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Bench Bar Meeting: February 1, 2023

Rick Gazipura, SCCBA Director at Large and Bench Bar Liaison, submits his report from the Bench Bar meeting. 2/1/2023 Bench Bar Meeting Notes: Assignments starting March 13, 2022 Judge Guy will be moving to felonies in Dept 3 Judge Vinluan will be moving to Juvenile Court Judge Cogliati in Dept...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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