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Individual Section Information

Administrative Law
Purpose	Brings public and private lawyers together to consider significant issues in this growing field. There are approximately 100 members of the Administrative Law Section, both private practitioners and state or local government attorneys, who practice in what is commonly referred to as a “niche” area of law.
Officers	Chair/President Robert S. McWhorter Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott LLP 915 L St Sacramento, CA 95814-3705 Phone: (916) 442-8888 Fax: (916) 442-0381 Email: rmcwhorter@nossaman.com
Meetings	Meets most months (fourth Wednesday luncheons for 2004) to discuss topics of interest to members and listen to MCLE-approved presentations. Past presentations have included new case law affecting administrative law (such as Zuckerman), regulations and the process of enacting them, administrative hearings (state, federal, telephonic), administrative mandamus, updates on particular agencies or state agencies in general, and public records act updates. If you or someone you know is interested in making a presentation at one of our section meetings, please contact our Vice Chair.
Luncheons	Luncheons are held at the Firehouse, 1112 Second Street, Old Sacramento. Section members receive advance postcard notices and lunch discounts.

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Alternative Dispute Resolution
Purpose	Brings together arbitrators and mediators to consider, study, discuss and review all significant issues in this new field.
Officers	Chair/President Ken Malovos Law Office of Ken Malovos 3620 American River Drive, Suite 260 Sacramento, CA 95864 Phone: (916) 974-8600 Fax: (916) 974-8608 Email: kmm@malovoslaw.com
Meetings	Agendas: March 2005 Minutes Meeting Dates
Links of Interest	The Section of Dispute Resolution, American Bar Association Society of Professional is Dispute Resolution (SPIDR) American Arbitraton Association (AAA)

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Appellate Law
Purpose	Purpose: To provide a forum for discussion and study of civil and criminal law issues in the field of appellate practice. The section is open to all SCBA members, whether in private practice, government practice or in-house counsel.
Officers	Chair/President Brendon Ishikawa Court of Appeal - 3rd District 914 Capitol Mall Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 654-0209 Fax: (916) 653-0324 appellate@brendonishikawa.com
Meetings	Planned for approximately every other month, meetings will be combined, if possible, with presentations or discussions of topics of interest to members."

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Bankruptcy and Commercial Law
Purpose	Studies and discusses issues of particular concern to members such as local bankruptcy rules, recent developments in bankruptcy and commercial law, and bankruptcy code amendments.
Officers	Chair/President Phil Rhodes Law Office of Phil Rhodes PO Box 602062 Sacramento CA 95860 Tel: (916) 612-4399 Fax: (916) 720-0403 Email: pjrhodes@philrhodeslaw.com
Meetings	Agendas Minutes Meeting Dates

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Business Law
Purpose	Studies and discusses issues of corporate and securities law.
Officers	Chair/President BJ Susich Boutin Dentino Law Firm 555 Capitol Mall #1500 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 321-4444 www.boutininc.com bjsusich@boutininc.com
Meetings	Agendas Minutes Meeting Dates

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Childrens Advocates
Purpose	Studies and discusses issues pertinent to the court appointed representation of children.
Officers	Chair/President Diane Wasznicky Bartholomew & Wasznicky LLP 4740 Folsom Blvd Sacramento CA 95819 Phone: (916) 455-5200 Fax: (916) 455-6300 E-mal: diane@divorcewithrespect.com
Meetings	Agendas Minutes Meeting Dates
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Constitutional Law and Civil Rights
Purpose	The Constitutional Law & Civil Rights Section provides opportunities for the discussion and dissemination of developments in the related fields of Constitutional Law and Civil Rights; provides opportunities to earn MCLE credits by attending lectures, discussions, and other events concerning Constitutional Law and Civil Rights; and, encourages interest in Constitutional Law and Civil Rights in the local professional and social community.
Officers	Chair/President Joshua Kaizuka Law Office of Mark E. Merin 2001 P Street, Ste. 100 Sacramento, CA 95811 Tel: (916) 443-6911 Fax: (916) 447-8336 E-mail: joshua@markmerin.com
Meetings	The Section hosts MCLE-accredited lunch meetings at Sofia’s (11th & H Street) on the third Thursday of every other month. Lunch meetings for 2008 are planned for March 20th, May 15th, July 17th, September 18th, and November 20th. The Section officers meet at least once every six weeks. Four times a year, officer meetings are open to all Section members and attendees are encouraged to seek each others’ input on any Constitutional Law and/or Civil Rights issues on which they are working or in which they are interested.
Special Events / Activities	For the past two years, the Section hosted a panel discussion titled: “The Current State of Civil Rights in the United States.” However, the section is replacing its annual panel discussion event with a Distinguished Speaker Series which will kick off in September of 2008. Stay tuned to learn more about this exciting MCLE-accredited event. The Section holds officer elections at a special social meeting in October. Any attorney wishing to participate in Section meetings and activities can do so by contacting Joshua Kaizuka and joining our section. We are actively looking for Section officers and look forward to your participation.

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Environmental Law
Purpose	Offers educational opportunities regarding various fields in environmental law, social and intellectual interaction and legislative review. The Environmental Law Section is one of the most active sections of the Sacramento County Bar Association. The Section has more than 150 members, including both private practice attorneys and public-sector lawyers.
Officers	Chair/President Keith Wagner Lippe Gaffney Wagner LLP 9333 Sparks Way Sacramento CA 95827 Tel. (916) 361-3887 Fax (916) 361-3897 Email: kwagner@lglawyers.com
Meetings	Meets at noon on the first Tuesday of every month at Sofia Restaurant, at the corner of 11th and H St., in Downtown Sacramento.
Special Events / Activities	The Section hosts monthly lunch meetings on a wide range of topics relevant to environmental practitioners, including environmental criminal law, regulatory and master planning issues, toxicology, environmental legislation updates, drinking water, air quality, environmental forensics, water quality, smart growth, and flood control. Speakers include leading environmental law practitioners and environmental scientists, as well as state and local regulators and legislators. MCLE credit has been given for each meeting. Any attorney wishing to participate in Section meetings and activities can do so by calling any of the above officers and joining our section. We look forward to your participation. To be placed on the email notification list of monthly programs, please email Keith G. Wagner at wagner.law@comcast.net.

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Family Law
Purpose	Provides a forum to study all aspects of family law, from the view of CPAs, child custody evaluators, family court services and the bench.
Officers	Chair/President Jeff Posner Woodruff O'Hair Posner & Salinger Inc. 2251 Fair Oaks Blvd #100 Sacramento, CA 95825 Phone: 916-920-0211 Email: jeff@woplaw.com
Meetings	Agendas Minutes Meeting Dates
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Health Care
Purpose	Provides a forum for health care lawyers and other lawyers with health care clients to engage in educational and networking activities.
Officers	Chair/President Brian Taylor McDonough Holland & Allen, PC 555 Capitol Mall, 9th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 Tel: (916) 444-3900 Fax: (916) 444-8989 btaylor@mhalaw.com
Meetings	Holds quarterly luncheon meetings for its members and interested persons. The luncheons feature presenters from the Legislature, administrative agencies, and health-care-related associations such as the California Medical Association and the Medical Board of California. Luncheon meetings are held at the Firehouse Restaurant in Old Sacramento.
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Intellectual Property Law
Purpose	Provides a forum to discuss procedural and substantive law issues in the field. The Intellectual Property Section ("IP Section") was originally formed as an independent organization called the Sacramento Intellectual Property Law Association in 1989 by Sacramento intellectual property practitioners. In 1996, it became affiliated with the Sacramento County Bar and renamed itself the IP Section. The IP Section is dedicated to promoting interest in and awareness of substantive and procedural issues in the field of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and other areas of intellectual property law.
	The Intellectual Property Section is governed by a seven member board elected by the entire membership. The board appoints the officers for the year. The following represents the current officers and board members for the section.
Officers	Chair/President Glen Gross Shlesinger Arkwright & Garvey LLP 1415 L Street #100 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 442-3700 ggross@sagllp.com
Meetings	Hosts bimonthly luncheons for its members and other interested persons. The luncheons feature regionally and nationally known speakers with expertise in various aspects of intellectual property, including: trademark, copyright, patents, trade secrets and unfair competition, and new challenges posed by the Internet. Luncheons last 1 hour and 15 minutes and are held 6 times a year. Luncheons are held at the Sacramento Capitol Club at 400 Capitol Mall, sixth floor, with parking partially discounted. The first luncheon of the year features a report on the prior year's federal and state legislative developments.
Special Events / Activities	The Program Committee, chaired by member John Mounier, meets regularly to discuss and organize the bimonthly luncheon program. Recently, the IP Section has established a Legislative Committee, chaired by board member Gary Bradus, which will review recent legislative developments.

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Labor and Employment Law
Purpose	Provides a forum for the discussion and study of issues in the field of employer-employee relations.
Officers	Chair/President Teri Block Van Dermyden Block 777 Campus Commons Rd., Ste 200 Sacramento, CA 95825 Phone: 916-283-8899 Email: teri@vanblocklaw.com

Meetings	Hosts monthly luncheons featuring prominent speakers in the field of labor and employment law. Luncheons are held at the Firehouse Restaurant in Old Sacramento, begin at 11:45 a.m., and are scheduled for October 28th, November 25th, January 27th, February 24th, March 24th, and April 28th. For reservations or more information, please contact Melissa Strand at 321-4500 or mstrand@kmtg.com
Special Events / Activities	Publishes a monthly newsletter for its members. The newsletter informs Section members of upcoming Section events, breaking developments in substantive law and interesting activities of local employment law practitioners. The Section also presents an employment law seminar in the Spring. Past seminars have included mock trials, updates on legislative developments, and deposition seminars by Robert Musante.

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Probate and Estate Planning
Purpose	Studies issues in probate administration, estate planning and death taxation, and conservatorships.
Officers	Chair/President Bruce Towne Law Office of Bruce Towne 6833 Fair Oaks Blvd #A Carm, CA 95608 Phone: 974-1885 Email: brucetowne@sbcglobal.net	Vice-Chair Mauriah Conway Legacy Law Group 180 Promenade Circle, Ste 120 Sacramento, CA 95834 Phone: 916-643-2000 Email: mauriah.conway@calegacylaw.com
Officers	Secretary Brian McClay 3610 American River Dr. #112 Sacramento, CA 95864 Phone: 916-485-4102 Email: bcmesq@cwo.com	Treasurer Thomas Reid The burton Law Firm 555 University Ave #275 Sacramento, CA 95825 Phone: 916-570-2740 Email: treid@lawburton.com
Meetings	Meetings: Meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month, except July and August, at 12:00 noon at the Firehouse Restaurant, Second Street, Old Sacramento. The cost of the luncheon is $25 for members with reservations and $27 for non-members and members without reservations. Reservations for the luncheons may be made by mailing a check, payable to the Estate Planning and Probate Section, to Mauriah Conway, 1750 Howe Ave #110, Sacramento CA 95825.
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Real Property
Purpose	Looks at all regions of commercial real estate law and co-hosts seminars with other relevant sections.
Officers	Chair/President Danielle R. Moyer Downey Brand LLP 621 Capitol Mall 18th Floor Sacramento CA 95816 Phone: (916) 520-5206 Email: dmoyer@downeybrand.com
Meetings	Meets the 2nd Monday of every month (except July and August) at 12:00 noon at the Firehouse Restaurant, Second Street, Old Sacramento. The cost of the luncheon is $20 for members, $25 for non-members, and $15 for students. Reservations for the luncheons may be made by contacting Darlene Hammontree at dhammontree@downeybrand.com
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Tax Law

Purpose

Looks at issues in the fields of federal, state and local taxation, co-hosts with other relevant sections.

Officers

Chair/President
Keith Pershall
Law Office of Keith Pershall
770 L Street #950
Sacramento CA 95814
Tel (916) 449-3940
Email keplaw@surewest.net

Meetings

Luncheon meetings featuring MCLE approved speakers addressing current taxation issues. 2007 Schedule: January 22; February 26; March 26; April 30; June 4; September 24; October 22; November 26

Special Events / Activities

Section acts as a liaison between the tax practicing community of Sacramento and other tax organizations such as the Internal Revenue Service, the Franchise Tax Board, the State Board of Equalization, the Taxation Section of the State Bar of California, accountants and other professionals involved in the tax related fields. The Tax Section disseminates information from those organizations to its members and communicates practitioners' concerns and problems to them.

Past chairpersons:

James L. Lee (1984-1985)
Steve Mopsick (1985-1986)
Ernest J. Krtil (1986-1987)
Robert R. Rubin (1987-1988)
Michael A Kvarme (1988-1989)
Jeffrey C. Chang (1989-1990)
Jennifer Miller Moss (1990-1991)
Jeffrey W. Curcio (1991-1992)

Janet Z. Chediak (1992-1993)
Regina J. Schroder (1993-1994)
R. Todd Luoma (1994-1995)
Kimberly Mitchell-Bott (1995-1996)
Carl G. Knopke (1996-1997)
Joe DeAngelis (1998-1999)
Jim Clarke (1999-2000)
Sil Reggiardo (2000-2001)
Troy Dinin (2001-2002 )
Michael Lorilla (2002-2004)
Betty Williams (2004-2005)
Michael Pearson (2005-2006)

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Workers' Compensation
Purpose	Discusses procedural use of appropriate forms, required attachments, extensions, emergency hearings and wage loss factors.
Officers	Chair/President Martin Beaver Law Office of Martin J Beaver 4150 Grass Valley Hwy #C Auburn, CA 95602 Phone: 823-0600 Email: mjb.injuredworkers@yahoo.com
Meetings	Agendas Minutes Meeting Dates
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