ACBA Member Spotlight: Sharon Ceasar

Sharon Ceasar, a graduate of UC Hastings College of the Law, is a criminal defense attorney based in Berkeley. In addition to being a member of the ACBA, Sharon is a Court Appointed Attorneys Program (CAAP) panel attorney, approved for Class IV and V misdemeanor cases. CAAP panel attorneys represent indigent criminal defendants whenever the public defender is restrained by a conflict of interest.

CAAP Attorney Profile: Alanna D. Coopersmith

Alanna Coopersmith, of East Bay Defense: Law Office of Alanna D. Coopersmith, has been a Court Appointed Attorneys Program (CAAP) panel attorney since 2010. She began her legal career clerking for a United States District Court Judge Stewart Dalzell, and was an associate in the litigation department at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, representing individuals and companies in […]

Staff Spotlight: Nicolas King

Get to know who works at the ACBA through Staff Spotlights!  Periodically we will feature one of the ACBA staff so you can learn a little bit more about who is on the other end of the phone/email.  Happy reading! This week we are featuring Nicolas King, Director, Court Appointed Attorneys Program (CAAP).  Nicolas recently […]

President’s Post

As this is my first blog post, I want to take this opportunity to extend my deepest thanks to the Board of Directors, Ann Wassam and the rest of the ACBA staff.  I am honored to serve as your president and am looking forward to a dynamic year. One month into the year, we have […]