October 26, 2022 Dinner Meeting and Team Presentation

President Hon. Jennifer “Jen” Gerard began the meeting by welcoming all Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court (Deegan Inn) members to the meeting, which was held indoors at the Canyon Crest Country Club. President Gerard called upon all new members to stand up and introduce themselves to all members. After a few announcements, the team presentation began.

President Gerard called upon Hon. Eric Keen, Judicial Master of Team “The Influencers” to begin the presentation on “Music’s Influence on Society.” Team “The Influencers” consists of Hon. Eric Keen (Judicial Master), Stefanie Field (Attorney Master), Elisabeth Lord (Attorney Master), Marlene Allen Murray (Attorney Master), Erica Alfaro (Associate), Mary Brisero (Associate), and Shane Duncombe (Associate). Audience members were invited to the Grammys.

Each sub-team of two members presented three songs to the Deegan Inn members and explained each song’s significance in history. The first three songs were ones that promote equality: Aretha Franklin’s “Respect”, Pete Seeger’s “We Shall Overcome”, and Lady Gaga’s “Born this Way.” Samples of each of the songs were played for Deegan Inn members.

The second set of three songs were ones that promote social activism: NWA’s “Fck tha Police”, Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop” and J. Cole’s “Be Free.” Samples of each of the songs were played for Deegan Inn members.

The final three songs were those that incite violence: Judas Priest’s “Better by You, Better than Me”, Ozzy Osbourne’s “Suicide Solution”, and Tupac Shakur’s “Soulja’s Story.” Samples of each of the songs were played for Deegan Inn members. It should be noted that Osbourn'e’s song comes with a warning about containing lyrics relating to self-harm.

During each intermission, Hon. Eric Keen regaled the audience with lawyer jokes, some bad and some good.

At the conclusion of the presentation, Inn members were invited to score the presentation, from a ranking of 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The team and winning presentation will be announced at the September 2023 Orientation Meeting.