CLA President

In recent months, we have seen many of our colleagues leave or switch jobs in what has come to be known as the Great Resignation. We are pleased to share the role that CLA has been playing in this time of unprecedented job turnover. Read more

As we kick off 2022, we hope you are taking advantage of the many benefits of belonging to the California Lawyers Association. Read more

We are thrilled to announce the arrival this month of CLA’s new CEO and Executive Director, Oyango A. Snell. He comes to us from the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), where he served as the organization’s first in-house general counsel in its 114-year history. Read more

As we approach Thanksgiving, it is a good time to acknowledge and thank the folks at CLA – staff members and volunteers – who are going the extra mile to grow and improve our association. Read more

First, we would like to start with a thank you. We are privileged and honored to serve you as your incoming President of the California Lawyers Association (CLA) and Chair of the Board of Representatives of CLA. We would like to share a bit about ourselves and our goals to help CLA remain true to its brand as the bar association for ALL California lawyers. Read more

Thanks to the easing of COVID-19 restrictions and the availability of vaccines, the CLA Board was able to gather in person last month in Sacramento. Words can’t express how wonderful it felt to be able to reconnect face-to-face with our colleagues for the first time in 18 months. Read more

We would be remiss if we didn’t take this opportunity to thank Ona Alston Dosunmu for all she has done to help launch CLA and successfully navigate our association through a challenging pandemic year. Read more

California is set to fully reopen on June 15th following more than a year of pandemic restrictions, which has affected us all. This month also marks the Juneteenth commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. While we celebrate Juneteenth, we also acknowledge that slavery and racism have left a mark on all of us, especially on the hearts of every Black American. Read more

As businesses begin opening for in-person service following a year of pandemic closures, we look around and see that despite the many personal and professional challenges of the past year, so many of us have made it through. Read more

The year 2020 brought manifest challenges to our membership, our profession, and the nation. Those challenges continue in 2021. Read more