Armenian Bar Association Launches San Diego Chapter
The Armenian Bar Association's Board of Governors has voted to establish a San Diego Chapter, with Arameh Vartomian named Chapter Chair.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in People
The Armenian Bar Association's Board of Governors voted to establish a San Diego Chapter. Arameh Vartomian, an associate in DLA Piper's San Diego office, was appointed to serve as Chapter Chair.
Why it matters
The new chapter extends the association's network to San Diego, building on a March 2025 networking event at DLA Piper in La Jolla that drew San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan. It gives local Armenian-American attorneys and law students a dedicated organizational home in the region.
The San Diego Chapter is the association's fifth regional chapter, following New York/New Jersey/Connecticut (2017), DC Region (2022), Ontario (2023), and Quebec (2025). Membership size and launch-event schedule have not been disclosed.
The players
Armenian Bar Association
The Armenian Bar Association is a professional organization of Armenian-American attorneys and legal professionals with chapters across North America.
Arameh Vartomian
Arameh Vartomian is an associate in DLA Piper's San Diego office and a former recipient of an Armenian Bar Association scholarship.
Summer Stephan
Summer Stephan is the San Diego County District Attorney who attended the chapter's March 2025 networking event.
The details
The chapter grew out of a March 2025 networking event hosted at DLA Piper in La Jolla, and its organizing committee has continued developing programs. Recent local activity includes a screening of the film My Sweet Land at UC San Diego, a courthouse trial observation for UC San Diego's Armenian Pre-Law Student Association, and a "Careers in Law" panel at the University of San Diego School of Law.
Timeline
March 2025: Networking event held at DLA Piper in La Jolla, where San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan attended.
2022: Arameh Vartomian received an Armenian Bar Association scholarship.
Market Landscape
The San Diego Chapter continues a sequence of regional launches that began in New York/New Jersey/Connecticut in 2017, followed by the DC Region in 2022, Ontario in 2023, and Quebec in 2025. Each addition extends the association's geographic reach across North America.
San Diego attorneys, law students, and community members of Armenian descent now have a local chapter to join for networking and programming. The chapter's initial events and membership process have not yet been announced.
The takeaway
Local professional chapters give attorneys and law students a practical route into regional legal networks. Those interested in the San Diego Chapter can watch for announced events from the organization.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Ashbarez.
