Eight out of 12 SDCBA legislative proposals were approved by the Conference of California Bar Associations (CCBA) at this year’s annual CCBA conference. The CCBA, a statewide organization of attorneys representing over 30 metropolitan, regional, and specialty bar associations, comprises volunteer attorneys from all legal practice areas dedicated to serving justice in California by developing creative, non-partisan solutions to law-related issues.Read More
By Jonathan Esparza Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Gilberto Vera is this year’s recipient of the Jack Berman Award of Achievement, which the California Young Lawyers Association awards annually to a new lawyer for their distinguished service to the community and the legal profession. Vera, who is a Senior Attorney with the Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc., has dedicated his career to assisting financially vulnerable populations.Read More
The Honorable Robert P. Dahlquist has been a judge for North County San Diego Superior Court for 18 years. Judge Dahlquist was born and largely raised near Salt Lake City, Utah. As the middle child of five kids, Judge Dahlquist learned many lessons from his family. He remembers seeing both his parents work hard to make a living, even though there were not many working mothers at that time. Often, his father worked two jobs (one during the day and another part-time at night). Even though Judge Dalhquist’s parents were not college-educated, they impressed on him and his siblings that education was the only way to advance, and always encouraged him to pursue education.Read More
Message from the Vice Chair of the New Lawyer Division
By Jake Zindulka
Hi Everyone –
I hope you all enjoyed our Court Practice Series this week. It was great to learn from Chief Judge Margaret M. Mann about bankruptcy law and best practices. We’ll continue the Series next year!Read More
