Mark A. Easter
Needless to say, my year serving as RCBA president has not gone as I expected or planned. At the time of my writing this column I am, thankfully, four days away from finally going home, after 5 months in several hospitals and rehabilitation facilities, after complex surgery to fix the effects (basically, the displacement of my internal organs) caused by a rare and extreme case of a herniated diaphragm. Going home will have its own set of challenges, but at least I will be onto the next "phase" of my recovery. I really appreciate each of you who have kept me in your thoughts and prayers; it means a lot to me and was a real encouragement.
In December, we had another successful season of the RCBA Elves program. Many thanks to those of you who served as money elves, shopping elves, wrapping elves, and/or delivery elves.
The night of January 23 will be the installation dinner for the RCBA and Barristers' Officers for 2024-2025 (postponed to January from September). The dinner will be held at the Mission Inn, beginning at 5:30 pm. I encourage all of you to attend.
January also brings the start of the Riverside County High School Mock Trial program. Attorney scorers are a vital part of the competition. Please consider signing up to score, if you have not already done so. Rounds 1 through 4 will be held on January 21, January 28, February 4, and February 8. Please contact the RCBA for information on how to sign-up.
On behalf of the staff and board members of RCBA, I want to wish each of you a healthy, peaceful, and prosperous 2025.
Mark A. Easter is the president of the RCBA, a partner at Best Best & Krieger LLC, and has been residing and practicing law in Riverside since 1989.
