19Mar
20Feb
Santa Cruz County Bar Association partners with CalBar for attorney resources
By Hellen Hong, Esq. What is CalBar Connect? CalBar Connect is your free platform for key discounts for State Bar of California-sponsored insurance products and products to support your law practice. As a licensed California attorney, you get exclusive benefits, competitive pricing, and...
17Aug
Bench Bar Meeting: August 16, 2023
Rick Gazipura, SCCBA Director at Large and Bench Bar Liaison, submits his report from the Bench Bar meeting. 8/16/2023 Bench Bar Meeting Notes: Courtroom Upgrades All of the courtrooms in Santa Cruz are being upgraded. Dept 10 is already done and now the other courtrooms are being upgraded,...
30Jun
Recap: Summer Celebration 2023
Not quite the dog days of summer but it was close. The clouds made way for a perfectly sunny day at SCCBA’s 2nd annual Summer Celebration. We saw plenty of dogs and their humans along with children and adults sporting fresh face art, eating tacos,...
26Jan
MCLE Speaker Spotlight: Dana Scruggs
02/28/2023 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. "Calculating Damages in Plaintiff's Personal Injury" presented by Dana Scruggs at El Palomar Restaurant, 1336 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz. This will be our first in-person MCLE luncheon in approximately three years! Dana Scruggs is recognized by associates and...
22Dec
Scenes from the Holiday Open House, December 2, 2022
On Friday, December 2nd we held our first open house in our new location on Locust street in downtown Santa Cruz. Members were able to relax and enjoy wine tastings from Inversion Winery paired with delicious charcuterie from The Cheese Shop and very special cookies...
22Dec
President’s Message: Mark Johannessen, December 2022
By Mark Johannessen These last few years have been challenging for the bar association. I started my Presidency entering the second year of the pandemic. Under the leadership of past President Eric Nelson, we made the necessary organizational cuts to allow the association to survive financially,...
04Nov
MCLE Speaker Spotlight: Leah Wilson
Ms. Wilson was appointed to the position of Executive Director for the State Bar of California in 2017 and reappointed in 2021. In that capacity, she manages a $206 million budget and 550 staff who are responsible for the regulation, licensing, and...
04Nov
MCLE Speaker Spotlight: Yvonne Ascher
Yvonne A. Ascher is a sole practitioner in Monterey, CA. practicing in the area of estate planning and administration for over 30 years (no fighting). Yvonne has an LLM in Taxation from Golden Gate University; and is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Probate and...
03Nov