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Orange County Bar Association
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• OCBA Section meeting for September 06, 2007 — Alternative Dispute Resolution
  Peter C. Witlin will be giving important advice on Avoiding Malpractice Traps in ADR. Learn how and when to add non-signatory agents and alter-egos as parties to an arbitration in order to avoid later motions, appeals and attorney fees. Sign-in at the UCI University Club in Irvine opens at 11:30 A.M.
• OCBA Section meeting for September 06, 2007 — Environmental Law
  Kenneth Thornburgh, Ph.D., CAC, REA and Jay Hakimi, MS, Vice President of Operations of American Environmental Group, Inc. discuss The Ever Growing Problems with Mold: How To Assess and Abate Mold and What To Do About Exposure. Join us to gain an understanding how to assess and abate mold, and the health impacts resulting from exposure thereto, using Hurricane Katrina as a case example. Sign-in at the Wyndham Hotel in Costa Mesa opens at 11:30 A.M.
• OCBA Section meeting for September 05, 2007 — Appellate Law
  Merritt L. McKeon (Law Offices of Merritt L. McKeon) will be dicussing Pro Bono Appeals: Cost Waivers, Fee Requests and Ethical Issues. Learn about cost waivers and fee requests. Gain insight into ethics issues that are involved in pro bono appeals. Sign-in at the Green Parrot Cafe in Santa Ana opens at 11:30 A.M.
• OCBA Offices Closed — September 03, 2007
  OCBA Offices will be closed on Monday, September 03, 2007, in observance of Labor Day. Automated systems including OCBar.org and FastFax will remain available. Offices will reopen on Tuesday, September 04, 2007 at 9:00 A.M.
• Real Property Foreclosures: What You Need to Know to Advise Your Clients!
  Join us on September 27 and learn about Lender Considerations, hear about the scams that are out there, understand Consummating a Trustee’s Sale on Behalf of a Lender and more at this timely presentation by the OCBA Real Estate Law Section. Pre-Registration Deadline is September 20.
• OCBA Section meeting for August 31, 2007 — Business & Corporate Law
  Professor Kevin E. Mohr (Western State University College of Law) will be discussing Multi-Juridictional Ethics in the Context of Business Transactions. Sign-in at the Green Parrot Cafe in Santa Ana opens at 11:30 A.M.
• OCBA Section meeting for August 28, 2007 — Real Estate Law
  Plaintiff's Counsel Barry A. Ross (Law Offices of Barry A. Ross) and Defendant's Counsel Michael G. York (York & Associates) will discuss Behniwal v Mix — Changing the Law: The Appellate Decision. Registration at the Radisson Hotel in Newport Beach opens at 11:30 A.M.
• OCBA Online Membership Directory Photo Day on Wednesday, August 22
  OCBA members are invited to visit the OCBA office to have a complimentary digital photo taken for the new online directory on Wednesday, August 22, 2007, from 8 to 5 p.m.
• OCBA Section meeting for Monday, August 20, 2007 — Intellectual Property / Technology Law
  Latham and Watkins' Michael W. DeVries and Eric M. Kennedy discuss State Trademark Protection: Can States Rewrite the Rules Governing Use of Trademarks in Internet "Keyword" Advertising. Registration at the Wyndham Hotel in Costa Mesa opens at 11:30 A.M.
• OCBA Section meeting for Thursday, August 16, 2007 — Solo Practitioner / Small Firm
  Get valuable information from Brandy K. Young, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Social Science Division of Cypress College. The Professor will be discussing Cross Cultural Relations in the Practice of Law. Registration at the UCI University Club in Irvine opens at 11:30 A.M.
• OCBA Section meeting for Thursday, August 16, 2007 — Construction Law
  Join us to hear John Martinet, a Designated Expert, California and Arizona Licensed Contractor, Registered Deputy Inspector-Concrete, of MC Consultants discuss Concrete and Masonry Issues. Registration at the Wyndham Hotel in Costa Mesa opens at 11:30 A.M.
• OCBA Section meeting for Wednesday, August 15, 2007 — Family Law
  Judge Nancy A. Pollard, Commissioner Barry S. Michaelson and Commissioner James L. Waltz give their advice on Departments L-54, L-63, and L64... Rules and Procedures. Sign-in at the Turnip Rose in Orange opens at 11:30 A.M.
• Opening Your Own Firm: Starting & Maintaining A Law Office
  Join us on September 20 and get practical information from Past OCBA President Julie M. McCoy (Law Office of Julie McCoy), Michael M. Brewer (The Brewer Law Firm), Carolyn M. Dillinger (Dillinger Law Firm, PC), and David E. Outwater (Outwater & Pinckes LLP). Learn what you’ll need to know about: "The Decision To Go Out On Your Own," "What Business Form To Take," "Finding Office Space," and "Finding & Maintaining Clients." These topics and more will be presented in this one-of-a-kind seminar. Pre-Registration Deadline is September 13.
• OCBA Section meeting for Tuesday, August 14, 2007 — Corporate Counsel
  Hear James R. Lopiccolo, Vice President of DLD Insurance Brokers, Inc. discuss Directors & Officers Liability Insurance and Employed Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance — What do they cover and does a company need both? Sign-in at the UCI University Club opens at 11:30 A.M.
• OCBA Section meeting for Friday, August 10, 2007 — Elder Law
  Shelley Aronson of the Orange County Public Defender’s Office discusses The Role of the Public Defender in General and Limited Probate Conservatorships. Sign-in at the Turnip Rose in Orange opens at 11:30 A.M.
• OCBA Section meeting for Thursday, August 09, 2007 — Tax Law
  Hear the latest from Debra King, Special Agent in Charge of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service when she discusses Recent Developments in IRS Criminal Investigation. Sign-in at the Doubletree Club in Santa Ana opens at 11:30 A.M.
• OCBA Section meeting for Wednesday, August 08, 2007 — Trusts & Estates
  Wright Ford Young & Company’s Director of Estates & Trust Cheryl Schaffer and HBLA Certified Public Accounts, Inc.’s Senior Tax Manager Erin S. Fukuoto and Attorney Paula A. Schafer of Ferruzzo & Ferruzo discuss Subtrust Funding. Sign-in at the Turnip Rose in Orange opens at 11:30 A.M.
• OCBA Section meeting for Monday, August 06, 2007 — Workers’ Compensation
  Carrie Nevans of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency gives an Update on Workers’ Compensation Reforms. Sign-in at the Turnip Rose in Orange opens at 11:30 A.M.
• OCBA Section meeting for Friday, August 03, 2007 — Business Litigation
  Meet the newest members of the OCSC Civil Panel and hear their views on issues that commonly arise in business litigation cases. Hear from Judge Federick P. Horn, Judge Jamoa A. Moberly and Judge Franz E. Miller. Sign-in at the Turnip Rose in Orange opens at 11:30 A.M.
• OCBA Board of Directors Candidates Announced
  OCBA announces the slate of candidates for the upcoming election for Officers and Board Members. In accordance with the OCBA bylaws, 2007 President-Elect Cathrine M. Castaldi will succeed to the Presidency in 2008. Ballots will be mailed to all active OCBA members no later than September 28, 2007. The election will close on October 16, 2007. Elected members will be sworn into office at the OCBA Judges’ Night dinner on January 17, 2008.
• Romantic & Picturesque Prague
  The OCBA is pleased to announce its next Continuing Legal Education Travel Seminar — to Prague in the Czech Republic from April 4 to April 10, 2008. Six days, 5 nights at the Alchymist Grand Hotel & Spa AND eight hours of CLE. Space is limited and the deadline for your reservation deposit is September 8, 2007.
• OCBA Charitable Fund Golf Tournament
  It’s time for the 23rd Annual Judge Kenneth Lae Charity Golf Tournament, so grab your clubs and head over to Monarch Beach Golf Links in Dana Point on Wednesday, August 29, 2007.
• OCBA Section meeting for Thursday, July 26, 2007 — Commercial Law & Bankruptcy
  Join us for a Mid-Year review with the Honorable Robert N. Kwan — our newest Bankruptcy Judge to the Santa Ana Bench. Sign-in at the Wyndham Hotel in Costa Mesa opens at 11:30 A.M.
• OCBA Section meeting for Monday, July 23, 2007 — Senior Lawyers
  Join us to hear Gerard P Davey of Davey Law Corporation and Maryann Maloney