Social Justice Collaborative: ACBA Distinguished Service Award
The ACBA is proud to designate the Social Justice Collaborative as our Distinguished Award Recipient for Community Organization. The Social Justice Collaborative is a legal nonprofit 501(c)(3) agency that provides deportation and related criminal defense services to low-income non-citizens of the United States. Social Justice Collaborative (SJC) was founded by Gautam Jagannath and Emily Abraham in late 2012 with the goal […]
January Upcoming ACBA Programs and Events
ACBA Programs and Events: January Remember – FREE CLE for our members! New ACBA programs and events are added daily! For more information about upcoming ACBA programs, or to register, please call 510-302-2201, visit www.acbanet.org/calendar. Lunch (or snacks for evening events) will be provided for most MCLE programs. Registration begins 30 minutes prior to program […]
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 […]
Social Justice Champion Lateefah Simon to Give Keynote Remarks at ACBA Installation and Awards Reception
The Alameda County Bar Association is pleased to announce that civil rights champion and MacArthur Fellowship winner Lateefah Simon has agreed to give keynote remarks at the Alameda County Bar Association’s 2015 Installation and Distinguished Service Awards Reception on January 15, 2015. Ms. Simon has received awards for her efforts to reform the criminal justice […]
Spotlight: Distinguished Service Award Recipients
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Berkeley City Club Friday January 10, 2014. The festive atmosphere was punctuated by calls to service and reminders of our shared responsibility to ensure equal access to justice by State Senator Holly Mitchell and our Distinguished Service Award recipients. Congratulations again to the award recipients, and […]