b'Page 2FBA/OC From the Editor FBA/OC Welcomebacktoanotherissueofthe P.O. Box 6130NewsletteroftheFederalBarAssocia-Newport Beach, CA 92658tion, Orange County Chapter. (949) 608-9905www.fbaoc.comThisissuefeaturesachecklistofim-info@fbaoc.comportant pitfalls toavoidinclassaction Board of Directorssettlements brought to you by Steven D. Allison, Samrah R. Mahmoud, and Mary To October 2020:KateKamkafromTroutmanPepper.Benjamin R. Barron David B. Clark StephaniePhanandSheilaChenalso Jason de Bretteville sharepracticaltipsfortakingandde-Douglas J. Dixon fending remote depositions.Yasser M. El-Gamal Andrew R. Gray We are also excited to welcome William Domnarski in this is-Hon. Andrew J. Guilford Aaron J. Malosue.In the first entry of what we hope will become a regular Hon. Douglas F. McCormick column for the FBA/OC Newsletter, Bill asksDoes Practicing Christopher H. McGrath Law Make You Smarter?In addition to being a practicing law-Elizabeth L. McKeenyer, Bill is a prolific essayist and author on topics relating to Gary A. Pemberton Hon. James V. Selnathejudiciary,legalpractice,andthelegalprofession.His Roy Z. Silvaworks have been published by the American Bar Association, Arjun Sivakumar the Daily Journal, andCalifornia Lawyer, among many others.Elizabeth M. WeldonBill is also the author of five books, most recently a biography To October 2021ofRichardPosnerpublishedbyOxfordUniversityPressin Hon. David O. Carter Hon. Scott C. Clarkson2016.Bills essays on the practice of law are freshly perceptive, Brent S. Colasurdooccasionally rousing, and above all elsethought-provoking. Kate Corrigan Michael W. DeVriesThank you to the authors for all your hard work and, as always, Nate Dilgerwe welcome submissions for the next issue of the Newsletter.Lisa S. Glasser Richard J. Grabowski Samrah MahmoudBrent S. Colasurdo Matthew C. Parrott Daniel RobinsonEditor-in-Chief Chase A. Skolnick Chahira Soth Hon. Josephine L. Staton Lei Lei Wang Ekvall Matthew K. Wegner FBA/OC NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS Newsletter Editor:Brent S. Colasurdo Brent S. ColasurdoUmberg/Zipser LLP 1920 Main Street, Suite 750 Irvine, California 92614 bcolasurdo@umbergzipser.com (949) 679-0052'