Women’s Section
The Women’s Section has been a strong presence in CCCBA for over 25 years. Its members include attorneys practicing in all areas of the law who live or work in Contra Costa County.
The goals of the section are:
- To further the interests of women in the legal profession and the judiciary;
- To stimulate interest in and encourage discussions regarding legal and social issues of concern to women;
- To promote a spirit of mutual support, cooperation and service and to foster social contacts among the Members of the Section;
- To offer scholarships and support to deserving law students who have shown leadership potential, achieved academic success, and helped to advance women’s issues;
- To promote diversity, equity and inclusion; and
- To extend our network of contacts and support of women’s interests through affiliation with California Women Lawyers.
Men are welcome to join. The CCCBA Women’s Section is a proud Affiliate of the California Women Lawyers (www.cwl.org). Members of the Women’s Section receive a discounted membership to CWL.
The Women’s Section provides networking opportunities for its members to meet other attorneys and professionals. The section hosts informational programs and lunches, some offering MCLE credit and others focusing on matters of more personal interest, such as job opportunities and rainmaking.
The Women’s Section annually awards the Honorable Patricia Herron and Honorable Ellen James Scholarship to deserving law students who have shown leadership potential, achieved academic success, and helped to advance women’s issues. The section hosts a scholarship fundraiser each spring, usually in the form of a silent auction and wine-tasting. We gratefully accept donations to the Scholarship Fund anytime .
All members are invited to attend the board meetings which are held on the first Tuesday of each month. If you would like to serve on the board or want further information, please contact the section at cccbawomenssection@gmail.com.
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- CCCBA Women’s Section Diverse Speaker Policy
- Women’s Section Statement Against AAPI Hate
- Women’s Section Statement on Black Lives Matter Movement
- Women’s Section Statement on the Passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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The CCCBA Women’s section congratulates the 2022 recipients of
The Honorable Patricia Herron & The Honorable Ellen James
Scholarship
Jessica Ward & Hayden Craig HERE to read more about these amazing women.
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The Women’s Section also congratulates
Renee Livingston of the Livingston Law Firm as the recipient of the 3rd Annual Women’s Section Outstanding Woman Lawyer Award (OWL)
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Co-Presidents
Ritzi K. Lam
Morrill Law
(925) 322-8615 x110
Rachel H. Leonard
Tate & Associates
1321 8th St., Suite 4
Berkeley, CA. 94710
(510) 525-5100
rleonard@tateandassociates-law.com
Vice-President/Newsletter Editor
Pamela Ross
All for the Family Legal Clinic, Inc.
510-999-7732
PRoss@allforthefamilylegalclinic.org
Secretary
Marissa R. Boyd
Brown Gee & Wenger LLP
(925) 291-4468
mboyd@bgwcounsel.com
Treasurer
Brittany Hendrix-Smith
Law Office of Brittany Hendrix-Smith
(925) 293-2013
brittany@hendrixsmithlaw.com
Ex-Officio
Celine Mui Simon
Strata Legal
(415) 878-6720
csimon@stratalegalca.com
Board Members-at-Large
Janell Alberto
Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP
(925) 222-3325
jalberto@wshblaw.com
Ariel Brownell Lee, Esq.
Law Office of Ariel Brownell
(925) 421-1529
Ariel@brownelllegal.com
Patanisha Davis Pierson
Key Counsel, P.C.
(925) 465-6111
pat@keycounselpc.com
Sasha Gray
Brown, Gee & Wenger LLP
(925) 216-0787
sgray@bgwcounsel.com
Jennifer McGuire
Morrill Law
(925) 322-8615 ext. 111
jennifer@morrill.law
Ingrid Rodriguez
Brown Gee & Wenger LLP
Crystal Lee VanDerPutten
Livingston Law Firm
(925) 952-9880
cvanderputten@livingstonlawyers.com