Dear SDLRLA Members, sponsors, supporters, and friends: My term as SDLRLA’s President is fast coming to a close. It has been a wonderful and productive year, which I look forward to finishing strong with a number of initiatives that I will address in my final President’s Message in the fall. For now, I strongly encourage...
Volunteer at Fiesta Del Sol Festival THIS WEEKEND! The SDLRLA’s Outreach and Services Committee is looking for attorneys who are willing and able to lend an hour or two of their time this weekend at the Fiesta Del Sol Festival. The festival will take place in Chicano Park from 11:00 to 7:00 p.m. this Saturday...
San Diego Magazine, in partnership with Univision San Diego, presents “Latinos Making a Difference” and invite SDLRLA members to nominate Latinos that deserve to be recognized in the following categories: Entrepreneur of the Year Leadership Award Cross Border Award The Latinos Making a Difference nomination form is now live: http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/latinos. Make sure that when you get to...
Let’s make the world a better place, starting with our beaches! SDLRLA will join our friends at the SDCBA for it’s annual Bench-Bar Clean Up on Saturday August 24, 2013 at Playa Pacifica Beach in Mission Bay. The clean up will go from 9 am – 11 am. Register for the event on the SDCBA...
The Federal Magistrate Judges Association presents Increasing Diversity Among Federal Magistrate Judges You are invited to join the FMJA’s Diversity Committee for a conversation with esteemed Federal Magistrate Judges from across the country as they discuss the path to becoming a Magistrate Judge and efforts to increase diversity among Magistrate Judges. Date: July 30, 2013...
A Conversation with USCIS The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Public Engagement Division invites you to attend a free national Spanish-language event. Their representatives will share agency updates, discuss immigration-related topics and will be available to answer questions. When: July 17, 2013 Time: 7:30 PM – 9:PM (EASTERN) Participate via teleconference and submit your...
Due to popular demand from the members, SDLRLA is pleased to announce our first annual Family Picnic! This picnic will take the place of our usual monthly AMISTAD (You heard right- no AMISTAD this month!*) and will take place on Saturday July 27, 2013 at Tecolote Community Park (PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VENUE WAS CHANGED...
Join MANA de SAN DIEGO, SDLRLA, National LBWA, San Diego, NSH MBA, San Diego and SHPE San Diego for a MEGA NETWORKING MIXER! July 10, 2013 at Fifty Seven Degrees (1735 Hancock Street) Hosted Apps No-host Bar Free for members of partnering organizations $20 for non-members PLENTY of parking! Please RSVP at www.manasd.org Questions? 619-297-0115...
Hispanic National Bar Association News News from the HNBA on June 24, 2013: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today in a 7-1 decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, the United States Supreme Court reaffirmed that diversity in higher education is a compelling national interest. Specifically, the decision in the precedent Grutter v. Bollinger case stands,...
SDLRLA members Maricela Amezola and Omar Passons (also of Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association) appeared on KPBS Evening Edition yesterday evening to discuss and promote the Neighborhood Law School, a free series of legal clinics held on Mondays at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation. SDLRLA is proud to work with the Earl B. Gilliam...