CLA eNews

The Environmental Law Section was proud to recognize its 2019 Diversity & Inclusion Fellows at a reception in San Francisco on July 16, 2019. This year’s Fellows are Mina Arasteh of UC Davis, Michael Damasco of UC Irvine, Elias Rodriguez of Santa Clara University, and Idalmis Vaquero of UCLA Read more

Orange County Superior Court Judge Tam Nomoto Schumann has been elected as the 88th president of the California Judges Association (CJA). She will be sworn in on Oct. 12, 2019, at the California Lawyers Association’s Annual Meeting in Huntington Beach. Read more

The United States District Court for the Southern District of California is accepting applications for admission to the Defense Attorney Criminal Justice Act Panel for the term commencing on Dec. 1, 2019, and expiring on Nov. 30, 2021. Read more

The California Lawyers Association has created a new advisory group to help ensure CLA members stay up-to-date with their ethical obligations. Read more

The next time you open an email from the California Lawyers Association or visit your Section web page, you will notice a difference. We’re happy to share the good news that we have a new brand! Read more

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed an annual budget bill that provides funding for 25 new judgeships throughout the state and the expansion of a pilot program to provide counsel in civil cases. Read more

A while back—after our June Board meeting but before our July Board call, I giddily announced to two volunteer leaders that our June Board meeting was “the best ever.” One of them wryly pointed out that it was only my second in-person meeting. While that’s true, it was a pretty great meeting. Read more

The Health Law Committee of the CLA’s Business Law Section is partnering with other nonprofits on an Oct. 26 event aimed at informing seniors and low-income individuals about the importance of advanced healthcare directives. Read more

On July 1, 2019, the California Secretary of State released its first Report on Corporations with Female Board Members. The Report can be found on a new webpage launched by the Secretary of State called Women on Boards. The new webpage provides reports on corporations that have indicated compliance with SB 826 and the universe of identified companies that will have to comply, plus methodology and additional resources. Read more

When I interviewed to become executive director of the California Lawyers Association, I told the Board that one of the biggest and most exciting opportunities facing the organization was the ability to scan the landscape, learn from mistakes made by others and in effect “leapfrog” history to build a bar association for the 2020s and beyond. Read more