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of the San Bernardino County Bar Association
Vol. 39, No. 6 Our 136th Year April 2011
From the
President’s Desk
by
John S. Lowenthal
The recent events in Japan are not only sobering but also serve as
another reminder of how fragile society and order can be when
placed under great duress. At the same time, the tragedy shines a
harsh light of perspective on our local budgetary and political woes.
While I in no way minimize them or their impact on people, I am
also reminded we still have much to be grateful for. To that end,
the focus of this month’s column is on some very positive things
— developments involving our members and courts.
In my first column I talked about challenges facing our association
and chief among them was re-districting; with San Bernardino,
Riverside and Imperial Counties joining San Diego County,
which has more lawyers than the other three combined. In an
effort to ensure the smaller counties have voice at the state level,
former SBCBA President Mike Scafiddi is running for a seat on
the State Bar Board of Governors. Mike has tremendous energy
and enthusiasm for the job; I support and applaud his efforts. He
has been formally endorsed by the San Bernardino County Bar
Association and I expect both Riverside and Imperial will follow
suit. The most important thing you can do to ensure representation
at the state level is VOTE. Our own Bryan Hartnell’s bid was
unsuccessful because the turnout was nothing less than dismal. If
you want local representation on the Board of Governors, cast your
ballot as soon as you get it in the mail. Ballots come out in April
and are not due until June. If you set it aside, figuring you have
plenty of time, chances are you will forget and not think about or
run across it again until it is too late. You can make a difference but
only if you vote.
During a time when most of what you read about lawyers and the
legal system is negative, the opportunity to write about recognizing
lawyers and judges for doing something positive is a treat. The
SBCBA’s Kaufman-Campbell award is given each year to a judge
or judges who have demonstrated the highest standards of judicial
excellence in the pursuit of justice while exemplifying courtesy,
integrity, wisdom and impartiality. I am pleased to announce the
2011 Kaufman-Campbell award will be presented to the Honorable
Manuel A. Ramirez, Presiding Justice of the 4th District Court of
Appeal, Division 2. After seven years as a deputy district attorney,
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The Workers’ Compensation Section of the
San Bernardino County Bar Association
“Risk vs. Cause in Internal
Medicine”
Arthur Lipper, M.D.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
12:00 noon – 1:15 p.m.
San Bernardino Law Library
Second Floor - Mezzanine
(Located at the Corner of 4th and D Streets,
San Bernardino, CA)
MCLE – One Hour
Lunch: Brown Bag (bring your own)
Cost $10.00 – Free to SBCBA members
All attorneys, judges, claims examiners, hearing
representatives, physicians, and medical billing
personnel are invited to attend. Membership
in SBCBA is not required. No marketing is
allowed.
RSVP: workcomp@sbcba.org
Contact Jon Brissman or WCALJ Petty for
any questions.
SBCBA 2011- 2012
Nominating Committee
In compliance with the SBCBA By-Laws, the
Nominating Committee for selecting the 2011-2012
Board is:
John S. Lowenthal, President, SBCBA;
Jennifer M. Guenther, SBCBA President-Elect;
Thomas W. Dominick, SBCBA Immediate President,
Judge Wilfred J. Schneider, Jr., SBCBA Past President;
Phillip Savage, IV.
Bar members are encouraged to submit names of
prospective nominees for our board of directors to
any member of the Nominating Committee for its
consideration by April 8, 2011.

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From the President’s Desk... (continued from page 1)
Manuel Ramirez was appointed to the
Municipal Court in 1983 by Governor
George Dukmejian. He was elevated to
the Superior Court in 1986 and served
until 1990 when Governor Dukmejian
appointed Justice Ramirez to his current
position. Since that time, he has served
with distinction, exhibiting all of the
qualities embodied by the award and its
namesakes.
Justice Ramirez is a most gracious
and willing ambassador for our justice
system and the importance of the law
and lawyers in civilized society and
how we live our daily lives. I have been
particularly impressed with his DCA
Outreach Program. Each year, Justice
Ramirez selects a high school with a
connection to the 4th District Court of
Appeal, ranging from a justice’s alma
mater to a member of the court staff’s
children go there. On the appointed
day, the justices and their staff travel
to the school and set up court. Court
then convenes and hears oral argument
in two matters. These are not mock
presentations but actual cases argued
by counsel of record and then decided
in the normal course. The justices take
questions from the audience and then
split up and visit classrooms, joined
by volunteer lawyers to talk to smaller
groups about whatever they want to
know about law, lawyers and the courts.
It serves to educate people early on about
the importance of the justice system and
how it impacts their lives every day. I
have been fortunate to participate in the
program and highly recommend it. On
behalf of the SBCBA and its members,
congratulations.
Congratulations are also in order for
SBCBA member Mike Bidart who
was recently named Cal-ABOTA Trial
Lawyer of the Year. The American
Board of Trial Advocates’ mission is
to foster improvement in the ethical
and technical standards of practice in
the field of advocacy to the end that
individual litigants may receive more
effective representation and the general
public be benefited by more efficient
administration of justice consistent with
time-tested and traditional principles
of litigation. It exists to elevate the
standards of integrity, honor and courtesy
in the legal profession and to aid in
further education and training of trial
lawyers; to work for the preservation
of our jury system; to improve methods
of procedure of our present trial court
system. Mike is a long time member
of the San Bernardino/Riverside
Chapter of ABOTA. Please join me in
congratulating Mike; as a fellow member
of the San Bernardino/Riverside Chapter
I can say without fear of contradiction
the recognition is well deserved and
long overdue.
Last month the local chapters of the
American Inns of Court held their joint
dinner at the Mission Inn. Retiring (now
retired) California Supreme Court Justice
Carlos Moreno was the guest speaker.
Justice Moreno spoke about the some of
the cases he was most proud of, many of
them controversial. In addition to giving
the audience behind the scenes insight
in connection with some of the court’s
high profile decisions, his message was
a reminder about how the law shapes
society and the responsibility we all have
because of that. I took Justice Moreno’s
remarks as a challenge to do what we
know is right rather than what may be
popular and to devote the full measure
of our skill, energy and integrity toward
everything we do as lawyers. I took it
to mean leave it all on the field, do what
is in the best interests of your client but
integrity, civility and professionalism
must not be compromised in the name of
zeal for a cause or result. Pretty good
advice.

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Fasten your seat belts — we’re off!
Books
50 ways to do More in Less Time
(Often with less money)
By Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek
1. Books are not antiquated, outmoded
objects. We love our Kindle on a cruise
(carrying tons of books on that small device
is sweet), but settling in with a book at home
in front of the fire is still a great experience
– and a glass of wine doesn’t hurt. No TV, no
computer, no smartphone – this will actually
enhance your learning and therefore your
productivity.
2. Google for Lawyers is a remarkable new
book by 1egal tech experts Mark Rosch and
Carole Leavitt (ABA, 2010). You have no
idea what Google can do for free until you
read this book.
3. Virtual lawyering Is booming and no
wonder. With jobs scarce, smart solos
are leveraging the cost savings of virtual
lawyering to begin their law practices. An
excellent resource is Virtual Law Practice:
How to Deliver Legal Services Online by
Stephanie Kimbro (ABA, 2010).
4. If you’re headed for the mid-large law firm
world and want to he ready, read Michael
Downey’s Introduction to Law Firm Practice
(ABA 2010). You’ll be more knowledgeable
and productive from day one.
5. Social Media for Lawyers: The Next
Frontier by Carolyn Elefant and Nicole
Black (ABA 2010) is a good way to get a
10,000 foot overview of this new frontier. If
you’re trying to get a handle on how to use
social media productively, reading this book
is a good first step.
Smartphones
6. Recognize their potential. Smartphones are
now computers — and very powerful ones at
that. With a flotilla of applications, you can
do many things faster on your Smartphone
and. your location is now irrelevant (except
if you’re using GPS apps).
7. You can also spend vast amounts of time
on time-sucking Smartphone games and app
applications. Resist that urge to increase
productivity.
8. Subscribe to www.lifehacker.com. If
what you receive doesn’t interest you, hit
delete, but this productivity site has carefully
followed tips for Smartphone use — and
many other “work harder, not smarter” tips.
Finding Jobs
9. Yes, they’re scarce. Career Counsel is
the official career resources website for the
American Bar Association. It gives you
access to a variety of legal resources as we1l
as information regarding the law industry,
continuing legal education, and law careers.
Go to www.abanet.org/careercounsel.
20. Don’t be a slave to geography. If times
aren’t good where you are, perhaps you need
to find your fortune elsewhere. Be flexible
and scatter your resume to the winds.
21. Learn to write real English. Those who
do hiring in law firms are irritated by the
inability of many law school graduates to
use the English language correctly — and
they despair of finding those who can write
it persuasively. Take inexpensive online
ELWOOD M. RICH
JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (RET.) JUDGE FOR 28 YEARS
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(951) 683-6762
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courses if you know you need to bone up.
22. Perfect your elevator speech, a 15– 30
second rendition of who you are and what
you do. Create a version for e-mail, too.
23. Get up to speed on social networking
– increasingly, leads to job and actual job
postings are there.
24. Don’t post anything on social media
you don’t want mom to read, the New York
Times to publish or your potential employer
to find.
Managing Your E-mail
25. You can do this. You must do this.
Otherwise, your work product and your
life will be a disorganized mess. Having
hundreds or thousands of e-mails in your
inbox does not constitute a system.
26. Get in the habit of emptying your Inbox
(or nearly emptying it) every day. Have an
appropriate, well-categorized folder structure
(and use it).
27. For speed and efficiency in filing, if
you‘re using Outlook, purchase our favorite
utility for e-mail management. SimplyFile
can be downloaded for free for a 30-day trial
here: For $39.95 a year, it’s a steal. With
more than 95% accuracy, it will guess which
folder your e-mail belongs in. And there is a
QuickPick list which almost always contains
the right folder. One caution: it takes a while
to index and “learn” your files — start the
indexing when you’re going to be gone
for a couple of hours as the software hogs
computing power while indexing.
28. Work smart. You don’t need to see or
hear your e-mail when you have something
serious to accomplish. Minimize it and turn
off the sound notification. It will be there
when you return to it. Really.
29. Have two e-mail accounts, one for
business and one for your personal stuff,
a free Hotmail Yahoo, Gmail account etc.
Make sure anything you order on1ine, or
anything you sign for online uses the personal
address — this will mean most of the Spain
will go there, keeping your business Inbox
mostly free of spam.
Utilities
30. FavBackup 2.0.2: lf you’re like us,
then you probably have multiple browsers
installed on your computer. If you’re looking
at upgrading your computer to Windows 7,
this tool provides an easy way to back up and
restore your web browser settings and other
data. FavBackup (www.favbrowser.com/
backup) is a free utility and supports Internet
Explorer 6-8, FireFox 2, 3, 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7;
Opera 9, 10, 10.5, and 10.6; Safari 3 and 4;
and Google Chrome 1-6.

April 2011
31. What used to be the Maxtor one Touch is
now the Seagate FreeAgent (what marketing
genius thought of that one?). But it is still the
one touch and the easiest way to back up your
computer to an external hard drive. $99.99
on the site, but there’s a helpful comparison
button where (as of this writing) you can get
it for $79.99 at Best Buy and Staples. Lots of
portable products from this manufacturer as
well. http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/
products/external/.
32. YouSendIt. Transmit large file attachments
without charge. The free offering is called
Lite and can transmit an attachment that is
up to 100 MB in size. There are premium
versions as well. Since a lot of ISPs limit
the size of attachments, YonSendIt is a great
alternative to “push” the occasional large
attachment. .
33. How do you manage Twitter? We
use TweetDeck, a free utility that helps
you organize Twitter and those you are
following. You follow specific subjects, see
who retweets your tweets or mentions you,
direct message fo1lowers, etc. TweetDeck
requires the installation of Adobe Air, which
needs full administrative access to your hard
disk. It is available at .
34. Evernote (www.evernote.com) makes
it easy to remember things big and small,
allowing you to capture everything you see
when using your computer, cell phone or
other mobile device. Using the program,
you can clip a web page, snap a photo or
grab a screenshot, and upload it to Evernote.
Once uploaded, everything you capture
is automatically processed, indexed and
made searchable. Evernote can integrate
with your web browser, or you can install
a small application on both Mac OS X and
Windows-based computers, or your iPhone,
iPod Touch, Blackberry, Palm Pre, or
Windows Mobil smartphone. To sign up for a
free account, visit Evernote’s website at .
35. Copy2Contact – This used to be
Anagram (does anything stay the same in
legal tech?). This allows you to capture
contact information from e-mails – it also
allows you to turn the e-mail into a task or a
calendar entry. There’s a free 14 day trial and
it s $39.95 to buy.
36. What do we like for an all-inclusive
security package? Kaspersky is a good choice.
Try Kasperskv Internet Security 2011 at http:
//usa.kaspersky.com/products-services/
home-computer-security/internet-security.
Hot, new and useful
37. The MacBook Air 11". To our friend and
Apple fanboy Brett Burney, this is the perfect
balance of size and power. It’s basically the
Apple netbook. So tiny, so portable, and so
Mac. If its initial debut bugs get worked out,
it’s a keeper.
www.sbcba.org
38. Legal Talk Network — LTN has really
gathered steam in the last year – it now has
hundreds of free podcasts on all imaginable
legal subjects at your fingertips, including
the authors’ own Digital Detectives podcast.
Learn while you drive, exercise, etc.
39. Get Acrobat X for less – Buy Acrobat 7
Standard on eBay for $45-$80. Upgrade on
Adobe’s site to Acrobat X Pro. You could
get the software for $244 instead ofthe retail
price of $449.
Save Money and Time
40. Learn how to spend as little as
possible when you have to spend
– leverage free Internet pricing engines like
Pricegrabber.com, Shopper.com, and Google
Product Search.
41. Free phone service, including longdistance
and international calls to Canada,
Mexico, and several European countries
including free conferencing? You bet, with
Skype.com.
42. If you re all about “free,” check open
source software at .
43. Check out legal product reviews on
– often a good source of deals as well.
44. The ABA’s Legal Technology Resource
Center is the Consumer Reports of legal tech.
They have “no dog in the hunt” and their
annual survey of how lawyers use legal tech
will let you know where you stand. They also
have terrific feature/price comparison charts
for many kinds of legal software.
Time Management
45. Most things that take less than five
minutes should be done right away.
46. Something you DREAD doing? Do it
first. Compel yourself. Your day will be
much nicer when it’s over.
47. Get up and walk around. Do not be
manacled to the keyboard. Do some yoga.
Walk down the hall to ask a colleague a
question rather than e-mailing. Get some
sun. We have too large a population of pastyfaced
technophiles with lousy posture, bad
backs and a body mass index that makes their
doctors cry.
48. Find a way of managing tasks that works
for you and stick to it – and reminders are
critical. You can do tius simply by using
the Tasks feature of Outlook – and setting
reminders. A good trick, as you go through
your reminders each morning is to leave up
the six most important things to get done that
day. It is psychologically gratifying to see
them disappear.
49. Do not let ALL blog posts, news items,
etc. come into your Inbox. They will distract
you. Create a rule in Outlook to file them in
a ‘to be read” file. You can read them after
you’ve finished the tasks you‘ve been putting
off
50. Another way to keep unnecessary mail
out of your e-mail – subscribe to RSS feeds
and send everything to Google Reader – visit
one or twice a day to keep yourself abreast.
And one bonus tip . . .
51. Can’t find a document you know is
on your machine? Use Google Desktop to
search — free and easy.
There you have it. Go forth and be productive,
saving money at the same time.
© 2006 Sensei Enterprises. Inc.
The authors are the President and Vice
President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc., a legal
technology and computer forensics firm
based in Fairfax, VA. 703-359-0700 (phone)
www.senseient.com
APRIL MEETING
Date & Time:
IE Law’s April meeting will
be held at the 66ers game on
Friday, April 22, 2011.
This will be a great opportunity
for networking!
RSVP to Karen Feld at
kfeld@lbbslaw.com by April 15.
Please RSVP to:
Karen Feld at
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
Direct dial: (909) 381-7142
For further information,
email Karen Feld at
kfeld@lbbslaw.com
Check out our web page:
www.ielaw.us
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6 San Bernardino County Bar Association April 2011
IVJC Event
Inland Valleys Justice Center “IVJC”
IVJC invites you to a one day course on
“How to Mediate Your Litigated Case”
This course will focus on the essential
tools required to successfully
“Mediate your Litigated Cases”
When: Saturday May 21st
Bob will explain the 3 rules of mediating these cases,
the 3 questions you must ask in caucus, and most
importantly, why you must always follow these rules,
and always ask these questions. Specific, practical ideas
with examples will be provided for attendees they can
be incorporated immediately into his or her repertoire.
Finally, the course will focus on negotiation, with
specific tips as to how to get the negotiation started
toward a path to settlement, and specific techniques to
keep the negotiation on track. The course will be
organic and interactive, focusing less on the theoretical
and more on the specific ways that professional
mediators help the parties achieve a settlement.
Case outline supplied to all participants
Approved for 4.25 MCLE Credits
BobTessier is a California attorney since
1986 and a mediator since 1994.
He has successfully mediated hundreds of
litigated disputes in the areas of
personal injury, product liability,
professional negligence, real estate,
business and partnership disputes, trust
and estates, and Fair Debt Collection
matters.
He has earned the respect of his peers
through an AV rating for professionalism
and integrity in his practice and as a
mediator with Judicate West.
“Bob is back by popular demand and seats are limited”
When: Saturday May 21st Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Where: IVJC 3175-E Sedona Court , Ontario CA
Registration Fee:
Early Bird Special before May 1, 2011 -$175.00
Fee After May 1st and at the door -$ 225.00
Payable to "IVJC"
Please note on the check in the memo section: Mediating Litigated Course
Mail checks to:
3175-E Sedona Court Ontario CA 91764
RSVP to Kym Adams, Program Director (909) 581-6014
or e-mail: KymAdamsIVJC@gmail.com
Inland Valleys Justice Center "IVJC"
www.IVJC.org

April 2011
“The oldest continuously active bar association in California”
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HIGH DESERT BAR ASSOCIATION NEWS
By Jennifer Medeiros, HDBA President
We were honored to have
Presiding Judge Elwell and
Assistant Presiding Judge Ron
Christianson at our March 8th High
Desert Bar Board meeting. We were
given updates on the status of the
search for more courtroom space in
Victorville.
Pictures of the HDBA Installation
of Officers have been posted to our
Facebook Page. Check out High
Desert Bar Association on Facebook.
“Like” our page to get updates on
our MCLE meetings. Most of our
MCLE’s are held over the lunch
hour, however recently our criminal
law section hosted a breakfast
meeting presented by Deputy District
Attorney Kathy DiDonato regarding
changes in sexual offender laws.
We have an upcoming MCLE in
April organized by Sharon Brunner
with a presentation by the Court
Facilitator’s Office.
On Sunday, May 1, 2011 we will
celebrate Law Day by setting up
shop at the Mall of Victor Valley
in Victorville between 11 a.m. and
4 p.m. We will have attorneys from
every practice area giving free legal
advice to the public. This annual
event is much anticipated by the
community and last year we helped
over 120 people. We are looking
for attorneys to make this event a
success. If you can donate an hour
or two please contact me at Medeiros
& Associates, Lawyers (760) 241-
1234.
(March 18, 2011) Front row: Janet Hilke, Assistant Presiding Judge Ron Christianson,
Presiding Judge Doug Elwell, Sandy Turner. Middle row: Wil Mullins, Jennifer Medeiros,
Kerrie Justice, Kathleen DiDonato, Lynne Glickstein. Back row: Russ Kiner, Stephanie R.
St. John, Sharon Brunner, Brian Morgan, Kyle Wooldridge.
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The 2011 Red Mass
will be held on
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
at 6:00 p.m. at
Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral
2525 N Arrowhead Ave
San Bernardino, CA 92405
For more information, please call
Jacqueline Carey-Wilson
at 909-387-4334

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SAVE
THE DATE
of the Riverside County Bar Association
Cordially invite you to attend
THE 3RD ANNUAL
CELEBRATING EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE
WINE & CHEESE BENEFIT EVENT
Thursday, April 28, 2011
4:30 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Riverside City Hall, Grier Pavilion
3900 Main Street, 7th Floor
Riverside CA 92522
Contact: Jennifer Jilk, Resource Development Director
(951) 774-4402 | jjilk@icls.org
Formal Invitation to Follow

April 2011
www.sbcba.org
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Inland Empire Attorney Richard Marca Inducted into ABOTA
Gresham
Savage
Shareholder, Richard
Marca, has been inducted
into the American Board of
Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
under the rank of “Associate.”
This prestigious group of trial
lawyers has been active since
1957, and seeks to preserve
and protect the right to a jury
trial. Membership consists of
some of the most distinguished
trial lawyers in the country and
occurs only upon nomination
and approval by the local chapter and the ABOTA National
Board of Directors. Those that are inducted as Associates
must have have tried a minimum of twenty civil jury trials
to a jury verdict as lead counsel or achieved the requisite
number of jury trial experience equivalency points.
Members are also recognized as being trial lawyers of high
personal character with honorable reputations.
Mr. Marca has been practicing law for 24 years in
Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and Co- Chairs
the Labor & Employment Law Practice Group at Gresham
Savage. His practice involves frequent counsel to employers
of all sizes on compliance with state and federal employment
laws and regulations, litigation prevention and representation
before most governmental agencies and courts. He is also a
successful trial lawyer and business litigator having tried to
verdict a wide variety of business and employment disputes.
Mr. Marca also serves as outside General Counsel to
various business entities in the manufacturing, distribution
and construction industries within the Inland Southern
California region, where he provides his clients general
counsel advice and the coordination of services from the
firm’s several specialized practice areas.
With a 100-year track record of winning strategies and
winning cases, Gresham Savage is the widely recognized
leader for business, litigation, labor and employment, real
estate, environmental and land use law in the Inland Southern
California region. The firm’s many attorneys, with offices in
both San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, CA, provide
counsel to local, regional and Fortune 500 companies.

10 San Bernardino County Bar Association April 2011
April Foolishness
The following quotations are taken from
official court records across the nation,
over the years, showing how even the
slightest unwitting comment is preserved for
posterity in a court of law. (Go ahead, send
me a letter. They’re still funny.)
Lawyer: “Now, Mrs. Johnson, how was
your first marriage terminated?”
Witness: “By death.”
Lawyer: “And by whose death was it
terminated?”
•
Accused, Defending His Own Case: “Did
you get a good look at my face when I
took your purse?” (This defendant was
found guilty and sentenced to ten years in
jail.)
•
Lawyer: “Can you describe what the
person who attacked you looked like?”
Witness: “No. He was wearing a mask.”
Lawyer: “What was he wearing under the
mask?”
Witness: “Er...his face.”
•
Lawyer: “How old is your son, the one
living with you?”
Witness: “Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I
can’t remember which.”
Lawyer: “How long has he lived with
you?”
Witness: “Forty-five years.”
•
Lawyer: “What was the first thing your
husband said to you when he woke that
morning?”
Witness: “He said, ‘Where am I, Cathy?’”
Lawyer: “And why did that upset you?”
Witness: “My name is Susan.”
•
Lawyer: “Now sir, I’m sure you are an
intelligent and honest man--”
Witness: “Thank you. If I weren’t under
oath, I’d return the compliment.”
•
Lawyer: “Do you know how far pregnant
you are now?”
Witness: “I’ll be three months November 6.”
Lawyer: “Apparently, then, the date of
conception was August 6?”
Witness: “Yes.”
Lawyer: “What were you doing at that
time?”
•
Lawyer: “How many times have you
committed suicide?”
Witness: “Four times.”
•
Lawyer: “You say that the stairs went
down to the basement?”
Witness: “Yes.”
Lawyer: “And these stairs, did they go up
also?”
•
Lawyer: “Have you lived in this town all
your life?”
Witness: “Not yet.”
•
Fisher v. Lowe
122 Mich.App. 418, 33 N.W.2d 67
(1983)
Syllabus
A wayward Chevy struck a tree
Whose owner sued defendants three.
He sued car’s owner, driver two,
And insurer for what was due
For his oak tree that now may bear
A lasting need for tender care.
The Oakland County Circuit Court,
John N. O’Brien, J., set forth
The judgment that defendants sought
And quickly an appeal was brought.
Court of Appeals, J.H. Gillis, J.,
Gave thought and then had this to say:
1) There is no liability
Since No-Fault grants immunity;
2) No jurisdiction can be found
Where process service is unsound;
And thus the judgment, as it’s termed,
Is due to be, and is, Affirmed.
Opinion
Before BRONSON, P.J., and V.J.
BRENNAN and J.H. GILLIS, JJ.
J.H. GILLIS, Judge.
We thought that we would never see
A suit to compensate a tree.
A suit whose claim in tort is prest
Upon a mangled tree’s behest;
A tree whose battered trunk was prest
Against a Chevy’s crumpled crest;
A tree that faces each new day
With bark and limb in disarray;
A tree that may forever bear
A lasting need for tender care.
Flora lovers though we three,
We must uphold the court’s decree.
Judgment affirmed.
Lawyer: (realizing he was on the verge of
asking a stupid question) “Your Honor, I’d
like to strike the next question.”
•
Lawyer: “Did you ever stay all night with
this man in New York?”
Witness: “I refuse to answer that question.
Lawyer: “Did you ever stay all night with
this man in Chicago?”
Witness: “I refuse to answer that question.
Lawyer: “Did you ever stay all night with
this man in Miami?”
Witness: “No.”
•
Lawyer: “Doctor, how many autopsies
have you performed on dead people?”
Witness: “All my autopsies have been
performed on dead people.”
•
Lawyer: “What happened then?”
Witness: “He told me, he says, ‘I have to
kill you because you can identify me.’”
Lawyer: “Did he kill you?”
Witness: “No.”
•
The Court: “Now, as we begin, I must ask
you to banish all present information and
prejudice from your minds, if you have
any.”
•
Lawyer: “When he went, had you gone
and had she, if she wanted to and were
able, for the time being excluding all the
restraints on her not to go, gone also,
would he have brought you, meaning you
and she, with him to the station?”
Other Lawyer: “Objection. That question
should be taken out and shot.”
What was that?
Lawyer: “Do you have any children or
anything of that kind?”
Lawyer: “The youngest son, the 20 year
old, how old is he?”
Lawyer: “You don’t know what it was,
and you didn’t know what it looked like,
but can you describe it?”
Lawyer: “You were there until the time
you left, is that true?”
Lawyer: “So you were gone until you
returned?”
Lawyer: “Were you alone or by yourself?”
Lawyer: “How long have you been a
French Canadian?”
Stolen from Gavel2Gavel [gavel2gavel.com]

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The San Bernardino
County Bar Association
Fee Arbitration Program
needs your help NOW!
We have a need for additional
fee arbitrators practicing in the
following fields of law:
Family Law, Loan
Modifications,
Criminal Law, and
Employment Law
Please call Claire
at (909)885-1986
or send an email to
Claire@sbcba.org.
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Please call Tina at
(909)884-0273 or send an
email to tina@sbcba.org.

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SERVICES
CONFERENCE ROOM AVAILABLE for rent in Victorville. $100
to $150 per day. Call Shirley at Medeiros & Associates (760) 245-
4034. 14390 Park Avenue in Victorville. www.medeiroslaw.com.
LEGAL DOCUMENT PREPARATION SERVICE, DOCUMENT
SOLUTIONS INC. 3877 12th St., Riverside, www.yourdocsolutions.co
m. - Contract Attorney Services: Family law, Immigration, Medical
Summaries, Trial Notebooks - Assistance at trial, Transcription and
E-filing Assistance and much more - Process Service (Riverside &
San Bernardino Counties) - Notary Services. Licensed and bonded.
Rush Service available (Same/Next day) (951) 684-8440
GARRY GROTEWOLD PI Licensed PI (Lic. No. 25957) & Reg’d
Process Server (Lic. No. 1126) Crim. Def. Investigations, Civil Lit.
Cases, Witness Locates, Interviews & Statements, Workplace/EEO
Investigations, Skip Tracing, Prof’l Service of Process – Done right
the first time! 35 years experience – Retired Criminal Investigator
(US Dept of Justice) Providing prof. assistance to attorneys,
assisting with complex cases & logistics. (909) 979-7305 direct
909/570-9191 fax website: www.GrotewoldPI.com
RODRIGO LAW FIRM practice areas include, Bankruptcy (ch. 7 &
13), criminal and family law. Available for special appearances at
competitive rates. Call Aruna Rodrigo at 909/456-8833, or email to
aprodrigo@rodrigolawfirm.com
CONFERENCE ROOMS FOR RENT - $100-$200 per day in
Redlands. Meetings, Depos, Interviews, Conf. center. Beautiful,
themed, spacious conf. rooms for 4-25 people. Receptionist,
luxurious waiting area, coffee, snacks, refreshments, Wi-Fi & electric
outlet. Copying/faxing, whiteboard/flip chart, notepads & pens also
included. Power point, DVD, audio-visual support on site. Optional
admin., notary and lunch/dinner service available. Call Tracie - RAMS
- 909/798-4554 - 1710A Plum Lane, Redlands. rams@mediate.com
- www.mediate.com/rams.
THE LAW OFFICE OF STEPHEN J. HANSEN, in Chino, handles
Family Law, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, and DUI defense. I am
available for special appearances at reasonable rates. My phone
is 909/393-1876, Fax 951-270-1935.
EXPERIENCED TRIAL ATTORNEY AVAILABLE. The Law Offices
of Robert G. McCoy & Associates, P.C. would like to announce the
association of Bill Vaughan, Esq. Bill Vaughan, former Senior Trial
Counsel for Progressive Insurance Company, is available to take
over personal injury and civil cases that are ready to go to trial. He
has handled over 17 jury trials. Phone: 909/467-1169
MITCHELL W. COX INVESTIGATIONS: Criminal Def. Personal
Injury, Accident Investigation, Evidence Photography. Retired
CHP. PI License #24367. 909/387-0077. www.coxpi.com
CPA FORENSIC ACCOUNTANT, Howard E. Friedman. Business
Valuations, Cash Flow, Separate vs. Community Property Tracing.
Court-Appointed Expert, Receiver, Special Master. Call 909/889-
8819 Fax 909-889-2409 454 N. Arrowhead Ave., San Bdno, CA
92401.
FREEDOM INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES, INC. CA Certified
Paralegal. No law enforcement background. Experience in most
investigation. What is your need? KJS@freedomPIinc.com 909/
835-6168 PI #25892
ALAN R. SIMS APPRAISING - Commercial, Residential,
Estates, Litigation, Divorce, Ins., M&E. 909/584-8820.
Appraiser@alansims.com
Intellectual Property Attorney / Patents, Trademarks,
Copyrights: Available for advising, preparation and prosecution of
patent and trademark applications, and copyright registrations. Call
the Law Offices of Colin D. Rasmussen: 909/653-6607 (phone);
909/824-6319 (fax); email - ascusiplaw@sbcglobal.net.
HI-CALIBER PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS: We are a State
licensed & insured private investigations firm. We are now located
in historical downtown Redlands. We are National Board Certified
in Criminal Defense. We also do family & civil law.(Ca Lic 23442.)
18 E. State St., #208, Redlands, CA 92373. Our new phone: 909/
792-0999; www.hi-caliber.org
LAW OFFICE OF CHRISTIAN ANYIAM: Full service law practice
handling civil, family, real estate, labor/emp., PI, immigration, and
contract law. We also make special court appearances. Call 909/
383-9500.
CREATIVE FINANCE - Real Estate Only! Hard Money / Private
Money Lenders. Residential, commercial, land & construction
completion. In probate, foreclosure, or bankruptcy OK (w/Court
OK). Save the property, loosen up operating capital. Title in trust,
corp., or foreign ownership is O.K.! Call JOHN 951/536-7641 or
jlauziere@msn.com
CPA W/ 30+ YRS EXP. available to advise and testify on:
• Real Estate /Partnership Taxation and accounting issues.
• Real estate syndication and management issues
• Real estate finance matters. Please call or email for CV: 310/
476-5987 or email Jeff.FrombergCPA@gmail.com
Larsen AVR Group, Inc. Full Service Private Investigations Firm.
Offices in L.A. & Claremont. www.larsenavrgroup.net 213/533-
8440 or (818)326-2202.
MORTGAGE CONSULTANT to attys, not as agent. Will review
loan apps, escrow, loan commitments for possible modifications.
Review w/TILA lawsuits in mind. CPA backgrnd. Financial review,
proforma financial statemnts get realistic client picture. Discreet,
reliable, refs. Will travel, low hrly rates. Thomas: thomasbroker@
roadrunner.com
WORKER’S COMP DENIED? We can write your “medical necessity”
letter and obtain peer review within 48 hours. Over 4000 cases
reviewed. Ted Wyman, MD 909-725-6866.
LEGAL NURSE BETTY REVIEWS MEDICAL RECORDS. Our team
takes boxes (or boxcars) full of Medical Records, turning them into
effective, unbiased, attorney-friendly work products. Legal Nurse
Betty, Inc., a Certified Legal Nurse Consulting Firm, is dedicated
to quality work and long-term business relationships in the San
Bernardino County area. Call 951-551-4722 or LegalNurseBetty@
roadrunner.com
CLASSIFIED ADS
JUDGMENT COLLECTION California courts have inherent and
statutory power to compel obedience to their judgments, orders &
process. CCP 128(a)(4), 177; Professional judgment enforcement
since 1999. Steve Alldis, JD 760-946-5259.
MORTGAGE FINANCE EXPERT: Teresa Tims, Senior Mortgage
Consultant w/ South Pacific Financial, a Mortgage Banker in the
Inland Empire for 25 years, Is available to consult with your clients
when a home loan professional Is needed. Teresa specializes
in residential mortgages of all types; FHA,VA,Conv., CalPERS,
CalStrs, CalHFA, HART. Visit Teresa at WWW.teresatims.com or
call 909/821-3093.
EXP’D LITIGATION/PROBATE ATTY avail. for contract work
(depositions, trial prep, pleadings etc.) Also avail. for in person court
appear. in Riverside County (Indio) and San Bdno County (Redlands)
or other court-call appear. at other locations. Call Flint Murfitt 909/
557-4447 or 760/320-6008.
ATTORNEY w/more than 10 years exp. in Civil Litigation, Real
Estate, Business Litigation and Appeals. avail. for research/writing
projects, law & motion, depos, discovery, and appearances. Glenn A.
Williams - 951/817-7829.
FAMILY LAW - CIVIL LIT. ATTORNEY avail. for contract work: court
hearings, research, trial assist., prep of motions, mediations. Ugo-
Harris Ejike: 909/890-9082.
FORENSIC DNA TESTING - Human Identification Technologies,
Inc., 2-4 wk turnaround time w/single scientist representation &
extensive law enf. lab exp. Court ready DNA testing results. Free
Est. 909/557-1828. Located in Redlands, CA. HITDNA.com or
info@hitdna.com
LEGAL SECRETARY, Ellie’s Legal Secretarial Service, 350 W
5th St., #202, S.B. CA, 35 years exp. Prep of most court forms,
Guardianships, Fam Law, Evictions, Grant Deeds, Restraining
Orders, Notary Public. 909/885-1725.
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL APPEALS & WRITS. Stanley W. Hodge,
Attorney at Law. 15490 Civic Dr. #204 Victorville, CA 92392 760/951-
8773.
EXP’D FAMILY LAW PARALEGAL / Legal Secretary available on
a contract basis. For immediate assistance, call (951)734-6524 or
e-mail Slopez7267@aol.com.
OFFICE SPACE
DOWNTOWN REDLANDS OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE. Office
with view and receptionist/waiting room area available. Shared
conference room. Fully maintained building located in the Citibank
Building downtown Redlands. $850 per month. Great space for
attorney, accountant, insurance, or commuting professional. Attn.
Office Manager, E-mail: lisa.stinson@verizon.net, Tel. (909) 792-
5882; Fax: (909) 792-5150.
OFFICE SUITES AVAILABLE: Riverside County Bar Association
Building, 4129 Main Street, Riverside Downtown Justice Center.
Contact Sue Burns at (951)682-1015.
DOWNTOWN RIVERSIDE OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE. Office
space available in historic house in downtown Riverside within
walking distance from the Riverside court houses. Asphalted
parking available in the back. Perfect for the new attorney or
someone looking to start out. Reasonable monthly rates and no
long term lease agreement required. Call (951) 686-1010 or email
to FamilyLawCalifornia@yahoo.com.
DOWNTOWN RIVERSIDE - 1 BLOCK FROM COURT COMPLEX.
Full service office space available. Inns of Court Law Building.
Contact Vincent P. Nolan (951) 788-1747, Frank S. Peasley (951)
369-0818 or Maggie Wilkerson (951) 206-0292.
ATTORNEY. Well established Apple Valley Law Firm seeks
attorney to share office space. Opportunity to expand your area
of practice and possible overflow work. Fax resume to 760-240-
8865.
FOR RENT: Small office & optional sec. space avail. close to
Riverside Crthse. Starting at $500.00. Inc. receptionist, conf. rm,
access to firm’s lib. resources, free parking, all utilities (except
phone), storage space. Prof. environment. Ideal for attorney or
CPA. We also provide virtual offices & conf. rm rentals. CALL 951-
369-9300 ask for office mgr.
DOWNTOWN REDLANDS OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE. Office
w/view & receptionist/waiting rm area avail. Shared conf. rm.
Fully maintained bldg located in the Citibank Building downtown
Redlands. $1,500 per month. Great for atty, accountant, insurance,
or professional. Attn. Office Manager, Betty Auton-Beck, APLC,
300 E. State Street, Suite 200, Redlands, CA 92373, E-mail:
bauton.beck@verizon.net or lisa.stinson@verizon.net, Tel. (909)
792-5882; Fax: (909) 792-5150.
BANKRUPTCY, CIVIL OR CRIMINAL ATTORNEYS: Need a
place to meet your high desert clients, but don’t need a full office?
Single designated office avail. in small family law firm - reasonable
monthly rate.One block from V.V. Crthse. Secretarial services not
inc. Call Jenine at 760-245-3220.
FOR RENT: Directly across street from Victorville Courthouse.
3055 sq. ft.; OR 16,555 sq. ft. single story, stand alone building.
Call 760/244-2740 or 760/243-4135.
WELDON L. BROWN
COMPANY
INC.
ATTORNEYS WANTED! Downtown San Bdno., across from the
court house. Office space avail. 250 to 7500 sq.ft. Well main. bldg
w/County, Law offices and Court offices. Ample parking. 800/398-
4210.
OFFICE FOR RENT- FURNISHED. Spacious Redlands office,
furniture included, kitchen/conference room privileges, internet
access, fax/copier use available. Secretarial space also available.
Contact 909/798-7911.
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT Legal office suite with mtn view; 3
attorney offices, secretarial, reception, and kitchen. Fully furnished
and decorated; computer, copier and phone can be included.
Prime downtown San Bdno location; walking distance from San
Bdno Court. Secure building with parking. Please contact Aurora
Alonzo at 909/888-2211.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA OFFICE SPACE available. Walking
distance to the Ranch Cucamonga Superior Court House. The
lease can be the first floor of approx. 3,500 sq. ft. or can be
subdivided into 2 offices of approx. 1,200 sq. ft. and 2,300 sq. ft.
CONTACT Brit Barker at 909/980-1996.
DOWNTOWN RIVERSIDE. New Construction. Contemporary
Live/Work units on Market St., blocks away from the Inland
Justice Center. Professional office suites 185-615 square feet
with attached 2BD/2BA beautiful upgraded apartment and garage.
Prices from $2442/month. Call 951/686-7100.
FOR SALE: Redlands Office Building, 1174 Nevada Street (off
Orange Tree Lane). 8,070 Square feet, with 5,100 sq. ft available
on ground floor for owner/usesr occupancy. Asking $1,500,000.00.
Will review all offers. Roger Thompson, Wallendar Commercial RE.
909/792-3550 X 2.
SAN BERNARDINO OFFICE SPACE 2055 sq ft with 4 private
offices on the 2nd floor of downtown bldg. Across the street from
the County Courthouse. $1,900 mo. Disc. rates for long term lease.
Also 1 individual office on 1st floor avail. for $300/mo. Contact RC
Chavez at 909/224-4926 or rc@rcchavez.com.
COLTON PROF’L OFFICE BLDG. Exec. Suites avail. for lease
on a full services gross basis. Lease inc. min. recept. duties. Great
space for atty., accountant, ins., escrow, or prof’l user. 595 N. La
Cadena Dr., Colton, CA. Roger Thompson, Wallender Com’l Real
Est. 909/792-3550 x2.
EMPLOYMENT
APPLE VALLEY LAW OFFICE seeks certified paralegal
with experience in family law and probate Fax or Email
resumes Attn: Roberta Taylor 760-242-3220 or clientserv
ices@rltlaw.com
SEEKING ESTATE PLANNING AND CORPORATE
PARALEGAL. Redlands Law Office seeks a part time
estate planning and corporate paralegal with a minimum
of two-years’ experience in drafting estate planning
documents, deeds and preparing all transactional
documents related to corporations, partnerships, LLCs
and annual documents. Must be organized, and have
excellent writing and verbal skills. Compensation
commensurate with experience. Please submit resume to
Betty Auton-Beck, A Professional Law Corporation, Attn.
Office Manager, 300 E. State Street, Suite 200, Redlands,
CA 92373, E-mail: lisa.stinson@verizon.net Fax: (909)
792-5150.
EXPERIENCED ESTATE PLANNING PARALEGAL
needed to assist with preparation of Trust and other Estate
Planning documents. Must be familiar with the CAPS
program. Please fax resume to 951-369-9310.
NOTICES
CONFIDENTIAL HELP Judges & Attys in trouble w/alcohol, drugs.
800/222-0767; 909/683-4030, 24 hours - 7 days a week.
SBCBA Members: Advertise FREE for 3 mo. in Classifieds.
Continue ad for $10 per month in advance. 909/885-1986 or email
bulletin@sbcba.org.
CONFERENCE ROOM AVAILABLE for depos, etc. at SBCBA
office. 1 block from courthouse. $100 day; $50 half day. Discount
rates to SBCBA members: 50% off day rate; free for conferences 1
hour or less. Call 909/885-1986.
WANT A WEEKEND AWAY WITH MINIMUM DRIVING TIME?
Beautiful 2,200 sq ft retreat in GreenValley Lake. 3 Bdrms, 2 full
baths, fireplace. Sleeps 12-14. Huge pool room with regulation
table, dart board, card/game table. Cable TV. Full kit w/ all amenities.
All linens included. Big backyard; outdoor Spa seats 6; parking
for 6 cars; located right on main road. 1/2 mile walk to stores and
lake (rowboat included!). $300/ $350/ $400 weekdays/ weekends/
holidays per night, 7 day stay gets one free night. (Special rates
may be available in Spring - call for information.) To reserve
your weekend, call 909/867-4182. (See photos here: http:
//www.vrbo.com/133847#)
Weldon L. Brown
• State Court Receiver
• Trustee
• Referee
• Member of California
Receivers Forum
5029 LaMart Drive / Riverside, CA 92507
(951) 682-5454 • (909) 824-5650 • Fax (951) 788-8718
www.weldonbrown.com

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food from the bar
• Inland Empire Legal Association of Women
• Inland Counties Association of Paralegals
• Riverside County Bar Association
• San Bernardino County Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Inns of Court
• Western Region Bar Association
The local bar associations listed above are engaged in a competition with
each other to raise money, donate food and volunteer time at our Inland
Empire food bank. Each bar association will have food bins where members
can donate food. Donations can go directly to the bar association with a
designation of FFTB. People can arrange to volunteer with the food bank and
credit goes to the organization of their choice. The winning bar association
will get the annual rotating prize.
Food bin location for SBCBA:
555 North Arrowhead Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92401
Four weeks during spring: March 27 - April 27, 2011
Contact: Christine Warner 909/884-0273
Towards the middle of the year, food banks will run out of food. Statistics
show that 12% of our residents do not know where their next meal is coming
from. Spring and summer breaks mean that children cannot rely on school
meals for their basic sustenance. Donations have decreased with the tight
economy and demand outstrips supply.
Our community needs our help so let’s work together to make this the biggest
food drive of the year.
Please call us to find out how to donate money or volunteer your time!

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BULLETIN
of the
San Bernardino County
Bar Association
Workers’ Compensation/Social Security Disability Issue?
MAYBE WE CAN HELP!
“California’s Oldest Continuously Active
Bar Association”
Organized December 11, 1875
In Affiliation with the
High Desert Bar Association
2010-2011 Board of Directors
OFFICERS
John S. Lowenthal
President
Jennifer M. Guenther
President-Elect
Khymberli S. Apaloo
Vice-President
Bradley R. White
Secretary-Treasurer
Thomas W. Dominick
Immediate Past President
DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE
Hon. Diane I. Anderson
Kevin B. Bevins
Victor J. Herrera
Barbara A. Keough
Jack B. Osborn
M. Wayne Tucker
Sandy L. Turner
John R. Zitny
Donald F. Cash, Donna V. Siofele, Francisco T. Silva, Darla A. Cunningham, Scott M. Rubel
We have over 50 years of experience in representing injured and disabled workers before the
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board and Social Security Administration. If you have clients who
need help with Workers’ Compensation or Social Security problems, please have them call our
office for a free consultation. We pay referral fees in accordance with State Bar Rule 2-200(A).
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW CERTIFIED SPECIALISTS
STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA / BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION
Lerner, Moore, Silva, Cunningham & Rubel
Ph: 909/ 889-1131• Fax: 909/884-5326
141 North Arrowhead Avenue, Suite 1
San Bernardino, California 92408-1024
www.injuryatwork.com
Executive Director
Claire E. Furness
“The mission of the San Bernardino County Bar
Association is to serve its members and
the community and improve
the system of justice.”
555 North Arrowhead Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92401-1201
(909) 885-1986 Fax: (909) 889-0400
E-mail: bulletin@sbcba.org
Web: www.sbcba.org
The Bulletin of the San Bernardino County Bar
Association is published 11 times a year. Our
circulation is approximately 1,100, including: our bar
membership of 900, 95 state and federal judges, state
&local bar leaders, legislators, media, and businesses
interested in the advancement of our mission.
Articles, advertisements and notices should be received
by the bar office no later than the fifteenth of the month
prior to the month of publication. For current advertising
rates, please call the number listed above. Please direct
all correspondence to the above address.