SANTA ANA, Calif., Dec. 3, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Margaret Holm, Shareholder at Bonne, Bridges, Mueller, O'Keefe & Nichols was elected as the "2008 Orange County Lawyer of the Year" by the Orange County Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). The Holiday Awards Ceremony was held on December 2, 2008 at the Center Club in Costa Mesa. This is Margaret's second time being elected as OC Trial Lawyer of the Year, the first time being in 2001.
Margaret Holm has been a member of ABOTA for 19 years and is also only the third woman in the history of the American Board of Trial Advocates elevated to the prestigious rank of Diplomate. Margaret has been practicing law for over 30 years. A highly regarded trial lawyer and leader in the legal profession, Margaret "Peggy" Holm is widely recognized as one of the most respected trial lawyers in Orange County. Peggy runs the Santa Ana office of Bonne Bridges and has been with the firm for 26 years. Bonne Bridges also has offices in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, Nevada.
In over 150 trials during three decades of practice, Peggy has amassed an outstanding record of obtaining defense verdicts (In 2008 -- 5 Trials/5 defense verdicts), early dismissals and favorable settlements. Her clients face high demands and allegations of medical malpractice, wrongful death, abuse and neglect. She also handles general, premises and professional liability matters with major damages exposure.
About ABOTA: Established in 1958, the American Board of Trial Advocates' (ABOTA) primary purpose is the preservation of the civil jury trial. ABOTA seeks attorneys who display skill, civility and integrity, to help younger attorneys achieve a higher level of trial advocacy. In order to become a member of ABOTA, you must be nominated and then elected by existing members of the organization. ABOTA's mission is to foster improvement in the ethical and technical standards of practice in the field of advocacy to the end that individual litigants may receive more effective representation and the general public be benefited by more efficient administration of justice consistent with time-tested and traditional principles of litigation.
About Bonne, Bridges, Mueller, O'Keefe & Nichols: The firm was founded in 1961 and is one of California's premier civil litigation defense firms. Bonne Bridges has over 35 associates and a total of 3 offices located in Los Angeles, Santa Ana, and Las Vegas, Nevada. Much of the firm's ongoing trial practice continues to be focused upon the health care industry; however, over the years, the firm has branched out into the representation of clients who are confronted with employment law claims, elder law & long term care, general liability, legal malpractice lawsuits, HMO liability, licensing board matters and civil appeals. The firm's 45-plus years of exposure to the trial bench and bar has resulted in a reputation for both exceptional competence and utmost integrity, as well as a reputation for attorneys who are willing to accept the challenges of a civil jury trial whenever a case cannot be favorably resolved on their client's behalf outside of litigation.
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