Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Chair - Edvin E. Minassian
Tennenhouse, Minassian & Adham
1101 North Pacific Ave., Suite 200
Glendale, CA 91202-3250
T: 818-551-9990
F: 818-551-0273
Vice Chair- Garo. B. Ghazarian
Law Office of Garo B. Ghazarian
15915 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 203
Encino, CA 91436
T: 818-905-6484
F: 818-905-6481
E: gbglaw@sbcglobal.net
Vice Chair - Harry Dikranian
Sternthal, Katznelson & Montigny
Suite 1020 Place du Canada
Montreal, Quebec H3B2N2
Montreal District, Canada
T: 514-878-1011 x 227
E: hd@skm.ca
Treasurer - Sara Bedirian
Bedirian & Associates
275 S. Beverly Drive, Suite 202
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
T: 310-288-9797
F: 310-288-9798
E: SaraBedirian@BedirianLawFirm.com
Secretary - Hovanes Margarian
The Law Offices of Hovanes Margarian
13425 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 303
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
T: 818-990-0418
F: 818-990-1418
E: hovanes@margarianlaw.com
Ex- Officio - Sonya Nersessian
Sonya Nersessian Law Office
P.O. Box 1356
Dedham, MA 02027-1356
T: (781) 899-7866
F: (781) 899-7959
E: svn27@yahoo.com
Members at Large
Michael Amerian
Office of Los Angeles City Attorney
6262 Van Nuys Blvd., Room 160
Van Nuys, CA 91401
T: 818.374.3300
Ara A. Babaian
Encore Law Group
9401 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 900
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
T: 310.400.5661
F: 310.400.5662
E: ara@encorelaw.com
Robert Cannuscio
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square, Ste. 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103
T: 215-988-3303
E: robert.cannuscio@dbr.com
Christine J. Engustian
1 Grove Avenue
East Providence, RI 02914
T: 401-434-1250
F: 401-434-2934
E: cjengustian@gmail.com
Hon. Amy Hoogasian
USDOJ/EOIR, 120 Montgomery Ste. 800
San Francisco, CA 94104E
Armen K. Hovannisian
15456 Valley Vista Boulevard
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
T: 213-233-9662
Laura Karabulut
Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
150 King Street West
Suite 2601 Box 32
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 4B6
T: 416.408.5522
John J. Lulejian
1500 United States Courthouse
312 North Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 60012
T: 213-894-2434
F: 213-894-3713
Nigol Manoukian
Manoukian & Associates
1101 N. Pacific Avenue, Suite 303
Glendale, CA 91202
T: 818-240-1199
F: 818-240-1120
E: manoukianlaw@yahoo.com
Gary T. Moomjian
Moomjian, Waite, Wactlar & Coleman, LLP
100 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 225
Jericho, New York 11753
T: 516-937-5900, Ext. 47
F: 516-937-5050
E: gmoomjian@mwwcllp.com
Kathryn Ossian
Miller Canfield
150 West Jefferson, Suite 2500
Detroit, Michigan 48226
T: 313-496-7644
F: 313-496-8454
E: Ossian@millercanfield.com
Advisory Board
Honorable Dickran Tevrizian
United States District Court Judge (Retired)
JAMS
707 Wilshire Boulevard, 46th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
T: 213-620-1133
Honorable Larry A. Burns
United States District Court
880 Front Street
San Diego, CA 92101-8900
T: 619-557-5874
Executive Directors
Executive Director
Jacklin Boyadjian
E: Jackieb@armenianbar.org
Administrative Assistant
Lisa Boyadjian
E: Lisa@ArmenianBar.org
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