Join us as we celebrate 10 incredible years of advocacy for our Veterans. This milestone marks a decade of dedication, empowerment, and victories for those who've served.
Save the Date: November 15, 2024
Time: 5:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Location: (NEW) Féte The Venue, 3101 Red Hill Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Dress Code: Formal Civilian & Military Attire
Attorney of the year
Rosanna E. Fristed, Esq.
Law Firm of the Year
Ford & Diulio
Veteran Advocates of the Year
Sahar Hanna
Silvana Sarkis
Heidi Plummer
Vivien Hyman
Veteran of the Year
Tom Boscamp
Community Partner of the Year
Judicate West
Title Sponsor
Wright Ford Young & Co.
Lieutenant General
- Coastline College
- Steiner Family
- John Manly
- Judicate West
- Rutan
- Supervisor Katrina Foley
Major General
- Klinedinst PC
- Bock & Plummer Attorneys at Law
Brigadier General
- Stifel
- Michelle Reinglass/Judicate West
- Jason and Lanän Clark
- Temescal Arco
- JEM Remodel & Construction, Inc.
- Larsen Naddour
Colonel
- Farmers & Merchants Bank
- O'Melveny
- US Business Counsel
- US Bank
- Minyard Morris
- TLD Law
- Chapman University Fowler School of Law
- American Legion Post 291
- Roberts | Jeandron Law
- Heroes Linked
- ArentFox Schiff
- CDF Labor Law
- Everett Dorey LLP
- Seastrom Tuttle & Murphy
- Citizens Business Bank
- Special Forces Association Ch. 78
- City of Costa Mesa
Major
- Commissioner Richard Vogl,
Private Family Law Judge - OCBA Corporate Counsel
- Klein and Wilson LLP
- Western State College of Law
- Brown Wegner LLP
- Smart Forensics
- Frost Law Firm PC
- Round Table Group
- Olson Stein LLP
- Dentons US LLP
- Kahana Feld
- ADR Services, Inc.
- OC Trial Group
- Confections by Ari
- Kaufman Steinberg LLP
- Silvana Sarkis, JD | Real Estate Broker
- Hodes Milman
- Lydia Liberio
- U.S. Immigration Law Group LLP
- Next Level Fitness
Underwriters
- Court Reporter Sponsor - Regal Court Reporting
- Wine - Melissa Stanley and Rick LeBrun
- Confections - Confections by Ari
- Swag bags - Annie Clougherty Real Estate
- Live Auction - Volunteer for Veterans Foundation
- Silent Auction - The Law Office of Brian Gurwitz, APC
- Entertainment - The Shenanigans Band
- Decor - Callahan Dispute Resolution
- Centerpieces - Latham & Watkins LLP
- Beauty - SoCal Lazer and Medi Spa
- Champagne - Newmeyer Dillon
- Awards - Simon Law Group
Honor a Hero
- VOYA / The ABA Retirement Funds
- Small Business Development Corporation of Orange County
- Sahar Hanna and Family
Heroes Honored
- Jean El Melki for Veteran Margarita Palli
Media
- Orange County Register
- Cox Cable Communications
- 86% of VLI clients in need of discharge upgrades were successful in obtaining necessary documents and advice or acquiring discharge upgrades so that they could access their healthcare, benefits, compensation, and dignity.
- 54% of unlawful detainer cases in 2023 resulted in VLI attorneys preventing an eviction.
- 67% of VLI clients have dependent children.
- 63% of VLI clients self-identified as disabled, with another 33% applying at VLI for their disability.
- 43% of VLI clients are seniors.
- VLI secured over $2.9 million in benefit awards for disabled veterans in 2023, including over $165,000 in monthly compensation.
- 34% of VLI clients self-identify as people of color.
- VLI handled 913 Veterans Benefits and Discharge Upgrades cases in 2023.
- VLI received between 200-400 applications per month for legal services, serving an average of 150 each month.
- 10,000+ volunteer hours were contributed in 2023, and veterans served to date by VLI.