March 27, 2024 Dinner Meeting and Team Presentation

At the March 27, 2024 Dinner Meeting, President of the Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court (“The Deegan Inn”), Attorney Stefanie Field, welcomed all new and returning members to the Inn. The meeting was held at a new location, Loft 84, located in Downtown Riverside, within walking distance of the courthouses.

Stefanie began the evening with a somber announcement concerning the death of Hon. Mona Nemat’s son and announcement of his service, set for Saturday, March 30, 2024. Additional information regarding Adam Nemat can be found here:

Stefanie announced that the April and May meetings of The Deegan Inn will be held at Loft 84. April’s meeting will be focused on the Community Service Team and May’s meeting will consist of one hour of Implicit Bias credit, a new requirement for California attorneys, imposed by The State Bar of California.

Stefanie reminded Deegan Inn members that notices will be sent out to remind members of upcoming deadlines to express interest in returning for the 2024-2025 program year, as well as recruiting new members to the Deegan Inn. It is also the time of year to consider nominations for the Leo A. Deegan Outstanding Jurist Award and The Terry Bridges Outstanding Attorney Award. Please submit your nominations to any Board Member or Executive Director Theresa Collins.

After a brief break for the dinner buffet, Team Schitt$ began their presentation. Team Schitt$ is comprised of Hon. Jay Kiel (Judicial Master), Marlene Allen Murray (Attorney Master), D.W. Duke (Attorney Master) Michelanna Hrubic (Barrister), Jeremiah Raxter (Barrister), and Natalie Hollis (Associate). Each presented a clip of a scene from the television series Schitt$ Creek and spoke about different areas of the law in relation to the clip.

Multiple choice questions were posed to members of the Deegan Inn of Court and winning teams received a paddle. The team with the most paddles won Peeps.

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 2023 Orientation Meeting.