Friday, January 30, 2004

High Desert Bar Installation

Bobbi Taylor is the new President


Thursday, January 29, 2004

Fee Arbitration Forms: clients' right to arbitrate etc are online. See Members Only area or direct link to www.sbcba.org/Fee-Arbitration


Wednesday, January 28, 2004

Our February Bar Bulletin is now available online.
You will need your member password to access the Bulletin. Forgot your password? Get your password here.

Features include the President's Column by Donnasue Ortiz announcing the new Committee Chairs and Section Heads.

Ed Butler's BenchMark series profiles Judge Doug Elwell and vignettes Judge David Williams, Judge Marsha Slough, and Judge Bryan Foster.

ACT's column deals with designing websites that comply with the State Bar of California's Ethics Opinion 2001-155

... and more.

The print version should be on your desk within a week.


Tuesday, January 27, 2004

See Judge Vander Feer's
"Rules of Court Update 2004"
from the Jan 22 Bench Bar Symposium.


Welcome new Affiliate Member:
Kerry Elite, CCV
Certified Court Videographer
Video Production by Elite
760 961 0848


Please welcome new member:
Blake J. Woodhall, Esq.
of Ziprick and Cramer in Redlands


Worm Alert: symantec.com, mcafee.com


Monday, January 26, 2004

More new members!Please welcome:

Darla Ann Cunningham
James Kearney
Gregory Comings
Duncan Webb


Please register now for the Feb 12 ADR program. This 6 hour event is co-sponsored by the San Bernardino and Riverside County Courts, the San Bernardino County Bar Association, the Western San Bernardino Bar Association, and the Eastern Bar Association. The program is presented by the Strauss Institute at Pepperdine University and is hosted by IVAMS. Details -->


Friday, January 23, 2004

Over 100 lawyers, legal professionals, judges, and court staff attended last night's Bench Bar Court Practice Issues Symposium at the Radisson. Presiding Judge Peter Norell focussed on the need for Bar support of court funding by the State Legislature. Featured speakers included Judge David Williams who addressed the new "plain English jury instructions." Judge John Vander Feer's review of changes to the Rules of Court was both entertaining and informative. Judge Christopher Warner presented updates on litigation case law. Judicial Counsel Steve Pascover introduced the research attorneys' new ISYS research system which enables judicial research counsel to compare rulings from various court districts. The program wrap was session by Information Officer Kevin Arden on how to use the ELMO technology for presenting evidence in the County's courtrooms. The meeting was chaired by Bar President Donnasue Ortiz. President-Elect Wilfred J. Schneider served ably as the progrman moderator.

The series, originated in 2003 by then-President Robert Cannon and then-Presiding Judge Michael Welch, features resolution of practice issues in civil litigation, criminal court, family law, and probate court.

Next in this year's series is Criminal Court Practice Issues set for 5:30 p.m. March 18 at the Radisson in San Bernardino. This will be followed by Family Practice Issues on May 20, and Probate on Sept 9, 2004. For registration and more information see http://sbcba.org/alerts/04benchbar.htm


Thursday, January 22, 2004

Please welcome new member Risa Christensen.
Risa is an attorney with the California Department
of Social Services in Monterrey Park.

New: Fee Arbitration Forms & Rules on our Members page


2004 ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund Application


Wednesday, January 21, 2004

Comment on Proposed California Rules of Court re: Probate, Child Support, Juvenile Termination of Parental Rights, Family Law, etc http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/invitationstocomment/proposals.htm

We welcome new student member Brandon S. Mercer. Brandon is enrolled at the University of La Verne College of Law.

If you have not signed up for tomorrow's teleseminar on Family Limited Partnerships you must do so today. Call Claire at 909 885 1986.



Tuesday, January 20, 2004

Join us in welcoming new member
Russell Dalton of the Law office of Robert Kern in Pomona
Russell indicates interest in probate and civil litigation.


Thursday, January 15, 2004

We wil be posting new members as they join us.
Please welcome the following members who have joined
since January 1, 2004:

Richard H. Glucksman
David M. Cantrell
Sandy L. Turner
Rebekah Ryan Main
Sarafina Chimienti
Maria Baja
Jon-Erik G. Storm
Marc D. Roberts
James M. Gilbert
Joel D. Peterson
Mark S. Dove
R. Samuel Price
Gayle Pacheco
Jonathan T. Tasker
Lena Ghianni


Wednesday, January 14, 2004

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