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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Retailer Division
Monarch Mobile Homes
Elizabeth Alex – Huntington Beach
Supplier Division
Gunter Manufacturing, Inc.
Michael Kreutzburg – Loomis
MHVillage.com
Dawn Highhouse – Grand Rapids, MI
Financial Services Division
Cascade Financial Services
Jeff Lee – Mesa, AZ
CMHI MEMBER AWARDED
OC TRIAL LAWYER OF THE
YEAR
Laguna Hills, CA ~ CMHI Financial
Services division member, Mark P.
Poliquin, a Founding Partner with
Doug DeGrave of Poliquin & DeGrave
LLP in Laguna Hills was named OC
Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Orange
County Chapter of American Board of
Trial Advocates (ABOTA) on Tuesday,
December 7, 2010 during the Annual
Member’s Dinner in Newport Beach.
Poliquin, 55, of Laguna Niguel, is a
national board member of ABOTA and
Past President of the Orange County
Chapter of ABOTA, a legal professional
association that recognizes attorneys
who display skill, civility and integrity.
Poliquin has tried numerous jury trials
in his 30-year legal career with recent
wins in two dental malpractice cases,
both full jury trials in November 2010.
“This is a true honor,” says Poliquin
of his award, “I strive to meet ABOTA’s
high standards of integrity, honor and
courtesy in my legal practice and feel
deeply appreciative to the members of
my chapter for this recognition.”
ABOUT MARK P. POLIQUIN: One
of Southern California’s Top Super
Lawyers as named by L.A. Magazine
in 2006, Poliquin is a Founding Partner
of Poliquin & DeGrave LLP, a litigation
firm with seven attorneys, based out
of Laguna Hills. In addition to his
membership in CMHI and ABOTA, he
is a member of the Orange County Bar
Association, Association of Southern
California Defense Council, California
State Bar, the Southern California
Association of Healthcare Risk
Managers and the Defense Research
Institute.
ABOUT AMERICAN BOARD OF
TRIAL ADVOCATES: ABOTA is a
legal professional organization that
fosters improvement in the ethical and
technical standards of practice in the
field of advocacy. The association
is dedicated to the preservation and
promotion of the civil jury trial right
provided by the 7 th Amendment to the
U. S. Constitution.
Source ~ Felten Media Services, 12/16/10
TAXPAYER ALERT: EMAIL
SCAM TARGETS BOE
TAXPAYERS
California’s State Board of
Equalization is warning taxpayers of
a possible email scam. Several BOE
taxpayers have notified BOE that they
have received an email which appears
to be from a tax agency and states
that the taxpayer’s federal Electronic
Funds Transfer (EFT) payments did not
go through. The email then directs
the taxpayer to another website for
additional information. The email is not
from a tax agency, neither the federal
IRS nor the State BOE.
Taxpayers should not click on the link
or respond to the sender as it may be
a phishing scam. Phishing is a type of
fraud where an email that appears to
be from a trustworthy entity is used to
acquire sensitive information such as
usernames, passwords or credit card
and other personal details.
IRS is aware of this scam and has
information available at:
http://www.irs.gov/privacy/
article/0,,id=226755,00.html
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The BOE is working with the IRS to
investigate this situation. If taxpayers
have a question about a BOE EFT
payment, they may call the BOE
Taxpayer Information Section at 800-
400-7115 or the BOE’s EFT Helpline
at 916-327-4229 to inquire if their
payment has been made.
BOE suggests that taxpayers check
their bank accounts to verify account
status and whether EFT payments
have transmitted. Current normal
protocol when EFT payments are
returned unpaid is that BOE either
makes a phone call to the taxpayer or
sends a bill through the mail. The BOE
does not regularly send email notices
regarding EFT payment rejections.
Source ~ Michelle Steel, Member, Third District
California State Board of Equalization
MHI LEADERSHIP
POSITIONS
MHI Elects Leadership
and Honors Individual
Achievements
During MHI’s Annual Meeting, the
following members were elected
to serve as MHI Officers in 2011:
Chairman, Joe Stegmayer, Cavco
Industries, Inc./Fleetwood Homes;
Vice Chairman, Don Glisson, Jr., Triad
Financial Services, Inc.; Secretary,
Kevin Clayton, Clayton Homes;
and Treasurer, Nathan Smith, SSK
Communities. Ken Cashin, Windstorm
Holdings, Inc. will continue to serve on
the Executive Committee in his role as
Immediate Past Chairman.
“On behalf of MHI, we thank Ken
Cashin for his strong leadership,
dedication and countless hours of hard
work as the leader of the association
during these challenging times for the
industry,” said MHI Executive Vice
President Thayer Long. “With a high
level of experience and dedication, the
2011 officers, led by longtime industry
leader Joe Stegmayer, will continue
to provide strong direction for this
industry and help guide us in pursuing
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