03Nov
04Oct
Access to Justice Series: Diversification of the Legal Profession Will Provide Our Community with Greater Access to Justice
By Gina Occhipinti-Borasi, Board Member, Santa Cruz County Bar Association Customarily, attorneys engage in the following methods to allow underrepresented and low-income persons access justice: pro bono work, reduction of legal fees, and participation in the county’s lawyer referral service. An additional and imperative way to...
01Jul
Access to Justice Series: Lauren Corman
By Lauren Corman of The Corman Law Offices To me, access to justice is not some undefined and broad concept. It is something that continues to be relevant in our community, especially right now. Last month saw the Supreme Court of the United States overturn Roe...
01Jun
Access to Justice Series: A Brief Reflection by Aaron J. Mohamed and Danielle deMartino
Aristotle considered justice as the best and most complete virtue. We should all be asking ourselves, how, therefore, does our community embrace this virtue? The term “justice” as used by Aristotle held two meanings: the first of which describes conduct in agreement with the law, and...
28Apr
Report from Quarterly Bench Bar Meeting: April 20, 2022
Rick Gazipura, SCCBA Director at Large and Bench Bar Liaison, submits his report from the quarterly Bench Bar meeting. 4/20/2022, BENCH BAR MEETING Update to the Portal system (Alex Calvo and Michelle Duarte) --Please check on Portal the morning of your hearing to make sure that have the...
28Apr
Access to Justice Series: Jane Becker, Tax Attorney
Our federal tax system has, as its foundation, intricate laws not meant for middle and lower income taxpayers to easily comprehend (I'm not espousing Marxist philosophy, this is just the way it is.) This includes the laws themselves, the required forms to report income, and...
30Mar