Get ready to go Back to School as a volunteer!  This quick training will prepare you to be a K-12 classroom visitor to deliver age-appropriate Civics curriculum.

Please join us for an in-depth discussion with two pioneers in the legal profession who have navigated disability and achieved greatness. The Honorable Judge Andi Mudryk of the Sacramento County Superior Court, who is the first openly transgender person in California history to be appointed by a governor to serve on the bench, has battled brittle bone disease to achieve a successful career as a lawyer and a judge. Judge Mudryk, who has spent decades fighting for fair treatment for the disabled, will share her story with us. Judge Mudryk will be joined by Thomas M. Berliner, a Partner at Duane Morris LLP, and one of the highest profile water rights lawyers in the United States. Mr. Berliner has overcome paralysis following an accident to co-found the San Francisco office of Duane Morris LLP and receive national recognition for his legal prowess. Introductory remarks will be made by Honorable Judge Suzanne R. Bolanos, who Chairs the SF Superior Court Elimination of Bias Committee. Judge Bolanos will be joined by Terrance J. Evans, a Partner at Duane Morris LLP, who serves on the San Francisco Superior Court Elimination of Bias Committee and is Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the CLA Racial Justice Committee, Vice Chair Elect of the CLA Board, and Director of Region IX of the National Bar Association. Mr. Evans will moderate the discussion.

Lawyers have been passing down bad writing habits from generation to generation. In this program, the “CLE Performer” Stuart Teicher, Esq. teaches a new, more concise way of persuasive legal writing —  a paradigm he calls the “Surgical Strike.”  Stuart explains how lawyers can make their writings clear, concise, and direct by using Plain English.