 2025 Backpack Drive & CLE Program "The 2025 Approach to Housing: What Comes Next"
Monday, April 14, 2025 California Judges Association’s Judicial Fairness Coalition "Judges & Politics: Navigating the Intersection of Law, Power and Ethics"
Thursday, April 10, 2025 OCAABA Presents: Professional Development Series - Financial Literacy with Joe Chi
Thursday, April 10, 2025 California Judges Association’s Judicial Fairness Coalition "Judges & Politics: Navigating the Intersection of Law, Power and Ethics"
Thursday, March 20, 2025 The First Two Months of the Trump Administration: Understanding the EOs and Impacts on DEI
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 California Judges Association’s Judicial Fairness Coalition "Judges & Politics: Navigating the Intersection of Law, Power and Ethics"
Thursday, February 27, 2025 Annual Must Know GCs Event
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 California Judges Association’s Judicial Fairness Coalition "Judges & Politics: Navigating the Intersection of Law, Power and Ethics"
Friday, February 21, 2025 UCI Law APALSA Lunar New Year Event
Tuesday, February 04, 2025 2025 Lunar New Year & Membership Mixer
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Pipeline Committee Presents: Bowling Night!
Thursday, December 05, 2024 Re-Enactment of Mendez, et al v. Westminster School District, et al.
Tuesday, December 03, 2024 Holiday Dim Sum Mixer **NOTE VENUE CHANGE**
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Valuable Soft Skills for Junior Attorneys
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 The Unity Bar of Kern County Presents Erwin Chemerinsky on "The Status of Democracy & Equality"
Friday, November 15, 2024 Boba Chat
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Recruitment Event: Expand Your Practice with Court Appointed Appeals
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 CLE: Berkeley Center for Law and Business 2024 Fall Forum on Corporate Governance
Friday, November 08, 2024 OCAABA Reception @ NAPABA
Thursday, November 07, 2024 2024 NAPABA Convention
Monday, October 28, 2024 OCAABA, KALSA & APALSA Government & Public Service Panel
Thursday, October 24, 2024 CAPAJA and SCCLA: Pathway to the Bench from Private Practice
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 A Panel Event: Meet & Greet with United States Attorney Martin Estrada
Friday, October 18, 2024 A Lunchtime Leadership Exchange with U.S. SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda
Thursday, October 03, 2024 2024 OCCDL DEI Awards Gala
Tuesday, October 01, 2024 AJSOCAL Poll Monitoring - Volunteers Needed! (Initial Training Session 2)
Friday, September 27, 2024 Collaborative Courts Foundation Pickleball Tournament
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 AJSOCAL Poll Monitoring - Volunteers Needed! (Initial Training Session 1)
Monday, September 23, 2024 OCAABA & APALSA UCI Private Practice Panel
Thursday, September 19, 2024 2024 OCAABA Moon Festival
Tuesday, September 03, 2024 Webinar "YOUNG-ISM - Addressing Age-Based Biases in the Legal Profession"
Thursday, August 22, 2024 OCHBA 2024 End of Summer Mixer
Thursday, August 22, 2024 California Women Lawyers - So, You Want to Be Judge?
Monday, August 19, 2024 OCKABA's Summer Judicial Workshop
Thursday, August 08, 2024 OC Unity Bar Judicial Application Workshop
Thursday, July 11, 2024 30th Annual Installation Dinner
Saturday, June 22, 2024 OCAABA In-House Counsel Summer Wellness Series
Wednesday, June 05, 2024 Banh Mi and Brews!
Thursday, May 30, 2024 Orange County Unity Bar Reception
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 NAPABA Annual Lobby Day
Saturday, May 18, 2024 Act To Change's Day Against Bullying + Hate
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 OCAABA-ACC-OCBA Joint Wine Tasting
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Research Attorney Careers In The Appellate Courts
Thursday, May 09, 2024 OCBA: Path to the Bench - Overview of the Judicial Application Process and Insights From Current Judges
Thursday, May 09, 2024 OCBA-OCAABA: No Surprises! Federal and State Prohibitions on Surprise Medical Bills
Thursday, May 02, 2024 Brown Bag Lunch* Series: Judicial Officers Panel
Thursday, April 25, 2024 CAPAJA MCLE: Culturally Competent Alternative Dispute Resolution
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 OCSC Judicial Journey Series: How To Shape Your Personal Statement
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 LASC Judicial Mentor Program: What's Really Stopping You From Applying? Part II
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Alzheimer’s Education for Attorneys
Thursday, April 11, 2024 Judicial Reception
Thursday, March 28, 2024 Sake Tasting
Friday, March 01, 2024 Brown Bag Lunch With Justice Joanne Motoike
Thursday, February 29, 2024 Lunar New Year Mixer
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 Will AI Take My Law Job: Tips For Success In This Brave New World
Saturday, December 09, 2023 Holiday Dim Sum Mixer
Tuesday, December 05, 2023 AAPI Hate Incident Response
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 Bi-monthly Board Meeting
Saturday, October 28, 2023 OCBA Solo Practitioner/ Small Firm Section Hike
Friday, October 27, 2023 FLOC 6th Annual Gala
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Unity Bar Workshop #3 "Defending Your Seat in a Contested Judicial Election"
Saturday, October 21, 2023 2023 Seoul, South Korea Travel CLE (April 20 deadline)
Thursday, October 19, 2023 Pipeline Committee Presents: Bowling Night!
Monday, October 16, 2023 OC Superior Court Judicial Mentor Program Presents - "You've Hit Send: What Happens Next?"
Thursday, October 12, 2023 6th Annual "Ante Up For ELDR" Casino Night - October 12
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Exclusive Screening of "Love in Taipei"
Wednesday, October 04, 2023 In-House Insider Meetup #3
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 2023 OCAABA Moon Festival
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Celtic Bar & OCAABA Mixer
Thursday, September 07, 2023 5 Things In-House Lawyers Should Know About Ethics
Thursday, September 07, 2023 Unity Bar Workshop #2 - Exposing the Judicial Selection Process
Thursday, August 24, 2023 OCHBA End of Summer Mixer + Mexican Buffet
Thursday, August 10, 2023 Orange County APA Bars Present: Summer Joint Mixer
Thursday, July 06, 2023 29th Annual Installation Dinner
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Annual Must Know GCs in OC Event
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 Marco Polo Dinner
Tuesday, June 06, 2023 OCBA Summer Social: Celebrating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Saturday, June 03, 2023 Calafia State Beach Cleanup with Orange County Coastkeeper
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Banh Mi and Brews!
Sunday, May 21, 2023 Fresh Air & Friends: Join OCAABA & ACC For A Tour of Tanaka Farms
Thursday, May 11, 2023 CLE: Doing Business With China–Managing Geopolitical Tensions
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 In-House Insider Meetup #2
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 ELDR's 3rd Annual Virtual Bingo Night!
Monday, April 03, 2023 United States Courts: Roadways to the Bench
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Destigmatizing Mental Health in Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities
Thursday, March 23, 2023 Strategies for Surviving and Thriving During Times of Career Crisis and Economic Uncertainty in the Legal Profession
Thursday, March 16, 2023 The OCAABA In-House Counsel Committee presents: Transitioning from Lawyer to Business Leader
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 In-House Insider Meetup #1
Saturday, February 25, 2023 FLOC Throwback '90s Party
Tuesday, February 07, 2023 UCI Law: Creating a Prison to University Pipeline: Prison Education and the New "Clean Slate" Laws
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 UC Law Moot Court Competition
Saturday, January 28, 2023 Lunar New Year Dim Sum & Membership Mixer
Thursday, January 12, 2023 OCAABA Mentor-Mentee Mixer Night
Saturday, January 07, 2023 Judges Needed! UCI Mock Trial Tournament
Thursday, December 08, 2022 Meet The United States Attorney
Tuesday, December 06, 2022 FBA Ceremonial Swearing-In and Champagne Toast
Thursday, December 01, 2022 Wine Tasting Mixer
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 LawWorks Wet Lab (Competence CLE)
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 TMBA Adopt-a-Family for the Holidays
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 OCAABA-OCBA Corporate Counsel Section Mixer
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 Halloween Party with FLOC/OCAABA/OCKABA/VABASC
Saturday, October 22, 2022 OCAABA Food Drive + Lunch
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 CKA: Korean Americans on the Partner Track in Hollywood
Thursday, October 13, 2022 5th Annual Ante Up for ELDR Casino Night
Thursday, September 22, 2022 Annual Moon Festival
Thursday, September 22, 2022 OMM: A Fireside Chat with SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda
Thursday, September 08, 2022 Inaugural Orange County Unity Bar Mixer
Thursday, September 01, 2022 "Must Know GCs in OC" Mixer
Thursday, August 18, 2022 End of Summer Mixer
Thursday, July 28, 2022 28th Annual Installation Dinner
Friday, July 08, 2022 OCBA Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee Mock Interview Program
Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Summer Membership Mixer & General Meeting
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 OCBA Summer Social: Celebrating Diversity
Thursday, May 26, 2022 ELDR Virtual Bingo Night!
Saturday, April 23, 2022 Understanding the Faces of the Housing Crisis
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 [IN PERSON] Navigating Relationships with the "Business Side" as In-House Counsel
Thursday, March 03, 2022 Wine Tasting Mixer
Thursday, February 10, 2022 OCAABA & OCKABA Lunar New Year Mixer
Monday, December 20, 2021 UC Irvine Mock Trial Team Seeks Judges
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 Wine Tasting Mixer
Friday, November 19, 2021 [VIRTUAL] Ramos v. Louisiana: Jim Crow Juries and PJI's Fight for Justice
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 [VIRTUAL] Trailblazers: Asian American Women in the Judiciary
Monday, November 15, 2021 [IN PERSON] Fall Membership Mixer
Tuesday, November 09, 2021 [IN PERSON] Privacy: What Every In-House Counsel Needs to Know
Thursday, November 04, 2021 OMM - An Insider’s Perspective: A Virtual Fireside Chat with Stephen Chen, General Counsel of Duolingo
Saturday, October 30, 2021 OCAABA Food Drive + Lunch
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 FLOC: "How Minority Attorneys in the Public Sector Can Find Success at the Highest Levels"
Friday, October 22, 2021 Annual Moon Festival
Thursday, October 07, 2021 Cigar Networking Night
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 Bystanders Take Action (CLE)
Saturday, August 21, 2021 Golf & Lunch
Thursday, August 12, 2021 27th Annual Installation Dinner
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Crypto 101 with Amy Wan, Legal Hacker
Thursday, July 22, 2021 Membership Mixer & General Meeting
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 OCBA Diversity & Inclusion Committee: What We Wish We Knew Project - Part 1
Thursday, June 03, 2021 CELA & FAIR: Empowering Attorneys to Fight Against Hate
Monday, May 24, 2021 NAPABA Virtual Lobby Day (registration closes 5/17)
Thursday, May 20, 2021 Three Must-Know GCs
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 FLOC: Overcoming Barriers Part Two: How Minority Attorneys in Private Practice Can Find Success at the Highest Levels
Thursday, April 22, 2021 ELDR Virtual Bingo Night!
Thursday, April 22, 2021 Solo/Small Firm Speed Networking
Wednesday, April 07, 2021 CAPAJA: Appointment to the California Superior Court: The Nuts and Bolts
Saturday, April 03, 2021 Rally for Solidarity - Stop Asian Hate
Thursday, April 01, 2021 Mixology 101
Saturday, March 27, 2021 Best Dam Hike In Orange County
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 CAPAJA: Appointment to the California Superior Court: The Nuts and Bolts
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Affinity Bar Virtual Celebration Room Swearing-In
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 OCAABA Virtual Group Swearing-In
Thursday, February 04, 2021 Virtual Poker Night (members only)
Friday, December 18, 2020 Drive In to the Toy Drive (and Watch a Movie!)
Thursday, December 10, 2020 Beer Tasting
Thursday, September 17, 2020 OCAABA Trivia Night!
Friday, September 11, 2020 Co-Hosted Event with OCWLA: The Legal and Social Implications of the Michael Flynn & George Floyd Cases
Thursday, September 10, 2020 OCAABA/ ACC SoCal “Transition in the Time of Coronavirus: How to Pivot Your Career in the Right Direction”
Thursday, June 25, 2020 CLE: ADVOCATING FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS DURING COVID-19
Thursday, June 18, 2020 PANDEMIC, PROTESTS AND PRIVILEGE: OUR ROLE IN PROGRESS
Friday, June 05, 2020 OCAABA VIRTUAL POKER TOURNAMENT
Tuesday, June 02, 2020 IHC PRESENTS “PATHS TO IN-HOUSE COUNSEL”

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