C M Y K GATF Digital Four-Color Control Bar (version 2.3) November 2007 • Volume 57 Number 10 MAGAZINE The official publication of the Riverside County Bar Association Rebecca Tenwick’s All-Mobile Bail Bonds Bail/Insurance Lic. #1843406 Providing fully mobile bail bonding services to attorneys and their clients discreetly and reliably throughout Riverside and San Bernardino counties. • 8% Premium Rate for all Attorney-Referred Clients, Union Members and Veterans. • 0% Down No-Interest Premium Financing for Homeowners with Equity. • Domestic Violence and Addiction Counseling & Rehabilitation Program Referrals available upon request. Rebecca Tenwick is an experienced professional with a Master’s Degree in Social Work. Her compassion and concern for others is absolutely unmatched in the bail bond industry. AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK All-Mobile Bail Bonds is always ready to meet with you and/or your clients whenever and wherever the need may arise. Local professional references available upon request. Rebecca Tenwick, MSW “Helping Families Heal” (888) 742-2245 Publications Committee Kirsten Birkedal Robyn Lewis Yoginee Braslaw Mark Mellor Charlotte Butt Richard Reed Christy Glass Donna Thierbach CONTENTS Donna Hecht Bruce Todd Dorothy Honn Jamie Wrage Sanjit Kaur Lisa Yang Columns: Rick Lantz 3 .............. President’s Message by Daniel Hantman Editors ........................................................... Michael Bazzo ............................ Law Library by Gayle E. Webb Jacqueline Carey-Wilson 5 Design and Production ........................ PIP Printing Riverside 6 ............................... Barristers by Charles P. Boylston Cover Design ........................................ PIP Printing Riverside COVER STORY: Officers of the Bar Association 14 .................................................Installation Dinner President President-Elect Daniel Hantman E. Aurora Hughes Features: (951) 784-4400 [email protected] [email protected] 7 .........Five Years and Still Growing! – The RCBA Chief Financial Officer Vice President Harlan B. Kistler Elves Program Harry J. Histen, III (951) 686-8848 (951) 682-4121 [email protected] by Brian C. Pearcy [email protected] Past President ................................. Secretary David T. Bristow 9 The RCBA: A Short History Robyn A. Lewis (951) 682-1771 by Bruce E. Todd (951) 686-8848 [email protected] [email protected] 10 ........................................................... Inns of Court by Robyn A. Lewis Directors-at-Large Christopher B. Harmon Daniel E. Katz 11 ............. Judicial Profile: Judge John Monterosso (951) 787-6800 (951) 682-1771 [email protected] [email protected] by Donna Thierbach John D. Higginbotham Richard A. Kennedy 12 .............................. Riverside County Law Alliance (951) 686-1450 (951) 715-5000 [email protected] [email protected] Remembers Two Women of Distinction Executive Director .................................... The Compelling Need for a Charlotte A. Butt 16 (951) 682-1015 Civil Master Trial Calendar System [email protected] by Judge Woody Rich, Ret. Officers of the Barristers Association 21 .......................The 2007 Conference of Delegates by Michael L. Bazzo President Treasurer ............................................................. Charles P. Boylston Matthew M. Benov 22 Jane Goodall (909) 798-9800 by Richard Brent Reed [email protected] Secretary Jerry C. Yang Vice President 23 .............................................................Don Inskeep Christopher L. Peterson Members-at-Large Kirsten S. Birkedal by Michael Grant David M. Cantrell 25 ..........................Eight Weeks in the Box, Part III by Donn Dimichele Riverside County Bar Association 4129 Main Street, Suite 100 Riverside, California 92501 Telephone Facsimile 951-682-1015 951-682-0106 Departments: Internet E-mail Calendar. 2 Membership . 28 www.riversidecountybar.com [email protected] Classified Ads. 28 Riverside Lawyer, November 2007 1 MMISSIONISSION SSTATETATEMMENTENT CALENDAR Established in 1894 NOVEMBER The Riverside County Bar Association, established in 1894 to foster social in ter ac tion between the bench and bar, is a professional or ga ni zation that pro- 20 Family Law Section vides con tinu ing education and offers an arena to re solve various prob lems that “State Bar Investigation” face the justice system and attorneys prac tic ing in Riverside Coun ty. Speaker: Terry Martin, Esq. RCBA – Noon RCBA Mission Statement (MCLE) The mission of the Riverside County Bar Association is to: Serve its members, and indirectly their clients, by implementing programs that will enhance the professional capabilities and satisfaction of each of its 22-23 Thanksgiving Holiday members. Serve its community by implementing programs that will provide oppor tu- 28 Estate Planning, Probate & Trust ni ties for its members to contribute their unique talents to en hance the quality of life in the community. Law Section Serve the legal system by implementing programs that will improve access RCBA – Noon to legal services and the judicial system, and will promote the fair and ef fi cient (MCLE) ad min is tra tion of justice. DECEMBER Membership Benefits 3 New Admittee Swearing-In Involvement in a variety of legal entities: Lawyer Referral Service (LRS), Pub- Ceremony lic Ser vice Law Corporation (PSLC), Tel-Law, Fee Arbi tra tion, Client Rela tions, Dept. 1, Riverside Historic Courthouse – Dis pute Res o lu tion Ser vice (DRS), Barristers, Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court, Inland 10:00 a.m. Em pire Chap ter of the Federal Bar As so ci a tion, Mock Trial, State Bar Con fer ence of Del e gates, and Bridg ing the Gap. Membership meetings monthly (except July and August) with key note speak- 4 Deegan Inn of Court ers, and par tic i pa tion in the many committees and sections. Eleven issues of Riverside Lawyer published each year to update you on State Victoria Club – 5:30 p.m. Bar matters, ABA issues, local court rules, open forum for com mu ni ca tion and timely busi ness matters. Social gatherings throughout the year: Installation of RCBA and Bar risters 5 Bar Publications Committee Of fic ers din ner, Annual Joint Barristers and Riverside Legal Sec retar ies din ner, RCBA – Noon Law Day ac tiv i ties, Good Citizenship Award ceremony for Riv er side Coun ty high schools, and other special activities. Continuing Legal Education brown bag lunches and section work shops. 11 PSLC RCBA is a cer ti fied provider for MCLE programs. RCBA – Noon MBNA Platinum Plus MasterCard, and optional insurance programs. Discounted personal disability income and business overhead protection for the attorney and long-term care coverage for the attorney and his or her family. 12 Mock Trial Steering Committee RCBA – Noon Riverside Lawyer is published 11 times per year by the Riverside County Bar Association (RCBA) and is distributed to RCBA members, Riverside 14 Joint RCBA/SBCBA Annual General County judges and administrative officers of the court, community leaders and others interested in the advancement of law and justice. Advertising and Membership Meeting an nounce ments are due by the 6th day of the month preceding publications Speaker: State Bar President Jeffrey (e.g., October 6 for the November issue). Articles are due no later than 45 Bleich days preceding publi ca tion. All articles are subject to editing. RCBA members Riverside Marriott, Regency Ballroom – receive a subscription au to mat i cal ly. Annual sub scrip tions are $25.00 and Noon single copies are $3.50. (MCLE) Submission of articles and photographs to Riverside Lawyer will be deemed to be authorization and license by the author to publish the material in Riverside Lawyer. 19 Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Law The material printed in Riverside Lawyer does not necessarily reflect the Section opin ions of the RCBA, the editorial staff, the Publication Committee, or other Best Best & Krieger – Noon columnists. Legal issues are not discussed for the purpose of answering specif- (MCLE) ic questions. Independent research of all issues is strongly encouraged. 2 Riverside Lawyer, November 2007 Arnold Schwarzenegger, gave the keynote address, entitled, “New Judgeships: The First Fifty and Beyond.” She reported on her visits to many of the counties and the impact of the significant increase in the population, especially in Riverside and San Bernardino. She had encouraged the public bar’s senior attorneys, DA’s, PD’s, county coun- sels, city attorneys, commissioners, etc. to apply, but with very little success because of the inadequate pension plan for new judges. She spoke to the issues of diversity appointments, governor-legislature dis- agreements, the transfer of ownership of courthouse facilities from the counties to the state and funding. Later in this edition, you will read about the Conference of by Daniel Hantman Delegates meetings, which are held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting. And for anyone who needs Continuing Legal Education The State Bar of California’s 80th Annual (MCLE), the Annual Meeting offers numerous classes to meet State Meeting was held on September 27-30, 2007, Bar requirements. We would encourage more of our RCBA members at the Anaheim Convention Center and to attend next year’s Annual Meeting. Please contact me or Charlotte Marriott Hotel. Over 3,500 attended the for more information. event. The Riverside County Bar Association As you may know, the RCBA is one of the larger bar associations in (RCBA) Board