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A benefit concert for the
CALIFORNIA BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION

Sunday, March 16, 7:00 p.m.
Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center
Silicon Valley Auditorium

Duets and ensembles from beloved operas: Carmen, La Traviata, Rigoletto, La Bohème, and many more with professional area singers.

All proceeds benefit the CALIFORNIA BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION, a non-profit membership organization providing information, referrals, education, advocacy and support for those affected by brain injury.

INFORMATION: 408-357-7429
www.svjcc.org/opera/
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The 8th Annual State of the Art Medical and Rehabilitative Care in Brain Injury: Clinical and Legal Implications Conference was held at the Silverado Resort in Napa, California on November 16-17, with a fundraising Golf Tournament on November 18th. The conference was hosted in collaboration with the Scarlett Law Group.

Conference attendees and speakers traveled to Napa from as far as the east coast and Hawaii to be part of what has been called “the best educational conference for medical and legal professionals” that provide services to individuals with brain injury. Mr. Randall Scarlett participants were treated to a wine tasting by and Dr. Claude Monday founded the concept the Frank Family Vineyards, Elyse Winery, of medical and legal professionals joining and Falcor Wines, and had the opportunity to together to provide the latest and greatest bid on a variety of items donated to CALBIA updates in their respective fields. At the for the Silent Auction, which provided addibeginning of the conference, Dr. Claude Mun-tional funds for CALBIA. day received an award from CALBIA in recognition of his many years of service to The success of the conference could not persons with brain injury, and for his partici-have been achieved without the many sponpation and leadership on the various boards he sors, exhibitors, speakers that donated their sits on, and his committee work. time and travel expenses, and the work of Following the conference on Friday evening, the planning committee, recognized below:

SPONSORS:
High Impact Litigation Law Cash Paradigm Management Services Jones, Clifford, Johnson & Johnson, LLP Malone Law Office Delano Farms Company San Joaquin Bank Contrabande Control Specialists, Inc. Centre for Neuro Skills Scarlett Law Group Doehrman Chamberlain The Veen Firm, P.C. Law Offices of Michael B. Moore Bostwick & Associates Marcus & Regaldo Newton Medical Group Charles Guy Monnett III Brown & McDevitt Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer Shea & Shea Frank Family Vineyards Elyse Winery Falcor Wines Chalone Vineyard Kim Battuello Buehler Vineyards Far Niente Winery Freemark Abbey Winery Green & Red Vineyard Crgich Hills Cellar Heitz Wine Cellars Hess Collection Winery Honig Vineyard & Winery Milat Vineyards Winery Peju Province Winery Raymond Vineyard & Cellar Rubicon Estate Rutherford Grove Winery Shafer Vineyards Spottswoode Winery Trefethen Vineyards & Winery Trinchero Family Estates V. Sattui Winery ZD Wines Knights Jewlers

EXHIBITORS:
Care Meridian Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation Centre for Neuro Skills High Impact Litigation Juris Productions, Inc. Kentfield Rehabilitation & Specialty Hospital Learning Services Corporation Medtronic Neuromodulation Rehab Without Walls Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Dave Woodruff, Susan Connors, Dr. David Hovda, Lee Woodruff and Dr. Douglas Smith

SPEAKERS:
Dave Woodruff Thomas Malone, J.D. Douglas C. Smith, Ph.D. David Hovda, Ph.D. Michael Shea, Jr., J.D. Sharon Grandinette John Romano, J.D. Frank Branson, J.D. Bruce Stern, J.D. Mark D’Esposito, M.D. Bill Smith, J.D. R. J. Waldsmith, J.D. Daniel Kelly, M.D. Geoffrey Manley, M.D., Ph.D. Susan Connors, B.S. Rick Rollens Randall H. Scarlett, J.D. Deborah Doherty, M.D. Daniel Davis, M.D.

CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE:
Mark J. Ashley, Sc.D. Paula Daoutis Deborah Doherty, M.D. Sharon Grandinette, M.A. Amanda Helvie Tina Horn Patrick Johnson Steve Katomski Lisa Kreber, Ph.D. Claude Munday, Ph.D. Bruce Nelson Randall H. Scarlett, J.D. Kavie Von Husen

Special thanks to:
Anna Gregory Helen Nelson

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