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Summer DeVore
Before we look ahead at 2025, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what Barristers accomplished in 2024. In my first article as Barristers President, I mentioned the Barristers Triad—educational opportunities, social events, and ways to volunteer. I am happy to say that Barristers achieved all three goals in the last 3 months of 2024.
Social Events. Barristers has continued to host monthly happy hours, including the most recent happy hour on December 11, 2024 with many Barristers wearing festival holiday sweaters.
Volunteering in the Community. On December 11, 2024 before the happy hour, the Barristers gathered to wrap gifts for the RCBA Elves Program. Additionally, members of the Barristers Board volunteered to speak on a panel to aspiring law students and members of Phi Alpha Delta at University of California, Riverside on November 20, 2024.
Education opportunities. On December 10, 2024, Barristers partnered with JAMS to provide our members with a free CLE on civility presented by Hon. Jackson Lucky (Ret.) and Hon. Elia V. Pirozzi (Ret.).
Barristers will be keeping the good times rolling into 2025! Our goal is to offer a wide range of events and opportunities, so there is something for everyone. Accordingly, our events for the next two months range from our monthly social happy hours, to volunteering as mock trial scoring attorneys, to a day of fun at the happiest place on earth, Disneyland. We truly hope something sparks your interest and you will consider joining us!
Amanda is an associate attorney at Reid & Hellyer, APC, where her main area of practice is business litigation. This is her first year serving on the Barristers Board as a member-at-large. She is also a member of the San Diego Inn of Court, and the Federalist Society. In her spare time, she enjoys watching College gymnastics competitions, walking her dog, Alfalfa, and staying apprised of constitutional law issues. She was a competitive gymnast from the age of 4 to 21 and was the Western National Uneven Bar Champion at the age of 17. Amanda was a national competitor all the way to college, where she was a part of the Sacramento State Women’s Gymnastics team for three years
Speaking of getting involved, the Barristers Board is busy brainstorming ideas and putting things into motion for this term. Below please find our current upcoming events:
If you have an idea for Barristers or are interested in joining one of the Barristers' committees (CLE, social, or community outreach) for the 2024-2025 term, I encourage you to contact me or any of the other Board members. I can be reached at 951-783-9470 or summer.devore@streamkim.com.
For additional information about our upcoming events and updates, please visit Barristers:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RCBABarristers/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rcbabarristers/
Website: https://rcbabarristers.wixsite.com/rcba-barristers
Summer M. DeVore is an attorney with Stream Kim Hicks Wrage & Alfaro, PC in downtown Riverside where she specializes in business litigation. She is also a member of the Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court. Summer can be reached at summer.devore@streamkim.com.
