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The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California is hosting a July 11 event to promote free legal services to empower survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. Read more

We’re happy to report that CLA's first-ever Solo and Small Firm Summit, which was held in Huntington Beach last month, was a smash hit! Given that the majority of practitioners (and thus our members) in California are in solo practice or with small firms, it is critical that we provide cutting-edge and practical resources to this demographic. Read more

What’s the most important quality that Gov. Gavin Newsom is looking for in making his judicial appointments? According to former California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno – who got the tidbit directly from Judicial Appointments Secretary Martin Jenkins – that quality is humility.  Read more

The California Courts of Appeal are seeking qualified lawyers to represent indigent persons who have been sentenced to death in their habeas corpus proceedings in the superior courts. Read more

What does it take to become the leading commentator in your field? We asked Alexandra Darraby, CLA member and author of Thomson Reuters West’s treatise on art artifact architecture and museum law. Darraby’s name was recently added to the title of her long-running treatise, a rare female addition to an elite group of recognized legal commentators. Read more

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California has created the "Hon. David H. Bartick Award for Civility and Professionalism." Nominations are due July 12, 2019. Read more

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California is seeking input from members of the bar and public on the reappointment of two magistrate judges whose terms are expiring next year – Magistrate Judges Barbara L. Major and Karen S. Crawford. Read more

The California Lawyers Association Board has selected three delegates and three alternate delegates to the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates, the policymaking body of the nationwide lawyers’ group. Read more

CLA would like to extend a warm and enthusiastic thanks to our new Executive Director Ona Dosunmu for all of her dedication and accomplishments since she joined us in January. Read more

By Ona Dosunmu. Yay! It’s summer. For me that means getting out on my bike. My bicycle was one of the first items I shipped to my new home in Sacramento and one of the first items I received. Of course, I had every intention of riding back in January, but life happened. I finally went for my first ride over the long Memorial Day weekend. There’s something exhilarating about discovering a new city on two wheels and my May ride did not disappoint. It was also sobering. Read more