San Diego La Raza Blog

MABA Fed. Judicial Externships

The Mexican American Bar Association (of Los Angeles) launches a Federal Judicial Externship Program. The Mission of MABA's Federal Judicial Externship Program is to increase access to prestigious and highly coveted externship positions in federal district and...

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Athens Market Mixer 1/10/13

SDLRLA invites you to join us for our Annual Membership Kick-Off Mixer! Thursday, January 10, 2013 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Athens Market Taverna 109 West F Street (at 1st and F) San Diego, CA 92101 ~Appetizers hosted by SDLRLA~ Membership in SDLRLA has significant benefits,...

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Justice Sotomayor Book Signing

Purchase your tickets now for this historic event! The University of San Diego's College of Arts and Sciences and Warwick's present United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who will be discussing and signing her book My Beloved World on Sunday, January 27...

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SD Foundation Scholarships

Scholarships Available Through San Diego Foundation Attention SDLRLA student members and parents: the San Diego Foundation has launched their 2013-2014 Scholarship application, which is now available online.  The Foundation is the largest scholarship provider in San...

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Congratulations, Angela!

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...

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Scholarship Fund Elections

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...

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SDDT Young Attorneys

SDDT Young Attorneys

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,...

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ABA & LASSD CLE

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...

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Help Those In Need

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,...

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HNBA Corp. Counsel Conference

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...

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Employment Lawyers Sought

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...

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Congratulations, Lizzette!

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...

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President’s Welcome Address

Dear SDLRLA members, supporters, sponsors, and friends.  I am honored to be SDLRLA's 30th President.  When a small group of San Diego Latino lawyers founded our organization in 1979, they shared a vision of how by working together, supporting each other, and...

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