ACBA Spring Open House: Photos
The ACBA’s Spring Open House, held at our downtown Oakland office at 11th and Broadway, was a hit! ACBA members enjoyed macaroons from By C. Pasteries, delicious bites from Ann’s Catering, sparkling wine, and great company! The ACBA’s incoming CEO Tiela Chalmers was on hand to meet members; thank you for helping welcome Tiela to the ACBA. […]
Donor Spotlight: Les Hausrath
Les Hausrath is a partner at Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean where his practice focuses on eminent domain issues, real estate, and land use disputes. He is also a long-time supporter of VLSC, donating through our annual Holiday campaign and to our silent auction. We asked Les to tell us a little bit about himself […]
Toxic Torts
By Justin Bosl, of Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood I’m often asked by other lawyers what I practice. When I respond that I mostly handle abestos cases, I often hear “People still file those?” Here in Alameda County, asbestos litigation has been going strong for over 35 years. Judge Jo-Lynne Q. Lee presides over Alameda […]
Bench Bar Coalition News – is Judiciary Budget Relief in Sight?
On January 9, 2014, Governor Brown announced his 2014-2015 budget proposal. In light of higher-than-expected state revenues, the proposal includes an increase of $105 million to the judicial branch ($100 million to trial courts and $5 million to the state-level judiciary). That is just over three percent of the $3.2 billion total operating budget for […]
A Voice for the Voiceless
I was recently asked about my motivation for joining the legal community, especially the practice area of employment law. Little did I know when I began to answer the question that my family history would come pouring out. I come from a family of Civil and Human Rights Leaders, activists, and just all around amazing […]