"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet.”
R. Scott Wylie, who served as both the Vice-President of the State Bar of California and the President of the Foundation of State Bar of California, quoted the above in an article that appeared in the April 2007 edition of the California Bar Journal http://tinyurl.com/romeoandjulietlink
According to Mr. Wylie, "The California Bar Foundation was created in 1990 to serve as the charitable giving arm of the State Bar of California." He stated: "There were lots of ofs in the name ‘The Foundation of the State Bar of California' so the name was changed to ‘California Bar Foundation'. Mr. Wylie observed that this is a "much sweeter sounding name,” and one which is "easier to fit on a check.”
Nevertheless, and irrespective of the manner in which the term is pronounced – e.g., "Ish-ew” (U.S.) or "Iss-you” (U.K.) – the issue of whether the Foundation is part and parcel of the State Bar of California needs to be further explored.
Some, including the State Bar of California and the California Bar Foundation, would want the public to believe that the Foundation is an entirely "separate entity" which is only "affiliated" with the State Bar.
We were asked about it multiple times shortly after we published the article about the "Diveristy Scholarships" http://tinyurl.com/selektziaceremony , and we were asked about it again within the last few days.
Our confidential sources provided the answer: Yes, the Foundation is part and parcel of the State Bar of California, despite claims to the contrary.
The Foundation's Board of Directors reports directly to the Board of Governors of the State Bar of California, as does Ms. Leslie Hatamiya.
TLR"S readers were introduced to Ms. Hatamiya when we asked her to remove the name of Marissa Prayongratana (AKA Marissa Dennis) from the Foundation's Honor Roll. http://tinyurl.com/marrisadennis
Ms. Hatamiya never responded to this request, although she did write to the Board of Governors of the State Bar of California on June 28th of this year to seek permission to change some of the Foundation's Bylaws.
Also according to our sources, it was the Board of Governors of the State Bar of California that appointed (and reappointed for an additional two years) Douglas Winthrop of Howard Rice to sit on the Foundation's Board.
At the time Mr. Howard Miller was both a member of the Foundation's Board AND Chairman of the Board of Governors of the State Bar of California, which appointed Winthrop.
The appointment took place on November 14, 2009 during a regularly-scheduled meeting of the State Bar Board of Governors (BOG) in Los Angeles. Presiding over the meeting was president and Chairman, Mr. Howard Miller.
Also present were staff members Kathleen Beitiks, Diane Curtis, Mary Lavery Flynn, Francisco Gomez, Robert A. Hawley, Judy Johnson, Dean Kinley, Steve Mazer, Gayle Murphy, Cathy Torney, Peggy Van Horn, Colin Wong, and Larry Yee.
In addition, present at the meeting was Mr. Starr Babcock -- who earlier this year was appointed to the position of General Counsel by the individual who participated in the scheme to defraud courts and injure Dole in order to enrich himself financially --Thomas Girardi's confederate -- Mr. Howard Miller.
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For important updates, including communication from Jerome Falk, please see @:
http://lesliebrodie.blog.co.uk/2011/12/08/jerome-b-falk-of-howard-rice-state-bar-of-california-special-prosecutor-in-ninth-circuit-matter-of-in-re-girardi-adjudicated-by-n-randy-smith-mar-12275371/
AND @:
http://lesliebrodie.blog.co.uk/2011/12/13/ninth-circuit-court-of-appeal-matter-of-in-re-thomas-girardi-adjudicated-by-marsha-berzon-n-rabdy-smith-william-fletcher-jerome-falk-howard-rice--12300044/
