Local Attorneys Will Gather to Support Village Children
Event Also Recognizes Integrity, Devotion of Legal Community

   SAN DIEGO — As many as 500 members of San Diego’s legal community will gather at the Manchester Hyatt Hotel Downtown San Diego at 1 Market Place on Saturday, October 26 at 5:30 p.m. for the 18th annual "Red" Boudreau Trial Lawyers’ Dinner to support children living at St. Vincent de Paul Village.

   Named after Maurice "Red" Boudreau, a local trial attorney and one of the founding board members of St. Vincent’s, the dinner funds the many children’s programs at the Village, which is home to as many as 200 young people who access the many rehabilitative programs offered at the downtown facility. Services such as on-site health care, a state-certified childcare facility, literacy programs and family counseling are funded in part by the annual outreach.

   President of St. Vincent’s, Fr. Joe Carroll, commended the annual outreach of the San Diego legal community.

   "For 18 years we have held this event to recognize the integrity of those in the field of law," he said. "Their devotion and generosity to Children’s Services at St. Vincent’s prove this celebration is well-deserved."

   Part of the celebration includes the presentation of the Daniel T. Broderick III Award for Civility, Integrity and Professionalism. This year’s recipient is David E. Monahan, partner at Gray Cary, a Silicon Valley-based law firm that represents emerging growth and high technology companies.

   The American Board of Trial Advocates, San Diego Defense Lawyers, Association of Business Trial Lawyers and Consumer Attorneys of San Diego are sponsoring the event.

   For more information on the "Red" Boudreau Trial Lawyers’ Dinner, call (619) 687-1012. For more information on children’s programs at St. Vincent’s, call
(619) 687-1000.

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