With the encouragement and enthusiastic support from the Bar Association leadership, general membership, and the county judiciary, the Diversity Section became the newest CCCBA section in 2008.  The section will work to further the goals and interests of attorneys, law students, legal professionals, and residents of color and other under-represented groups within our county.

We welcome all bar members to our section and look forward to your participation and input. The annual dues are $25.00.


If you are interested in becoming a member, contact one our Co-Chairs.

Co-Chairs:

Anita Santos
(707) 422-3552
anita@lawofficeofanitasantos.com 

Stephen Seto
(925) 944-9700
sseto@sbllp.com 

Jim Yu
(925) 254-1234
jim@balamuth.com 

Free In-House MCLE program available to CCCBA members!

The CCCBA's Diversity Committee developed a Power Point Presentation entitled "Investing in the Future of Diversity: Building a Better Law Practice", which qualifies for one hour of elimination of bias in the legal profession MCLE credit.  Members of the committee will present this seminar at no cost, in-house to member law firms with 10 or more attorneys.  Arrangements can also be made fo presentation to small groups of CCCBA members.

The seminar focuses on why diversity matters; the state of diversity in the legal profession nationally, state-wide, and locally, as well as in law schools and on the bench; reasons for the lack of progress; perceptions of lawyers from diverse backgrounds; what the organized bar is currently doing; model law firm programs; and, finally, what lawyers and law firms can do to increase diversity by attracting and retaining attorneys from diverse backgrounds.

If you are interested in scheduling a presentation, please contact Lisa Reep at (925) 288-2555.