December 2011 - Riverside Lawyer Magazine - Riverside County ...

Installation of Officers DinnerJim Heiting & Magistrate Judge Davd Bristow (Master of Ceremonies)Photograph courtesy of Jacqueline Carey-WilsonThe RCBA’s Installation Dinner was held onWednesday, September 21, 2011, at the Mission Inn.Robyn A. Lewis was installed as the 2011-2012 President.The other officers who were installed were ChristopherHarmon (President-Elect), Jacqueline Carey-Wilson(Vice-President), Chad Firetag (Chief Financial Officer),Kira Klatchko (Secretary), and Directors-at-LargeRichard Ackerman, Jack Clarke, Jr., Richard Roth,and Jean-Simon Serrano. The 2011-2012 officers ofBarristers are Scott Talkov (President), Brian T. Pedigo(Vice-President), Arlene Cordoba (Treasurer), AmandaE. Schneider (Secretary), and Director-at-Large SophiaChoi.Jim Heiting, past RCBA President and State BarPresident, presented the first E. Aurora Hughes Awardposthumously to Aurora Hughes. This award, whichwill be given annually, was named in honor of AuroraHughes, past President of the RCBA, who passed awayin 2011 from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). The award isto honor a distinguished member of the RCBA for theirservice to the Riverside County Bar Association and tothe legal community.In addition, Michael H. Clepper was honored for his50 years of membership in the State Bar of California.Senator Bill Emmerson, Michael Clepper, Judge Woody RichPhotograph courtesy of Jacqueline Carey-WilsonJean-Simon Serrano, Teresa Rhyne, Mitchell Edwards,Brian Pearcy, Tera HardenPhotograph courtesy of Jacqueline Carey-WilsonKristen Barnes, Katie Beilin, Robyn Lewis,Beverly Barkala and Avery BarnesPhotograph by Michael J. Elderman16 Riverside Lawyer, December 2011