Legislative Day Reception – Tuesday, April 8, 2025

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

California Lawyers Association
400 Capitol Mall, Suite 650
Sacramento, CA 95814

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CLA is hosting a reception the evening before CLA’s annual Legislative Day and everyone is welcome to attend. This is a free event, providing an opportunity to mix and mingle with your colleagues and other leaders in the field before the main event on  Wednesday, April 9th. Register for the Reception Only >> Note: Register for both the Reception and Legislative Day or register only for Legislative Day by clicking the button below

Legislative Day – Wednesday, April 9, 2025

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Capitol Event Center
1020 11th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Join us at CLA’s Legislative Day for a unique opportunity to explore pressing issues facing the legal profession, proposed changes on the horizon, and how CLA members can make a difference. Interact directly with key decision-makers from all three branches of government, influence change, forge partnerships, and connect with other leaders.

 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Registration Opens, Continental Breakfast & Networking

 Keynote Speaker: Tani Cantil-Sakauye, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California.

More featured speakers:

• Jith Meganathan, Deputy Legislative Affairs Secretary, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
• Tracy Kenny, Supervising Attorney, Judicial Council Office of Governmental Affairs
• Senator Thomas J. Umberg, Chair, Senate Judiciary Committee

Space is limited!

CLA Names Assemblymember Ash Kalra as Legislator of the Year

California Lawyers Association (CLA) is pleased to honor California Assemblymember Ash Kalra as Legislator of the Year and acknowledge his extraordinary service. Assemblymember Ash Kalra represents California’s 25th Assembly District, which encompasses the majority of San José, including downtown and large open space areas in southeast Santa Clara County. He was first elected in 2016, becoming the first Indian American to serve in the California Legislature in state history, and was re-elected to his fifth term in 2024.

Assemblymember Kalra is the Chair of the Committee on Judiciary and also serves as a member on the Housing & Community Development, Labor & Employment, Natural Resources, and Utilities & Energy committees. He is Chair Emeritus of the California Legislative Progressive Caucus that works to ensure that key legislative priorities are successfully passed on civil rights, criminal justice, economic and worker justice, environmental justice, and housing justice. Previously, he served as Chair to the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment and Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care. 

Registration Fee

$25    | CLA Member 
$50    | Non-CLA Member 
$0       | Law Student*

*Law students must be a CLA Member to receive this rate. Not a member? Join for free now! Need assistance? Please email info@calawyers.org. 

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Cancellations/Refunds

All sales are final. Refunds will not be provided.

Questions

For program and registration information, please email ProgramRegistrations@calawyers.org or call 916-516-1757.

This event may be recorded. By attending this event, you consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded, and to any use, by the CLA, of your likeness, voice, and name in any and all media including social media. If you do not want your name or photo to be used, please let us know in advance. We cannot, however, honor requests to opt out of the use of your image or voice if you choose to ask a question during one of the event sessions.