Criminal defense and the criminal justice system as a whole is so much more than guilt vs. innocence. Above all else, the criminal justice system must be just.

Criminal Law - So much more than guilt vs. innocence

Peremptory Challenges in the Post-George Floyd Era

ADVISING IMMIGRANTS: Duties of the Defense Bar, the Prosecutors and the Bench

“Blood or Breath?”

Effective Lawyering – Observations from the Bench

Community Lawyering Towards Collective Safety, Justice and Belonging

Document Nightmare: Tools for Data Management in Criminal Cases

CCCBA Celebrates Lunar New Year 2023

Roller Skating with the Wellness Committee

The Investiture of Judge Shara E. Beltramo

CCCBA's Learning by Doing 3 Day Trial Practice Course

March 2023

Fragile Progress Women's Rights in 2023

January 2023

The 2023 Bench Bar Issue

November 2022

Dependency and Protective Proceedings

September 2022

The Civility Issue

July 2022

Attorneys as Parents

May 2022

The Secret Lives of Lawyers

March 2022

Social Media

January 2022

Bench Bar Issue 2022

May 2021

Attorney Wellness

July 2021

Access to Justice

March 2022

Why Can’t We Be “Friends”?

February 2020

How To Become a Lawyer Without Going to Law School: The Law Office Study Program

January 2022

Reflections on a Career on the Bench

March 2021

Do Child Support Orders Survive the Death of the Payor?

February 2019

Conflicts of Interest Under California’s New Rules of Professional Conduct

February 2019

Rule 1.18: Guess what? You have a duty to prospective clients

April 2020

The Tenant Protection Act of 2019 – Rent Caps and Just Cause

September 2020

The Tax Implications of PPP Loans and Forgiveness

May 2019

Get to Know Judge Wendy Coats

December 2020

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