Sacramento Lawyer Magazine March/April 2010 by Sacramento County Bar Association

-l Editor's Message

Springing into, weIl,

Sptitg

Heather Cline Hoganson

irst. l'd hke to extend condolences to the Sirlin family Sirlin Photography will be closing its cloors afLer the cleath ol Mr l-ed Sirlin. The Stall there har.e been extremell, helpful and supportive to the SCBA over the years, and we wrsh them well in their future endeavors.

Second. Ll-re cleaclline lor the SCBA Legal Directory is upon us ll you har..e hacl a change of contact inlorm:rtion, please let the otfice knou. on or before March 15. 2010 New photos need to be submittecl lct the office on or before Apnl 1st to be incluclecl in the 2010-2011 Pictonal Dlrectory If yos .c,116 include your State Bar Number with 1,6sr submissions, that woulcl assist stalf greatly. Ancl, il you have photos or arLlvork you'cl like to subrnit 1or considera tion ol the 2010-201 I cover, send lt to Prctorial Directory Committee

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Next, I'd like to mentron that

FleaLher C.line Hogrnson

has moclified thc previous nd hoc web committec to include electronic medr:r. The 2010 co-chairs for this commiLtee are ollr rrerl p1r-rggecl-in Sacramento County PLrblic Larv Library Director, Coral

Speaking of e le ctronic media, make sure to check out "Should You Be Tweeting?" ln the Surfing Sidebar on page I 1.

Henning, and yours trr-rly The committee will be exploring the neecls of the members, sections, ancL

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respecl Lo internet, email, and socral

meclia applicaLions (such

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Facebook or lviLter). Dan McCray, u,ho heaclecl the r,r,eb committec last

Frnally, we've triecl to spotlighr various clillerent sections, aflliates, :rnd committees in this issue ancl give yor-r plenty of options lor your March ancl April calendars. Echoing our Presiclent'-s Message (page 7), make this the year that you - ancl a fnend get involvecl! \

ye ar, lvill be le ading the welr sub-committe e as the redesign process llnishes up. C)ther commit1ce nrcmber-s at t}-rc time of this

r,vriting include Ken Rosenfeld, David Graulich, Melinda Levy Storms, Larry Duran, President Iodd Vlaanderen. and 2nc1 Vice PresidenL June Coleman. I[ you have rcleas, sr-rggestions, ertc.,

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Helenc Iriedmaa

David GrauLich Corai Henning

OFFICERS

Barristers'Club

R. lbdd Vlaanderen Presiclent Michae1 Ler1, - 1st Vice l)resident Junc Colenan - 2n11 \'ice Presidcnt Stephen Ar:quisro - SecretaD' Ti easurcr

Federal Bar Association Jean Hoblcr

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Dan Stoucler

Capitol City Trial Lawyers Kcrri \\cbb Saint Thomas More Society

SUIIt]tNG IJROM RIVFR CIIA' Coral Henning (916) 874-6013

BOARD OF DIRECTORS DIRECTORS,\T I.ARGE Hclcre Fricdman Thcresa LaVirt:

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Richarcl Mirrclich

rhe Equality of Gays and Lesbians (Saclegal) Patrick Hostinc South Asian Bar Association

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ADVERT1StN(I EVENTS MEMBER CI-ASSIIIID AD5 Nlichelh Bender (916) 564-1780 x200 reception@sacbar.otg

Yoshinori I l.-1'. f{urel Heathcr Clline Hoganson

Mary Burroughs Studio.com

Jack kulenberg

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REPRESENTATIVES

Asian Bar Association (ABAS)

Dirnlelle N4oyer SACRAN1ENTO I.AWYER POLICY COMIr'llTTEE Larry L)uran

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Carol Il-osser

Kathryn Doi

t'clitor@sacbar.org TEXT EDITOR Larry Durirn

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Summary Judgment Upd ate

Number TWo By Judge Loren McMaster

everal signilicant decisions deaiing with summary judgment moiions have been issued by the r.arioLrs courts of appeal rn the pasl couple clf years, and these rulings w-ar-

Sr'tofld gl.date to m1 pIior series of columns on the subject. The last upclate r,vas in the JullAugust 2007 lssue ol Tl'te Sacranttnto Lctwyer.

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My usual clisclaime r

applies.

Nothrng herein is to be considered a l.,t ll rtrlc ol t ourt , ln urtwritt( n courl rule, or a court pohcy What follows are simply the views ol one 1udge, rvho reser\res the right to change his mind. The most interesting ancl tar-ranging

recent appellate opinion on summary

ludgment molions is Nrqir v. L|nLtecl ArrlLnes,lrc (2009) l7B Ca1. App. 4th

213. The Court of Appeal, First Appellate District's opinion covered a number of matters that olien turn up in summary .1ud gment motions, including rulings on objections, seeking adludication of issues rather than causes of action, and the proprlety o[ fiiing reply separate statements.

In addition, the court ol

appeal

remindecl trial judges and attorneys that tnal courts have the authority to control their owr-L calendars, and the

abrlrt; lo trke appropriett'

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lnclucling relusing to hear the matter, u,hen lacecl with papers srmilar tc'r those filed rn Nrtzrr.

ln Nazir, the delendants moving papers consisted ol 1056 pages, includrng a separate statement consistlng of 196 pages, and sought adludication of some 44 issues. Since a court only grants summaqr acliudlcation il the motion completely disposes of a cause of actior-r, afTinnatir.e defense, an issue of duty, or a claim for

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punitive clamages, most of the "issues" identified were nol proper sublects lor

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ir at 290.)

aciludication

The other holclings rn Ncrzir, along rvith other recenL opinions, wrll be drs-

The opposing party plainLilT nearly tnpled the amount of pages belore the

court, including filing an 1894-page separare srarement. A11 told, 54l5 pages oImaterial r,r,ere presented to the trial court to digest. The trial court

d the moLion,

cussed b1, subjecL maLter.

NOTTCE PERIOD Robiirson v. \\,'oocl,s (2008)

I68

Cal

App. 4th 1258, made iL clear that

rrulecl

.juclge cannot crrre a clefective notice by

evidence, ancl sustainecl all ol Del'endant's oblections, save one, even though the objecLions lailed to cite the eviclence objectecl to in r.iolation ol CRC Rule 3.1354. The appellate court bemoaneci the

conlinuing the hear:ing. The moving party sen,eci the motrolr by marl 76 days belore Lhe hearing date. The trial court attemptecl to cure [he noLice delect by continuing the lrearing lour clays so it u,oulcl be helcl 80 days alier service ol the motion. The appellate court helcl that the continuance clicl not cure the rnovilrg part1,'s clelective notice and that the cc'rurt shoulcl have

grante

PlaintitT'-s

objecLions

or.e

continuation of filing "blunclcrbuss" objectrons to nearly er.ery item ol evidence, clespite iLs plea in Denrps v San FrcLncisco Housing AtLthorLty (2007) l'19 Ca1.App.4th 564 that such prac-

ttrrt uon>irlctet[ thu tnution.

tices cease.

This judge concurs Objections made to nearly eveD,thing are not helplu1 to the court or to the party submitting them WhaL objec[ion overload does is to hicle or cletract from any mer-

itorious objectrons that are incluclecl. The Arazir court obser\.ed that in

employment cllscrimination/ harassment cases, "summary juclgment sl-rould not be granted unless the er.jclence cannot support any reasonable inference for plaintifI." (Nazir at 283.) The appellate court conclucled that "overburdened trial courts" should not be turther burclened with the "lncreclib1e volume of material here." (Nczir at

289.) The court

ncouraged trial

courts to exercise their inherent pow-

ers to control proceeclings, including summary .judgment motions, and be

"limited only by the inspiration ancl creativity ol Lhe particular 1aw- and

STATEMENTS OF UNDISPUTED FACTS

In the Ncizir case, the court of appeal noted the bacl practice ol inclucling so many lacts rn a partys sellarate statement "because the separate statement efiectively concecles [he

materiality of r,vhater,er facts are included." (Nazir v. Llnited ALrLLnes, Inc., supra, 178 Cal App.4th at)5).) Citing Weil ancl Brolvn, CohJornLct Practice Guide: CivLl Procedure Before TrLal,l l0:95, the court oTrsen,ed th:rt if a trlable rssue is raised as to any, fact in the separate statement, the motion has to be deniecl. (Id. See cliscussion in "Unrar,,eling the Complex \Vorld ol Surnmary Judgment Practice, Part 2," ctm enLo Law y er,Ju11'/August 2005.) The Ncizir coLrrt also observed that "the w'orst oI latal errors courlsel could

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View from the Civil Trial Bench Tough Economic Times Make for Reluctant Jurors: Making Jury Service work for Everyone

By Judge JudY

Holzer Hersher

court This article represents the thoughts and opinions of the duthor and should not be considered are welcome policy or the optnion of other tnil iudges. Zomments and suggestions for future articles and should be addressed to hershej@sdccourt' ca' gov

hese are tough economlc times 1or many, inclucling jurors. With layoffs, a decrease in rvork hours ancl pay cuts, the effort to imbue .lurors with a sense of purpose

and pride in serving on a .1urY has never been rnore challenging. ln aclditron to any loss of income , jurors toclay are worried about hor.v their employer may vieu'' their commitment

to r,vork i[ they are selected lor

the

prospect of sening on a civjl or crimina1 case is made certaln. Perhaps in part because oI the number o[ criminal television dramas or the fact that our

lo.al newspapcr tl('\(rLC5

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resources to the reporting of crime ancl

criminal

cases

in our courthouse, there

is an expectation that .iurors will serve on a criminal 1ury. And, of course, the

practical reality here, as well

iengthy 1ury. They are worrled they lvon't be able to get their work done and they also are r'vorrjed that their

throughout the staLe , is that there are: more crimtnal cases hearcl on a given

employer ma)r decide he or she can

Superior Court than crvi.l

get along u'ithout thetn on a more perm:rnent basis.

Recognizrng

the daily

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that many lurors [ace, .iuclges across the state are report-ing that they are more sensitive to claims of linancial hardship, while attorne)'s are anal1'zIng, on a case by case basis, hou'' current economic circumstances may

d^y jn the

Sacramento CountY cases.

While some iurors maY not

hrppy with sen'ing at all or may have pcrsonrl I-cJrotrs [or no1 r'irnting to ser\re on a particular date or case , most lurors who find themselves being con,irlcretl lor a t riminel r'l>c ilf preciJLc and accept the i.mpoilance of the Lask they are being asked to perform. The righL to be presumed lnnocent ancl the

allcct jttror :t'lt'clitrn. Prcst'ntxli()n.

nght to a lury trial to prove oLhenvise

and r.'erdicts.

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Each morning, a

Sacramento

County Superior Court ludge addresses the hundreds of Persons callecl each clay tct the courthouse

potential jurots. The .1udge typically provides a briel history ol Lhe .1ury system, ancl explains the importance of juries to our system o[ government ancl the real power each juror holds un r iurr At thic carl) nl,)rning iunt ture, the .jr-rrors clo not knou' whether they rvi1l be callecl to sit on a criminal or civil jury.

Once inside a courlroom,

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basjc tenet of our democracy ancl is

taught in elementary school as a founding principle o[ our democracy. People also seem to leel a personai or direct connection with the necessity of

insuring that innocent people do not spend time in jail for crimes they did not commit and that guilty people are behind bars to protect everyone.

The same readv sense oJ PttrPose' crcn in thc hcst ()l cc()nomic timc>. may not be eviclent r'vhen a trial 1uc1ge announces a cir.'il case. There are a variety of reasons fbr this, includlng

bellef that people should r.vork out their differences outside the coutlroom, parties should take a certain amount ol lumps in life and move on, individuals ancVor their counsel have not adecluately exhausted avenues o[ resolution and/or that civil litigation is lust too costly and theretore a rvaste of time fot everyone. ResPonding to thetr helie[s so thal an al1.roprielt' jurl pancl is r, lcclcd r\'(luirc5 creatir rty and patience, and more so in the current economrc climate. lt is also essential to ensuring the long-term health of the lury tilal system The time the Court takcs lvith each reluctanl- juror cluring t'olr dire is ner.er wasted and is important.

Even i[ that luror is eventuallY excr-rsed, the diaiogr-re betlveen the Lrourt, counsei and the juror Provicles an opportunity to eclucate the entire .;ury pool abor-rt the nature of

the civjl jury trial and its rigl-rtfr-tl place in a democracy. It also Provrdes an opportunity to emphasize that selection as a juror is an honor, one that recognizes that the commu-

nity is placing its trust in the luror's intelligence, sense of fairness, and integnty to make imPortant declsions that affect r-rs all. ln a typical luror panel of 45-60 jurors, onlY 14 or 15 lvill remain to hear the case. The rest become ambassadors of the

Jury system, when theY talk with friends and family about the process they've experienced. Er..eryone involved

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Section News & Events

Appellate Section Hosts Wine Er Cheese Reception Brendon lshikawa, 2009 Appellate Chair Photos by Ken Rabiroff, courtesy of the Appellate Section he Appellate Section's lilth annual Wine & Cheese receplion took place on December 2, 2009. The Court of Appeal graciously allowed us to holcl the event in rls courtroom upon confirming ihat the evenl- was not Whine and Pleas! (The justices get enough of that on regular basis in the same location.) Instead, the annual event brings together appellate attorneys, Court of Appeal justices and staff, and a healthy dose of Superlor Court 3udges. In addition to fosterlng a bench/bar dlscussion, it provicles the proper remedy for advocates who harre encounl-ered a hot bench at oral argument and thought to themselves, "I need a drink!"

I pronounce the fifth jteration of this event 1-o have been the best to date -- and not iust because it marked my last day

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wines from our loca1 midtown Sacramento wrnery: Revolution Wines. Perhaps most importantly, we had the benefit of excellent preparations by Shama Mesiwala and Court of Appeal extern Lauren Layne. I also want to thank Clerk/Administrator Deena Fawcett for helping us wrth the numerous details that go into hosting such an event. Finally, I want to welcome our new Appellate Section officers: Brendan Begley (President), Stephanie Finelli (Vice President), Shama Mesiwala (treasurer), and Kelly

Martinez (Secretary). There being no position for PresidentEmerltus, lve gladly accepted the position of Appellate Section mascot. Thank you for a greaL year! \

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Fred Hiestand introduced the Distinguished Attorney Merin. Mark is perhaps best known as a tireless advocate on behalf of Sacramento's homeless community (see this magazine's November/December 2009 issue). He filed a federal lawsult on their behaif, resulting in a tent city, whlch was eventually condemned. Mark then generously opened up his own property on which the of the Year, Mark

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Fourth Annual Research in the Real World Workshop May 18 By Erin Murphy, Reference Librarian, UC Davis School

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VLSP Awards 2009 June Black Pro Bono Award "-::.'ji,fi"ft;YH; The Voluntary Legal Services Program of Northern California is pleased to announce that the recipients of the 2009 June B1ack Pro Bono Service Award are

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CYC Luncheon Recogrrtzes Students,

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Citlzenship's (CYC) LawWorks Partnerships and their involvement wrth high school law education programs at the December 9, 2009, LawWorks Luncheon. The annual Iuncheon kicks-off the legal communitys involr.,ement ln

the Sacramento Crty Unrfiecl School Djstrict (SCUSD) as this year's keynote speaker. From his experience as both a law]rer ancl educator, Superintendent Raymond shared his pe rspectil,es on current eclucational priorities and challenged participants to remain acrtively involvecl in mentoring the yor-rth o[ our community Mor:e information about Superintendent Raymond and the drstnct are available at

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culminating competltion events. In addltion, participants heard from member:s ol the Bar about their participatron and support in the lar,v programs, whlch lncluded Rick Lewkowitz of the Office o[ the Dlstrict Attornelr, County ol Sacramento. Osha Meserve of SolLiri Me.se n,c; and the HonorableJake Rambo ol the California Unemployment

lnsurance Appeals Board, Sacramento Office of Appeals. Both Ntr. Lewkor.vitz '"The Center for Youth Citizenship's Mock Trial program enables students to learn about and leadership in a courtroom setting. Equally the law and to demonstrate their skills Judge Rarnbo serve as attorney importan( the program teaches students how to become critical thinkers, respect the coaches for Elk Grove High School, last rights of others and to serve as active citizens and leaders within their communities. l've year's GDS Competitron champion rn been involved with the program for more than 10 years and I believe it is an essential Mock Trial. program for the students in our area." The Honorable Stacy Boulware Eurie. educational One student liom Elk Grove High the 2009-2010 Gorclon D Schaber (GDS) High School Law School described her Mock Trial experience and the many Programs Mock Tiral and Moot Court Competition Evenl-s learning oppcrrtunities she has gained through her lnvolr.ement, sharing that she has "developed public speaklng as well as Sacramento Youth Court. Guests included law1-ers, ludges, law enforcement offlcers, educators and skil1s and has learned to be accountable and accept responjolned the Center to recognize and sibllity for her actions." Students from Frankhn High, last student leaders, who years first place team for N{oot Court, were also in attenthank sponsors and volunteers for their contributlons to dance and one student attorney talked about his cxpenencc these valuabie programs that teach youth about the rule of 1aw, the.ludicial system, and good citizenship. of being involved in the program ancl r,vhat he has learned The Center was pleased to welcome Superintendent since he began participating as a 9th grader. Moot Court certainly buiids confidence, and all present enloyed a laugh Jonathan P Raymond, newly appointed Superintendent ol

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Section & Affiliate News

Barristers of the Month: Anthony Daye and Aaron Crew By Amanda Gimbel, Barristers' Media Chair

he Barristers' Club of the Sacramento County Bar Association would llke to announce the Barristers of the Month for March ancl April. Anthony Da1.s 31-r,1 Aaron Crews.

Anthony Daye Anthony Daye is an associate attorney with Weintraub Genshled Chediak, where his practice is focused on labor and

law

employment

He currently serves

on the Board of Directors for County

Sacramento

the Bar

Assoclations Barristers' Club

Anthony earned

Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern

hcre hir prrctiLe

focused on labor and employment 1alv, and

intellectual

property, and

trade secrets. He current1y serves on the Board o[

Directors lor

the

Sacramento Cor-rnty Bar

played linebacker on

Association's Barristers' Club as its Vice-Charr of

Calilornia

USCs lootball team, and lvas a member of the 2002

Pac-10 term

Championship

lrich u rs victorious in the 2003 FedEx Orange r,i

Bolvl. Anthony receir,.ed a Juris Doctorate lrom the U n ir c rsity ol San F rancisco School ol Lar.v in 2007. While a student, he interned

at the Universrty of

San

Francisco Mediatlon CIinic. where he represented clients in mediations and hearings belore the EEOC. He also r,vorked as a Iar.v clerk for an employment

law firm and a for a r,vorkers' compensation firm.

Anthony locuscs his practice on advrsing clients with employment issues, wage and hour disputes and non-compete rnd trade secret issues. He was selected for inclusion in the Northern California

Aaron Crews Aaron Crews is an associate attorney wrtl-r LLttler Mendelson PC,

unfair competitlon

its Membcrship Cherr

in 2003.

Superlawyers as a Rising Star for 2009. in his free time, Anthony continues to root for his alma mater's football team.

Sacruc)"lrNro Lcr''rpR, M,rncu/Apmr 2010

Programs Committee. Aaron earned a Bachelor of ArLs in Political Theory from the Unir.ersity of Cahfornia at Davis, u.here he was a member ol the Golden Key Internatlonal Honor Society and the

Pi Kappa Alpha National Honor Socrety for

Political Science. He received aJuris Doctorate from the Umversity of San Francisco Schooi of Lar,v in 2004, where he graduat-

ed cum laude. Aaron focuses his practice on all aspects o[ labor and employment ialv, including representing employers in the litigation ol trade secr:et and unfair competition claims. He also pror.ides clients with prer,enlive adt ice and counseling regarding intellectual property issues. Aaron defends pub1ic and private employers in civil litigation against all man-

ner of employment-related lalvsr,rits, including

class

actions, discnmination and harassment claims, r.vage and hour claims, and ADA clalms. He is also one o[ Liltler Mendelson's four firm-wide e-discovery counsel. ln this ro1e, he represents Litrler clients regarding electronic drscovery issues, and provides Littler law),ers and clients with advlce and counseling on electronic discovery, data retention and retrieval, and computer forensics lssues. In his free time, Aaron enjoys spending tlme with his wlfe and two daughters. jr

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has

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Holland

County Bar Council. Timrn works ri,iLh krcal lau,1,'ers, judges and high school teachers to foster greater

Allen

PC as ol counsel Formerly a lound-

i.g partner ol Borth Tozer

unclerst:rnding ol the Constitution ancl American history,, as rvel1 as engage-

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Timnr LLP, Timrn

Bruce Timm

htigates e mploymenl and general crvil matters on behalf of private ancl public entrty clients Prior to loundrng his lirm, Timn-r gained experience a[ Littler Menclelson PC., Kronick, Mozh.ovltz, Tteclemctnn €- Girard, ancl Abbott €; Nolen, all in Sacramento. Timm has served as a supenising adlunct pro-

lessor ln

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Appellate

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the

ment in government among high school stl'ldents as an officer on the

rsity of the

Brrrrd oI Dirct lors ltrr communil) ()Lltreach group "Operatlon Protect and Defencl - A Dialogue on Amenca."

Lhe I996-97 academlc year as a rrem-

capabllities, a neu,, conference center,

and centrally located records

employmenL

Iaw-related issucrs, sr-rch as r,vclrkplace retaliation and discrimination. He also rve

cl as presiclent of

tl-re

prer.,ious space slnce 1973 and, given

ber of the National Moot Court Competition Te;lm and the Moot

research and oral argument, and he is

es 1n the

firm's afC ()\\ttl)_\inB 67,500 square feet oI space for a 1 5year lease term. "We had been in our employe

Vides state-of-the-art technology

State Universrty (1994).

has

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w,as

School ol Law (1998), rvhere he

eclucatecl

a frequent speaker in

Sacramento's clor,vntowlr core. The

seleclecl as the Top Oral Advocate for

Court Honors Boarcl. He earned his B.A. jn management from Sonoma

Pacific,

of Law, r,vhere he students on legal lvriting,

lvith 500 Caprtol Mal1, a 25-story high-nse ollice br-rllding rn

the llrm's evolution and changing needs. started the search for a ner,v home that lit our 2I st century business model 500 Caprtol Ma11 pro-

Timm earned hls J.D. from the University oI the Paciflc, McGeorge

McGeorge School

Unive

Sacramento after more than 35 years at 555 Capitol Mall McDonough r.r,t.rs the lirst lar,v lirm to secure a le;tse

a_ ,-

McDonough Holland

and

library services. We har,,e been looking [orr,irrd to thi5 lransitiofl t> l] way to operate more elficiently and cost-effectively ancl to serve our clients even bet-ter than before," sard McDonough's Managrng Shareholder

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Edward J. Quinn, Jr. Allen

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moved to 500 Caprtol Mall in

Stoel Rives LLP announced tl-rat the

CALEntDAR

firm's Sacramento oflice has relocated to a larger space at Banl< of the West

Leonard M. Friedman Bar Association Dinner featuring Professor Lawrence C. Marshall (page 25) Submission deadline for May{une Sacramento Lawyer Representing {orkers in Wage and Hour Cases (contact Bar Office) SABA Reception (page

f6) /

STMS Meeting (page25)

Senior Legal Hotline Elder Law Overview Training www.seniorlegalhotline.org (page 28) Probate Section (page 34)

Administrative Law Section (page 24) STMS Meeting (page 25) Probate Section (page 34) Research in the Real World (page 20)

S,ccRAr\4pNro l-qwyen,

Mencn/Apmr 2010

at 500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1600. to accommodate lirther expansion. Located in the heart of

Tower

the Sacramento business district. the Bank ol the West Tower rs the thlrd tallest building in California's capital city The relocation is the latest in a series of moves aimed at boostrng the firm's Calilornia presence. Sroel Rive-s has doubled the numbe r of its Cahfornia lawyers or.,er the past two

years, including the addition of Sacramento-based oil, gas and mining attorneys Michael Mills and Thomas Henry in February 2009.

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Probate Section has 201 0 Planned By Mauriah Conway-Spatola

The Probate Sectron meets lhe thjrd Tuesday ol every month at noon at the Double Tree Hotel (2001 Point West Way, Sacramento, CA 95815). Here is the schedule for 2010:

DATE

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January 19

Glna Lera & Catherine Lawson

Recent Developments

February 'l 6

Carlena Tapela, Nathan Johnson, & Blake McCall

Taking your Law Practice Paperless

March

Probate lnvestigators

Update on Guardianships & Conservatorships

April

Carol Van Bruggen

Things Planners should know about lRAs

May

Herb Stroh

Estate Planning for Attorneys

June

Jim Lamping

Stale Trust Funding

September 21

Bridget Sanders

Forensic Accountings

October

Court Attorneys - Probate

Perspectives from Court Attorneys

Probate Judge

Perspectives from the Bench

November 16

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email: bcmesq@cwo.com

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