Criminal Discovery with Emphasis on Ethical Obligations
Criminal Discovery with Emphasis on Ethical Obligations

About the Section

The newly created ACBA Criminal Law Section provides networking opportunities and continuing legal education programs for judges and attorneys practicing in the criminal justice system. The Section also serves as a liaison with the Superior Court on issues related to practicing law in Alameda County.

If you have questions or concerns please contact the Chair of the Criminal Executive Committee at CriminalExComm@acbanet.org

Court Appointed Attorneys Program

The ACBA also runs the Criminal Court Appointed Attorneys Program (CAAP), which administers the conflicts program for Alameda County. For more information on CAAP, click here.

6.4.20: BlueJeans meetings

Starting this week, the Court has started restricting access to Court by requiring user to have a passcode in order to gain access to the Blue Jeans court sessions. As a justice partner of the Court’s, the ACBA is happy to share these codes on an as-needed basis. If you need the passcodes, please contact tiela@acbanet.org.  

Upcoming Events

Get to Know Your Local Criminal Defense Attorney – James McWilliams

Current Arraignment Procedures in Alameda County

Get to Know Your Local Criminal Defense Attorney – Martin Caraves

New events are added regularly. Visit the ACBA calendar for more upcoming ACBA events. To view past programming on demand, please visit acbanet.prolearn.io/home.

Quick Alameda County links:

Alameda County Courts Case Portal: For information pertaining to specific cases.

Criminal Docket Finder: Find out when the next court date is for a particular case.

Inmate Locator: Find out the custody status of a person.

Executive Committee

CO-CHAIR
Jason Leong

Law Offices of Jason Leong
245 Fifth St. Suite 103
San Francisco, CA 94103
jasonleonglawoffices@gmail.com
510-846-8224
 
VICE CHAIR
Manjula Martin
415-617-9375
 
SECRETARY
Tom Ogas
tom@ogaslawfirm.com
1515 Aurora Dr.
Suite 101K
San Leandro, CA 94577
(510) 645-1529
 
MEMBER
Annie Beles
Beles & Beles Law Office
1 Kaiser Plaza, Suite 2300
Oakland, CA 94612
(510)836-0100
Email: beleslaw@yahoo.com
 
MEMBER
Sharon L. Ceasar
Attorney At Law
1191 Solano Ave Unit 6573
Albany, CA 94706
sharonlceasar@gmail.com | 510-528-1640
 
MEMBER
Heather Chang
385 Grand Ave, #200
Oakland, CA 94610
heather.chang@gmail.com | 510-756-0550
 
MEMBER
The Hon. Judge Jason Clay
Alameda County Superior Court
EAST COUNTY HALL OF JUSTICE, Dept. 711
5151 Gleason Drive
Dublin, CA 94568
 
MEMBER
Emily L. Dahm
Bonjour, Thorman, Burns & Dahm
6601 Owens Drive, Suite 238
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Phone: 925-460-8484
Fax: 925-425-7734
Certified Specialist in Criminal Law
State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
www.bonjourandthorman.com
 
MEMBER
Judge Margaret Fujioka
Alameda County Superior Court
Hayward Hall of Justice, Dept. 510
24405 Amador Street
Hayward, CA 94544
 
MEMBER
Judge Eumi Lee
Alameda County Superior Court
Superior Court of California
County of Alameda
 
MEMBER
Armando Pastran Jr.
Deputy District Attorney
1225 Fallon Street
Oakland, CA 94612
(510)272-6222
 
MEMBER
Veronica Rios Reddick
Deputy District Attorney
1225 Fallon Street, Room 900
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 272-6222
veronica.ríos.reddick@gmail.com
 
MEMBER
Jared Winter
Bonjour, Thorman, Burns & Dahm
6601 Owens Drive, Suite 238
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Telephone – (925) 460-8484
Facsimile – (925) 425-7734
jared@btandblaw.com