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The Litigation Section is the largest section in the California Lawyers Association with over 8,500 members. We pride ourselves on being the home for litigators in California. Read more

As CLA wraps up its first full calendar year of existence and continues to lay the groundwork for a dynamic future as THE bar association for all California lawyers – including our first Winter Leadership Retreat February 1-2 in San Francisco – it seems appropriate to pause for a moment to reflect on the proud history of the Sections Read more

Last month CLA moved into its new, permanent office in Sacramento and at the same time marked the first week of being fully staffed. Our Associate Executive Director Tricia Horan and her team did an extraordinary job with the move and with identifying and helping to hire our new colleagues. Of course, there are still punch-list items to fix in the new space and we’re still figuring some things out but, on balance, the logistics were smooth. Read more

Happy New Year to all! Thank you for being members of the California Lawyers Association and our popular Sections. With your help and engagement, we have achieved a successful first year as a nonprofit organization focused on serving the legal profession in California. We are well poised to continue to grow as the preeminent bar association. Read more

The California Lawyers Association has arranged for a significant discount for our members on a number of top quality, on-demand online Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs from the American Bar Association (ABA). Read more

Betty J. Williams, treasurer of the California Lawyers Association, received the prestigious V. Judson Klein award from CLA’s Taxation Section last month. The award is presented to the top tax attorney in California every year since 1978. Past recipients include prominent tax lawyers such as Charles P. Rettig, the newly appointed Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Read more about all the awards presented at the Taxation Section’s Annual Meeting Nov. 7-9 in San Jose. Also last month, the Intellectual Property Section recognized four… Read more

Thank you to all who joined CLA President Heather Rosing and CLA Board Chair Jim Hill at a special reception Nov. 9 at Fox Rothschild LLP. Read more

Attorneys will be needed to help staff information hotlines and provide direct legal services through various California legal services programs and area law schools. Attorneys may also be needed to help supervise law students who can provide service. There are several places to sign up to assist with these efforts. This listing will be refreshed as more opportunities become available: State Bar of California Registry. Read more

By Jim Hill, CLA Board Chair What a difference a year makes! At this time last year, the 16 Sections of the State Bar of California were hard at work planning for the future – soon to be separated from the State Bar of California after decades of administrative support and oversight. Last December, leaders of the Sections and the California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA) met in Los Angeles to draft our formative bylaws and begin adopting core policies and… Read more