Message from the Chair

Avi Levy

My term as Chair of the Family Law Section Executive Committee ("FLEXCOM") began in August 2017 and will end with the California Lawyers Association ("CLA") Annual Meeting in September 2018.

As many of you are aware, as of January 2, 2018, the former 16 Sections of the State Bar and California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA), which collectively boast almost 100,000 members, moved forward together as CLA. Building on the historic work and numerous accomplishments of the State Bar Sections, CLA has established itself as one of the nation’s leading bar associations and the voice for all lawyers in California.

In this first year in existence, CLA inaugurated its first Annual Meeting. The event followed in the footprints of the Sections Convention of 2017, and more than 30 years participating in the Annual Meeting of The State Bar of California. The CLA Annual Meeting took place in San Diego at the Sheraton San Diego Harbor Island during the weekend of September 14 and 15, 2018. The Family Law Section presented 3 programs for the CLA Annual Meeting: Getting More Out of Less: Family Law Discovery on a Budget; Understanding the New Tax Law and the Effect on Your Family Law Clients; and Proceeding Paperless in Family Law — The Extinction of Bankers Boxes and Exhibit Binders. A special thanks to our illustrious education team for pulling these programs together.