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SUMMARY:Sacramento Chapter: Meet Newer California District Judges
DESCRIPTION:Conversation with four of California’s newest district judges. \nJinsook Ohta\, Southern District of California\nAraceli Martìnez-Olguìn\, Northern District of California\nDena Coggins\, Eastern District of California\nAnne Hwang\, Central District of California \nTo register\, please click here.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/sacramento-chapter-meet-newer-california-district-judges/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Sacramento Chapter
ORGANIZER;CN="Sacramento Chapter":MAILTO:fedbarsacramento@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Puerto Rico Chapter: Navigating the Future of Immigration Laws Amid Political Uncertainty – What Companies Need to Know
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\nJoin us for an insightful discussion with immigration experts Xana Connelly and Janine Guzmán as they explore the potential implications for businesses under the new administration. They will also address compliance concerns that may arise\, providing valuable guidance for navigating the evolving landscape. \nDATE: Wednesday\, March 26\, 2025\nTIME: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.\nLOCATION: Virtual Zoom Event \nRegister at: https://www.federalbar.org/events
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/puerto-rico-chapter-navigating-the-future-of-immigration-laws-amid-political-uncertainty-what-companies-need-to-know/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Hon Raymond L Acosta Puerto Rico Chapter
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SUMMARY:Maryland Chapter: Fireside Chat with Chief Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Sullivan
DESCRIPTION:Our second fireside chat of the 2024-2025 bar year will be Thursday\, February 6\, 2025 at 12:00 PM with Chief Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Sullivan. This event will be virtual. Please use the Zoom link below to access the webinar. \nEvent registration: https://www.fbamd.org/fireside_chat_with_judge_sullivan \nhttps://milesstockbridge.zoom.us/j/97296349647 \nJoin via audio:\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) \nWebinar ID: 972 9634 9647\nInternational numbers available: https://milesstockbridge.zoom.us/u/aG4NrepS3 \nJoin from an H.323/SIP room system:\nH.323:\n144.195.19.161 (US West)\n206.247.11.121 (US East)\nMeeting ID: 972 9634 9647\nSIP: 97296349647@zoomcrc.com \nWHEN\nFebruary 06\, 2025 at 12:00pm – 1pm
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/maryland-chapter-fireside-chat-with-chief-magistrate-judge-timothy-j-sullivan/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Maryland Chapter
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SUMMARY:Tampa Bay Chapter: Oh! The Places You Can Go: How Mentoring Impacts Civic Leaders
DESCRIPTION:On June 12\, the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association will host a virtual panel on how mentoring impacts civic leaders. Jon Philipson and Audrey Carver will co-moderate a panel featuring Former U.S. Congressman Jim Davis\, Former American Bar Association President Martha Barnett\, and U.S. Attorney of the Middle District of Florida Roger Handberg. \nEvent Fees:\n\nFree for FBA members\nFree for law students who register for a free FBA membership\n$20 for non-FBA members
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/tampa-bay-chapter-oh-the-places-you-can-go-how-mentoring-impacts-civic-leaders/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Tampa Bay Chapter
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SUMMARY:Central District of Illinois Chapter: The Changing Dynamic of Intimate Partner Violence - Supporting and Providing Resources to Those at Risk
DESCRIPTION:Over the course of the seminar\, the speakers will provide an overview of intimate partner violence dynamics; understanding the cycle of violence; working with survivors of domestic violence challenges; the pro bono opportunities available in Illinois\, Indiana\, and Wisconsin to support survivors; and best practices in providing limited legal services. \nFor more information\, please visit – www.wiwd.uscourts.gov/Poweract2023 \n\nPresenters\n\nChief Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer\, U.S. District Court for Northern District of Illinois\nMonica A. Stump\, U.S. District Court for Southern District of Illinois\nHon. Rosemary Collins (Ret.)\, Presiding Judge of the Family Division and Presiding Judge of the Domestic Violence of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Illinois\nAmanda R.R. Mayer\,  Judicare Legal Aid\, Deputy Director\nShelby Rees\, Judicare Legal Aid\, Staff Attorney\nMagistrate Judge Nancy Joseph\, U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Wisconsin\n\n\nRegistration\n[RSVP Online] no later than Monday\, September 25 \nRegistration is free but advance RSVP notice via above hyperlinked form is required for zoom link circulation. \n\nCLE\n1.0 hour of CLE credit for Illinois\, Indiana\, and Wisconsin\, pending approval\, is provided by The Seventh Circuit Bar Association. \n\nQuestions regarding this chapter event should be directed to Melissa Schoenbein at Melissa_Schoenbein@ilcd.uscourts.gov or 309-573-0384
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/central-district-of-illinois-chapter-the-changing-dynamic-of-intimate-partner-violence/
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CATEGORIES:Central District of Illinois Chapter
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SUMMARY:Middle District of Pennsylvania Chapter in conjunction with FBA Federal Litigation Section\, FBA Civil Rights Section\, and Northern California\, Puerto Rico\, and South Florida Chapters: Webinar: “Malice in Wonderland: Today’s Changing Defamation Landscape”
DESCRIPTION:Webinar (via Zoom) \nModerator\nRobert Costa\, Chief Election & Campaign correspondent for CBS News\, co-author of the book “Peril” with Bob Woodward\, and former moderator and managing editor of “Washington Week” on PBS\, this can’t-miss event will feature four renowned leaders in the fields of First Amendment and media and entertainment law. The all-star panel will briefly situate the audience in foundational principles of First Amendment and defamation law and the anatomy of a libel lawsuit before diving into current trends in defamation litigation\, including the uptick in suits by public figures and high-profile individuals and the emergence of ideology-driven defamation suits. The panel will offer their expert take on news-making defamation suits (including those brought by or against Johnny Depp\, Donald Trump\, Sarah Palin\, Devon Nunes\, Fox News\, and Alex Jones)\, and debate the future of New York Times v. Sullivan. The panel will also offer insights on practical matters such as anti-SLAPP laws\, damages\, and remedies. \nSpeakers\nBen Chew is a multifaceted litigator and Co-Chair of the Brand & Reputation Management Group at Brown Rudnick LLP\, with clients including top U.S. corporations and leading domestic and foreign public figures. He recently served as co-lead trial counsel in Johnny Depp’s six-week defamation trial in Virginia. Ben has represented countless other high-profile clients\, ranging from Cher to the governments of Dubai and Honduras and the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. \nTom Hentoff is Co-Chair of Williams & Connolly’s First Amendment & Media practice group and its Trademark and Copyright practice group. Tom has represented news organizations and journalists in a number of high-profile defamation cases\, including cases arising from the Mueller investigation\, the first impeachment of President Trump\, national security news coverage\, special forces raids\, viral videos\, gun control debates\, the use of child labor in international supply chains\, coal mine safety\, and public health issues surrounding the treatment and prevention of\n COVID-19. \nDavid McCraw serves as the lead newsroom lawyer for The New York Times. He has spent 21 years at The Times and currently holds the position of Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel. In addition to advising the newsroom on libel and other legal issues\, David is one of the nation’s most prolific litigators of Freedom of Information cases. He regularly teaches a course in press law at Harvard Law School and has been an adjunct faculty member at the NYU School of Law. \nKelli Sager is a partner in Davis Wright Tremaine LLP’s Los Angeles Office. She has spent more than 35 years representing media and entertainment companies and individual journalists\, including broadcasters\, cable companies\, film producers and distributors\, newspapers and magazines\, book authors\, and Web publishers. \nRegistration\nDeadline to register is May 14\, 2023\nRSVP: Register Here! \nRegistration Fee: \n\n$40 – FBA Member\n$70 – Non Member\n\nCLE\n2.o CLE hours anticipated. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact Casey Coyle (ccoyle@babstcalland.com) and Stefanie Pitcavage Mekilo (Stefanie_Mekilo@pamd.uscourts.gov).
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/middle-district-of-pennsylvania-chapter-in-conjunction-with-fba-federal-litigation-section-fba-civil-rights-section-and-northern-california-puerto-rice-and-south-florida-chapters-webinar/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Middle District of Pennsylvania Chapter
ORGANIZER;CN="Casey Coyle and Stefanie Pitcavage Mekilo":MAILTO:ccoyle@babstcalland.com
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Middle District of Pennsylvania Chapter: "Key Concepts of Bankruptcy That Every Federal Lawyer Should Know"
DESCRIPTION:[Virtual] \nPlease join the Middle District of Pennsylvania Chapter of the Federal Bar Association on Friday\, March 10\, 2023\, from 10:00 a.m. to noon EST\, for the next installment of its acclaimed CLE series. The Chapter will be presenting a two-hour virtual program entitled\, “Key Concepts of Bankruptcy That Every Federal Lawyer Should Know.” The program will explore the players in the bankruptcy world\, the different bankruptcy chapters\, the automatic stay\, the bankruptcy estate\, the bankruptcy discharge\, and how bankruptcy impacts other federal practice. The program is approved by the PACLE Board for 2.0 CLE credits (1.5 substantive and 0.5 ethics). The cost of the program is $40. \nModerated by Sarah Rothermel\, Esquire\, career law clerk to Chief Judge Van Eck\, the program features as panelists the Honorable Henry W. Van Eck\, Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; the Honorable Mark J. Conway\, Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; D. Troy Sellars\, Esquire\, Assistant U.S. Trustee for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; Kara K. Gendron\, Esquire\, a Chapter 7 and Chapter 12 Trustee; and Jack N. Zaharopoulos\, Esquire\, the Standing Chapter 13 Trustee for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. \nRegistration\nDeadline to register is March 7\, 2023\nRSVP: https://FBAMDPA.regfox.com/key-concepts-of-bankruptcy-that-every-federal-lawyer-should-know \n\nFBA Member &  Non member $40\n\nCLE\nCLE 2.0 CLE Credit  (1.50 substantive and 0.50 ethics) \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact Casey Coyle ccoyle@babstcalland.com and Stefanie_Mekilo@pamd.uscourts.gov.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/middle-district-of-pennsylvania-chapter-webinar-key-concepts-of-bankruptcy-that-every-federal-lawyer-should-know/
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CATEGORIES:Middle District of Pennsylvania Chapter
ORGANIZER;CN="Casey Coyle &amp%3B Stefanie Pitcavage Mekilo":MAILTO:ccoyle@babstcalland.com; Stefanie_Mekilo@pamd.uscourts.gov
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SUMMARY:P. Michael Mahoney Chapter: Supreme Court Round Up: A Discussion of Significant Civil and Criminal Cases\, 2021-2022
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Only! (Zoom) \nPanel discussion of significant and impactful SCOTUS decisions from the 2021 and 2022 terms. Participants will be able to ask questions. \nPanelists\nDaniel S. McConkie\, Jr.\, Associate Professor of Law\, Northern Illinois University College of Law\nProfessor McConkie teaches courses in Criminal Law and Procedure and the First Amendment. Professor McConkie was a state and federal prosecutor in California for eight years. Professor McConkie holds a B.A. degree in History from the University of Utah (2001)\, where he graduated cum laude\, and a J.D. degree from Stanford Law School (2004)\, where he was a Public Interest Fellow. From 2013 to 2015\, Professor McConkie was a visiting professor at the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University. \nLorianne Updike Toler\, Assistant Professor of Law\, Northern Illinois University College of Law\nProfessor Updike Toler teaches courses in Legal History\, International Public Law and Professional Responsibility. Prior to her work at NIU\, Professor Updike Toler was a Faculty Fellow at New England Law School in Boston\, MA and taught Property and First Amendment Law. She is an Affiliated Faculty Fellow with the Information Society Project at Yale Law School. Professor Updike Toler holds a B.A. degree in Communications/Public Relations from Brigham Young University (2000)\, where she graduated magna cum laude\, a J.D. degree from Brigham Young University (2005)\, where she graduated magna cum laude\, and an MSt in U.S. History from the University of Oxford (2010). \n[View Flyer] \nRegistration\nDeadline to register is February 15\, 2023 \nThis presentation is being offered via Zoom.\n[RSVP: Register Online] \nRegistration Fee \n\nComplimentary for FBA Members & Non-Members\n\nCLE\nCLE: A FREE 1.5-Hour Continuing Legal Education (CLE) COURSE\nCLE Credit Pending \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact Amy Engerman at pmichaelmahoneychapter2@gmail.com. \n 
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/p-michael-mahoney-chapter-supreme-court-round-up-a-discussion-of-significant-civil-and-criminal-cases-2021-2022/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:P Michael Mahoney Rockford Illinois Chapter
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Engerman":MAILTO:pmichaelmahoneychapter2@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Thank You Justice Breyer
DESCRIPTION:The Federal Bar Association is honored to welcome retired Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and a number of his incredibly successful former law clerks to discuss his over two decades on the Supreme Court.  Justice Breyer’s pragmatism and devotion to democratic principles\, coupled with an amazing sense of humor\, are irreplaceable. Please join us in honoring Justice Breyer’s incredible career. \nPresented by the Professional Development Committee \n\nPresenters\nHon. Stephen G. Breyer (Retired)\, Associate Justice\, Supreme Court of the United States\nThe Honorable Stephen Breyer is a retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Born in San Francisco in 1938\, he is a graduate of Stanford\, Oxford\, and Harvard Law School. He taught law for many years as a professor at Harvard Law School and at the Kennedy School of Government. He has also worked as a Supreme Court law clerk (for Justice Arthur Goldberg)\, a Justice Department lawyer (antitrust division)\, an Assistant Watergate Special Prosecutor\, and Chief Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee. In 1980\, he was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit by President Carter\, becoming Chief Judge in 1990. In 1994\, he was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Clinton. He has written books and articles about a range of legal topics\, including administrative law\, economic regulation\, and the U.S. Constitution.  His books include Active Liberty (2005)\, Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View (2010)\, The Court and the World (2015)\, and The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics (2021). His wife\, Joanna\, was born in Great Britain and is a retired clinical psychologist. They have three children—Chloe\, Nell\, and Michael—and six grandchildren. \n \nKaren L. Dunn\, Partner\, Paul\, Weiss\, Rifkind\, Wharton & Garrison LLP\nKaren L. Dunn is one of the nation’s top trial lawyers.  She has successfully tried some of the largest and most high-profile cases in recent years\, including Epic v. Apple\, Waymo v. Uber\, Malden v. Uber\, and Oracle v. Rimini Street.  Recently\, she won an historic victory in Sines v. Kessler\, the landmark civil rights trial against neo-Nazis and white supremacists responsible for the violence in Charlottesville\, Virginia in 2017.   A veteran of all three branches of government\, and former debate adviser to President Obama\, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vice President Harris\, Karen is also a skilled crisis manager helping companies and executives navigate reputation-threatening events.  Karen was recently named a “Litigator of the Year” by The American Lawyer for handling “high-stakes\, high-profile and hard-fought” cases.  She has also been named a “Litigator of the Week” five times; one of the National Law Journal’s “Outstanding Women Lawyers”; one of Benchmark Litigation’s “Top-10 Women in Litigation” and “Top 100 Trial Lawyers”; and one of Elle Magazine’s “Most Compelling Women in Washington Now.”  Earlier in her career\, Karen served as an Assistant United States Attorney\, Associate Counsel to the President\, and law clerk to Justice Stephen G. Breyer and Judge Merrick B. Garland. \nNeal Katyal\, Partner\, Hogan Lovells\nNeal Katyal is the Paul and Patricia Saunders Professor of Law at Georgetown University and a Partner at Hogan Lovells. He previously served as Acting Solicitor General of the United States.  He has argued 45 cases before the Supreme Court of the United States\, with 45 of them in the last 15 years\, and his 46th argument is expected in October 2022 and his 47th in November 2022. His cases include successfully striking down the Guantanamo military tribunals\, successfully defending the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act\, successfully defending the Peace Cross in Maryland\, and a landmark personal jurisdiction win for Bristol Meyers Squibb.  At the age of 52\, he has already argued more Supreme Court cases in U.S. history than has any minority attorney\, recently breaking the record held by Thurgood Marshall. His numerous distinctions include: the Edmund Randolph Award (the highest civilian award given by U.S. Department of Justice)\, The Litigator of the Year by American Lawyer (2017 and 2018\, chosen as the sole Grand Prize Winner of all the lawyers in the United States)\, Appellate MVP by Law360 numerous times (most recently in 2017)\, winner of Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Award in two different categories (both private and public law) (2017)\, one of GQ’s Men of the Year (2017)\, 40 Most Influential Lawyers of the Last Decade Nationwide by National Law Journal (2010)\, and 90 Greatest Washington Lawyers Over the Last 30 Years by Legal Times (2008).  Neal also won the National Law Journal’s pro bono award in 2004. He has appeared on virtually every major American news program\, as well as on Stephen Colbert’s Late Show. He has also performed on Netflix’s House of Cards and Showtime’s Billions (where he played himself in both series).  In 2021\, Neal was named a Trustee of Dartmouth College. In 2022\, he was named a Trustee of the Whitney Museum in New York City. \nAlexander A. Reinert\, Max Freund Professor of Litigation & Advocacy and Director\, Center for Rights and Justice\, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law\nAlex Reinert is the Max Freund Professor of Litigation and Advocacy and the Director of the Center for Rights and Justice at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.  Alex joined Cardozo’s faculty in 2007\, after working as an associate at Koob & Magoolaghan for six years\, where he focused on the rights of people confined in prisons and jails\, employment discrimination\, and disability rights. Alex teaches and conducts research in the areas of Civil Procedure\, Constitutional Law\, Criminal Law\, Federal Courts\, and Law of Prisons and Jails.  His articles have appeared in the California Law Review\, Northwestern University Law Review\, Stanford Law Review\, the University of Pennsylvania Law Review\, and the University of Virginia Law Review\, among other journals.  He has appeared on behalf of parties and amicus curiae in many significant civil rights cases.  In 2016 he became the director of the Center for Rights and Justice\, which brings together the scholarship\, programs and clinics at Cardozo engaged in public service\, client advocacy and academic scholarship dealing with issues of fairness\, equality\, access to justice and transparency.  Alex graduated magna cum laude from New York University School of Law in 1999\, after which he clerked first with the Hon. Harry T. Edwards\, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals\, and then with Justice Breyer. \nPratik A. Shah\, Partner\, Head of Supreme Court & Appellate Practice\, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP\nPratik Shah is a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and heads the firm’s Supreme Court and appellate practice.  Pratik\, who previously served as an Assistant to the Solicitor General in the U.S. Department of Justice\, has argued 16 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and 60 more in other federal and state appellate courts—including in every circuit.  Pratik has also taught constitutional law\, and clerked for Justice Stephen G. Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge William A. Fletcher on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. \nModerator: Sara A. Solow\, AUSA\, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania\nSara Solow is a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and served as Senior Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General.  Previously\, she worked as a Senior Associate at Hogan Lovells in their appellate and litigation groups\, with a focus on public interest litigation and global technology legal challenges.  She also served as an adjunct faculty member at NYU Law School\, co-teaching a course on supreme court litigation.  Sara served as a law clerk to Justice Stephen G. Breyer of the United States Supreme Court\, and before that\, clerked for Judge Anthony Scirica of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit\, and for Judge Michael Baylson of the United States Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She graduated from Yale Law School in 2011 and from Yale College\, summa cum laude\, with a B.A. in Ethics\, Politics & Economics\, in 2005.  In 2012\, she was listed in Forbes’ “30 under 30” in Law & Policy. \n\nRegistration\nOnline registration for this webinar is now closed.\nZoom streaming information will be sent to registered attendees on October 19 \nRegistration Fees \n\nFBA Member: $0\nNonmember: $75\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts. \nOn-Demand: This session will be available for registered attendees to view on-demand. 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SUMMARY:Sacramento Chapter: Meet Ninth Circuit Judges
DESCRIPTION:MEET NINTH CIRCUIT JUDGES LUCY KOH\, JENNIFER SUNG\, AND HOLLY THOMAS \nSponsored by: Federal Bar Association\, Sacramento Chapter\nCo-Sponsored by all Ninth Circuit FBA Chapters: Alaska\, Washington State\, Oregon\, Montana\, Nevada\, Phoenix\, Northern District of California\, San Joaquin\, Inland Empire\, Los Angeles\, Orange County\, San Diego\, and Hawaii. \nPresenters\n\nHon. Lucy Koh\, United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (San Francisco)\nHon. Jennifer Sung\, United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (Portland)\nHon. Holly Thomas\, United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (Pasadena)\n\nRegistration\nRegister for this event online: https://fbasacramento.org/reg-101322/  \n\n$0 – FBA Member\n$10 – Nonmember\n\nQuestions regarding this event can be directed to fbawachapter@gmail.com
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/sacramento-chapter-meet-ninth-circuit-judges/
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CATEGORIES:Alaska Chapter,Hawaii Chapter,Inland Empire Chapter,Los Angeles Chapter,Montana Chapter,Nevada Chapter,Northern District of California Chapter,Orange County Chapter,Oregon Chapter,Phoenix Chapter,Sacramento Chapter,San Diego Chapter,San Joaquin Valley Chapter,Washington State Chapter
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