2008 Retreat recap, thanks, and see you all in 2009

I want to thank all who attendedand or participated in the 8th Annual Public Defender Las Vegas Retreat.  We ended up with nearly 300 attendees from all across the nation and beyond.  A group of early ariving attendees met for a great evening at Kokomo’s Lounge at the Mirage Hotel on Thursday night.  Friday was the Welcome Party in the Auto Musium at the Imperial Palace.  Then a group of 90 attendees attended the Improv Comedy Show at Harah’s.  We had a very good MCLE/CLE program on Saturday and Sunday.  Saturday night, a large group met for our reserved (VIP) section and a great night of dancing and partying at Studio 54, inside the MGM Grand.

On Sunday afternoon, we held the 2008 World Defender Poker Championship.  We had 50 register for the no-limit holdem poker tournament, with Richard Poliquin taking down the championship. 

The final table (all were in the money) included the following:

Champion, (trophy)    Richard Poliquin, Arizona
2nd place, (trophy)    Craig Pinto, California
3rd place, (trophy)     Christopher Hinkfuss, Wisconsin
4th    Richard Terry, California
5th    Nick Morse, California
6th    Brendan King, Massachusetts
7th    Ron Brahams, California
8th    Philip Kenrick, Texas
9th    Dave Rendahl, California
10th    Angela Poliquin, Arizona

Then, of course, on Sunday night, a bunch of us (the truely dedicated!) met at the Red Square inside Mandalay Bay, ice bar and all, for a Retreat-ending toast!!!

On to 2009

The 9th Annual Public Defender Las Vegas Retreat is already in the works.  The final dates are not set in stone yet, but it looks pretty good that it will be March 27-29, 2009.  We should have the final details set by this Fall.  Keep checking the Retreat web site for details, and feel free to give me a call, or shoot me an e-mail.

Thanks again, and I’ll see you all in VEGAS in 2009!

Sincerely,

Dave Rendahl, Deputy Public Defender / Retreat Organizer
Tulare County Public Defender's Office Courthouse, Room G-35 County Civic Center Visalia, CA 93291
Office: 559-733-6693, FAX: 559-733-6113 drendahl@co.tulare.ca.us or Dave@PublicDefenderRetreat.com Attend the 9th Annual Public Defender Las Vegas Retreat
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