The Crawford High School’s Academy of Law is recruiting attorneys to help mentor 11th grade students as part of a structured mentorship program. Attorney mentors act as role models to teach and inspire students to follow their college and career paths. The time commitment is approximately 1-2 hours a month beginning February 2013 through December...
Board of Directors and Executive Officers Nominations for leadership positions for the San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association Scholarship Fund are being accepted now through December 11, 2010. Please note that candidates need not be attorneys or Latino. Available positions include: Director At Large; President; Secretary; and Treasurer. The positions will be voted on by...
Congratulations to SDLRLA members named as SDDT Top Young Attorney semi-finalists/nominees: Veronica Barba, Immigration Justice Project of SD; Monnett De La Torre, Naumann Law Firm; Renee Galente, Galente Ganci, APC; Eric Ganci, Galente Ganci, APC; Sarah Havens, Simpson Moore; Luis Lorenzana, Mazzarella Lorenzana; and Adriana Sanchez, Best, Best & Krieger Finalists will be announced next...
ABA Immigration Justice Project and the Legal Aid Society of San Diego will be sponsoring a benefit CLE on Friday, December 14, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Three-and-a-half hours of CLE credit will be given, and all proceeds will go to benefit the Immigration Justice Project. Instructor, Steve Armstrong, has taught writing programs...
As we are thankful for all the we have this Holiday Season, let us know forget those that need our help. On October 29th, while the West coast was enjoying great weather, Hurricane Sandy devastated the Northeast leaving a trail of destruction. Areas were flooded, many have gone weeks without power, and the disaster continues...
Please join SDLRLA for our 2012 Holiday Party on December 15 from 6-9 p.m. The event is generously hosted by John and Lisa Gomez. RSVP to larazalawyers@gmail.com with the names of all attendees no later than December 7, 2012 for address and directions. The event is FREE for SDLRLA members, members of the Judiciary and...
SDLRLA is proud to present this video highlighting the history and mission of San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association. Please take a few minutes to watch it, you will not be disappointed! Special thanks to Sergio Feria, Law Offices of Sergio Feria, Carmen Chavez, Casa Cornelia Law Center, Jenette Gann-Escobar, Union Bank, and Kevin Keenan,...
HNBA MIDYEAR CORPORATE COUNSEL CONFERENCE & MOOT COURT COMPETITION WHEN: March 13-16, 2013 WHERE: Atlanta, GA The Midyear Conference provides a unique setting for Corporate America and the HNBA to connect, offering opportunities for outside counsel to meet counsel from numerous Fortune 100 and 500 Companies and for in-house counsel attorneys to network and learn...
Employment Lawyers Sought for CRLA Referrals CRLA was founded in 1966 as a nonprofit legal services program. Their mission is to strive for economic justice and human rights on behalf of California’s rural poor. Today, CRLA has 21 offices, many in rural communities from the Mexican border to Northern California. Each year, CRLA provides more...
Congratulations to Immediate Past President Lizzette Herrera Castellanos on her appointment to the 2012-2013 Hispanic National Bar Association Standing Commission on the Status of Latinas in the Legal Profession! What a great honor! The Latina Commission’s studies and resulting reports identified a set of distinct recommendations for increasing Latina representation and success in the legal...