introduce summer associates at your firm to our local federal judges as well as the federal bar community. Looking ahead, FBA/OC will sponsor several events that will be of interest to federal practi- tioners in Orange County, regardless of your practice specialty. Next up, on September 12, FBA/OC will sponsor its annual Intellectual Property Seminar, at Chapman University Law School. As in past years, our IP event will feature local federal judges and leading IP practitioners addressing some of the leading issues in the area, including a number of im- portant IP cases decided by the Supreme Court last term. The biggest event of our year, Annu- al Judges’ Night, will take place on October 19, at the Duke Hotel. Judges’ Night is the perfect opportunity to celebrate and appreciate our local federal judges who are so active and en- gaged in the efforts of our FBA/OC chapter. A highlight of the event will be a presentation on the State of the Central District by Chief Judge Virginia A. Phillips and the announce- ment of this year’s recipient of the Alicemarie H. Stotler Award. All of these terrific events are the result of the outstanding efforts of our FBA/OC Board who represent large and smaller firms in Orange County, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, as well as several of our local federal judges, including District Judges Carter, Guilford, Selna and Staton; Magistrate Judges Gandhi and McCor- mick; and Bankruptcy Judge Clarkson. It has been a pleasure and an honor to work with such a talented and dedicated group. In addition to our programs, I would like to extend a special invitation to our younger col- leagues (or those colleagues who are young at heart) to check out our revitalized Young Law- yers Division. Spearheaded by the tireless en- ergy of our fellow board member and current treasurer Van Nguyen, the Young Lawyers (Continued from page 3) President’s Message Page 4 FBA/OC Division was formed to address the specific interests and needs of local federal practition- ers under the age of 40 or who have been prac- ticing 10 years or less. Most recently, the Young Lawyers Group hosted a spring happy hour and networking event at BossCat Kitchen in Newport Beach. The Young Lawyers Divi- sion is also continuing our chapter’s commit- ment to pro bono work by adopting a regular session at the pro se clinic in the federal court- house in Santa Ana. Thank you for your continued support of the FBA/OC. Whether you are just starting out your career in federal practice or have decades of experience in federal court, our chapter’s aim is to offer compelling and useful programs as well as opportunities for you to network and get to know your colleagues in the federal fam- ily of the Southern Division of the Central Dis- trict. It is a privilege to serve this year as Pres- ident of FBA/OC and I urge you to contact me if there is any type of program or event that would be of interest to you or your federal practice area. *Roman E. Darmer is a partner in the Irvine office of Jones Day and is President of the Fed- eral Bar Association, Orange County Chapter.