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Tuesday, Jul 14, 2026

LEGAL: ASHLEY VERNICK

PARTNER, RUTAN & TUCKER

WHY: Experienced litigator in Irvine; co-chairs the firm’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.

IN THE NEWS: American Lawyer magazine named Rutan & Tucker, second-largest law firm in OC, a top firm for diversity this year.

NOTEABLE: 2011 graduate of the top ranked University of Chicago Law School; known to her clients not just as their lawyer, but also their consultant. Her wide-ranging practice areas include contract and business disputes, employment matters, insurance coverage and real estate.

QUOTABLE: “For Rutan, diversity isn’t just about a checked box, ethnicity or nationality or gender.”

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