b'Page 4FBA/OC Presidents Message(Continued from page 3) ing these difficult times.As always, our judg-es gave generously of their time and contribu-tionsboth in helping guide our chapter and being the centerpiece of our programs.And then there are the other officers: DamonAbout the FBA/OC Mircheff, our Secretary, Brian Claassen, our Treasurer,andDavidStein,ourPresident-Elect. I cant begin to tell you what a greatThe Federal Bar Association of team we had. I know they all got more thanOrangeCounty(FBA/OC)is they bargained for, and I leaned on them con- committed to meeting the needs stantly.offederalpractitionersinOr-angeCounty,Californiaby And last, but certainly not least, is our Exec- sponsoringimportantBench utiveDirector,HeatherDeSha.WhiletheandBarevents,CLEevents board members and officers come and go, sheandothersocialevents.These is the one constant.No matter what we mayeventsallfocusonissuesrele-throw at or ask of her, shes on top of it andvanttofederalpractitioners does everything with a smile.andprovideanimportant bridge between the many feder-Westillfacechallengesaswecontinuetoal judges in Orange County and confront and grapple with the pandemic.Buttheattorneyswhopracticebe-the organization remains strong and in greatfore them.hands, and I hope that all of you will give Da-vid the support you gave me.Weencourageyoutojointhe FBA/OCandbenefitfromthis great and ongoing dialogue be-*Dean J. Zipser is a partner with Umbergtweenthelocalfederalbench Zipser LLP and is President of the Federaland bar.Bar Association, Orange County Chapter.www.fbaoc.com'