Update: The Witkin dinner has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 6, 2008 at The El Cortez - The Don Room and Terrace.
The Cocktail Reception begins at 5:00 p.m. The Dinner Reception with Awards Presentation and Live Auction begins at 6:00 p.m.
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Thomas Jefferson Professor Marjorie Cohn is being honored at the Bernard E. Witkin, Esq., Awards Dinner which was scheduled for November 8, 2007, at the El Cortez, but due to the fire emergencies in October, will be postponed until early 2008.
The Witkin Award Dinner is the San Diego County Law Library Justice Foundation's annual fund-raising event. Each year the Foundation uses the event to honor members of the San Diego legal community for civic leadership and excellence in the teaching, practice, enactment or adjudication of the law.
Along with Professor Cohn, other recipients are: The Honorable David M. Gill, San Diego Superior Court; Herbert J. Solomon, Esq., Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith; and Carol Lam, Esq., Qualcomm Inc. Marti Emerald of Channel 10 News will serve as Master of Ceremonies.
Ticket prices are $125.00 per person. Sponsored tables of eight may be purchased for $1,000. Corporate donors and table sponsors will be listed in the program guide. For additional information, please contact Joseph Grienenberger at (619) 531-3904 or email the Library at witkindinner@sdcpll.org
Past Award winners have included: The Honorable William J. Howatt, Jr., San Diego Superior Court; Allen C. Snyder, Professor of Law, University of San Diego; Susanne J. Stanford, Esq. of Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps; The Honorable Judith McConnell; Michael H. Dessent, Dean Emeritus, California Western School of Law; Jay W. Jeffcoat, Esq., DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary; and Charles R. Dyer, Esq., retired Director of Libraries, SDCPLL.
We will post all Witkin-related information on the Law Library Justice Foundation's website at http://www.lljf.org. Please go to this website for more information about the Witkin Award Dinner.
Funds raised at the event are used to purchase legal materials for the San Diego County Public Law Library and its users: both practicing attorneys and members of the general public who need basic legal information but cannot afford to hire an attorney. For many people, books purchased with the help of your donations are the only source they have for legal advice or assistance on critical legal problems. Don't miss your chance to attend the best networking event of the year in the legal community!