Laguna Beach resident Dan Hodes was...

Laguna Beach resident Dan Hodes was named Top Gun Attorney of the

Year by the Orange County Trial Attorneys. Hodes specializes in HMO

and medical malpractice cases. One of his accomplishments is his

medical malpractice wrongful death verdict, the largest in the

history of Orange County. He won a $10.96-million jury verdict

against an HMO for the wrongful death of a woman. Hodes has also made

a name for himself in the Guinness Book of World Records for making

the longest open-water crossing. ... The Auxiliary of South Coast

Medical Center, a group of hospital volunteers, were honored at the

21st annual Winners Circle Charity Auction and Ball on Saturday. The

group was organized in 1956, three years before the hospital opened,

and has nearly 200 members. ... Laguna Beach resident Donnie Crevier

will receive the Book of Golden Deeds Award from the Laguna Beach

Exchange Club. The honor is to recognize people who give time, talent

and energy to help those in need and make their communities better.

Crevier has supported Laguna’s SchoolPower for 20 years and is

involved in the campaign to raise funds for the new Boys & Girls Club

facility in the city. He also developed a mentoring program at an

elementary school in Santa Ana, and a library was furnished as a

result of the program. Crevier is president of Crevier BMW in Santa

Ana and a graduate of Laguna Beach High School. He will be honored at

noon Nov. 21 at the Hotel Laguna, 425 S. Coast Highway. The price is

$16.50.

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