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2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
Jay Chafetz President<br />
Stephen Steinberg President-Elect<br />
Candice Stoddard Secretary<br />
Nick Casper Treasurer<br />
Audrey Gee Ex Officio<br />
Richard Alexander<br />
Philip Andersen<br />
Dean <strong>Bar</strong>bieri<br />
Amanda Bevins<br />
Oliver Bray<br />
Denae Hildebrand Budde<br />
CCCBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR<br />
Lisa Reep | 925.288.2555 | lgreep@cccba.org<br />
CCCBA main office 925.686.6900 | www.cccba.org<br />
Jennifer Comages<br />
Membership Coordinator<br />
Emily Day<br />
Systems Administrator and<br />
Fee Arbitration Coordinator<br />
Dawnell Blaylock<br />
Communications<br />
Coordinator<br />
Mary Carey<br />
Alison Chandler<br />
Elva Harding<br />
Peter Hass<br />
Reneé Livingston<br />
James Wu<br />
CONTRA COSTA LAWYER<br />
CO-EDITORS EDITORIAL BOARD<br />
Harvey Sohnen<br />
925.258.9300<br />
Nicole Mills<br />
925.351.3171<br />
BOARD LIAISON<br />
Candice Stoddard<br />
925.942.5100<br />
COURT LIAISON<br />
Kiri Torre<br />
925.957.5607<br />
PRINTING<br />
Steven’s Printing<br />
925.681.1774<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER<br />
Moya Fotografx<br />
510.847.8523<br />
Theresa Hurley<br />
Associate Executive Director<br />
<strong>Bar</strong>bara Arsedo<br />
LRIS Coordinator<br />
Mark Ericsson<br />
925.930.6000<br />
Matthew Guichard<br />
925.459.8440<br />
Elva Harding<br />
925.215.4577<br />
Patricia Kelly<br />
925.258.9300<br />
Craig Nevin<br />
925.930.6016<br />
David Pearson<br />
925.287.0051<br />
Stephen Steinberg<br />
925.385.0644<br />
Marlene Weinstein<br />
925.942.5100<br />
James Wu<br />
925.658.0300<br />
The <strong>Contra</strong> <strong>Costa</strong> Lawyer (ISSN 1063-4444) is published 12 times a<br />
year - 6 times online-only - by the <strong>Contra</strong> <strong>Costa</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Bar</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
(CCCBA), 2300 Clayton Road, Suite 520, Concord, CA 94520. Annual<br />
subscription of $25 is included in the membership dues. Periodical<br />
postage paid at Concord, CA. POSTMASTER: send address change<br />
to the <strong>Contra</strong> <strong>Costa</strong> Lawyer, 2300 Clayton Road, Suite 520, Concord,<br />
CA 94520. The Lawyer welcomes and encourages articles and letters<br />
from readers. Please send them to contracostalawyer@cccba.org.<br />
The CCCBA reserves the right to edit articles and letters sent in<br />
for publication. All editorial material, including editorial comment,<br />
appearing herein represents the views of the respective authors and<br />
does not necessarily carry the endorsement of the CCCBA or the<br />
Board of Directors. Likewise, the publication of any advertisement<br />
is not to be construed as an endorsement of the product or service<br />
offered unless it is specifically stated in the ad that there is such<br />
approval or endorsement.<br />
<strong>Contra</strong> <strong>Costa</strong><br />
LAWYER<br />
Volume 26 Number 2 | March 2013<br />
FEATURES<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
6 INSIDE | by Mark Ericsson<br />
7 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE | by Jay Chafetz<br />
19 CENTER | Annual Officer Installation<br />
Introducing Judge Judy Johnson and Commissioner Anita Santos<br />
Judicial Demeanor Training | Women’s Section Powerlunch<br />
Meet Your Local Judges, Family and Juvenile<br />
30 COFFEE TALK<br />
How do you fix the congressional process?<br />
32 INNS OF COURT | by Matthew Talbot<br />
34 CLASSIFIEDS<br />
35 CALENDAR<br />
The official publication of the<br />
IS CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET GRIDLOCK<br />
HERE TO STAY?<br />
by Thomas Del Beccaro<br />
THE CALIFORNIA CLIFF<br />
by Mark Ericsson<br />
ELEMENTS OF ATRA<br />
by G. Scott Haislet<br />
B A R<br />
A S S O C I A T I O N<br />
8<br />
11<br />
12<br />
BUSINESS TAX PROVISIONS OF ATRA 2012<br />
15<br />
by George Cabot<br />
IRS RETURN PREPARER REGS DERAILED<br />
by Warren Peterson<br />
DOMESTIC PARTNER COVERAGE RIGHTS<br />
UNDER THE CALIFORNIA INSURANCE<br />
EQUALITY ACT<br />
by Ralph L. Jacobson<br />
THE POPULATION CLIFF<br />
by Perry A. Novak<br />
17<br />
26<br />
28<br />
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION CONTRA COSTA LAWYER 5
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