Calendar of Events

Thursday, November 19, 2009

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

November

19 Thursday

Beverly Hills Bar Association--"An Overview of Veteran’s Benefits for the Older or Disabled Veteran." Speaker: Andre Brinney, veteran’s benefits counselor, County of Los Angeles. Registration and lunch at noon; program, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Location: BHBA Conference Center, 300 S. Beverly Drive, No. 210, Beverly Hills. Price in advance: Trusts & Estates Section members, $50; other members, $60; non-members, $75; additional $10 for all paying at the door. Register at www.bhba.org/intus/event3. For information, call (310) 601-2422; or e-mail online@bhba.org.

Los Angeles County Bar Association--"Balancing Act: When Will Your 201(k) Become a 401(k)?" Speakers: Craig B. Burger and Amy E. Lange of Covington Capital Management; and Richard A. Weiss, chief investment officer at City National Bank. 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: Senior Lawyers Division members, $25; other members, judicial officers and government attorneys, $30; non-members, $35; law students, $25; $40 for all paying at the door. Register at onlinestore.lacba.org/calendar. For information, call (213) 896-6560, or e-mail msd@lacba.org.

Los Angeles County Bar Association--"General Overview of the Rights and Economics of Video Game Law." Speaker: Patrick Sweeney of Nixon Peabody LLP. Registration at 7 p.m.; program, 7:30 p.m. Light hors d’ouvres will be served, and drinks will be available at a no-host bar. Location: Village Idiot, 7383 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles. Register at onlinestore.lacba.org/calendar. For information, call (213) 896-6560, or e-mail msd@lacba.org.

20 Friday

Los Angeles County Bar Association--"Using Conflict Resolution Skills: Facilitating Effective Meetings." Speaker: Gail Nugent, Dispute Resolution Services. Registration at 8:30 a.m.; workshop, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1055 W. Seventh St., 27th Floor, Los Angeles. Cost: DRS associates, $125; all others, $195. Register at onlinestore.lacba.org/calendar. For information, call (213) 896-6560, or e-mail msd@lacba.org.

Beverly Hills Bar Association--"MCLE Extravaganza," four hours of MCLE subjects. Topics: "Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession," presented by attorney Mia F. Yamamoto; "Ethics--Really Interesting Lawyer Stuff," presented by attorney Diane L. Karpman; "Alcoholism & Chemical Dependency in the Legal Profession," presented by The Other Bar, a network of recovering lawyers and judges. Registration and breakfast buffet at 8:30 a.m.; program, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Location: Lawry’s, 100 N. La Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills. Cost: $90 for members, $190 for non-members; additional $20 for all paying at the door. Register at www.bhba.org/intus/event3. For information, call (310) 601-2422, or e-mail online@bhba.org.

21 Saturday

Cowboy Lawyers Association--Point Mugu State Park Horse Ride. Meet at the Newbury Park entrance no later than 8:30 a.m. for breakfast. The group will be escorted in a caravan to the Danielson Multi-Use Area near the center of the park. Members will saddle up for a 2 1/2-hour ride to begin at about 9:45 a.m. Bring a lunch; drinks will be provided. Cost: members, $25; non-members, $30. RSVP to Wilkie Cheong or Mary Denove at (310) 277-4857. For more information, visit www.cowboylawyers.org.