NEWS & EVENTS

It is our honor to congratulate STEPHEN PASAROW as the 2026 recipient of the H. Gilbert Jones, Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award . Please join us in congratulating Steve on receiving this prestigious award.

It is our honor to congratulate BRIAN PANISH as the 2026 recipient of the Lee B. Wenzel Civility Award. Please join us in congratulating Brian on receiving this prestigious award. The Lee B. Wenzel Civility award was established in 1993 and awarded the first time to the Hon. William J. Rea in 1994. ​​ "The Los Angeles Chapter of ABOTA awards the Lee B. Wenzel Civility award to the attorney who regularly demonstrates qualities of professionalism, civility, graciousness and hi

Credit: Executive Presentations   Dear Los Angeles Chapter Members,   The Los Angeles chapter won the Large Chapter of the Year award at the National conference in Banff, Canada. It was an amazing weekend of lectures, important national board business and, of course, socializing with friends and the awards Gala.   We had a great turnout from the Los Angeles chapter. Our 2024 president Jim Rosen led the way to the stage to accept the award along with our own legendary past pre

Judge Stephen Czuleger has been selected as the LA ABOTA Judge of the Year for 2025 for his commitment to fairness and the preservation of all Americans’ right to civil jury trials under the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution and a high standard of civility both in and out of the courtroom. 

At its 2025 Installation Dinner, the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) honored Deborah Chang with the 2025 Lee B. Wenzel Civility Award.