April 27, 2022 Dinner Meeting and Team Presentation
President Abram “Abe” Feuerstein 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 in Riverside, CA. All members are welcome to attend in person or virtually.
Candidates for Riverside Superior Court were invited as special guests of the Deegan Inn. Joshlynn Pulliam introduced them to the Deegan Inn. Present for the meeting were (in alphabetical order): Amy Barajas, Laura Garcia, Eric Isaac, Jay Kiel, Kristi Kirk, Natalie Lough, Franciso Navarro, Jason Stone, Richard Swanson, and Christopher Whelton. Newly appointed judge, the Hon. Valerie Navarro, was also present at the meeting.
Abe reminded the Inn members that the Deegan Inn was celebrating its 30th Anniversary this month. Hon. Sharon Waters (Ret) and Jim Heiting, two founding members of the Deegan Inn, provided their fond memories of the early days of the Deegan Inn.
Sharon Waters, Co-Founder of the Deegan Inn and President from 1992-1994.
James “Jim” Otto Heiting, Jr., Co-Founder of the Deegan Inn
Diana Renteria, Team Leader of Team Ricky Fowler, the Deegan Inn’s Community Service Team for the 2021-2022 Program Year, discussed the Ruck Challenge 10K, which will be held on May 21, 2022 at Fairmount Park in Riverside, California. Additional information can be found here.
L. Alexandra Fong, Team Leader of Team Jackie Robinson and Chair of the Project Graduate Steering Committee of Riverside County Bar Foundation, Inc. discussed Project Graduate’s upcoming fundraiser, which will be held on May 12, 2022 at Riverside Community Players Theatre, located at 4026 14th Street, Riverside, California. There are limited tickets available to the social ($40) and social + theatre performance (combo ticket is $50). There are more tickets available for the theatrical performance ($20). Additional information can be found here and here.
Hon. Sharon Waters and Jim Heiting were invited to blow out the candles (with a fan) on the two cakes created for the 30th Anniversary of the Deegan Inn. Past Deegan Inn Presidents L. Alexandra Fong, Hon. Eric Keen, Sophia Choi and current President Abe Feuerstein joined them.
Happy 30th Anniversary to the Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court
Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court celebrates 30 years!
Are you ready to blow out some candles?
Get ready to blow out the candles (with a fan!)
Team Kawhi Leonard presented on “Sports and the Law: 5 Points Podcast.” Team Kawhi Leonard consists of Judicial Master Hon. Jennifer Gerard, Attorney Master Jeb Brown, Attorney Master Angela Viramontes, Barrister Matthew Kraus, Barrister Dani Mouri, Barrister Joshlynn Pulliam, Associate Maryann Briseno, Associate Michelanne Hrubic, and Associate Kiki Manti Engel.
The presentation, which was done via video, began with a biography of the team’s namesake, provided by Jennifer. Two team members interviewed MeidasTouch founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas, who is a co-host of the podcast “Legal AF.” They discussed many interesting topics related to athletes around the world.
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 2022 Orientation Meeting.