ANNUAL DINNER
Eric Reed
(805) 288-1300
Responsible for planning the Annual VCBA Installation and Awards Banquet held each November. Meets periodically through the year.
BENCH-BAR MEDIA
Hon. Glen Reiser
(805) 654-2961
Forum for discussion between the bench, bar and media.
BENCH-BAR RELATIONS
Providing a forum for dialogue between the bench and the bar.
CITATIONS EDITORIAL BOARD
Wendy Lascher
(805) 659-6800
Reviews, edits and writes material for the bar’s monthly magazine.
CLIENT RELATIONS/ FEE DISPUTE
Dean Hazard
(805) 988-9886
Provides administrative oversight of client/attorney fee disputes and the 50 attorneys and lay arbitrators who hear matters.
CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES
Joel Mark
(805) 988-8300
Sends delegates to the annual meetings the State bar of California, to debate issues of concern to California lawyers.
CPA-LAW SOCIETY
Douglas Kulper
(805) 659-6800
Provides continuing legal education to attorneys and accountants on topics relevant to both. A separate membership fee is required.
COURT TOUR PROGRAM
Tom Hinkle
(805) 656-4223
Provides administrative oversight for the Court Tour Program, which provides school-age youth with tours of the county courthouses during the school year.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE BAR
Jay Leiderman
(805) 648-5730
Provides live continuing education and a newsletter on topical issues of criminal law.
JUDICIAL EVALUATIONS COMMITTEE
Linda Ash
(805) 654-2580
The mission of the Ventura County Bar Association Judicial Evaluations Committee is to assist the Governor and
the electorate in the judicial selection process and thereby to promote a California judiciary of quality and integrity
by providing independent, comprehensive, accurate, and fair evaluations of candidates for judicial appointment and
election.
Rules of the Judicial Evaluations Committee
LAW DAY 5K
Joe Strohman
(805) 659-6800
Organizes the Annual Law Day 5K Race/Walk. 26th Annual Law Day 5K
LAW LIBRARY
Eileen Walker
(805) 444-6308
Helps the Ventura County Law Library improve its selection of texts and services provided to attorneys.
LEGAL SERVICES FUND
Donald Hurley
(805) 654-2585
The committee works closely with the VCBA/VLSP, Inc. and manages the finances of the bar’s charitable arm organization.
VENTURA COUNTY PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION (VCPA)
Jami Knupp
(805) 654-0911
Provides a monthly business dinner and educational component, and produces “The Verdict” a monthly newsletter . The VCPA annual silent auction/wine tasting raises money for VLSP, Inc. http://www.vcparalegal.org/
The Verdict: January 2010 March 2010 July 2010 December 2010 February 2011 April 2011
VENTURA COUNTY LEGAL PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION (VCLPA)
Mae Brooks
(805) 659-6800
Dinner meetings usually with a speaker, and a monthly newsletter. VCLPA conducts the Annual “Boss of the Year” and “Secretary of the Year” dinners and assists the bar association in a variety of ways. www.lsi.org
PRO BONO (VLSP)
David Shain
(805) 659-6800
Oversees the Bar’s Pro Bono Program.
TECHNOLOGY
Joseph Strohman
(805) 659-6800
Provides continuing education for members of the bar with innovative programs about the latest “gismos” and “gadgets.” Seeks ways to better understand and network with the courthouse’s technology.