News From the Courts – Week of 8.5.25
Court News Our weekly roundup of local court news. This post will be updated as new information comes across our desks. Superior Court of California, County of Alameda The Superior Court of California, County of Alameda is proposing to amend the attached Local Rule. You are invited to submit comments on the proposed amendments. Please […]
ACBA Members in the News 8.5.25
ACBA members in the news featuring Megan Burns, Emily Dahm, Judge Evelio Grillo, Jo-Anna Nieves, and Scott Mossman. ACBA members Megan Burns and Emily L. Dahm of Mirador Law have been selected to Super Lawyers every year from 2018 through 2025 – an eight-year streak that reflects their outstanding skill and the commitment they bring to their clients and […]
ACBA Job Board 8.5.25
ACBA Job Board 8.5.25 ACBA members get first crack at our job board postings in the ACBA Bi-Weekly e-Newsletter. Have a job you’d like to include in our free Job Board? Please send job descriptions to Valerie Lescroart at valerie@acbanet.org. GOVERNMENT OPENINGS Department of Justice: multiple openings: https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers State Bar of California – Attorney and other positions: […]
The State Bar Just Fined Me $400 for an Address Update I Swear I Made
The State Bar just hit a member with a $400 fine for failing to update their address on the State Bar’s portal. According to them, this is a non-negotiable, non-appealable penalty. No hearing, no second chance, just a message saying the member owes them money. Here’s the kicker. The member is quite sure they updated […]
Pro Bono Opportunity with First Appellate District
You can make a meaningful impact by volunteering for only a few hours at the new First District Civil Appellate Self-Help Workshop, which is being launched this fall. Volunteers will provide information about appellate procedure to self-represented litigants at a self-help workshop on Zoom. The workshop is being coordinated with the San Francisco Bar Association’s […]