Michael Shklovsky – Distinguished Service Award for Attorney
An Interview with Michael Shklovsky – ACBA Distinguished Service Award Recipient for Lawyer Michael Shklovsky, Anderson Zeigler, represents both plaintiffs and defendants in business, employment, real estate and intellectual property disputes. He has successfully obtained verdicts in both jury and bench trials, and has prevailed in mediation and arbitration. Michael is actively involved in the Bay Area […]
Judge George Hernandez – Distinguished Service Award for Judge
Meet Judge George Hernandez, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda Judge George Hernandez grew up in San Francisco’s Mission District and in Fremont, California. In college at Cal, he played varsity soccer, and was a member of close group of friends known as the Ameekables, who played soccer and flag football and who remain […]
Meet Jo-Anna Nieves, New Lawyer Award Recipient
Jo-Anna Nieves Jo-Anna Nieves is the owner of The Nieves Law Firm, APC in Oakland. She is a member of the Criminal Court Appointed Attorneys Program (CAAP) and the Judicial Appointments Evaluation Committee (JAEC). Jo-Anna was the 2016 Chair of the ACBA Barristers Section’s Executive Committee. She is also a member of the Earl Warren […]
Photos from the ACBA Installation and Distinguished Service Awards Dinner
We were honored to have more than 230 guests in attendance at the 2016 ACBA Installation and Distinguished Service Awards Dinner at the Rotunda Building in Oakland’s City Center.
Spotlight: Eviction Defense Center, Recipients of the Distinguished Service Award for Community Organization
Established in 1996, the Eviction Defense Center is a nonprofit (501c3) law corporation that serves indigent tenants in Alameda County. The Eviction Defense Center is one of the few agencies in Alameda County that offers representation in court through trial to indigent tenants, and legal services are either free or very low cost.