Beverly Hills Bar leadership celebrates membership growth and strong finances, focuses on continued expansion and pro bono service, and offers free CLE access to county and specialty bars throughout California
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Beverly Hills Bar Association and Beverly Hills Bar Foundation swore in officers for the 2026 bar year at the organizations' Installation and Awards Dinner on September 30th at Skirball Cultural Center. Presiding Judge Sergio C. Tapia, II of the Los Angeles Superior Court provided remarks and administered the oaths.
The Association welcomes Anthony D. Storm of Storm Palyan LLP as President. Storm has his eye on continuing the Association's recent success. "I am honored to serve in this role and excited to focus on additional expansion in my presidential year. BHBA just concluded the most financially successful year in our nearly 100-year history, with over 7,200 members—an all-time high. We are very fortunate. Our membership has tripled since 2020 and much of that growth is thanks to our CLE programs. Our excellent Section leaders create at least one new CLE per day and that has provided so many options to our members, including through our BHBA+ OnDemand platform. One of my presidential priorities will be to expand access to this great educational resource for attorneys. We are offering it free to county and specialty bars throughout California that have fewer than 750 members. We are onboarding four county bars right now and I look forward to welcoming more bars into that partnership. I will especially work to ensure all my family law colleagues throughout the state have access to this excellent programming."
Storm will also focus on providing information to BHBA members about pro bono projects that fit their skill sets. "I've always tried to prioritize pro bono and public interest projects and have been grateful to be involved in launching resources like the Los Angeles Superior Court's Judgment Assistance Day program to help self-represented litigants conclude their family law cases. Another of my priorities this bar year will be bolstering BHBA's role as a pro bono 'matchmaker'—pairing members with pro bono opportunities from organizations we trust. We will be rolling out new tools on our website and increasing outreach to our public interest partners so that we can lift up their needs and make it easier for our members to volunteer." Nonprofits wanting to publicize pro bono opportunities can submit information here.
Storm, a Certified Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California, is an experienced family law attorney with particular expertise in electronic security issues related to divorces for public figures. He has written and lectured on numerous areas of family law, including business valuation, post-trial remedies, division of community property, pre-marital and post-marital agreements, effective use of expert witnesses, conducting an electronic trial, protecting privacy when representing public figures and celebrities, the effect of bankruptcy on a pending divorce, tax consequences of divorce, mediation, examination of witnesses, family law appeals, enforcing fiduciary duties, uncovering hidden assets and income, and discovery abuses and remedies. His legal career includes ongoing pro bono and public interest work. Read Storm's complete bio here.
The Association also welcomed Alphonse Provinziano of Provinziano & Associates as President-Elect; Mathew S. Rosengart of Greenburg Traurig as Vice President; and Ron Reitshtein of Youngman Reitshtein, PLC as Secretary-Treasurer. Nadira Imam of Lawrence H. Jacobson, APC will serve as Immediate Past President. The Association also swore in a new cohort of local attorneys as Governors: Sanaz Bereliani of Bereliani Law Firm; Ori Blumenfeld of Offit Kurman; Jennifer L. Campbell of Holland & Knight; Deborah Fujiwara of EPGR Lawyers; Beth Moeller of UCLA Law; Robin Sax of Law Offices of Robin Sax; Zenja Tobias of Tobias Law Group; Erika A. Williams of The Law Office of Erika A. Williams; and Jamie Wright of The Wright Law Firm.
The new ex officio judicial officer Governors are Judge Geanene Yriarte and Judge Joel Lofton, both of the Los Angeles Superior Court. The new ex officio law school dean governor is Dean Brietta Clark of Loyola Law School.
"We have such a stellar slate this year," Storm said. "I'm humbled and honored to serve with them and our other accomplished colleagues continuing their service on the Board of Governors." BHBA's full Board of Governors can be found here.
The Beverly Hills Bar Foundation, the Association's charitable arm, swore in Nadira Imam of Lawrence H. Jacobson, APC as President. The Foundation also welcomed new Director Omid Shabani of the Shabani Law Firm.
Headshots of officers and new board members, along with photos from the Installation and Awards Dinner, are available here.
BHBA is in its tenth decade serving lawyers who live or work in and around Los Angeles County, as well as throughout Southern California and the world. BHBA serves its members while leading the profession, supporting and advocating for legislation and legal decisions, supporting equal rights, and championing the independence of the judiciary. BHBA also advocates for justice by offering continuing legal education, networking events, marketing services, publications, leadership and professional growth opportunities, pro bono programs, and legislative advocacy activities. BHBA's email list reaches more than 70,000 legal professionals and its membership includes more than 7,200 lawyers and law students. Find out more at bhba.org.
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