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26Jan
President’s Message: Aaron Mohamed, January 2023
By Aaron Mohamed Dear Fellow Bar Members: Welcome to the practice of law in Santa Cruz County, in 2023. I am happy to be serving as this year's President of the Bar Association. This brief message is meant to provide an update as to what the Bar Association...
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,...
22Dec
Bench Bar Meeting: December 7, 2022
Rick Gazipura, SCCBA Director at Large and Bench Bar Liaison, submits his report from the Bench Bar meeting. 12/7/2022, BENCH BAR MEETING Judge Volkmann Thanks to Alex Calvo for his many years of work at the court. Civil jury trials have been happening for the last several months. There...
15Sep
From Superior Court, Santa Cruz County: Pro Tem training, Ex Parte paperwork submittals, Judge Gallagher resigns
Pro Tem training The Santa Cruz County Superior Court announces an opportunity for attorneys to train to serve as volunteer temporary judges in our Temporary Judge Program. More Civil Ex Parte paperwork submittals In order for the Judge to be prepared for a Civil Ex Parte Hearing we...
09Aug
Is passing the California Bar Exam necessary for admittance to the Bar?
By Jane Becker and Lori King We may be in for some surprising, and controversial, changes. In early July, the SCCBA Board of Directors learned that the State Bar, and its Blue Ribbon Commission on the Bar’s Future, were considering eliminating the bar exam for some admittees...
08Aug
An interview with Julia Clayton, founder and President of the The Lawyers Depression Project
By Lori King Julia Clayton had OCD episodes as a teenager and managed to power her way through school, and then college. During her first summer job at law school, working for a federal judge in Sacramento, her anxiety and obsessive-compulsive behavior was “off the charts”....
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