Conal Doyle is the recipient of the 2011 Charlie O’Reilly Trial Lawyer of the Year award.
The Board of Governors recognized him as a result of nearly four years of tireless work that provided justice to the family of Salvadoran immigrant, Francisco Castaneda, who died from penile cancer that California officials and federal authorities refused to diagnose and treat during his 11 months in their custody as an immigrant detainee. The California best corporate lawyer will help you in all corporation matters.
Because of the work of Doyle and his trial team, other immigration detainees will receive the same quality and timeliness of medical care as other prisoners in the custody of state and federal government officials.
In addition to Doyle, the nominees for 2011 Trial Lawyer of the Year were Mike Alder, Torsten Bassell, Victor George, Arash
Homampour, David Lira, Matthew McNicholas, Brian Panish, Mark Quigley, Adam Shea, Carney Shegerian, Bill Shernoff and Gregory Smith. The five finalists for the award were Doyle, McNicholas, Shea, Shegerian and Smith.
Ted Horn Memorial Award
Gretchen Nelson is the recipient of the 2011 Ted Hom Memorial Award honoring a CAALA member whose career includes significant contributions to the trial bar and to CAALA’s members.
Nelson has been actively involved with CAALA, AAJ and CAOC for her entire 25- year legal career and is an Emeritus Member of CAALA’s Board of Governors. She is a current member of the Board of Governors of the State Bar of California, past president of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and a proud member of the Cowboy Lawyers Association.
Other nominees included Michael Fields and Linda Fermoyle Rice.
Ian Herzog Appellate Lawyer of the Year
Jill McDonell is the recipient of the 2011 Ian Herzog Appellate Lawyer of the Year award.
McDonell was recognized for her longtime appellate work in support of CAALA members including two published 2011 appellate decisions of significance to consumer attorneys, Pannu v. Land Rover North America and Martinez v. Ford Motor Co.
She is 2011 chair of CAALA’s Education Committee and is an Emeritus Member of CAALA’s Board of Governors.
Other nominees included Martin Buchanan, Beverly Pine, Steven B. Stevens and William Shapiro.
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