Lunch with the Chief in Orange County on 6/2/14 + Other upcoming events

OCBA's Appellate Law Section hosts a lunch program with Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye on Monday, June 2 @ noon to 1:30 at the Pacific Club. Sign up now, here.
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OR  sign up here for lunch with the Chief and her cohorts the following day in Beverly Hills on June 3.
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LACBA's Appellate Courts Section has a business meeting today, 4:30 to 6:00 in the 2d District's Employee Lounge. No mcle, but no charge either! The meeting will include (1) a report from the Chair on the Section's MCLE programs during the past few months and plans for future programs; (2) a report on the progress of the planned oral history project; (3) a report from the Rules and Laws Subcommittee; (4) a treasurer's report; (5) a report from the Liaison Subcommittee; and (6) an open-ended discussion of member ideas and requests for future programs. Come, participate, and raise your issues.
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Meanwhile, down in San Diego, the SDCBA Appellate Court Committee offers a lunch program on May 20: Cliff Gardner on Persuasion in the Toughest Appeals -- "A leading death-penalty appellate practitioner explains how to handle the most challenging of cases. You will  gain greater knowledge of appellate procedure, attorney-client relationships, and effective brief writing."
And if you want to get an inside view of  4/1, Save the Date for the SDCBA ACC's "Tour of the Court of Appeal," set for June 26.
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For a recent article about 4/2's settlement program, see the March issue of Riverside Lawyer (the ADR issue) here (pp. 15-16, Some Reflections Concerning Our Fourth District, Division Two, Court of Appeal's Settlement Conference Program, by William DeWolfe).
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You've  heard of the "disappearing trial" [5/8/14 update see The Death of the Civil Jury Trial in today's DJ] but have you heard of the disappearing dissent? Sounds like a case for Sherlock Holmes: See today's Recorder story, Federal Circuit Yanks Rader's DataTern Dissent.