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i,ego, CA 1 Die San Diego i • < 1lf en's P c B (Cir . W. 100,000 NOV 1 0 1988 ~(~'• , . c. a Esr. 1888 /1,JIJV A .., & ,._.., "Mesa, Order, and Ardor: Reflections on Em~ian Idealism," Ire~ .W .· "' as.sociate professbf"-o ngltsh . USD will dtSCuss the rela11onsh1p be~genteel value> and the nature of m35Culine vut~~• ._ Emenon• work, today, ovem r 10 1 4 p.m., M Executive Conference Center audironum, USO. Alcala Park, Lmda Vista Road, Linda Vista. Union (C~c D 217 .324) . . 339 788) (C1rc. S. · , ,c S.D. Oceans Foundation gives grant to USD LCALA PARK an Diego Oceans Foundation pn-sented the University of San Diego with a 10,000 grant la t r~onth to t bli. h grndu~te hol.ir lup lund tor the school's Manne '1ud11· program SD Prcsi 1988 Business Seminar Serles, continues Nov. 18 with "Developing Organizational Excellence." Cost for one session is $15 Each seminar Includes presentation materials and continental breakfast. For further Information, call Jackie Frieberg, 260-4644. Dlslingulshed speakers series, a lecture series focusing on the business activity in the United States, the Pacific Rim and Mexico, continues at the Manchester Executive Conference Center, Nov. 17 and Dec. 15. Topic for November Is "Advising Japanese Business Clients." Conducted by Christopher Wait, a partner with Luce, Forward. Cost Is $15 per session. Call 260-4644. "The Hellenic Tradllion In lr•land," an art exhibit, will open Nov 18 and be displayed through Dec. 8 at Copley library. Admission is free. Call 260-4600, Ext. 4261 . ._Af~'• P. C. B far. 1888 I" 1 ~u r C 8 ov 11 198 / "th1~ "A Meeting of Qlud~'::•set ,n the f st hisconca d b em1m ll be presente Y I6th Century w, ent he USO thea;er ans departbm IO• t .... = ,a Novem er , tonight I hursuay' be 12 ' da Novem r ' through Satur y' S d 8 . and at 2 p.m ., un ay, p.m., be 13 Camino Theatre, Novem r 1:1 Parle Lmda Vista USO, Alcad V . The play " not R d lm a ,sea. oa ' ended for ch1ldrey/ Jl//ee \ F.st. r 888 P. C. 8 NO\/ 1 1 ,988 OCAL CONCERT - Soprano Flor- ence Fogelson Blumberg, accompa- nied by pianist Ilana Myslor, will per- form music by Mozart, Poulenc, Wolf and Falla at 8:15 p.m, Sunday In the French Parlor of Founders Hp,11 at. !llv e UniversJty of San Diego :;i.. 1 "'> "5 ----...:.---- ...Allen', P. C. 8 I 888 f,,r. UEENS' - The his- C:,e staged bl the !f c:; ,,. /A MEETING 0~ 11 torlcal drama w'). / -::J(..15=> rccomm 260-4600, ur Un, e~o_! San Ole o Theatri fi!rt'fJ- de rtiiieiif"a p.m. today and tomor- ro~ and 2 p.m. Sunday In the Camino Theater at USO. .,,,,--- Free. 260-4585 . San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) Daily Transcript (Cir. D. 10,000) NOV 1 1 1988 ...AJ/ee • ,. c. B f. ,r, 1888 Bar Still Funds USDLaw Center .::z9ss-- Will 'GiveliAnother Year' Despite Some Apprehension By JOE NABBEFELD SanDi,goDaily T'l'1UJ!K'ript ttilrWrl~r County Bar directors have unan- imously approved providing $25,000 next year lo fund the San Diego Law Center de8p1te ongoing apprehension by some directors about continuing the innovative legal service. At its annual budget meeting Wednesday evening, the board also deferred collecting from the center the $20,000 the Bar lent it last year as funding, according to Bar trea;;urer Virginia Nelson The center, a joint project begun in 1981 with the UniversjtufSan Diego Law School , will also receive halfofth.. proceeds from this vear'e Blackstone Ball, put on by the Bar auxiliary and scheduled for tomor- row night. USO provides non-monetary re- sources such as office space and administrative support The center's final source of funding comes in the form of grants, which currently total about $150,000, said Carol Hallstrom, the center's program director. Some Bar directors, including outgoing President Ned Hun. tington, carried into Wednesday 's meeting hard attitudes on funding t he center, generating some s peculation that the center may be wound down. Hallstrom said that sort of talk goes around each year. She finds it "appropriate review of the rela- tionship" between the Bar and USD and therefore unalarming. Huntington said he has been less thnn satisfied with the programs and direction of the center and the shortage of communication via re- ports about what it's doing. He decided nevertheless to vote to "give it another year" because lawyer Dan Grindle, who became the chairman of the center's advi- sory board at the stnrt of this year, has taken charge of the center. Huntington said Grindle, of the El Cajon law firm of McDougal, Love, Eckis, Grindle & O'Connor, has proven in other Bar projects to be active and thorough about pro- (Continued on Page 4t \ Bar Funds LawCenter - /Continued from Page JA viding reports. "What you see is, ere's one clients), and they've done a lot of things. A lot of the ideas have spun off and support themselves." rl'o11111111f'II f1nm l~~:11& ""'" ,,.,..1, lo pr " nt the dynamicA of con t•n II d1• tAio n mpkin It uw up tomorrow throu11h U 22 11t l11 ollnl,on nc,l Nnnt•y F loyd h a er ated 1111 inALnll lion of p11i nlingA, plwtouruph, and trxl lo nddreM tlw 11 ,Htitutinn of rnurnngo nnd our pnrl1rirmt1on ,n ,t lt'A up tomorrow t hrnnl{h llt·t 22 • • • Kivt•s th. si,cond _ 1 •clurc . in the series "Allernnl1ve Voices: 9 P,·r p1·cl1ves." . A prof!'l more year, go to it,' " said Hun. tington. "I still have all my ques- tions, but now Dan Grindle ie run- ning it. It wasn't run before. You couldn't get budget reports, pro- gram reports. Dan is the kind of guy who will get in a nd make sure it goes in one direction. "lf it flounders around, then it will probably be the end of the Bar's commitment." Provided other directors agree. Incoming President Marc Adelman said he's an unabashed fan of the center. "I've been on t he advisory board since day one and the projects and ideas that come out of the center are unique a nd a real value to the <.-ommunity. No. body else can do these. I have no concerns. "It's a a continuoUB think tank of legal scholars - excluding myself. Everybody there's always looking to ideas to make things better. There are many more programs to come. Craig Higgs chaired the center's advisory board before Grindle. "I think they both have done an ex- cellent job," said Nelson. "I think the center had some identity issues to define this year as to exactly what its legal status was and the direction of its programs. Call it a year offlux." The center expects to commence its next program in January, a joint effort with the city attorney's office to improve enforcement of ci- ty codes such as zoning, building permits, restaurant regulation and other local codes that don't receive enough enforcement. Both the city attorney and t he lnw center have committed funds, said Hallstrom. Other program ideas are under advisory board review, she said. Hallstrom, who Nelson said gets paid out of grants, not the center's budget, cnlled the center "a fairly unique union "I feel the same way (as Hun- tington) about Dan (Grindle). He has taken on numeroUB responsi. bilities and everything he has got- ten involved in has been extremely successful, including coaching the Bar softball team. It got third in the league, and that's success given the talent we had." Nelson said, "My position was very strongly for the Law Center going on." It has provided the community with programs in court reform, establishment of the out. of-court neighborhood mediation centers, the jury selection process, legal rights for children, continu- ing legal education and, its current charge for the past two years, leading the implementation of the immigration amnesty program. "I feel it's hended in the right di- rection," continued Nelson. "I feel it is one of our (the Bar's) roles to improve the image of lawyers and to provide legal services to the community Cbeyond representing • Friday, November 11, 1988 t:~:.:~;~,IIM '""'"""' "'3ted lo CUm;, will proMbly be with m the "" of my "'°' "''""'"' "'"" ;, ,!ten ,;g°"'" to,g s,m_ "L;ke """"' ;, lilrnd the """" betw.,. 198•85 to the c,,. "'"""' Syadic, ,,-defeoda,t ""'• """"" ,t lint U.y hod,. ""<;""- Now, "" W, Ibey "'" ""' """ '"' the matter IS being a igned to a disc1- Robert Fellm th, a Iloiversuy of San Diego Scbool ,.of Law professor '"'"" "'m lo ; pline staff attorn y. ate Bar nfonitor, said aware of the broad allega- app .,,..,,. the "'"en b,,e o,,rt lo "'"" the c,.,,u, 1,wytt', United States Fidelity & Guaranty filed an action in the May case to be relieved from its duty to pay for May's defense lawyer, Marc Kent, of '"' lo be '"""'"- The action reached the 4th District Court of Appeal, which ruled on Oct. 11 that a referee appointed by a Su- penor Court judge could hold a hear- mg on the subject of Kent's fees. The appellate opinion notes that Kent billed United States Fidelity $1 .6 million for 21 months' work, through December 1987, on the May An attorney for Ohio Casualty In- surance Co. made accusations in court documents against Kent in the n a Sept 23 letter, Ohio Casualty lawyer Michael Connally refers to Kent's testimony "that may impli- cate other Cumis attorneys in a net- work of counsel abusing the Cumis Connally said he could not com- m nt on the case or elaborate on his reference lo Kent's testimony. Los Angeles. defense ca e. May case. I decision.'' Cbad,s Soll,u,, ,.;, the "''""" ,r defe= ;, Ure e"' ,f the "''"""•" reru,;,,1 """ P"ieet lo ..,e,,. , ,ew s,, M,reo, city h,ll. The investors' lawyer, Brian Mil- !er, said a federal grand jury IS in- vesligating fraud allegations against Syndico. He said he was subpoenaed to turn over documents a few weeks ago, but then was ordered by San Diego Superior Court Judge G. Dennis Adams not to appear, as many of the Syndico case proceed- ings are sealed from the public. Richard Noyer of Los Angeles, at- torney for Syndico co-defendant Shelbran Industries, said insurance companies have not proved that any "Insurance carriers are trying to make it wholly uneconomical for lawyers to take Cumis cases," Noyer said. "They are attempting to coerce the attorneys away from these cases. "The history of the insurance in- dustry has not been one for the con. sumer. Insurance companies don't Kent agreed with Noyer that accu- sations levied by insurance compa- nies may be prompted by the carri- ers' desire to keep Cumis counsel type of "rip-off" Cumis lawyers. is occurring by want to pay th ose bills." ,,.,.,.,ml "'"''·" ""' '" ,ndlt, ciimt m,y oot ,,_ • • company, can't th1> msuranc bill, lawyers) hon what you (Cumi qu do The normal checks are not Jn place. "A monitor, I would say there is a riou problem with Cum1 coun el that has reached an appropriate In nother local cl action suit, id level for ction," he Di •tz v. Syndico, Fireman's insur- ance attorney Schratz complains that Cum1s lawyers hired for Syndico defendants have submitted unreason- ably high bills to the insurance firm. The • yndico case involves claims under tern, m t1g tlon inv The fraud payments low. way m San Diego appear to "They have an attitude, all right," Kent said. "We represent the down- part, from several unrelated civil s filed h re in federal and upe- ca trodden." rior courts. San Diego attorney James King of , m which oil and local ca In on
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