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Speaker: Nick Chrisos, Esq., County Counsel for the County of Orange – The Lawyer to “Orange County”

Please join us for our next installment in our series “Your Top Government Lawyers.” Our speaker and honorary will be Nick Chrisos, Esq. Nick was appointed County Counsel by the Orange County Board of Supervisors in 2009 and he heads the county’s team of lawyers. He is an expert on the rules of open government and transparency. You will not want to miss his presentation.

When: 12:00-1:30
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Lunch served promptly

Where: South Coast Winery Restaurant (3608 Bristol, Santa Ana).  Corner of Bristol & MacArthur.

RSVP: Online or nparikh@law.whittier.edu

Keith E. Rodenhuis
President, Whittier Law School Alumni Assoc.
Orange County Chapter

Nick Chrisos, Esq.
COUNTY COUNSEL, County of Orange

As the head of the County’s civil litigation team, Chrisos manages the legal advisement and representation for The County of Orange, the Orange County Board of Supervisors and all 24 Orange County departments and agencies.

June – Deborah Kwast, Esq., Orange County Public Defender

A voice for the poor, the Orange County Public Defender provides legal representation to those unable to afford a lawyer in criminal, juvenile, mental health and dependency cases. Today over 185 Orange County Deputy Public Defenders, Alternate Defenders and Associate Defenders, with the support of Investigators, Paralegals and Clerical staff, provide legal representation in approximately 65,000 cases annually.

Event Info
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Noon – 1:30 (Lunch served promptly)
South Coast Winery Restaurant
(Corner of Bristol & MacArthur)

Do you know someone worthy of Legal Leader Award?

In 2009 I created the Legal Leaders Award so we could honor attorneys who have made significant contributions in the area of law and/or distinguished themselves in their area of legal practice. Over the past two years the OC Chapter of the Whittier Law School Alumni Assoc. has hosted and recognized an impressive list of judges, elected officials and prominent attorneys – as our list grows in stature, so does our ability to attract high profile speakers and honorees. If you know of someone that fits the mold of a Legal Leader and is willing to be recognized by our law school alumni please contact me so they can be considered. Working together we can ensure the continued success of our Legal Leaders lunches.

Sincerely,
Keith Rodenhuis
Alumni President, OC Chapter
Whittier College School of Law

Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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  • So, if Nick Chrisos, Esq., "... is an expert on the rules of open government and transparency," why won't he put an end to the Orange County Board of Supervisors implementing its agenda through the Orange County Public Defender's Office? Why would a Public Defender be assigned to represent a defendant in an unlimited civil action for defamation by Judge Franz Miller who served as an Orange County Public Defender for nine years?

    Blogger, Erin Baldwin, was sued by publicly-traded, Colorado-based landlord UDR for defamation in 2009. Judge Miller related the case with two other defamation actions brought by the same law firm, Burkhalter, Kessler, Goodman & George (who were all law professors at Whittier Law School at the same time). All three actions were related together under Judge Miller who quickly disposes of the actions with permanent injunctions and default judgments against Ms. Baldwin so he could collect his paycheck and never look back.

    Then, the plaintiffs come back a year later and filed separate contempt actions against Ms. Baldwin. Instead of referring the actions to criminal court for an impartial hearing, Miller appoints a public defender to create the appearance of impartiality. It has all gone very wrong for the Public Defender and Judge Miller. However, the Orange County Board of Supervisors is calling the shots because Baldwin was demanding a jury trial and it would rock Orange County to its very core.

    Last week Ms. Baldwin removed the case to federal court as UDR has committed four federal crimes in this litigation. As well, UDR in collusion with Judge Miller, Burkhalter attorneys and the Orange County Public Defender, have violated Ms. Baldwin's constitutional rights.

    If you would like to read more about this story and how it is going to turn Orange County upside down, see:

    UDR Commits Four Federal Crimes: Case Against Blogger Who Exposed UDR's Illegal CA Leases Goes to Federal Court
    http://bit.ly/kJnezA
    http://documentingthetruth.wordpress.com/2011/05/21/in-order-to-get-justice-blogger-erin-baldwin-is-forced-to-remove-udr-case-to-federal-court/

    History of UDR v. Erin Baldwin: 2-1/2 Years of Malicious Prosecution
    http://bit.ly/jjrqb8
    http://documentingthetruth.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/history-of-udr-v-erin-baldwin-2-12-years-of-malicious-prosecution/

    Documenting the Truth
    http://documentingthetruth.wordpress.com

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