Executive Director of The Bar Association of SF and the Justice & #Diversity Center.
San Francisco
Joined January 2011
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"Protect Safe Access to Courts, Stop Using Local Courthouses to Arrest Undocumented Immigrants"
@sfbar & @JDC_Probono are deeply troubled by @ICEgov continuing practice of using local courthouses as venues to arrest undocumented immigrants.
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Thank you to Calif. Assembly Public Safety Committee Chair @JonesSawyer59 and Members for passing #AB243, adding #implicitbias training for police officers to avoid engaging in racial and identity profiling. @AsmKamlagerDove
National #Volunteer Week is a great time to get involved! Find opportunities to make a difference in your #community: sfbar.org/volunteer #NVW
Learn About 2003 #BayArea #Minority #Law #Student #Scholarship Recipient Hon. Amarra Lee
Watch: vimeo.com/326678390
The scholarship is committed to #diversity in #legal education & profession. Support this great program. Your support changes lives.
sfbar.org/scholarships
Flags flew at half-staff today for attorney Tanya Neiman who mobilized the city's #legal #community to help the #poor. From 1982-2006 Tanya led @sfbar's 'Volunteer Legal Services Program' (known today as @JDC_Probono.) Tanya's #spirit lives on in our work. ow.ly/pKDg50mgU6a
"We have lost a true guardian of #justice for the indigent population in #SanFrancisco" says President Doris Cheng, as @sfbar & @JDC_Probono mourn the sudden death of Public Defender Jeff Adachi.
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"Kelly Dermody Wins Margaret Brent Award"
@ABAesq's highest award for #women in the #legal profession—the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award—this year goes to trailblazing #SanFrancisco #attorney: Kelly M. Dermody, @LieffCabraser.
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#Law #students: $5000 #scholarship available from @CWL_tweets #California #Women #Lawyers. The deadline to apply is February 15!
Learn more at ow.ly/SMEj50kWSHy
To honor Fred Korematsu Day, we're sharing this 2005 article commemorating the life of the #civilrights hero & the #legal team that challenged his wartime convictions, including Don Tamaki & Dale Minami of @sfbar Leader Circle firm @minamitamaki.
Read: ow.ly/vYMm50kofJX
#MCLE: Compliance Countdown: Webcast Weekend is 1/26-27
If your last name starts with a letter between A-G, take advantage of our Webcast Weekend & earn your credits from the comfort of your home/office before your compliance period ends on 1/31!
Info: ow.ly/5zrb50k8uxY
#BayArea #Minority #Law Student Scholarship Program Now Accepting Applications
In 20 Years, 💯+ #diverse students have benefited thanks to the generous support of the #BayArea #legal #community. The deadline to apply is 4/19!
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#MCLE: Compliance Countdown: Webcast Weekend is 1/26-27
If your last name starts with a letter between A-G, take advantage of our Webcast Weekend & earn your credits from the comfort of your home/office before your compliance period ends on 1/31!
Info: ow.ly/5zrb50k8uxY
"The Impact of the Partial Federal #Government #Shutdown", Low-income & #immigrant families hit hardest by uncertainty & delays.
@JDC_Probono serves 8,500+ #lowincome people each year, who feel the worsening effect each day of the shutdown.
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#MCLE: Compliance Countdown: Webcast Weekend is 1/26-27
If your last name starts with a letter between A-G, take advantage of our Webcast Weekend & earn your credits from the comfort of your home/office before your compliance period ends on 1/31!
Info: ow.ly/D7T550k8uxW
Congratulations to our newest #California Supreme Court #Justice, Joshua Groban, pictured here with @sfbar Past President Malcolm Heinicke.
#Jobs: Director of Donor & Community Engagement
The Director of Donor & #Community Engagement is responsible for the #leadership, strategic direction, #management & evaluation of JDC’s donor engagement & fundraising efforts.
Info: ow.ly/JAAX50k9jI5
Seeking Legal Employers to Host 1L Students for 3-Day Job Shadow Program on March 4-6, 2019.
Open Doors strives to help 1L law students in #SF law schools jump-start their professional development through immersion in dynamic #legal organizations.
Info: ow.ly/pZO150k8Dqu
"#Homelessness & Supportive #Housing Conference Connects #Nonprofit Providers to Share Expertise & Ideas"
The nonprofit Homeless Advocacy Project of @JDC_Probono provides #legal & social services to homeless #SF individuals.
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Responding to the needs of our vulnerable immigrant community, @JDC_Probono has significantly increased its #immigration services & support to over 25 #nonprofit rapid response networks that connect from Bakersfield to Oregon .
#ThankYou for your support: ow.ly/GWCK50jYzko
#Job: Federal #ProBono Supervising #Attorney, @JDC_Probono
Apply: sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/lgl…
The Federal Pro Bono Project is a partnership of JDC & US District Court for the Northern District of #CA providing pro se litigants with limited assistance & attorneys.
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