Alameda County
Bar Association

ACBA Members in the News 10.20.21 

ACBA Members in the News

ACBA member and Chair of the ACBA Barristers Section James Cook, John Burris Law, was selected to be the ACBA recipient of the MBC Unity Award for his work spearheading a series of MCLE programs focused on addressing implicit bias including: Black Stories, Japanese Stories, Latinx Stories, and LGBTQ+ Stories. View these programs on demand here.

More info on the MBC Unity Awards may be found here

In addition to James Cook, the following ACBA members will be receiving awards at the MBC Unity Awards: 
Hon. Brenda Harbin-Forte (Ret.) – California Association of Black Lawyers
April M. Smith – East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association
Deborah Moss-West – Santa Clara County Black Lawyers Association
Leslie Levy – Women Lawyers of Alameda County

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