YOLO COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION

P.O. Box 1903

Woodland, CA 95776 www.yolobar.com

Newsletter June 2003

JUNE BAR MEETING June 19, 2003 Meeting, Carrousel Restaurant at 12 noon (417 Main Street, Woodland): "Round Table Discussion of Upcoming Yolo County Bar Association Events." We will also be discussing the Yolo County Bar Association fair booth.

Our MCLE program for this month will feature DeKristie Adams as our facilitator.

The Yolo County Bar Association has been approved as a provider of Minimum Continuing Legal Education by the State Bar of California. This program will provide one (1) hour MCLE credit! Advance reservations are greatly appreciated. You may RSVP right back from this newsletter for the meeting to Lisa Lance by email (another great benefit for having your newsletter delivered via email), or you may mail a check in the appropriate amount ($15) to Jim Nolan C/O Yolo County Bar Association, P.O. Box 1903, Woodland, CA 95776. Alternatively, you may phone Jim Nolan at (530) 662-2859, or, finally, you may register at the door. The cost for the lunch is $15.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS (Please submit information to Lisa Lance no later than the first Friday of the month)

1)	(Submitted by Karen Blank)

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HONORABLE KATHLEEN M. WHITE

On April 11, 2003, the Honorable Kathleen M. White was sworn in to become the newest judge in the Yolo Superior Court. Judge White has served as Court Executive Officer of the Yolo Superior Court since September 1999. Previously, she served as the court's General Counsel. Judge White brings a substantial legal background to the bench. She attended law school at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and graduated with honors in 1984 where she served as an editor of the Southern California Law Review. She practiced law for many years in Los Angeles, focusing on complex corporate reorganizations and business litigation. In 1991, she joined the law firm of White & Case, and then in 1994 practice with the Pasadena firm of Tron & White of which she was a founding partner. White left private practice to join the court in 1997. This summer, Judge White will rotate to various departments during vacations or absences. It is anticipated that she will be assigned a department in fall 2003.

With Judge White's appointment, the court appointed Lisa L. Halko, as interim Court Executive Officer while recruiting a CEO. Lisa will administer all non-judicial court activities, including management of 110 employees and $8.5 million budget. She comes to this position with experience as the General Counsel of the Yolo Superior Court from 1999 to the present, in which she advised and represented the court on employment law, labor arbitration, insurance, and liability issues. In addition, Lisa was Court Counsel to the Court from 1997 to 1998. Lisa received her law degree at University of California at Los Angeles in 1990. Prior to working at the court, she practiced in the areas of land-use, anti-trust, and health law before state and federal courts. She was an Associate at Livingston & Mattesich Law Corporation representing businesses and professionals in administrative law and civil litigation. Lisa may be contacted by calling Kathlyn Lamoure, Court Administration, (530) 666-8377.

Karen Blank will be acting as supervisor of the judges' research unit. Karen has worked for the Court for three years. She practiced as a sole practitioner in the areas of family law, probate, criminal and appellate law. Karen has a Master's of Science in Library Science from the University of Southern California, a Master of Business Administration from Golden Gate University and a law degree from Lincoln Law School of Sacramento. Please feel free to contact Karen at (530) 666-8372.

YCBA 2003 MEETING SCHEDULE

Mark your schedules for the entire year. Normally, the YCBA Meetings are at Noon on the third Thursday of each month. Here are the upcoming dates:

June 19, noon @ Carrousel, Woodland: Round Table Meeting

July and August: no Meetings

September 18, noon Carrousel, Woodland: TBA

October 16, noon @Carrousel, Woodland: TBA

November 20, noon @ Carrousel, Woodland: TBA

December 18, noon @ TBA

Your 2003 YCBA Officers:

DeKristie Adams, President (530) 750-1919 or dekristi@mother.com

Barry Melton, Vice President (530) 666-8165 or bmelton@yolocounty.org

Jim Nolan, Treasurer (530) 662-2859 or jvnolan@yololaw.com

Lisa Lance, Secretary (530) 304-6111 or llance@yolocounty.org

Please contact Lisa Lance if you have not submitted your 2003 Renewal/Membership Application and paid your dues and she will send out an application to your office. This is the fourth newsletter sent out in email format. If you have any problems with reading this newsletter, please contact Lisa as well. For those persons still receiving your newsletter by mail, please advise Lisa of your email address if you do not wish to have her send the newsletter to you via email rather than mail. Thank you for assisting your bar association with this changeover.