WILSHIRE BAR ASSOCIATION

c/o Law Offices of David B. Bloom

          3699 Wilshire Boulevard
Tenth Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010
213-384-4088

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Board of Governor Meetings
Your Wilshire Bar Association Board of Governors generally convenes the first Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. Our next Board meeting is Tuesday, April 5, 2016. If you have any ideas how our Wilshire Bar may continue to contribute to our Bar and our Community, or any suggestions for events or speakers, please contact Edward Idell at 818-522-5102 or by email at eddiesq@gmail.com to present your ideas to the Board.

Your Wilshire Bar Association provides activities and opportunities for attorneys in and around Wilshire Boulevard from Santa Monica to downtown Los Angeles, California, including Continuing Education of the Bar, Educational Interaction with the Judiciary, Links to Legal Resources, Networking, and Community Out-Reach Programs.

We particularly look forward each year to our "Bench and Bar" Dinner and our Appellate Justices Luncheon.

Calendar of Events

“Annual Appellate Justices Luncheon” – June 6th, 2016 at the Double Tree Hotel

 

Wilshire Bar Association and the Korean Community Lawyers Association invite you to our Annual Appellate Justices Luncheon which will be held on Monday, June 6th, 2016 at noon at The Double Tree Hotel located at 120 South Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, California 90012. We will have a special guest speaker for this event and a choice of salmon or chicken entrée. Reservations are required, and must be made at least seven days before the event date. The cost is $50.00 per person. Please contact Yesenia at (213) 384-4088, extension “4108,” to make your advance reservations.

 

 

 

 

“Annual Day at the Races” – June 25th, 2016 at Santa Anita Park

 


On Saturday, June 25th, 2016 we will have our Annual Day at the Races at Santa Anita Park, located at 285 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California 91007. The Cost for parking (not valet), admission, program, and lunch, will be $38.00 per person. This is one of our most fun filled events of the year, and reservations are required. We need to give the race track a head count seven days in advance of the event. Please contact Yesenia at (213) 384-4088, extension “4108,” to make your advance reservations

 

 

Annual Dues


It’s time to pay your 2016 dues!  Please fill out the Application and return it with your $60 dues made payable to the Wilshire Bar Association, to David Bloom, at his address, above. Need another application? Go to the Membership Application link to the left of this page.

Special Thank You’s and Congratulations

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you to Marshall Lerner and Duane Kumagai for your presentation on May 11th, 2016 on the topic of Enforcing Your Judgment in the Internet Age.

 

 

Thank you to Stuart Faber for your presentation on April 12, 2016 on the topic of Expungement of Conviction, Reduction of Felonies to Misdemeanors, Certificates of Rehabilitation & Pardon.

 

 

Thank you to Edward Lear for your presentation on January 27, 2016 on the topic of Staying Out Of Trouble - 2016.

 

 

Thank you to Judge Michael Solner (Ret.) for your presentation on November 19, 2015 on the topic of Recognition and Elimination of Bias.

 

 

Thank you to all who attended our Annual Holiday Luncheon at El Cholo Mexican Restaurant on December 11, 2015.

 

 

Thank you to all who attended our Annual Appellate Justices Luncheon on June 3, 2015 and to the Justices who attended for allowing us the opportunity to get to know them in a different setting. Thank you also to our guest speaker Sarah Sikich of Heal the Bay for a most informative presentation about the state of our water crisis and what we can do about it

 

 

Thank you to all who attended the Annual Dinner with the Judges on June 18, 2015, co-sponsored by the Korean Community Lawyers Association (KCLA) at the home of the Korean Consulate General, whom we thank for graciously hosting this event. This was a most wonderful evening bringing together many diverse groups, including a delegation of lawyers from Korea.

 

 

Thank you to all those who attended our annual Day at the Races at Santa Anita Park on March 14, 2015. A fun, if not profitable, time was had by all! Well maybe profitable, depends who you ask!

 

 

Thank you to Blair Schlecter for your presentation on April 14, 2015 on “Persuasive Legal Writing.” You have persuaded us all to be better writers! If you would like to contact Mr. Schlecter for assistance with appeals or general writing, his  website is http://www.legalwritingandappeals.com/  

 

 

Thank you to Heather Antoine for your presentation on February 19, 2015 about “What is Internet Law?”  If you would like to contact Ms. Antoine, her website is http://antoinelaw.com/  Don’t copy anything without permission!

 

 

Thank you to Greg Dorst from “The Other Bar” for your presentation on January 22, 2015 about “Recognizing and Healing From Addiction.” If you would like to contact Mr. Dorst, or to support The Other Bar (which is not State Bar funded and relies on donations)  their website address is http://www.otherbar.org/

 

 

Thank you to Eva Hibnick and Allen Rodriguez for your presentation on Using Social Media on November 19, 2014.  If you would like to contact them (not on Facebook!)  their website address is http://one-400.com/

 

Thank you to all who attended our Annual Holiday Luncheon at El Cholo on December 5, 2014. Particularly if you sang with us! 

 

 

Thank you to Ellen Pansky for your keeping us trouble-free with your presentation on Staying Out of Trouble:  Fee Agreements, Billing Statements and Client Trust Accounts, on October 29, 2014.  If you would like to contact Ellen Pansky, her website address is http://panskymarkle.com/ellen-pansky.html

 

 

 

Thank you to Madeline Di Nonno of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media for your MCLE presentation on September 30, 2014 on Gender Bias in Media and Entertainment. It engendered some interesting discussion!  If you are interested in finding out more about this organization, please visit this website:  www.seejane.org

 

 

Thank you to all who attended the Bench and Bar Dinner on August 5, 2014, which was co-sponsored by the Korean Community Lawyers Association (KCLA)

 

 

Thank you to all who attended the Appellate Justices Luncheon on June 14, 2014. 

 

Thank you to David Notowitz of the National Center for Audio and Video Forensics for your presentation on “Utilizing Video and Audio Evidence in Civil and Criminal Litigation” on May 28, 2014.  If you would like more information, or to contact Mr. Notowitz, please visit their website at www.ncavf.com

 

 

Thank you to Peter O. Israel, Esq. for your appealing lecture on Preserving the Record on Appeal and other Important Appellate Issues on April 23, 2014. 

 

Thank you Kenneth H. Lewis, Esq. for your lecture on DUI – What Every Civil Practitioner Should Know, on February 20, 2014.

 

Thank you to all who attended our Annual Day at the Races at Santa Anita Park on March 22, 2014.  We trust that a profitable time was had by all!

 

Thank you to all who attended our Annual Holiday Luncheon at El Cholo Mexican Restaurant.  An excellent time was had by all!

 

 

Thank you to Michael Chung for your MCLE presentation on November 12, 2013 about Legal Updates Affecting Businesses in California.  If you would like to contact Michael Chung, his website address is http://lo-mc.com/

 

Thank you to Ellen Pansky for your most ethical presentation on Conflict Waivers on October 9, 2013.  If you would like to contact Ellen Pansky, her website address is http://panskymarkle.com/ellen-pansky.html

 

Thank you to Michael Swarz of Globanet Consulting Services for your presentation on Electronic Discovery on September 11, 2013.  If you would like to contact Mr. Swarz, the Globanet website is www.globanet.com

 

 

Thank you to all who attended Frampton’s Guitar Circus at the Greek Theater on August 24, 2013.  We saw some guitar legends and all had a great time!

 

Thank you to all the Appellate Justices who attended our Appellate Justices Luncheon and thank you to Jessica Wethington McLean, Executive Director of “Bringing Back Broadway for your most informative lecture about the efforts to revitalize that part of Downtown.  If you want to keep informed about it, and maybe to help with it, please visit the Bringing Back Broadway website at   http://www.bringingbackbroadway.com/index.htm

 

 

Thank you to all who attended the Annual Bench and Bar Dinner on May 15, 2013, and thank you to all of the Superior Court Judges whose attendance helped make this joint event with the Korean Community Lawyers Association a great success. 

 

 

Thank you to all who attended our annual Day at the Races. We hope a profitable time was had by all.  Or most. Or some.  Certainly a FUN time was had by everyone!

 

 

Thank you to Judge Lawrence ("Larry") Crispo (Ret.), who spoke to our Association about One Hundred and Ten Days Before Trial. We greatly appreciate your continued involvement with our group.  Judge Crispo is available to preside at mediations, arbitrations, for discovery references and other matters.  For more information, and to contact Judge Crispo, please go to http://www.judgecrispo.com

  

Thank you to Dr. Kenneth Bachrach of the Tarzana Treatment Centers for your very informative lecture about Identifying and Treating Substance Abuse in Clients and Peers. For more information about the Tarzana Treatment Centers or to contact Dr. Bachrach, please visit this website: www.TarzanaTC.org

 

 

Thank you to all who attended our annual Holiday Luncheon at El Cholo on 12-14-12.  A fun time was had by all!

 

 

Thank you to CPA Gary Capata for your lecture on “Care and Feeding of your Expert Witness.” Our appetite for important expert information was sated!  If you would like to contact Mr. Capata, please visit his website at www.capatax.com 

 

Thank you to all who attended our annual Hollywood Bowl event on 7-29-12 which featured Mel Brooks’ “The Producers.”  It was great fun, and we got some tips on how to produce a Broadway musical and land in prison!

 

Thank you to Bruce Bennett of the Rand Corporation for your lecture at the Appellate Justices Luncheon on 6-6-12 about North Korea, China and the Nuclear Threat. Also thank you to all those who attended. 

 

 

Thank you to attorney Josh Keane of Blau & Associates who spoke about “The Importance of Insurance” at our April 17, 2012 MCLE Luncheon.

 

 

Thank you to private investigator Jack Badger who spoke to our Association about “Admissibility and Discovery of Private Investigator Reports and Ethical Issues.”  If you would like more information about his company’s services, please visit www.goldspartan.net     

 

 

Thank you to Honorable Retired Judge Lawrence ("Larry") Crispo, who spoke to our Association about the current ethical issues in mediation. We greatly appreciate your continued involvement with our group.   

 

 

Thank you to Appellate Law Specialist Peter Israel for your MCLE lecture on “Appellate Standards of Review.” We all found it quite appealing!    

 

 

Thank you to addiction specialist, forensic counselor and court liaison Perry Zimmerman for your candid lecture and discussion about Substance Abuse and its Impact on the Criminal Justice System.    

 

 

Thank you to all the Appellate Justices who attended our Appellate Justices Luncheon and thank you to Dr. Robert J. Brown of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for your lecture about advances in the field of pediatric oncology.

 

Thank you to attorney Michael Homeier for your lecture on “LLCs v. S Corporations.”  Choices, choices!   If you would like to contact Mr. Homeier, please visit his website at www.homeierlaw.com/homeier.m.html

 

 

Thank you to attorney Edward Lear for your lecture on The Legal Ethics of Social Media.  If you want to contact Mr. Lear, please visit his website at http://www.calstatebardefense.com/

 

 

Thank you to all of the Judges of the Los Angeles Superior Court who attended our recent Bench and Bar Dinner.  We appreciate your attendance and participation

 

 

Thank you to attorney Kenneth Lewis for your lecture about how to obtain, use and deal with Restraining Orders.  If you want to contact Mr. Lewis, you may reach him at 213-624-4904 or  please visit his website at http://www.losangeleslegaldefense.com .

 

 

Thank you to Dr. Jack Rothberg, M.D., Ph.D.  psychiatrist, neurologist and expert witness, for your fascinating presentation about the use of psychologists in civil and criminal trials.  If you would like to get in touch with Dr. Rothberg, you may reach him at 310-208-5776.

 

 

Thank you to Dr. Richard Anderson, President of The Doctors Company, for your timely and interesting presentation about the future of medical practice in the U.S.  Thank you to all the appellate court justices who attended our luncheon – we hope you enjoyed being our guests. 

 

 

Thank you to Joel Bennett, Esq. for your informative presentation about “The Pitfalls of Preparing for Trial.” If you want further information you may contact Mr. Bennett at his website – www.jrbennettlaw.com.

 

 

Thank you to Steven A. O’Rourke, Esq. for your their joint presentation about Alter Ego Law in California.  If you want further information you may contact Mr. O’Rourke at his website – www.calcorplaw.com.

 

 

Thank you to Amy Dow, Esq.  for speaking about “Bias Against Women in the Law,” which was equally enlightening to all who attended.  

 

Thank you to Ellen Pansky, Esq. for the presentation on "Common Ethical Problems Related to the Practice of Law." To contact Ms. Pansky, please visit her website at www.panskymarkle.com/eap.htm

 

 

Thank you to all of the Judges of the Los Angeles Superior Court who attended our recent Bench and Bar Dinner.  Hearing your viewpoints about the portrayal of the Judiciary in film and television media was most enlightening, and we appreciate your attendance and participation.

 

 

Thank you to Michael Bunda and Lexis-Nexis for their Search Engine Marketing for Lawyers presentation.  All who attended learned a lot!  

 

 

Thank you to Michael Swarz of eClaris for your presentation about the latest electronic discovery laws and technology.  For more information about eClaris, please visit their website at www.eclaris.com 

 

Congratulations to Christopher Marshall, our former President, who was recently appointed to a judgeship in the San Bernardino Superior Court.

Thank you to Edward O. Lear, Esq. for your "reely" interesting lecture on "Reel Justice" and general ethics issues. The Verdict is that all who attended enjoyed it.

Thank you to Joel Douglas, Esq. of the firm of Bonne, Bridges, Mueller, O'Keefe & Nichols for your highly ethical MCLE lecture on "The Ethics of Bluffing."

Thank you to Honorable Lee Smalley Edmon of the Los Angeles Superior Court, Civil, for your informative and interesting MCLE lecture on "What's Happening in the Superior Courts of L.A."

Thank you to Dr. William (Bill) Patzert, Oceanographer. Patzert is a scientist at the California Institute of Technology’s NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California and was our keynote speaker at our Annual Appellate Justices Luncheon. Great presentation Doc!
Dr. Patzert's biography:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/bios/patzert_bio.html

Thank you Judge Barry Russell, Chief Judge of the Bankruptcy Court, for your MCLE lecture to the Wilshire Bar on the new bankruptcy law.

Congrats Wilshire Bar Board Member Phil Putnam; elected to South Pasadena City Council. Phil Putnam is the former Mayor of South Pasadena.

Special thank you to our Association's photographer
John Michael Ferrari for his photographic event coverage.

Thank you to Honorable Retired Judge Lawrence ("Larry") Crispo, who spoke to our Association about the current issues in mediation.

Thank you to Richard P. Carlton, MPH, of the Education, Research and Development Section of the Lawyer Assistance Program of the State Bar of California. Mr. Carlton spoke on "The Common Pitfalls of Legal Practice: An examination of the substance abuse, mental health and stress challenges commonly encountered by legal professionals and the resources that are available to address these problems."

Thank you to licensed private investigator, Timothy Williams, Jr., who shared with our Association Ethical Issues Involved in Investigation in Civil Litigation. For more information about Mr. Williams, please visit WWW.TTWILLIAMSPI.COM.

Thank you to jury consultant Harry Plotkin, who spoke about seating a receptive jury. For information about Mr. Plotkin, and for some helpful jury selection information, please visit Your Next Jury.

Thank you to Julie Krone, racing Hall of Fame member and Triple Crown winning jockey, for her most interesting and inspiring talk at our annual Appellate Justices Luncheon, and thank you to all the Justices and Judges who attended.

Thank you to Peter Y. Stephan, CPA, for the wealth of information you provided about tax resolution issues. For further information, and to contact Mr. Stephan, please call him at 818-704-1443, or email at petercpa@sbcglobal.net.

Thank you Howard D. Rosen, Esq., of Donlevy-Rosen & Rosen, P.A., for your thorough presentation about asset protection. For more information about Mr. Rosen, please visit his website at www.protectyou.com/howardrosen.html

Thank you to all the Judges and Justices who attended our Appellate Justices Luncheon on June 4, 2009.  Thank you to Poet Laureate Nominee Bruce Sievers for your dynamic and inspiring poetry reading and lecture at the Luncheon.

 

 

 

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