Magazine Archive
Welcome New Members October 2022
Please join us as we welcome these new members who joined the CCCBA between mid June and mid October 2022.
Read ArticlePhotos: Bar Fund Benefit 2022
This year at the Bar Fund Benefit on September 29, our generous sections and law firm sponsors and donors brought in a total of $46K for the Richmond High School Law Academy which will be used to fund their Mock Trial program, study trips and internships. Beth Mora was named the recipient of the annual...
Read ArticleJudicial Inductions: Hon. Glenn Kim and Hon. Colleen Gleason
Congratulations to new Contra Costa Superior Court judges, Hon. Glenn Kim and Hon. Colleen Gleason. Judge Kim was inducted on September 9, and accepted the gavel from CCCBA President Elect David Erb. Judge Gleason was inducted on October 14, and accepted the gavel from CCCBA Treasurer David Pearson.
Read ArticleResults of Food From the Bar 2022
Thank you to all who donated and all of the firms that participated in our virtual fund raiser in support of the Food Bank of Alameda and Contra Costa. This year, Food from the Bar started on July 11 and ended August 31 with $35,887 raised! Nineteen law firms participated, including the top three contributors:...
Read ArticleCCCBA Wins National Awards
On Friday September 23, at the meeting of the NABE Communications Section in Minneapolis, the Contra Costa County Bar Association was honored to win two Luminary Awards. CCCBA Communications Director Carole Lucido accepted the awards for best regular publication (small bar category) for Contra Costa Lawyer magazine; and one for special project, for the 2021...
Read ArticleProbate Guardianships and Dependency Law: Undervalued but Richly Rewarding
We are excited to bring you this unique and informative crossover issue related to the black sheep of the legal profession: protecting children. As a former child welfare attorney (Amanda) and practicing probate attorneys (both of us), we know first-hand that Probate Guardianships and Juvenile Dependency are often overlooked and undervalued in the legal profession...
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