Events
Coffee, Cocktails and Conversations
We can all use a break. CLA is offering monthly come-as-you-are, informal opportunities to chat with fellow attorneys from around the state via Zoom. We’ll offer light-hearted topics for discussion but beyond a chance to celebrate or commiserate with friends and colleagues, there’s no agenda just community.
Webinar: Protecting Your Rights and Minimizing Exposure When Operating Online
In this webinar, IP and internet attorneys Adam Bialek and Sarah Fink discuss pitfalls of and best practices for operating your business online.
Webinar: Community Association/HOA Legislative and Case Update
1.5 Hours MCLE Webinar will address new legislation and case law that directly impacts community associations and HOA’s and association members, including new legislation regarding short term rentals; accessory dwelling units (“ADU’s” and junior ADU’s; new non-judicial foreclosure laws; new Covid-19 employment and workers compensation laws; new licensing requirements for debt collectors; the Tenant, Homeowner,…
A Closer Look: Hate Crimes Targeting the Armenian Community: the Legacy of Genocide, the Denial of Justice and the Ongoing Struggle to Survive
Leaders of the Armenian legal community will provide a historical basis for why, along with superficial welcome and acceptance, attacks have been directed against the Armenian community in California and around the globe; why hate crimes persist in the present; and solutions for what attorneys and community members can do to support and protect the Armenian community and to help in their ongoing struggle to survive.
Webinar: Five Keys to Mediating with Power
Mediation is more art than science. It’s a powerful opportunity to explore settlement possibilities.
Webinar: SB 91: Extension of COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 91 on January 29, 2021, which provides rental assistance payments and extended eviction protections for tenants who have been financially impacted by COVID-19, among other things.
Unprecedented Crimes: Defending and Prosecuting CARES Act Fraud Cases
As of March 2021, the DOJ has charged approximately 100 defendants involved in more than $260 million of PPP fraud. The DOJ has also used civil enforcement tools like the False Claims Act...
Legislative Day
Legislative Day provides an excellent opportunity to explore legislative issues that have an impact on all attorneys and their clients and to interact directly with decision makers from all three branches of government. This year’s Legislative Day will be virtual but we are planning to return to an in-person Legislative Day in 2022.
What’s Up with Us!
Monthly podcast with Ashley Peterson, John Richards, Neil Kalin, and Frantz Farreau which includes an interview with a surprise guest, discussions of hot topics and new cases of note, and forecast of upcoming events for the Real Property Law Section.
Book Club: The Dreamt Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California
Californians have redirected rivers, drilled ever-deeper wells, and built higher dams, pushing the water supply past its limit.
We are committed to accessibility! Virtual events are equipped with closed captioning. To request an in-person accommodation, send us a note at accessibility@calawyers.org or contact us at 916-516-1760 for assistance.