The Criminal Law Section is an active section of the Contra Costa County Bar Association. Regular luncheon meetings with an emphasis on education and training are held at various location in the county and include a wide variety of interesting speakers. Additionally, the programs provide information specific to practice in our Contra Costa County courts. The goal is to provide information that can be of practical assistance to criminal defense attorneys in motions and trail practice and case management.  Speakers include judges, attorneys and expert witnesses. All of the programs offer MCLE credit.

There is a  mentoring program for new members. The section regularly sponsors an issue of the Bar Association publication, the Contra Costa Lawyer, which gives the members a chance to write articles and be published.

The section has officers and all members are eligible to run for vice chair and chair. The annual dues are $25 for attorney members and affiliates. If you have any questions, contact the current chair, Peter Johnson.

President: Peter Johnson Law Office of Peter Johnson 319 Railroad Avenue Pittsburg, CA  94565 T: (925) 432-7447 F: (925) 427-3020 E: jjlaw2@earthlink.net	Law Watch Updates for Criminal Section
	Law Watch updates notify section members of new California legal developments in the subject matter indicated by the Law Watch heading. CCCBA members have unlimited access to a rolling three (3) years of case law, including California Supreme Court and Court of Appeals and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.