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Board
of Governor Meetings
Your Wilshire Bar Association Board of Governors generally convenes the first
Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. Our next Board meeting is Tuesday,
April 6th, 2010. If you have any ideas how our Wilshire Bar may continue
to contribute to our Bar and our Community, or any suggestions for events or
speakers, please contact David L. Rukstalis, Jr. Esq. at 310-649-7580 or by
email to present your ideas to the Board.
Your
Wilshire Bar Association provides
activities and opportunities for attorneys in and around Wilshire Boulevard from Santa Monica to downtown Los Angeles, California, including Continuing Education of the Bar, Educational
Interaction with the Judiciary, Links to Legal Resources, Networking, and
Community Out-Reach Programs.
We
particularly look forward each year to our "Bench and Bar" Dinner
and our Appellate Justices Luncheon.
Calendar
of Events
Day at the Races at Santa Anita Park on March 20, 2010, starting at 12:30 p.m.
On Saturday, March
20, 2010, we will have our Annual Day at the
Races, at historic Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The
first race starts at 12:30 p.m. The
cost of $35.00 per person includes
valet parking, admission, program, and lunch. We will have this event in the beautiful
Front Runners Restaurant, which has a panoramic view of the entire race
track, which is one of the world’s most beautiful. Reservations are a must and should be made
as soon as possible; seating is limited. Please call 213-384-4088 and
contact Estela at ext. 4109 to reserve your space.
MCLE Luncheon at TAIX French Restaurant April
21, 2010, at noon – Alter Ego Law in
California.
On Wednesday, April
21, 2010 at noon at Taix French Restaurant located at 1911 Sunset
Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90026, our MCLE speaker will be Steven A.
O’Rourke, a corporate law attorney. The topic will be “Alter Ego Law in
California”. This will qualify for one hour of MCLE credit. The cost is
$25.00 per person. Please call 213-384-4088 and contact Estela at ext.
4109 to reserve your space.
Annual
Dues
It’s time to pay your 2010 dues!
Please fill out the Application and return it with your $60 dues made
payable to the Wilshire Bar Association, to David Bloom, at his address,
above. Need another application? Go to the Membership Application link to the
left of this page.
Special
Thank Yous and Congratulations
Thank you to Amy Dow, Esq. for speaking
about “Bias Against Women in the Law,” which was equally enlightening to all
who attended.
Thank you to Ellen Pansky, Esq. for the
presentation on "Common
Ethical Problems Related to the Practice of Law." To contact Ms. Pansky,
please visit her website at www.panskymarkle.com/eap.htm
Thank you to all of the Judges of the Los
Angeles Superior Court who attended our recent Bench and Bar Dinner. Hearing your viewpoints about the portrayal
of the Judiciary in film and television
media was most enlightening, and we appreciate your attendance and
participation.
Thank
you to Michael Bunda and Lexis-Nexis for their Search Engine Marketing for
Lawyers presentation. All who attended
learned a lot! If you want more information,
contact Mike Bunda at michael.bunda@lexisnexis.com
Thank
you to Michael Swarz of eClaris for your presentation about the latest
electronic discovery laws and technology.
For more information about
eClaris, please visit their website at www.eclaris.com
Congratulations to Christopher Marshall, our former
President, who was recently appointed to a judgeship in the San Bernardino Superior
Court.
Thank you to Edward O. Lear, Esq. for your
"reely" interesting lecture on "Reel Justice" and general
ethics issues. The Verdict is that all who attended enjoyed it.
Thank you to Joel Douglas, Esq. of the firm of Bonne,
Bridges, Mueller, O'Keefe & Nichols for your highly ethical MCLE lecture
on "The Ethics of Bluffing."
Thank you to Honorable Lee Smalley Edmon of the Los
Angeles Superior Court, Civil, for your informative and interesting MCLE
lecture on "What's Happening in the Superior Courts of L.A."
Thank you to Dr. William (Bill) Patzert, Oceanographer.
Patzert is a scientist at the California Institute of Technology’s NASA Jet
Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California and was our keynote
speaker at our Annual Appellate Justices Luncheon. Great presentation Doc!
Dr. Patzert's biography:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/bios/patzert_bio.html
Thank you Judge Barry Russell, Chief Judge of the
Bankruptcy Court, for your MCLE lecture to the Wilshire Bar on the new bankruptcy
law.
Congrats Wilshire Bar Board Member Phil Putnam; elected to
South Pasadena City Council. Phil Putnam is the former Mayor of South
Pasadena.
Special thank you to our Association's photographer
John Michael Ferrari for his photographic event coverage.
Thank you to Honorable Retired Judge Lawrence
("Larry") Crispo, who spoke to our Association about the current
issues in mediation.
Thank you to Richard P. Carlton, MPH, of the Education, Research and
Development Section of the Lawyer Assistance Program of the State Bar of California. Mr. Carlton spoke on "The Common
Pitfalls of Legal Practice: An examination of the substance abuse, mental
health and stress challenges commonly encountered by legal professionals and
the resources that are available to address these problems."
Thank you to licensed privated investigator, Timothy
Williams, Jr., who shared with our Association Ethical Issues Involved in
Investigation in Civil Litigation. For more information about Mr. Williams,
please visit WWW.TTWILLIAMSPI.COM.
Thank you to jury consultant Harry Plotkin, who spoke
about seating a receptive jury. For information about Mr. Plotkin, and for
some helpful jury selection information, please visit Your Next
Jury.
Thank you to Julie Krone, racing Hall of Fame member and
Triple Crown winning jockey, for her most interesting and inspiring talk at
our annual Appellate Justices Luncheon, and thank you to all the Justices and
Judges who attended.
Thank you to Peter Y. Stephan, CPA, for the weatlh of
information you provided about tax resolution issues. For further
information, and to contact Mr. Stephan, please call him at 818-704-1443, or
email at petercpa@sbcglobal.net.
Thank you Howard D. Rosen, Esq., of Donlevy-Rosen &
Rosen, P.A., for your thorough presentation about asset protection. For more
information about Mr. Rosen, please visit his website at www.protectyou.com/howardrosen.html
Thank you to all the Judges and Justices who attended our
Appellate Justices Luncheon on June 4, 2009.
Thank you to Poet Laureate Nominee Bruce Sievers for your dynamic and
inspiring poetry reading and lecture at the Luncheon.
Member
Discounts
WBA members receive a 10% discount at the
online gift store, Artistor.com.
Artistor, an online art colony, has truly unique gifts and
fine art.
For the discount, use the coupon code at check out: magic.
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