We would like to thank those who donated items to the Opportunity Drawing for our KCBA/KCPA 2012 Holiday Luncheon (in no particular order:

Law Office of Craig D. Braun

Klein DeNatale Goldner

Attorney’s Certified Services

Young & Nichols

Jacob Eaton, Esq.

Cathy Bennett, Esq.

Lawdable Press, Julie Goren, Esq.

Thomas C. Fallgatter, Lawyer

Massage by Amie

The Petroleum Club

Bill Means

Café Med – The Gourmet Shoppe

Lassen’s

Absher Title

Nancy Oehler, Esq.

Lynne Carithers, Esq.

Bakersfield Condors

Edward J. Thomas, Esq.

Bobbie D. Mebane

David Mebane Ranches

Freedom Fiberglass

Becky Pruitt, Photographer

Randell Parker

Valley Rehabilitation, Inc.

Robinson & Kellar

Kern Legal Services

Wall, Wall & Peake

Formuzis, Pickersgill & Hunt

La Quinta Inn & Suites

Starlene Parson

Estela Casas

BS&E Equipment Rentals

Chain|Cohn|Stiles

Wood & Randall

Kern County Bar Association

LeBeau Thelen, LLP

Amber & Travis Brewer

Dowling Aaron, Inc.

Judge Jennifer Thurston

Kern County Paralegal Association

A Partner at KDG

Dave Howlett

ESI

Curl Talk

Performance Auto #1

Compex

High Impact Graphics

Atlas Settlement Group

Spine & Ortho

Keleher’s Certified Shorthand Rerporters

Bottoms Up Tanning Salon, LLC

Paragon Salon

Phillip Hall, Esq. @ Young Wooldridge

Young Wooldridge

Straightline Farming, LLC

Erin & Don Lindsey

Kathryn M. Fox, Esq.

John Tello, Esq.

McKnight, McKnight, McKnight, McKnight Attorneys

Esquire

Dr. Marshall Lewis

Le Mirage Salon

Additionally, thank you to Chad Barger for singing the national anthem so beautifully, the Bakersfield College Chamber Choir for the entertainment, Amber Brewer for her hard work (while sick) orchestrating the luncheon along with the Kern County Bar Association, everyone who brought toy donations for the Jamison Center and purchased opportunity drawing tickets to allow us to assist CASA and Bakersfield Christmas for Seniors.  This year’s total amount raised from the Opportunity Drawing ticket sales was approximately $2,750, nearly double last year’s proceeds!  Each charity will receive about $1,375.

We hope you all enjoyed the luncheon and we hope to see you next year!

We hope you will join us for the January 10, 2013 ethics CLE luncheon.  Ed Thomas will be speaking on “Don’t Do It. . . Just Because You Can!”  Please note that the luncheon will be held on the 2^nd Floor of the Stockdale Tower and not on the 12^th Floor.  Please contact Nancy Boles (nboles@kleinlaw.com or 661-328-5219) to RSVP for the luncheon.

Did you create any New Year’s Resolutions?  My resolution is to not make any resolutions.  I find if I set a New Years Resolution, I either (1) forget it or (2) never accomplish it.  Rather than continuously failing, I’m avoiding the issue altogether!  If you made a New Year’s Resolution, I wish you the best of luck in accomplishing it.

We hope each of you had a wonderful Holiday and have a great new year to come!  Now time to get back to work…