Joint Inn Meeting - From Legal Titan to Infamy

On the evening of Thursday, February 27, 2025, The Southwest Inn hosted the Joint Inn Meeting of the Inland Empire Chapters of the American Inns of Court. Members from The Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court (“Deegan Inn”), The Hon. Joseph Campbell Inn of Court (“Campbell Inn”), and The Warren Slaughter-Richard Roemer American Inn of Court (“Slaughter-Roemer Inn”) met with members of the Southwest Inn at Vienza Winery at Europa Village in Temecula Wine Country to celebrate the third Joint Inn Meeting that has occurred since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Former U.S. Attorney Ali Moghaddas, who was the lead prosecutor in the landmark USA v. Thomas Vincent Girardi trial, presented at the Joint Inn Meeting.

Members of the Deegan Inn that were present include, but are not limited to, Alejandro “Alex” Barraza, Maryann Briseno, Malvina Ovanezova, Mary Reyna, and Jeremy Roark.