Five seats open on State Bar, young lawyer boards
Eligible voters in the four districts with openings on the State Bar Board
of Governors and the California Young Lawyers Association board of directors
must cast their ballots by July 2. Each board has five upcoming vacancies.
Seats are open in the following districts:
- DISTRICT 2: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Napa, Sacramento, Solano,
Sonoma, Tuolumne and Yolo counties;
- DISTRICT 3: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties;
- DISTRICT 4: Marin and San Francisco counties; and
- DISTRICT 7: Los Angeles County (two seats).
Lawyer members of the board of governors are elected for three-year terms
and will assume their offices at the conclusion of the 2007 Annual Meeting.
Ballots were mailed May 1 and the election results will be announced mid-July.
2007 Board of Governors elections
2007 CYLA elections
California Bar Foundation seeks board members
The California Bar Foundation is seeking applications for several positions
on its board of directors for terms beginning Jan. 1. Applicants may be attorneys,
judges or members of the public who have a demonstrated interest in and commitment
to the foundation's charitable mission; who have previous board, public or
community service; or who are knowledgeable about charitable fundraising.
Board members serve two-year terms and are expected to attend approximately
five board meetings per year in San Francisco or Los Angeles and participate
on at least two committees, whose meetings usually are conducted by conference
call. Membership may also require attendance at the State Bar Annual Meeting,
meetings of the bar board of governors and other foundation events.
Board members are expected to participate in fundraising and to make a personally
significant financial contribution to the foundation annually.
Applicants must submit a resume and a statement of qualifications to: Leslie
Hatamiya, Executive Director, California Bar Foundation, 180 Howard St., San
Francisco CA 94105; 415-856-0788 (fax); lhatamiya@calbarfoundation.org.
The application deadline is Aug. 17. The bar board of governors will make the appointments in November.
Information about the foundation and its programs can be found at
calbarfoundation.org.
Openings on Judicial Council committees
The Administrative Office of the Courts is soliciting nominations for 12 upcoming
vacancies on Judicial Council advisory committees. The committees regularly
monitor certain areas of law and segments of the judicial branch, and review
and make recommendations to the council on legislation, rules, standards, forms
and other policy matters.
The terms are generally for three years and require a commitment of about
10 hours per month. Commit-tees generally meet in person three times per year
and by telephone conference five to 10 times per year. The next terms begin
Nov. 1.
Committees with vacancies are: access and fairness, appellate, civil jury
instructions, civil and small claims, criminal jury instructions, criminal
law, family and juvenile law, Legal Services Trust Fund Commission, and probate
and mental health.
The deadline for submitting nominations is June 30. Online forms are available
at http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/jc/apply.htm. They should be mailed or faxed
to Administrative Office of the Courts, Office of the Secretariat, attention
Roma K. Cheadle, 455 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102-3688; 415-865-4332
(fax).
Thriving in a sometimes challenging profession
Are you an attorney who has found ways to enjoy your career despite the stress
and challenges of balancing work and family obligations? If so, the Lawyer
Assistance Program would like to hear from you.
LAP invites you to share personal strategies and suggestions for coping successfully
with a legal practice. Please send an e-mail to lap@calbarca.gov or fax to
415-538-2356.
The names of members who respond to this request will be kept confidential.
Create an online profile
California attorneys have the opportunity to handle membership matters with
the State Bar electronically by creating My State Bar Profile on the bar's
home page.
Doing so will allow lawyers to pay their bar dues and submit MCLE compliance
online, as well as access important forms such as change of address or change
of status, obtain a duplicate bar card and keep abreast of the latest developments
in professional responsibility.
To create a profile, you will need the eight-digit access code printed on
the front of the 2007 annual fee statement. Just go to the bar's home page,
calbar.ca.gov, and click on the link in the left-hand menu to register as a
first-time user.
If you have lost your access code, call the Member Services Center at 888/800-3400.
Revised form approved for client's right to arbitration
The State Bar Board of Governors has approved a revised notice of Client's
Right to Arbitration form that took effect April 1. Lawyers are required by
statute to forward this version of the notice form to the client before or
at the time of filing a lawsuit against a client to collect unpaid attorney's
fees and/or costs.
The form advises clients of their right to request mandatory fee arbitration
to resolve a pending attorney fee dispute.
Client's Right to Arbitration Form
Display your artistic talent
All members of the bench or bar who draw, sculpt, work in ceramics or photography
are invited to participate in the 55th Annual Meeting Bench and Bar Art Exhibit.
The artwork will be showcased at the bar's Annual Meeting in September in Anaheim.
Awards will be given in the following categories: oils and acrylics, portraits
and figures, watercolors, prints, drawings, mixed media, ceramics, sculpture
and photography. Art show rules and entry blanks can be downloaded at www.calbar.ca.gov/archive/calbar/annualmeeting,
or obtained by calling 415-538-2210. All entries must be submitted by Aug.
27.
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