October 2008 • Volume 58 Number 9 MAGAZINE IN TH I S ISSUE : Downtown Restaurants Lunch on a Dime The Good Stuff is in the Back Venerable Watering Holes and Naugahyde Lounges Favorite Recipes of Judges The official publication of the Riverside County Bar Association THE NEXT GENERATION of GREAT LAWYERS is coming. They’re smart. They’re talented. They’re coming from University of La Verne College of Law. As the only ABA-approved* law school in Inland Southern California, the University of La Verne College of Law is recognized as a progressive school, teaching legal theory, advocacy, and practical skills necessary for success in public law, private practice, and business. 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If it is deficient or does not comply with your requirements, please contact: Print Production at 909-390-1239. 1_08ULV00097_LegalCommAd_RL.indd 1 8/8/08 11:40:46 AM Publications Committee Kirsten Birkedal Richard Reed Yoginee Braslaw Donna Thierbach Charlotte Butt Bruce Todd Christy Glass Jamie Wrage CONTENTS Donna Hecht Lisa Yang Robyn Lewis Columns: Editors ........................................................... Michael Bazzo Jacqueline Carey-Wilson 3 ........................ President’s Message by E. Aurora Hughes Design and Production ........................ PIP Printing Riverside Cover Design ........................................ PIP Printing Riverside COVER STORIES: Officers of the Bar Association 6 ..................................................Downtown Restaurants Reviewed by Kirsten Birkedal, Richard Reed, Robert Stacy President President-Elect E. Aurora Hughes Harry J. Histen, III and Jamie Wrage (909) 630-3643 (951) 682-4121 [email protected] [email protected] 10 ...............................................................Lunch on a Dime Vice President Chief Financial Officer Harlan B. Kistler Robyn A. Lewis by Vicki Broach (951) 686-8848 (951) 686-8848 [email protected] [email protected] Secretary Past President 12 ...................................The Good Stuff Is in the Back Christopher B. Harmon Daniel Hantman (951) 787-6800 (951) 784-4400 by Richard Brent Reed [email protected] [email protected] Directors-at-Large 14 ..................................... Venerable Watering Holes and Yoginee P. Braslaw John D. Higginbotham (951) 248-0323 (951) 686-1450 Naugahyde Lounges [email protected] [email protected] Jacqueline Carey-Wilson Randall S. Stamen by Bruce E. Todd (909) 387-4334 (951) 787-9788 [email protected] [email protected] 18 ........................................... Favorite Recipes of Judges Executive Director Charlotte A. Butt Submitted by Judges Mark Cope, Michael Hider, Harold Hopp, (951) 682-1015 [email protected] Jean Leonard, Jackson Lucky and Craig Riemer Officers of the Barristers Association Features: 22 ....................Judicial Profile: Hon. Anthony R. Villalobos President Secretary Christopher L. Peterson Kirsten S. Birkedal by Donna Thierbach (951) 682-1771 [email protected] Treasurer Jean-Simon Serrano 24 ................Opposing Counsel: Theodore K. (Ted) Stream Vice President Members-at-Large David M. Cantrell Jeffrey A. Boyd by Jaime N. Ries David S. Lee, Jr. 26 ..................................................Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court by Robyn A. Lewis Riverside County Bar Association 4129 Main Street, Suite 100 Riverside, California 92501 Departments: Telephone Facsimile 951-682-1015 951-682-0106 Calendar. 2 Membership . 28 Internet E-mail Classified Ads. 28 www.riversidecountybar.com [email protected] Riverside Lawyer, October 2008 1 MMISSIONISSION SSTATETATEMMENTENT CALENDAR Established in 1894 OCTOBER: The Riverside County Bar Association, established in 1894 to foster social 21 Family Law Section in ter ac tion between the bench and bar, is a professional or ga ni zation that pro- Topic “Parent Orientation Program” vides con tinu ing education and offers an arena to re solve various prob lems that Speaker: Hiram Rivera-Toto face the justice system and attorneys prac tic ing in Riverside Coun ty. RCBA 3rd Floor – Noon RCBA Mission Statement (MCLE) The mission of the Riverside County Bar Association is to: RCBA Board Serve its members, and indirectly their clients, by implementing programs RCBA – 5 p.m. that will enhance the professional capabilities and satisfaction of each of its members. 22 Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Law Serve its community by implementing programs that will provide oppor tu- Section ni ties for its members to contribute their unique talents to en hance the quality RCBA 3rd Floor – Noon of life in the community. (MCLE) Serve the legal system by implementing programs that will improve access 23 Criminal Law Section to legal services and the judicial system, and will promote the fair and ef fi cient Topic “Launching Your Boat Upstream: ad min is tra tion of justice. Tips on Preparing and Delivering Opening Statements” Membership Benefits Speaker: Steve Harmon, Esq. Involvement in a variety of legal entities: Lawyer Referral Service (LRS), Pub- RCBA 3rd Floor – Noon lic Ser vice Law Corporation (PSLC), Tel-Law, Fee Arbi tra tion, Client Rela tions, (MCLE) Dis pute Res o lu tion Ser vice (DRS), Barristers, Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court, Inland Em pire Chap ter of the Federal Bar As so ci a tion, Mock Trial, State Bar Con fer ence 30 ICLS 50th Anniversary Gala of Del e gates, and Bridg ing the Gap. Riverside Convention Center – 6 p.m. Membership meetings monthly (except July and August) with key note speak- ers, and par tic i pa tion in the many committees and sections. NOVEMBER: Eleven issues of Riverside Lawyer published each year to update you on State 3 CLE Committee Bar matters, ABA issues, local court rules, open forum for com mu ni ca tion and RCBA – Noon timely busi ness matters. Social gatherings throughout the year: Installation of RCBA and Bar risters 4 Joint RCBA/SBCBA Environmental Law Of fic ers din ner, Annual Joint Barristers and Riverside Legal Sec retar ies din ner, Section Law Day ac tiv i ties, Good Citizenship Award ceremony for Riv er side Coun ty high Topic “CEQA” schools, and other special activities. At Gresham Savage in San Bdno. – Noon Continuing Legal Education brown bag lunches and section work shops. (MCLE) RCBA is a cer ti fied provider for MCLE programs. 5 Bar Publications Committee MBNA Platinum Plus MasterCard, and optional insurance programs. RCBA – Noon Discounted personal disability income and business overhead protection for DRS Board the attorney and long-term care coverage for the attorney and his or her family. Canyon Crest County Club – 5:30 p.m. 6 LRS Committee RCBA – Noon Riverside Lawyer is published 11 times per year by the Riverside County 7 CLE Brown Bag “Ask the Judges Bar Association (RCBA) and is distributed to RCBA members, Riverside Anything” County judges and administrative officers of the court, community leaders Speaker: Presiding Judge Richard Fields and others interested in the advancement of law and justice. Advertising and RCBA 3rd Floor – Noon an nounce ments are due by the 6th day of the month preceding publications (MCLE) (e.g., October 6 for the November issue). Articles are due no later than 45 11 HOLIDAY – Veterans Day days preceding publi ca tion. All articles are subject to editing. RCBA members receive a subscription au to mat i cal ly. Annual sub scrip tions are $25.00 and 12 Mock Trial Steering Committee single copies are $3.50. RCBA – Noon Submission of articles and photographs to Riverside Lawyer will be deemed Barristers to be authorization and license by the author to publish the material in Cask ’n Cleaver – 6 p.m. Riverside Lawyer. (MCLE) The material printed in Riverside Lawyer does not necessarily reflect the 14 General Membership Meeting opin ions of the RCBA, the editorial staff, the Publication Committee, or other RCBA 3rd Floor – Noon columnists. Legal issues are not discussed