CENTURY CITY BAR ASSOCIATION NAMES 2011 LAWYERS OF THE YEAR

(This article originally appeared in the Feb 8th, 2011 print edition of the Century City News)

Century City, CA – The Century City Bar Association has named its 2011 “Lawyers of the Year” in five different practice areas. Awards will be given at the CCBA’s 43rd Annual Installation Banquet and Awards Ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on March 1, 2011.

The honorees are:

Trust & Estates Lawyer of the Year - Leah M. Bishop, Loeb & Loeb LLP
Litigator of the Year - Carla Christofferson, O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Entertainment Lawyer of the Year - Carole E. Handler, Lathrop & Gage LLP
Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year - James D. Nguyen, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP
Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year - Thomas E. Patterson, Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP

Louis R. Dienes, President of the Century City Bar Association, expressed his enthusiasm for this year's slate of honorees, saying: “They have distinguished themselves not only as being among the most accomplished lawyers in their respective fields of expertise, but as leaders in Southern California's law and business community as well.”

Jane Shay Wald, President-Elect of the Century City Bar Association, adds: "Century City is home to some of the most sophisticated and respected attorneys in the fields of entertainment, intellectual property, high-stakes litigation, trusts & estates, and bankruptcy. This year's honorees have set examples not only for legal excellence, but for dedication to the legal community as a whole."

For more information, visit www.centurycitybar.com or contact Orit Arfa at (310) 415-2349 or orit@centurycitybar.com

About the Century City Bar Association
With more than 4,000 lawyers in Century City, the CCBA’s mission is to provide top-quality legal programming, enhance and promote the sense of community among Century City lawyers, honor Century City attorneys who have achieved extraordinary accomplishments, and provide leadership opportunities to lawyers who participate in the CCBA.


Michael Douglas Carlin is the director of the movies Luvicide and American Federale. Recently he completed a ten-year stint as the Publisher and Editor of the Century City News. Here his articles turned into three books: Rise a Knight, A Prescription for Peace, and Peaceful Protests.