CLA eNews

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