b'Page 4FBA/OC My Mentors.In July, Judge James V.Selnaserved communities on First Amendment free-closed out our summer Bench and Bar seriesdom of speech protections in K-12 school.In by presenting, The Best of Times, the WorstOctober, the YLD also conducted a book drive ofTimes,OralArgumentonMondayAfter- to collect new and gently used books for dona-noons.Be on the lookout for future FBA/OCtion to Think Together, which is a non-profit programs, including a new program featuringorganization that provides programs and ser-an update on the Ninth Circuit.vicestostudents,includingdistributionof books to children in Orange County.A special Thisyear,FBA/OChasalsocontinuedtothankyoutoleadersoftheYLD,including servethepublic.Specifically,FBA/OCcon- DerekHahn,SamrahMahmoud,BrentCo-tinues to support the Federal Pro Se Windowlasurdo, Justin Gillett, and Ryan Fawaz.atthe courthouse,whichprovidesfreelegalWearefortunatetohaveanactiveanden-servicestofederalproselitigants.Wenotgaged membership, strong sponsorship by our only continue to provide volunteer attorneyslaw firm partners, and outstanding programs to serve the clinic, but FBA/OC also increasedfor our members.None of this would be possi-its sponsorshiplevel thisyearto thePublicblewithouttheleadershipanddedicationof Law Center to financially support the Pro Seour past presidents and our Board of Directors.Window.We are committed to finding addi- ThankyouforyoursupportofFBA/OCandtionalopportunitiestosupportthismuchfor the privilege of serving as your President. needed resource, and we encourage all of you todothesame.Also,inrecognitionofthe Chaptersvolunteerattorneys,inMay,we*Van Nguyen is a Deputy Attorney General in hosted our annual Pro Bono luncheon, wheretheCaliforniaOfficeoftheAttorneyGeneral we were honored by the special appearance ofandisPresidentoftheFederalBarAssocia-Judge Dolly M. Gee from Los Angeles.Judge Gee spoke about pro bono in the Central Dis- tion, Orange County Chapter. trictandrecognizedourmembersfortheir commitmenttoprobono,notingthatthe numberofvolunteerattorneysinprobono matters in Orange County exceeded the num-berofvolunteerattorneysinLosAngeles.Judge Scott C. Clarkson and local practition-ersalsopresentedthevariousprobonoop-portunitiesavailableintheCentralDistrict to our members. Our Young Lawyers Division (YLD) has also had a busy year.In addition to networking eventsandBrownBaglunches,theYLD hosteditsfirstsubstantiveprogram,titled YLDPracticePanel:AnIn-HousePerspec-tive on Federal Practice.The panel program included speakers from the legal departments ofCANInsurance,AmericanHondaMotor Co., and Western Digital. The YLD is also active in serving our community.This year, theYLDpartneredwiththeConstitutional RightsFoundationonConstitutionDayto teach middle school students in local under-'