Progress update on key initiatives under way at the State Bar
Here is the latest quarterly update for all California licensees on some key initiatives underway at the State Bar. Moving with resolve and urgency to improve the discipline system At its meeting November 18, the State Bar Board of Trustees approved finalization of the design of a new Client Trust Account Protection Program (CTAPP), and the pursuit of necessary statutory and rule […]
ACBA members in the News: Peter E. Borkon
Alameda County Superior Court Peter E. Borkon, 50, of San Francisco, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Alameda County Superior Court. Borkon has been a Partner at Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP since 2019. He was a Partner and Associate at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP from 2007 to 2018 and […]
Invitation to Comment – ACBA Bylaws
The ACBA Board of Directors has approved updated bylaws Read the ACBA amended bylaws here: ACBA Bylaws approved November 2021 Please direct any comments to Tiela Chalmers at tiela@acbanet.org by December 1st at 5PM.
News From the Courts Week of 11.15.21
Court News Our weekly roundup of updates from local courts. This post will be updated as new information comes across our desks. Contra Costa County Superior Court 11.15.21: The Court is very pleased to announce the appointment of two new Superior Court Commissioners. Commissioner Palvir Shoker (Department 50) Commissioner Palvir Shoker will preside over the […]
ACBA Member Spotlights 11.11.21
ACBA Member Spotlights ACBA members featured in the ACBA e-Newsletter ACBA member Givelle Lamano, Lamano Law, was quoted in a Forbes article titled, Nine Actionable Steps To Ensure Employees At All Levels Are Being Heard as #4: Try Gratitude-Based Daily Huddles. Read it here ACBA Vice President Alice Cheng was promoted to managing attorney of ACBA Leadership […]