FEBRUARY 2008 Bar Bulletin

San Bernardino County Bar Association February 5, 2007 Greetings! The February 2008 Bulletin of the San Bernardino County Bar Association is ONLINE at sbcba.org/bulletins. (2.4 mb) Judge Gilbert G. Ochoa, San Bernardino County's newest Superior Court Judge. is featured this month in Ed Butler's BenchMarks: Inland Empire Judicial Profiles Table of Contents page 1. Bill Shapiro's "From the President's Desk" page 3. recap of 2008 Bench Bar Symposium Criminal Practice Issues page 4. Profile of Tom Dominick, SBCBA Board page 5. Profile of Jim Hackleman, SBCBA Board page 6. SBCBA Baseball Night with the 66ers + BBQ page 7. recap: State of the State Bar (state bar pres Jeffrey Bleich) page 9 Judicial Vignette: Gilbert G. Ochoa page 11 Biane Seeks Candidates for Law Library Trustee page 13 Judges' Night in the Inland Empire, J. Carey-Wilson page 15 Classified Ads. Visit Our Website Check sbcba.org for more announcements and special features including: MCLE catalog, Calendar of Events, Classified Ads, Legal Research, and more Enjoy your Bar Bulletin, Claire Furness, Executive Director SBCBA San Bernardino County Bar Association email: claire@sbcba.org phone: 909 885 1986 web: http://www.sbcba.org

State Bar e-briefs

The State Bar of California

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February 1, 2008

PETITIONS AVAILABLE ---Nomination petitions for five openings on the Board of Governors and the CYLA are available on the State Bar's Web site.

DELINQUENT? ---Attorneys who failed to pay State Bar dues by the Feb. 1 will receive a letter next month warning that they face possible suspension from practice.

56 GRANTS ---The California Bar Foundation recently awarded $308,000 to organizations providing legal services and education across the state.

LEGAL SERVICES VOLUNTEERS --- Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC), California Indian Legal Services (CILS) and California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA) are seeking volunteers to serve on their boards of directors.

65 PERCENT PASS RATE --- 334 attorneys have passed the Legal Specialist Examination, the first step toward becoming certified legal specialists.

SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENT --- Proposals on several issues related to the practice of law have comment deadlines this month.
LA COURTS OUTREACH ---The Los Angeles Superior Court has launched a community outreach Web site to provide information about its programs and to tell community members how to participate in events with judges.

Kaufman Campbell Award Nominations Sought

The SBCBA Board of Directors is asking for nominations for the Kaufman-Campbell Award for an outstanding JUDGE or JUSTICE.

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In Honor of Two Outstanding and Distinguished Jurists
-- Marcus M. Kaufman & Joseph B. Campbell --
Presented to the Judges who have Demonstrated
the Highest Standards of Judicial Excellence in the Pursuit of Justice
While Exemplifying Courtesy, Integrity, Wisdom and Impartiality.

[past honorees]
2007 Brian McCarville
2006 A. Rex Victor
2005 Christopher Warner
2004 Bob N. Krug
2003 Patrick J. Morris
2002 Dennis G. Cole | Jules E. Fleuret | Michael A. Smith

2001 Joseph E. Johnston | Betty A. Richli | LeRoy A. Simmons

2000 John Ingro | Frederick A. Mandabach | Rufus L. Yent

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You may submit your confidential nomination online HERE

Claire Furness, Executive Director

San Bernardino County Bar Association

Environmental Law Section Meeting

The next meeting of the SBCBA/RCBA Environmental Law Section will be on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 12:00 noon. It will be held at the Law Offices of Gresham/Savage/Nolan/Tilden on Hospitality Lane in San Bernardino. The program will feature a speaker on implications of the Rapanos Decision. "Practical Applications of the Rapanos Guidance." 1 hour MCLE. RSVP HERE or call Garry Brown at (909)890- 4499.

Sincerely,

Claire Furness, SBCBA

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email: exec@sbcba.org

phone: 909 885 1986

web: http://www.sbcba.org

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