Slideshow: Pasternak pitches for State Bar team

When David Pasternak takes the helm of the Board of Trustees in October, he will do so as the State Bar's 91st president. He is the first Supreme Court appointee to the board to serve as president.

When he is not at the Pasternak & Pasternak offices in Century City, State Bar President-elect David Pasternak works at his home office in Los Angeles. Photo by Stephanie Diani
David Pasternak checks his phone for updates throughout his day. Photo by Stephanie Diani
David and Cynthia Pasternak are active in the Los Angeles legal community, including the Beverly Hills Bar Association. Photo by Stephanie Diani
David and Cynthia Pasternak at their Los Angeles home. Photo by Stephanie Diani
David Pasternak enjoys a quiet moment at home before taking the helm of the State Bar Board of Trustees. Photo by Stephanie Diani
A gnome bearing the logo of his alma mater guards the home of State Bar President-elect David Pasternak. Photo by Stephanie Diani
David Pasternak celebrates the Dodgers in his sports memorabilia. On the right is a baseball signed by pitcher legend Sandy Koufax. Photo by Stephanie Diani
An autograph from Dodger outfielder Kirk Gibson, famous for hitting a historic home run to win the Dodgers-Oakland World Series game on Oct. 15, 1988. Pasternak missed it because he was attending his own wedding. Photo by Stephanie Diani
A T-shirt given to David Pasternak by fellow Trustee Miriam Krinsky bears the well wishes of California Supreme Court justices after he was diagnosed with cancer in 2014. Photo by Stephanie Diani
David Pasternak will be sworn in as president of the State Bar Board of Trustees on Oct. 10. Photo by Stephanie Diani