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Legislative Day
April 3 All day
Legislative Day brings attorneys from all practice areas together to advocate, educate, and interact with key decision makers from all three branches of government.
Join us on April 3 to explore pressing issues facing the legal profession, proposed changes on the horizon, and how CLA members can make a difference.
Last year’s event SOLD OUT! Register now so you don’t miss this opportunity.
CLA Names Sen. Susan Rubio as Legislator of the Year
California Lawyers Association (CLA) is pleased to honor California Senator Susan Rubio as Legislator of the Year and acknowledge her extraordinary service since being elected to the California Senate in 2018. Join us when we present the award to her on Legislative Day, April 3 in Sacramento. Legislative Day brings attorneys from all practice areas together to advocate, educate, and interact with key decision makers from all three branches of government. Learn more about Sen. Rubio and register today!
Luis Céspedes Confirmed as Keynote Speaker
Luis Céspedes was appointed by Governor Newsom in December 2020 to serve as the Judicial Appointments Secretary in the Office of the Governor. Secretary Céspedes has spent his personal and professional life championing the causes of civil rights, diversity, equity, and inclusion, dating back to his support of the United Farm Workers, alongside César Chávez, as a 15-year-old in Santa Maria.
He was a Law Clerk and Case Analyst at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1971 to 1974, Senior Consultant for the California State Assembly Office of Majority Consultants in 1975, Administrative Assistant to a California Assemblymember from 1975 to 1977, Principal Consultant for the California State Assembly Committee on Health from 1980 to 1982, and a practicing attorney, starting in 1982.
Agenda
| 8:00 AM | Registration Opens and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:45 AM | Welcoming Remarks |
| 10:00 AM | Assemblymember Ash Kalra, Chair, Assembly Judiciary Committee |
| 10:30 AM | Presentation of Legislator of the Year Award to Senator Susan Rubio |
| 11:00 AM | Cory Jasperson, Judicial Council of California, Director of Governmental Affairs |
| 11:30 AM | Keynote Speaker – Luis Céspedes, Judicial Appointments Secretary, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom |
| 12:00 Noon | Jith Meganathan, Deputy Legislative Affairs Secretary, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom |
| 12:30 PM | Assemblymember Diane Dixon, Vice Chair, Assembly Judiciary Committee |
| 1:00 PM | Lunch and Networking |
| 2:15 PM | Assemblymember Brian Maienschein |
| 2:30 PM | Closing Remarks |
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