October 25, 2023 Dinner Meeting and Team Presentation

At the October 25, 2023 Dinner Meeting, President of the Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court, Attorney Stefanie Field, welcomed all new and returning members to the Inn. The meeting was held at our regular location, Canyon Crest Country Club, and was preceded with a social.

Stefanie announced the winner of the Terry D. Bridges Outstanding Attorney Award for the 2022-2023 Program Year, Jeremy Roark of Holstrom, Block & Parke APLC. Jeremy has practiced in the field of family law for over 10 years and is a volunteer educational representative with Project Graduate. Congratulations Jeremy!

The announcement of the winner of The Leo A. Deegan Outstanding Jurist Award and the winning team for The Leo A. Deegan Award for Best Team Presentation for the 2022-2023 Program Year was deferred to another date, due to the delay in obtaining the awards from the trophy company.

After announcements concluded, dinner and the first team presentation began. Team Friends of the Court, led by Hon. Jennifer Gerard, presented on the sitcom “Friends.” Team members Maryann Briseno, Dani Mouri, Jeremy Roark, Bryan O. Sahagun, Summer DeVore, Danielle Linker, and Lauren Vogt dressed in costumes inspired by the Friends’ Halloween episode (officially, there was only one Halloween episode) - “The One With the Halloween Party.”

A query for our readers: Which team member dressed as Chandler Bing’s Pink Bunny?

Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing aka Big Pink Bunny in the Friends episode “*The One With The Halloween Party.”* RIP: Matthew Perry.

The answer to our faithful readers is…. Jeremy Roark!

Jeremy Roark, as the Big Pink Bunny, holding his Terry Bridges Outstanding Attorney Award

At the conclusion of the presentation, Deegan 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 2024 Orientation Meeting.