Young Lawyer Honored by Riverside P.D. Office Congrats to Angela Herrera Santamaria! Santamaria will receive the 2012 Misdemeanor Deputy Public Defender Attorney of the Year Award from the County of Riverside’s Law Offices of the Public Defender, for the Southwest Division Branch Office. She will receive the award on December 14 during the office’s annual Gideon...
Deadline: Dec. 31st Please submit your resume and information to HNBA Interim Executive Director Antonio (Tony) Arocho at aarocho@hnba.com if you are interested in a position or an executive appointed position in the 2013-2017 President Obama administration. Deadline to submit that information is December 31, 2012. This Committee will vet Hispanic lawyers interested in a position or federal executive...
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...