Covenant House California:  Graduating Hope!

Part of the Get to Know Your Local Community Organization Series For many Bay Area students and their families, spring brings the joy and angst that inevitably accompanies graduation season.  It is a time of profound contradictions.  Parents rejoice in the boundless possibilities the future holds for their young people, while indulging in a last-minute […]

DISCOVERY FACILITATION PROGRAM AT THE ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

Few things are more frustrating to a civil litigator than a protracted and costly discovery dispute. Discovery motions consume valuable time and energy, and judges are often reluctant to rule on the merits, or even allow a discovery motion to be filed, without first exhausting informal efforts to resolve the dispute. Discovery facilitation is a […]

Should I vote for Judges?

President’s Post People have asked me whether and how they should vote for judges who appear on the ballot with a “yes” or “no” option.  I explain this vote is not to elect judges – they have already been appointed by the Governor after going through an extensive review process by the Governor’s office, an […]

November ACBA Programs and Events

November 4, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (USF Law School) Emerging Trends in Urban Development: Will New Land Use Laws Revitalize or Cripple San Francisco? Please join the Environmental Law Society at the USF School of law (ELS) and the ACBA Environmental Law Section for a panel discussion on the choice the Bay […]