Calendar of Events

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

November

6 Friday

Los Angeles County Bar Association--Eighth Annual Environmental Law Fall Symposium. Registration at 11:30 a.m.; lunch at noon with keynote speech by Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich; afternoon panels on regulator perspectives, 1:10 p.m.; litigating complex cases, 2:25 p.m.; and environmental criminal prosecutions, 3:35 p.m. Location: Sheraton Delfina Santa Monica, 530 W. Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Cost: Environmental Law Section members, $150; Real Property, Corporate Law Department, Litigation Section members and Barristers, $160; other members, $180; Government/Public Interest Section members, $50 or $80 for non-section members; CLE-Plus, $85; law students, $40; all others, $210; additional $10 at the door. Register at onlinestore.lacba.org.calendar. For information, call (213) 896-6560 or e-mail msd@lacba.org.

10 Tuesday

Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles--Westside Mentoring Circle, an informal gathering, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Palomino, 10877 Wilshire Blvd. No. 150, Los Angeles. RSVP to cynthialooloo@aol.com or jcwanlass@yahoo.com.

Beverly Hills Bar Association--"Using 21st Century Media to Market Your Mediation Practice," an interactive workshop on using FaceBook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social networks to attract and build relationships with clients. Speaker: Kym Adams, president of Adams Legal Document and Mediation Inc. Attendees should bring their own laptop and network cable. Help with setup will be available at 5 p.m.; workshop starts at 6 p.m. Location: BHBA Conference Center, 300 S. Beverly Drive, No. 210, Beverly Hills. Cost: free. Space will be limited. RSVP to ronaldguttman@aol.com or by calling (818) 489-0031.

Los Angeles County Bar Association--"The Do’s and Don’ts of Mediation: How to Represent Your Client Most Effectively." Speakers: retired Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Joyce K.Fahey of ARC; retired Court of Appeal Justices Richard C. Neal of JAMS and John Zebrowski of ADR Services Inc., and attorney Robert M. Tessier of Judicate West. Registration and lunch at 11:30 a.m.; program, noon to 1:30 p.m. Location: Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1055 W. Seventh St., 27th Floor, Los Angeles. Cost: Litigation Section members, $60; other members, $70; CLE-Plus, $20 or free without meal; non-members, $80. Register at onlinestore.lacba.org/calendar. For information, call (213) 896-6560, or e-mail questions to msd@lacba.org.

Los Angeles County Bar Association--"90 Years in 90 Minutes," historical perspectives from Gideon Kanner, professor emeritus, Loyola Law School; and Ellis J. Horvitz of Horvitz & Levy LLP. Registration at 4:30 p.m.; program, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Location: California Court of Appeal, 300 S. Spring St., Los Angeles. Cost: Appellate Court Committee members, $7. Register at onlinestore.lacba.org/calendar. For information, call (213) 896-6560, or e-mail questions to msd @lacba.org.

Iranian American Bar Association--"Dismantling the Axis of Evil," a discussion on eliminating negative stereotypes of Middle Easterners in the media. Panel: Reza Aslan, author; John Tehranian, attorney and author; Maz Jobrani, actor and comedian; and Shiva Rose, actress. Program, 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Mark Taper Auditorium, Los Angeles Central Public Library, Fifth and Flower streets, downtown Los Angeles. Cost: free; donations requested. RSVP by calling (310) 657-5511 or e-mail contact@iaba.us.

San Fernando Valley Bar Association--"The Use of Trusts in Asset Protection Planning" Speaker: Attorney Jacob Stein. Lunch and program at noon. Location: Monterey at Encino Glen Restaurant, 16821 Burbank Blvd., Encino. Cost: members, $35; non-members, $45; additional $10 to all paying at the door. Register at www.sfvba.org/intus/event3. For information, call (818) 227-0409, Ext. 105, or e-mail questions to events@sfvba.org.

11 Wednesday

Los Angeles County Bar Association--"Funding the Brownsfields Deal When the Fund Is Broke," a look at efforts to clean up underground contamination at old gas station sites, including efforts at making the cleanup fund solvent. Speakers: Peter J. Niemiec, Law Offices of Peter Niemiec; and Mary Salazar of UST Consulting. Registration and lunch at noon; program, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Location: Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1055 W. Seventh St., 27th Floor, Los Angeles. Cost: Real Property Section members, $45; other members, $55; non-members, $65; CLE-Plus, $20 or free without meal; law students, $25. Audio conference and webcast will be available. Register at onlinestore.lacba.org.calendar. For information, call (213) 896-6560 or e-mail msd@lacba.org.