Calendar of Events

All luncheons are held at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP, 2040 Main St., 2nd Floor, Irvine. There is free validated parking. The luncheons and the dinner qualify for MCLE credit. The luncheons are from noon to 1:30.

The cost of luncheons are prepaid for the year for Gold and Silver members, $25 with RSVP for Bronze members, $30 at the door for Bronze members, and $35 for all others. Lunches are free to Law Students.

The cost of the annual dinner is prepaid with membership for Gold members, $50 for Silver and Bronze members, $50 for guests of members, and $60 for all others. Students are $25, guests of students $50.

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Upcoming Events

July 15, 2010	Luncheon Speaker: Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, UCI Law School	12:00-1:30 pm Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP, 2040 Main St., 2nd Floor, Irvine
September, 2010	Annual Dinner	TBA

Past Events

June 24, 2010	Meet & Mingle with Dean Rasband
June 16, 2010	Luncheon Women in the Law Committee Presents: Entrepreneurial Aspects of Legal Careers
May 13, 2010	Luncheon Speaker: Norm Chow, UCLA Offensive Coordinator
March 30, 2010	Luncheon - Religion & The Law Symposium "Religion in the Desert and in the Law School" Featuring a debate between John C. Eastman, Former Dean Chapman Univ. School of Law and Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, UC Irvine, School of Law
January 21, 2010	Luncheon - Church-State Issues Facing Split-off Church Groups by Eric Sohlgren and Daniel Lula of Payne & Fears Eric Sohlgren and Daniel Lula, of Payne & Fears LLP, represent a number of religious entities in legal disputes with their parent organizations, including the Episcopal Church, that have taken them to the California and United States Supreme Courts, where they have explored novel and significant issues at the intersection of civil law and church law. Mr. Sohlgren and Mr. Lula will explain the historical and doctrinal background of the disputes, and take us through the twists and turns of litigating church-state issues which have required mastery of obscure Canon Law, but have immediate practical effect on the rights of religious organizations and worshippers in Orange County and across the country.
November 19, 2009	Luncheon - Speaker - Hon. Craig L. Griffin Craig L. Griffin, a recent JRCLS OC Chapter board member, will discuss his pathway to becoming a superior court judge, and point out some of the strategies to take in order to get there.
October 23, 2009	Annual Dinner - Speaker Kenneth Starr - 7:00 p.m. After practicing law, Kenneth Starr was appointed and served as a federal judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals. He was U.S. Solicitor General from 1989-1993. Starr was appointed to the Office of the Independent Counsel where he was involved in significant, historic investigations, including the Clinton impeachment investigation. Starr currently serves as Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law, and recently argued in favor of Proposition 8 before the Supreme Court of California. Note - a block of rooms has been reserved under J. Reuben Clark Law Society at a discounted rate of $175 if you would like to stay the night and enjoy the beautiful Hyatt resort!