YOLO COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
Newsletter
June, 2005

  
 

JUNE MEETING

Topic:

Yolo County's Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program

The Yolo County CASA Program advocates for abused and neglected children who are in the dependency system and for at-risk children who are in the juvenile court system.

CASA is a nonprofit organization committed to providing these childeren with a supportive voice in court. In support of its mission, Yolo County CASA recruits, trains, and supervises volunteer advocates who work one-on-one with children in the Yolo County Court System. Through training, CASAs are prepared to develop a relationship with a child and learn how to speak out for that child within the court system.

To learn more about the Yolo County CASA Program, click here: www.yolocasa.org
Speaker: Manuel Lopez of CASA
When: Thursday, June 16th at noon.
Where: Casa De Sapore (formerly Pietro's), 929 Court Street, Woodland.
Cost: $15

Please RSVP to Courtenay McKeon (CmcKeon@YoloCourts.com) so that we can give the restaurant an accurate count.

The Yolo County Bar Association is a California State Bar approved provider of Minimum Continuing Legal Education programs and the program is approved for 1 hour of MCLE credit.

COURT CIVIL MEDIATION SURVEY

The Yolo Superior Court has received funding from the State of California to begin a civil mediation program.

The court is seeking your input during the planning process as a vital step in insuring the success of the program. Please complete the attached survey and return via e-mail or fax to the court's planning consultant, Kate Harrison Consulting.

The contact information for e-mail responses is kate@kateharrisonconsulting.com; surveys may also be faxed to (510) 524-2154. We are requesting that the survey be completed by June 17, 2005. The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete.

Thank you for assisting.
 

LIBERTY BELL AWARD

The YCBA will present the 2005 Liberty Bell Award at our next meeting to John Cron, an outstanding volunteer in the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program.

The Liberty Bell Award was established more than 30 years ago to acknowledge outstanding community service. The Liberty Bell Award is presented by the Yolo County Bar Association each year to honor a non-lawyer who has promoted better understanding of the rule of law, encouraged greater respect for law and the courts, stimulated a sense of civic responsibility, or contributed to good government in the community.

We hope that you can attend our June meeting to show the YCBA's support for Mr. Cron and the Liberty Bell Award.
 

GUARDIANS AT LITEM NEEDED

The Yolo Superior Court is compiling a list of attorneys willing to serve as a Guardian Ad Litem. Compensation will be at $60 per hour. If you are interested or have questions please call Lyn Lamoure, 406-6785.
 

COURT SCHEDULING ISSUE

All of Yolo County's judges will be away from September 6 - 10th, with one visiting judge handling emergencies. Plan accordingly!
 

DRUG ADDICTION SEMINAR

We recently received word of a MCLE seminar being held in the Yolo Superior Court. Here are the details:

Date:
Time:
Place:		 June 15, 2005
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Superior Court, Department 17

Topic & MCLE

 Manuel Lopez of CASA
Speaker: Thursday, June 16th at noon.
Where: Casa De Sapore (formerly Pietro's), 929 Court Street, Woodland.
Cost: $15

Please RSVP to Courtenay McKeon (CmcKeon@YoloCourts.com) so that we can give the restaurant an accurate count.

The Yolo County Bar Association is a California State Bar approved provider of Minimum Continuing Legal Education programs and the program is approved for 1 hour of MCLE credit.


 

SUMMER RECESS

There will be no YCBA meeting for July and August. Have a good summer, and see you in September!
 

NEED A VALUATION?

We were recently contacted by a firm that may be useful to estate planners, civil litigators, or others who need a valuation. Here is their information:
 

SUBMISSIONS

Send submissions for next month to Dan Maguire (maguirelaw@mac.com, telephone: 530-750-3661)