We know how busy our members are, so we wanted to make sure we got on your calendar now! Please save the date for the Annual SDLRLA Scholarship Fund Awards Dinner & Gala. SDLRLA Scholarship Fund is a nonprofit charitable corporation that provides scholarships to law students who have contributed to the Latino community. Our awards...
Thomas Jefferson School of Law invites SDLRLA members to join it for an informative MCLE featuring Kristin L. Ritsema, Senior Trial Counsel, Office of the Chief Trial Counsel, The State Bar of California. Ms. Ritsema is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, Davis School of Law. Since 1993,...
ABOTA is reaching out to YOU with the goal of developing greater diversity in the local membership! ABOTA, or the American Board of Trial Advocates, is a national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the civil jury trial right provided by the Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution....
SDLRLA is proud to co-sponsor an upcoming student event with Thomas Jefferson School of Law which will focus on the Employment of Latinos in the Law, during TJSL’s Dedication Week. This is just one event that the school will host during the week of its formal dedication of the new downtown campus. Please help support...
MABPA and the National Latino Peace Officers Association of San Diego County invite you to a reception celebrating newly elected 2012 public officials. Thursday, January 31st from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Sunroad Resort Marina located at 955 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92101. SDLRLA members are invited to attend at no cost. Please make sure...
SOURCE: San Diego Union-Tribune Two of the most prestigious volunteer posts in local politics went to attorney Rafael Castellanos and businessman Marshall Merrifield as the City Council filled San Diego’s vacancies on the Port Commission on Monday. Rafael Castellanos is a partner with the law firm Solomon Minton Cardinal Doyle & Smith, where he specializes...
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...
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,...