Opportunity to Represent Protesters

Want to use your legal skills to get involved with the #BlackLivesMatter Protests? The National Lawyers’ Guild would love support in the areas listed below. The most immediate need is for strong and aligned criminal defense attorneys. However, in the next few weeks they anticipate more needs around civil rights violations and eventually FBI investigations […]

Interview with Judge Richard Seabolt

Judge Richard L. Seabolt Shares His Thoughts and Provides Advice to the ACBA The Trial Practice section recently had the pleasure of meeting with Judge Richard L. Seabolt to conduct an interview for the Summer 2020 ACBA Trial Practice Section newsletter. Since January 1, 2020, Judge Seabolt, who sits in Dept. 521 of the Alameda […]

Updates from Local Superior Courts Week June 8th– June 12th

A CDC graphic of the COVID-19 virus via MGN

Updates from Local Superior Courts Week June 8th– June 12th We’ve compiled updates from our local Superior Courts in one post. We’ll update this post as more information comes in this week. Special Announcement – 6.8.20: Judicial Council Judicial Council, Chief Justice Consider Ending Some Emergency Measures as California and Courts Expand Reopening Read more […]

Updates from Local Superior Courts Week June 1st – June 5th

A CDC graphic of the COVID-19 virus via MGN

Updates from Local Superior Courts Week June 1st – June 5th We’ve compiled updates from our local Superior Courts in one post. We’ll update this post as more information comes in this week. 6.1.20: Superior Court of Alameda County Superior Court of Alameda County Receives Extension of Emergency Order and issues further Implementation Order.  Details […]

#BlackLivesMatter

#BlackLivesMatter The Alameda County Bar Association (ACBA) is heartbroken over the brutal killing of George Floyd. ACBA stands for inclusion, equity, diversity, and fostering relationships within our legal and general community. We are aware of the senseless and merciless killings of unarmed black men across our nation – along with the intentional misuse of white […]