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December 9, 2013 – FBA-LA co-sponsored Annual Holiday Party

Annual Holiday Party

Happy Holidays

December 9, 2013
From: 6:30 to 8:30p.m.

Co-sponsored by the:
Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum
Financial Lawyers Conference
Federal Bar Association – Los Angeles
TMA-SoCal Chapter
LACBA Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section
Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney Association and
Beverly Hills Bar Association Bankruptcy Section

Location:
Mr C Beverly Hills
1224 Beverwil Dr, Los Angeles
$100 for Members
$125 for Non-Members
$45 for Government
Registration at door – Additional $25.00

Time to enjoy and network with your professional colleagues and bankruptcy judges

March 14, 2014 – LAFBA – STATE OF THE CIRCUIT/DISTRICT

STATE OF THE CIRCUIT/DISTRICT

March 14, 2014 – 12:00 p.m. (Registration at 11:30 a.m.)

Location: Doubletree Hotel (formerly Kyoto Grand) (120 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, CA 90012)

Featuring:
Judge Paul J. Watford
United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
Chief Judge George H. King
United States District Court, Central District
Chief Magistrate Judge Suzanne H. Segal
United States District Court, Central District
Chief Bankruptcy Judge Peter H. Carroll
United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District

5/8/14 – FBA-LA – RECEPTION HONORING THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY

May 8, 2014 – 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (Registration at 5:00 p.m.)

Location: City Hall – Tom Bradley Room (200 N. Spring St., 26th Fl., Los Angeles

Reception will be in the Tom Bradley Room. Take elevator to the 22nd floor, then change elevators to the 26th floor.)

Magnificently restored, the former Tower Room is once again the jewel in the crown of Los Angeles City Hall. The room is atop the City Hall Tower, which rises 27 floors above Spring and Main Streets, and for decades was the tallest structure in Los Angeles. The restoration of City Hall following the Northridge Earthquake included the ornate ceiling decorations, art deco lighting fixtures, and huge windows looking out to an observation deck with 360 degree views over the city. Following its restoration, the room has been named in honor of Mayor Tom Bradley.

3/14/14 – FBA-LA – STATE OF THE CIRCUIT/DISTRICT

March 14, 2014 – 12:00 p.m. (Registration at 11:30 a.m.)
Location: Doubletree Hotel (formerly Kyoto Grand) (120 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, CA 90012)
Featuring:

Judge Paul J. Watford

United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit

Chief Judge George H. King

United States District Court, Central District

Chief Magistrate Judge Suzanne H. Segal

United States District Court, Central District

Chief Bankruptcy Judge Peter H. Carroll

United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District

1/25/14 – FBA-LA – TAKING THE STEP TO FEDERAL COURT

January 25, 2014 – 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration at 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.)
Location: United States Courthouse (312 North Spring Street, Los Angeles)
This “nuts and bolts” program is designed to aid both new admittees and attorneys with limited experience in federal court in the practical aspects of civil litigation in federal court.

1/15/14 – FBA-LA – BROWN BAG LUNCH FOR YOUNG LAWYERS

January 15, 2014 – 12:00 p.m. (Registration at 11:30 a.m.)

Location: United States Courthouse

(Courtroom 14, 312 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, California 90012)

Please bring your lunch and join Judge O’Connell and Judge Wilner
for an exciting and informative introduction to federal practice in the
Central District of California. This is a wonderful opportunity for
lawyers in their first few years of practice to meet and interact with
members of the federal judiciary in a small group setting.

This program will provide 1 hour of MCLE credit.

12/13/13 – FBA-LA 10th Annual Bankruptcy Ethics Symposium and Taking the Step to Federal Court

10TH ANNUAL BANKRUPTCY ETHICS SYMPOSIUM
December 13, 2013 – 9:00 a.m. (Registration at 8:30 a.m.)
Location: Roybal Federal Building, Conference Room 283 (255 E. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90017)
TOPICS:

Pre-Bankruptcy Planning: 20 Shades of Gray

Technology Tips and Trap Doors

An Ethics Conversation with Evan Jenness

 

SPEAKERS:

Hon. Ernest M. Robles, United States Bankruptcy Court

Hon. Deborah J. Saltzman, United States Bankruptcy Court

Gillian N. Brown, Esq., Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP

J. Scott Bovitz, Esq., Bovitz & Spitzer

M. Erik Clark, Esq., Borowitz & Clark, LLP

Christie L. Cronenweth, Esq., Law Offi ces of Christie Cronenweth

Evan A. Jenness, Esq., Law Offi ces of Evan A. Jenness

Stella A. Havkin, Esq., Havkin & Shrago

David A. Tilem, Esq., Law Offi ces of David A Tilem

MCLE: 3.5 Hrs. General MCLE This activity has been approved for
Minimum Continuing Legal Education Credit by the State Bar of
California. The FBA certifies that this activity conforms to the
standards of approved education activities prescribed by the rules and
regulations of the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing
legal education.

July 20, 2013 – CDCBAA – New Issues with the Homestead Exemption

CDCBAA
Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney Association

New Issues with the Homestead Exemption

July 20, 2013

Presented by:
Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney Association

SPEAKERS:

Judge Alan Ahart
Alan Broidy

Moderated by
Stella Havkin

Where:
Southwestern Law School
3050 Wilshire Boulevard
Westmoreland Building – 5th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010

Parking is $8.00

Times:
Registration: 10:00am – 11:00am
cdcbaa Membership Meeting: 10:30 am – 11:00 am
Program: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

2 Hours of MCLE Credit Provided – Limited Space

NOTE: ONLY MEMBERS CURRENT ON THEIR 2013 MEMBERSHIP DUES WILL BE ADMITTED.

Cost: Free to current cdcbaa Members

Non-Members: $250 (which includes cdcbaa membership through 2013, at least one more free MCLE Program this year, admission to the list serve, and admission to the annual
Calvin Ashland Awards Dinner).

Note: People who have not previously been members of the cdcbaa may join at the meeting for $175.00 which will cover the remainder of this year and the Awards Dinner.

Sign up the day of the seminar with a check payable to cdcbaa or visit our website at www.bklawyers.org to remit payment online.

September 21st CLE Program:
Litigation Issues and Strategies Including Contempt

cdcbaa — The Strategic Plan for the United States Bankruptcy Court of the Central District of California

cdcbaa — Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney Association: The Strategic Plan for the United States Bankruptcy Court of the Central District of California

June 22, 2013

Speakers:
Judges Peter Carroll, Maureen Tighe, Scott Clarkson, Deborah Saltzman, Sandra Klein
Clerk of the Court Kathy Campbell and Staff

The judges will present the proposed new Strategic Plan for the Central District of California, and discuss, among other things, (a) the prior strategic plans of the court; (b) the process undertaken to develop the proposed plan; (c) the comments received during the comment period that expired on May 15, 2013; (d) current work on the proposed plan, including the layout of the plan and the incorporation of comments received; (e) the projected adoption date and implementation date; and (f) the reports that will be made by the chief judge annually during the 7 year term of the plan after implementation regarding the goals reached under each of the strategic issues contained in the plan. Ms. Campbell and her staff may have a Power Point presentation on one or more aspects of the plan. The presentation will be 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes, with the balance of the time for questions, etc. Each judge making a presentation is responsible for a specific aspect of the planning process and will speak about that section.

Where:
Southwestern Law School
3050 Wilshire Boulevard
Westmoreland Building – 3rd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Parking is $8.00

Times:
Registration: 10:00am – 11:00am
cdcbaa Membership Meeting: 10:30 am – 11:00 am
Program: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

2 Hours of MCLE Credit Provided – Limited Space

NOTE: ONLY MEMBERS CURRENT ON THEIR 2013 MEMBERSHIP DUES WILL BE ADMITTED.

Cost: Free to current cdcbaa Members
Non-Members: $250 (which includes cdcbaa membership through 2013, at least two more free MCLE Programs this year, admission to the list serve, and admission to the annual
Calvin Ashland Awards Dinner). Note: persons who have not previously been members of the cdcbaa may join at the meeting for $175.00 which will cover the remainder of this year and the Awards Dinner.

Sign up the day of the seminar with a check payable to cdcbaa or visit our website at www.bklawyers.org to remit payment online.

July 20th CLE Program:
New Issues with the Homestead Exemption

SUMMER PROGRAM IN LOS ANGELES ON TUESDAY JUNE 25 — RSVP Today!

The California Supreme Court’s next program will be presented in downtown Los Angeles on the evening of Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Jointly sponsored with the Northern District of California Historical Society, the Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society, and the California Historical Society, it will feature an “all-star” cast of state and federal judges and promises to be both entertaining and educational. California Supreme Court Justices Marvin Baxter and Kathryn Werdegar, California District Court of Appeal Laurie Zelon, and U. S. District Court Judges Andrew Guilford, Terry Hatter, and Ronald Lew will dramatize federal-state relations in 19th Century California, as illustrated by events in the tumultuous life and violent death of California Chief Justice and lawyer David Terry.

David Terry was one of the most colorful and controversial justices of the California Supreme Court. During his tenure on the Court he stabbed a member of San Francisco’s 1856 Committee of Vigilance and was imprisoned and tried by the Vigilantes. In 1859, Terry fought a duel with, and killed, United States Senator David Broderick. During the Civil War, Terry fought for the Confederacy as an officer in the Texas Cavalry. After the war, Terry returned to California, resumed the practice of law and, in the 1880s represented Sarah Althea Hill in two notorious trials in San Francisco (one in state court and one in federal court) over her alleged marriage to wealthy U.S. Senator William Sharon. In 1889, Terry physically assaulted U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Field, after Field–while riding circuit–had ruled against Terry in a Sharon lawsuit and then jailed both Terry and Sarah for contempt. During the assault, Justice Field’s bodyguard (a federal Marshal) shot and killed Terry, leading to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, In re Neagle, about the immunity of federal officers from state criminal laws.

The June 25 program will feature the Justices and Judges reading from documents written by Terry, Sarah, Field and others. It will also include historical images (photos, drawings, maps) of the events recounted. The program will be narrated by Richard Rahm, a member of the Northern District Society’s board of directors and a shareholder in the Littler Mendelson law firm, and Dan Grunfeld, the CSCHS president and a partner in the Kaye Scholer law firm.

The program will be held at the auditorium of the Ronald Reagan State Building, at 300 South Spring Street, Los Angeles 90013, starting at 5:30 p.m. and ending at 7 p.m. A reception will follow. The program and reception are free. MCLE credit will be available, for a charge of $30.