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  The Wine Tasting is in "Real Estate BISNOW." Click HERE to see the article.

  Darlene Hayes, senior appraiser for CB Richard Ellis, obtained her MAI (Master, Appraisal Institute) designation in September, 2011. The MAI is the highest professional designation a real estate appraiser can obtain.

  CREW-LA 2011 Advisory Board Member, Christine Deschaine, was featured in the Los Angeles Business Journal on July 20th for her humanitarian work with two organizations, Uganda-based Bringing Hope to the Family and U.S.-based Embrace Uganda. Ms. Deschaine, Principal at Lee & Associates-LA North-Ventura Inc., traveled to Uganda to help build and open a small retail store in the impoverished African nation. The store will sell arts and crafts, as well as rent dresses for weddings and other events. The money generated will go back into the local market and help stimulate the country’s economy.

  CREW-LA 2011 Advisory Board member and Past President, Lisa Quateman, recently merged her law firm, Quateman LLP, with the national firm Polsinelli Shughart. Ms. Quateman will continue to serve as Managing Partner in Los Angeles with her entire legal team and staff officially joining Polsinelli Shughart, including CREW-LA member, Donna Mo. According to the National Law Journal, Polsinelli Shughart is one of the top 100 law firms in the nation, with more than 530 attorneys working in various major cities. The firm will provide a full-service platform in the areas of business law, financial services, real estate and business litigation, serving corporate, institutional and individual clients.
  Shireen Enayati was named as a Rising Star by the Texas Super Lawyers in June, 2011. She is on the CREW LA board and is a national delegate.

  Constance Couvillon's company, ACN was featured this Sunday on NBC for 2 hours on the Celebrity Apprentice. Click HERE for flyer.


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January 2012



Articles by CREW-LA Members 
Alice M. Graham
  "Practice Law, Lose Your License: What SB 94 Means To Your Practice" author Alice M. Graham, as published in "Big News for Smaller Firms", June/July 2010, published by State Bar of California .
   
Jennifer Hafner
  "7 Strategies to Avoid Membership Erosion in a Down Economy" author Jennifer Hafner, 2010 President of CREW-LA, and an appraiser with The Renken Co., a full-service real estate firm.
   
Nicole Sahagen
  "Lis Pendens: Requires Civil Action in a Court of Law" author Nicole Sahagen, an Associate in the Firm’s Real Estate Practice Group, and Nadav Ravid is, shareholder in the Firm’s Real Estate Practice Group.
   
  Andrea Chang
  "Giving And Receiving" author Andrea Chang, member of the Real Estate Practice Group in McKenna Long & Aldridge's Los Angeles office.
 
    Stephan Kachani
  "For Bridge Loans, Smaller Can Be Better" author Stephan Kachani, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Lone Oak Fund
   
    Susan Fowler McNally
  "Real Estate Purchase and Sales Transactions -- How To Do Them Right!," author Susan Fowler McNally
  "The Subtleties of Sublease Deals", sources Susan Fowler McNally, Martin H. Orlick
  "Predispute Jury Trial Waivers in leases Now Unenforceable in California, " sources Susan Fowler McNally, Martin H. Orlick
  "How to Cut Risks When Letting Production Company Film at Your Center, " source Susan Fowler McNally
  "Letter of Credit in Lease Transactions -- Part I"
  "Letter of Credit in Lease Transactions -- Part II," authors Susan Fowler McNally, Carter H. Klein, Michael S. Abrams
   
  Deborah K. Luedy
  "Mentoring -- Can Your Company Afford Not To," author Deborah K. Luedy



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