The Orange County Coalition for Diversity in the Law (OCCDL) is a collaborative effort of professionals from leading Orange County law firms and other community partners promoting the recruitment, retainment, equity among, and advancement of diverse attorneys in Orange County, CA.
OCCDL News
Updated Statement from OCCDL on the Mass Shootings in California
The Orange County Coalition for Diversity in the Law extends our deepest condolences to everyone impacted by the horrific mass shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, where a joyous celebration of the Lunar New Year, and then a normal workday, turned into yet two more devastating events forever changing many. We grieve with the families of the victims of these senseless acts of gun violence, many of whom were loved and respected elders within their communities:
Valentino Marcos Alvero, 68 Hongying Jian, 62 Yu Lun Kao, 72 LiLan Li, 63 Mymy Nhan, 65 Ming Wei Ma, 72 Diana Man Ling Tom, 70 Muoi Dai Ung, 67 Chia Ling Yau, 76 Wen Tau Yu, 64 Xiujuan Yu, 57 Zhi Shen Liu, 73 Qi Zhong Cheng, 66 Marciano Martinez Jimenez, 50 Ye Tao Bing, 43 Ai Xiang Zhang, 74 Jing Zhi Lu, 64 Jose Romero Perez, 38
OCCDL named 2022 Community Partner Honoree by OC Charitable Fund
August 2022 –Orange County Coalition for Diversity in the Law has been selected as the 2022 Community Partner Honoree by the OCBA Charitable Fund as an organization positively impacting the legal community in Orange County. The OCBA Charitable Fund is hosting its Annual “Raise Your Glass” Awards Benefit and the honorees was recognized on August 25, 2022, at Newport Beach Country Club.
OCCDL would like to thank the OCBA Charitable Fund for this recognition and support of OCCDL’s mission to advance and foster diversity in the Orange County legal community.
Our efforts start with sponsoring and supporting local Orange County law school students and high school students through our Pipeline Committee.
We continue with the promotion of our practitioners by providing practical workshops, diversity-based education (CLEs), and our annual DEI Awards ceremony through our Professional Development Committee.
OCCDL is a Community Partner of Project Youth OC and a proud sponsor of Project SELF (Summer Employment in Law Firms) internship program.