Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County
February 26, 2009
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The OC Hispanic Bar Association's 2009 Annual Scholarship Fundraiser & Installation Dinner
HEROES AMONG US -
TRANSFORMING LIVES IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY
HONOREES
ATTORNEY OF THE YEAR
Kenneth W. Babcock - Executive Director, Public Law Center
GUARDIAN DE JUSTICIA
Professor Luz E. Herrera, Community Lawyers, Inc.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hon. Cruz Reynoso (Ret.) - California Supreme Court and
Boochever and Bird Chair for the Study and Teaching of Freedom and Equality Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law
PRO-BONO LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Disney Grand Californian Hotel
For more event information click here >
6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception - Opportunity Drawing Ticket Sales
7:00 p.m. Dinner and Program
Black Tie
To purchase tickets, please visit our website: http://ochba.org/dinner2009/rsvp.html
Sponsorships available: please contact us at info@ochba.org or at (949) 440-6700 x253 for more information |
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Last call for the HBA & OCBA Memorial Weekend Travel Seminar
Join the HBA in celebrating its 26th Anniversary Memorial Day weekend travel seminar.
Spend 5 Days/4 Nights at the award-winning
Parador Hotel Resort & Spa.
Puerto Quepos, Costa Rica
May 21, 2008 - May 25, 2009
More information >
Recreational activities in Quepos include kayaking, white water rafting, mangrove tours, open sea fishing, scuba diving, surfing, zip gliding, horseback riding (at the beach or to nearby water falls) and walking tours of a nearby rainforest/national park. This is Costa Rica at its best!
8 hours of MCLE credit presentations will feature ret. California Supreme Court Justice (and Presidential Medal of Freedom Winner) Hon. Cruz Reynoso, as well as Dr. Roman Solis Zelaya, Magistrate of the Costa Rican Supreme Court. Other expected speakers to include Hon. Luis Rodriguez (OCSC), Hon. Ronald Kreber (OCSC), Hon. Dennis Choate (JAMS), Hon. Luis G. Rivas Loaiciga, Magistrate of the First Court of Justice, and leading Orange County and Costa Rican attorneys exchanging views in legal topics under the Costa Rican and U.S. law (including Oswald Bruce Esquivel of ACZALAW Abogados Centroamericanos Asociados and Victor Garita of Facio & Cañas).
Space on this exclusive travel seminar is nearly sold-out & subject to availability on a first come, first serve basis. For complete itinerary & registration details, please contact Robert White at Festival Travel & Tours, at 714.221.6381 TODAY.
If you are interested in participating in the travel seminar as a speaker or have questions about the travel seminar, please contact Travel Committee Chairman Carlos X. Colorado at Colorado@JonesDay.com or (949) 553-7585.
Download Flier & Registration Form >
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JUDGES, ATTORNEYS AND STUDENTS NETWORKING MIXER
SOUTHWESTERN LATINO LAW STUDENT ASSOCIATION
Along with
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION of LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Invite you to the annual
JUDGES, ATTORNEYS AND STUDENTS NETWORKING MIXER
Date: Thurs., February 26, 2009
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Location:
Southwestern Law School
3050 Wilshire Blvd.
Louis XVI Room
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 738-6700
Students from all Law Schools are invited and welcome!
Complimentary parking is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Light refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP to mabalaco@sbcglobal.net
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The Orange County Korean American Bar Association 4th Annual Community Law School Seminar
Date: March 21, 2009 (Sat.)
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Kia Motors America (U.S. Corporate Headquarters)
111 Peters Canyon Rd., Irvine, CA
Admission: FREE
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
TIME TOPICS
10:00 Introductions
10:40 Foreclosure & Bankruptcy Law
11:10 Immigration Law
11:40 Corporate Law
12:10 Lunch
12:40 Criminal
1:10 Civil Litigation
1:40 Estate & Financial Planning
2:10 Closing Remarks
Special Guests:
Jae-Soo Kim/ Korean Consul General
Hon. Michelle Steel/ Board of Equalization
Mayor Sukhee Kang/ City of Irvine
Judge Tammy Ryu/ CA Superior Court
*RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.
For Korean, RSVP to Min K. Chai at mkc@oswald-yap.com or (949)788-8900.
For English, RSVP to Star Lopez at star.lopez@gmail.com or (714)337-6537. |
DRI Law Student Diversity Scholarship
Good Afternoon,
As the vice chair of the DRI Diversity Committee, I am pleased to announce that DRI is once again awarding two scholarships to deserving law students. The DRI Law Student Diversity Scholarship program is open to incoming second and incoming third-year African American, Hispanic, Asian, Pan Asian and Native American students. Incoming second and incoming third-year female law students are also eligible, regardless of race or ethnicity.
Two (2) scholarships in the amount of $10,000 each will be awarded to applicants who best meet the criteria. To learn more about the scholarship and its criteria, please visit our website at www.dri.org.
I would like to encourage you as a DRI member to forward this information to your law school contacts or your firm's law clerks or interns who may be interested in applying for this scholarship.
Sincerely,
Toyja E. Kelley
Vice Chair Diversity Committee |
2009 HNBA Mid-Year Conference & National Moot Court Competition
March 5 - 7, 2009
Hyatt Coral Gables, FL
For questions contact:
Yasmin Fernandez
2009 Mid Year Conference
Hispanic National Bar Association
PO Box 14347, Washington DC 20044
yfernandez@hnba.com
FAX: 202-223-2324
Download more information and registration form >
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Anaheim Family Justice Center
2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament
 Friday, April 24, 2009
Coyote Hills Golf Course
1440 East Bastanchury Road
Fullerton, CA 92835
714-672-6800
www.coyotehillsgc.com
Registration - 10:00
Shotgun Start - 12:30
Banquet - 6:00
Prizes! Prizes! Prizes!
Super Ticket - Includes:
A chance to win $100.000
Putting Contest
Longest Drive
Closest to the Pin
Win a vacation
Hole in One Prize on every Par 3!
Space Limited-Sign up Today!
For more information visit us @ www.AFJC.org
714.765.1645
Anaheim Family Justice Center
Working Together. Making A Difference. |
Immigrant Legal Resource Center Seminar & Webinar Calendar Spring 2009
Register for any seminar or webinar and receive a special code for 5% off ALL ILRC publications!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO &
DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM
Visit www.ilrc.org to learn more
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U Nonimmigrant Adjustment of Status (2.0 MCLE)
2 dates to choose from:
Friday, February 27, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST &
Thursday, May 14, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT
Presenter: Sally Kinoshita, ILRC
Fee: $130 Regular / $80 Non-profit / $20 CA IOLTA
Deadlines to register: 2/25/09 & 5/12/09
This webinar will focus specifically on the process for U nonimmigrants to adjust status and petition for qualifying family members under the new adjustment regulations. Incorporating the latest and most accurate information, we will cover the requirements, policies and procedures for adjusting status; how the new regulations and TVPRA 2008 affect eligibility, fee waivers, adjustment processing and family petitioning; possible pitfalls under the new procedure; and practice pointers on what to expect and how to best strategize for winning adjustment cases.
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) (1.5 MCLE)
Monday, March 2, 10:00 am - 11:30 am PST
Presenters: Angie Junck, ILRC, Kristen Jackson, Public Counsel, and Deborah Lee, FIAC
Fee: $110 Regular / $70 Non-profit / $15 CA IOLTA
Deadline to register: 2/25/09
This webinar will highlight important new changes implemented by the Trafficking Victims Protection and Reauthorization Act of 2008 (signed into law on December 23, 2008) to the eligibility requirements for filing a Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) petition. Expert practitioners will provide strategies to overcome challenges posed in obtaining SIJS, including obtaining juvenile court orders from dependency, delinquency, and probate courts and obtaining specific consent to apply for SIJS while a child is in federal custody.
Human Trafficking 101: Understanding Human Trafficking, Learning How to Identify Possible Victims, and Options for Immigration Relief (2.0 MCLE)
Thursday, March 5, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PST
Presenters: Ivy Lee, API Legal Outreach, and Lynette M. Parker, Santa Clara University School of Law
Fee: $130 Regular / $80 Non-profit / $20 CA IOLTA
Deadline to register: 3/3/09
This webinar will introduce you to the dynamics of human trafficking in the United States. We will use real case examples to cover the elements of trafficking in persons, illustrate common red flags of a trafficking situation for adults and/or children, and detail the requirements for T visa relief. Many victims of human trafficking do not perceive themselves to have been trafficked, and many forms of trafficking do not fit the public perception of trafficking. Understanding the nature of human trafficking will enable you to more effectively identify clients who may have been trafficked into, or while being present in, the United States and thereby qualify for trafficking-related immigration and other relief.
We will review various elements of human trafficking, noting common red flags and special circumstances particular to both adult and child victims. We will also cover the basic requirements for T visas, including discussion of definitions of terms such as "severe form of trafficking," "debt bondage," "peonage," "force, fraud, or coercion," as well as a discussion of "continued presence" and the process of "certification" for trafficked persons.
CSPA Made Simple (1.5 MCLE)
Wednesday, March 11, 10:00 am - 11:30 am PDT
Presenter: Charles Wheeler, CLINIC
Fee: $110 Regular / $70 Non-profit / $15 CA IOLTA
Deadline to register: 3/9/09
We will provide step-by-step instructions on understanding and applying the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA). This webinar will cover how the law applies to immediate relatives, unmarried children of lawful permanent residents, derivative beneficiaries in the family and employment categories, VAWA grantees, and asylee/refugee derivatives. We will also cover any recent court challenges or USCIS policy memos. Through the use of examples and hypothetical exercises, participants will be able to apply CSPA principals to typical fact scenarios.
Advanced Trafficking in Persons and T Visas (2.0 MCLE)
Wednesday, March 18, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PDT
Presenters: Ivy Lee, API Legal Outreach, and Lynette M. Parker, Santa Clara University School of Law
Fee: $130 Regular / $80 Non-profit / $20 CA IOLTA
Deadline to register: 3/16/09
For advocates and attorneys familiar with trafficking in persons and T visas, this webinar will focus on the unique and complex issues that frequently arise in human trafficking cases. We will discuss how to develop and work with a multidisciplinary team that typically includes law enforcement, social service providers, case managers, and multiple attorneys in both civil and criminal arenas; how to effectively address grounds of inadmissibility; the process of certification for adult and child trafficking victims; strategies to avoid conflicts of interest and best practices to preserve and protect confidentiality in a trafficking case; and special needs of trafficked persons that advocates and practitioners must be aware of in order to effectively serve this unique population. The webinar will draw from the experience of practitioners whose practice focuses on representation of trafficking victims and who have more than 12 years of anti-human trafficking experience providing comprehensive legal and non-legal services to survivors of human trafficking.
T Visa Applications and Procedures (2.0 MCLE)
Tuesday, March 24, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PDT
Presenters: Ivy Lee, API Legal Outreach, and Lynette M. Parker, Santa Clara University School of Law
Fee: $130 Regular / $80 Non-profit / $20 CA IOLTA
Deadline to register: 3/19/09
This webinar comprehensively addresses the forms, supporting documents and miscellaneous pieces that comprise the T visa application. We will discuss strategies to prove the elements, techniques for preparing a successful application, the procedures for filing a T visa, time-lines for adjudication of a T visa application, and finally, the newly-issued adjustment of status regulations for T visa holders.
We will provide nuts-and-bolts information for practitioners who want to add the T visa and T visa-based adjustment of status applications to their current roster of immigration options for current and future clients.
Inadmissibility & Deportability (1.5 MCLE)
Wednesday, April 15, 10:00 am - 11:30 am PDT
Presenter: Kathy Brady, ILRC
Fee: $110 Regular / $70 Non-profit / $15 CA IOLTA
Deadline to register: 4/13/09
This webinar will provide beginning practitioners with an overview of common grounds of inadmissibility and deportability, and may provide a review and update for more advanced practitioners. Topics will include grounds such as visa fraud, false claims to citizenship, alien smuggling, public charge, the three- and ten-year and permanent bars, past removals, and an introduction to criminal issues. Other experts in this area will join Kathy for this discussion.
How to Defend Permanent Residents from Removal (1.5 MCLE)
Thursday, April 23, 10:00 am - 11:30 am PDT
Presenters: Angie Junck and Nora Privitera, ILRC
Fee: $110 Regular / $70 Non-profit / $15 CA IOLTA
Deadline to register: 4/21/09
This webinar is designed to teach practitioners how to effectively defend permanent residents charged with being removable. Topics include the differing burdens of proof for admissibility, deportability, and applications for relief, defenses against the allegations in the Notice to Appear, the eligibility requirements for cancellation of removal, 212(h) waivers, 212(c), other forms of relief, and how to work with clients to elicit the evidence needed to defend their cases.
Obtaining Release from Detention (1.5 MCLE)
Thursday, April 30, 10:00 am - 11:30 am PDT
Presenters: Holly Cooper, UC Davis School of Law, and Kathy Brady, ILRC (Host)
Fee: $110 Regular / $70 Non-profit / $15 CA IOLTA
Deadline to register: 4/28/09
This practical webinar will discuss defense strategies for obtaining release from immigration detention. Topics include bond hearing strategies, mandatory detention, mandatory detention for arriving aliens, habeas challenges, litigation update on prolonged detention, and post-order custody review. After providing a brief overview of each topic, the focus will be new developments in the law and innovative strategies for defenders.
Consular Processing and Waivers: Focus on Ciudad Juarez (1.5 MCLE)
Wednesday, May 6, 10:00 am - 11:30 am PDT
Presenters: Mark Silverman, ILRC, and Sarah Kate Heilbrun, Law Offices of Fellom & Solorio
Fee: $110 Regular / $70 Non-profit / $15 CA IOLTA
Deadline to register: 5/4/09
This webinar will focus specifically on enhancing your understanding of how to prepare a winning waiver application in the context of consular processing, especially at Ciudad Juarez. Another focus will be client and case preparation, especially within the content of screening your clients for the "permanent bar" under 212(a)(9)(C). We will also cover how Ciudad Juarez works: the pilot-program, communicating with the consulate and USCIS, and other issues.
Advanced VAWA (1.5 MCLE)
Monday, May 11, 10:00 am - 11:30 am PDT
Presenters: Sally Kinoshita and Nora Privitera, ILRC
Fee: $110 Regular / $70 Non-profit / $15 CA IOLTA
Deadline to register: 5/7/09
This webinar is designed for attorneys representing immigrant victims of domestic abuse and other crimes in adjustment of status and removal proceedings cases.
We will cover:
Common grounds of inadmissibility including entries without inspection, unlawful presence, false claims to U.S. citizenship, misrepresentation, the permanent bar, crimes involving moral turpitude and public charge, as well as the specific inadmissibility waivers available to VAWA self-petitioners and U nonimmigrant status holders. We will also cover removal issues, including VAWA cancellation of removal available to abused immigrants in removal proceedings, VAWA-specific motion to reopen provisions, reinstatement of removal, and expedited removals vs. regular removals.
Developments in Use of the Categorical Analysis in the Ninth Circuit (1.5 MCLE)
Tuesday, May 19, 10:00 am - 11:30 am PDT
Presenters: Kathy Brady, ILRC and Michael K. Mehr, Law Office of Michael K. Mehr
Fee: $110 Regular / $70 Non-profit / $15 CA IOLTA
Deadline to register: 5/14/09
The "categorical analysis," which includes the rules governing divisible statutes and the record of conviction, is perhaps the most important defense tool for noncitizens with criminal records. Practitioners representing such immigrants must have a thorough understanding of this area to adequately defend clients. In the past few years, the Ninth Circuit has published key decisions that greatly expanded the benefits that the categorical analysis provides to immigrants. At the same time, the Attorney General, Board of Immigration Appeals, and a few Ninth Circuit panels, have published decisions that would limit these benefits, and the Supreme Court has accepted certiorari in a case involving one aspect of the analysis, in Nijhawan v. Attorney General (January 16, 2009).
This webinar will discuss the current state of the law, and provide an organized analysis of best practice defense strategies. While providing an overview of the categorical analysis for those new to the area, it will focus on defense arguments, possible government arguments, and how to deal with pending litigation, such as Nijhawan and the Attorney General decision in Matter of Silva-Trevino.
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Thursdays & Fridays, March 12, 13, 19, 20, 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Location: Asian Pacific American Legal Center, 1145 Wilshire Blvd., 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Presenter: Don Ungar, Simmons & Ungar and ILRC
Fee: $495 Regular / $240 Non-profit / $80 CA IOLTA
Deadline to register: 3/2/09
Designed for a lawyer who wants to boost his or her knowledge and confidence, this course covers the fundamental concepts and elements of immigration law and procedures. The program will cover all major themes of immigration law, including constitutional issues, grounds of inadmissibility and deportability and related procedures, waivers and relief from removal, the various immigration preference categories, nonimmigrant classes, refugees and asylum, adjustment of status, administrative appeals and judicial review, and the acquisition of American citizenship.
NOTE: This seminar is limited to attorneys and BIA Level 2 Accredited Representatives. Limited to 20 registrants.
Cancellation of Removal for Nonpermanent Residents & How to Analyze "Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship" (2.75 MCLE)
Thursday, March 19, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: The Bar Association of San Francisco, 301 Battery St., 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
Presenters: Angie Junck and Nora Privitera, ILRC
Fee: $165 Regular / $90 Non-profit / $35 CA IOLTA
Deadline to register: 3/10/09
Free to those who commit to BASF's VIP Program.
Contact Antonio Hernandez at 415-782-9000 x8113 before registering.
Cancellation of removal is currently the only potential remedy for the majority of undocumented immigrants in removal proceedings. Though the standard of proof for this remedy is difficult to meet, this seminar will teach you how to prepare the best cancellation of removal case possible for each of your clients.
This seminar will both analyze all the elements necessary to prove a case for cancellation of removal and provide practical pointers for preparing your case. Topics covered include:
Physical presence and the stop time rule
Good moral character, how it is defined and when the statutory period for establishing good moral character ends
Specific criminal bars and how to argue that they don't apply
Defining "exceptional and extremely unusual hardship," including an in-depth analysis of the leading cases on this issue
Identifying the different factors that have been recognized by the BIA and the federal courts as relevant to establishing exceptional and extremely unusual hardship
How to best work with clients to elicit important information that is relevant to establishing their hardship claims
As Cancellation of Removal topics are oftentimes difficult to digest, this unique seminar will provide succinct explanations, with an emphasis on how to elicit relevant information from clients. In addition, you will learn easy steps on how to prepare clients to testify and to analyze relevant hardship cases to support a hardship claim for any immigration remedy that requires some showing of hardship.
How to Defend Permanent Residents from Removal (2.75 MCLE)
Friday, April 10, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: UCLA School of Law, 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90095
Presenters: Angie Junck and Nora Privitera, ILRC
Fee: $165 Regular / $90 Non-profit / $35 CA IOLTA
Deadline to register: 3/30/09
This seminar is designed to teach practitioners how to effectively defend permanent residents charged with being removable. Topics include the differing burdens of proof for admissibility, deportability, and applications for relief, defenses against the allegations in the Notice to Appear, the eligibility requirements for cancellation of removal, 212(h) waivers, 212(c), other forms of relief, and how to work with clients to elicit the evidence needed to defend their cases.
What is a Webinar?
A webinar is a web conference system that allows you to join ILRC trainings from the convenience of your own office via the telephone and internet. You simply dial a conference call number and click on a web link provided by the ILRC, and you will be able to learn by listening to the instructor's lecture and watching the computer screen simultaneously.
How can I qualify for the California IOLTA rate?
IOLTA agencies are nonprofit organizations who have received a grant from the Legal Services Trust Fund Program of the State Bar of California to provide free legal services to low-income Californians. To find out if you qualify as an IOLTA organization, please check the State Bar of California website at www.calbar.ca.gov.
How do I receive the special code for 5% off publications?
You will receive a special code along with your registration confirmation e-mail.
Questions?
Please contact Sai Suzuki, Marketing Coordinator, at 415-255-9499 Ext 789 or ssuzuki@ilrc.org.
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
1663 Mission St, Ste 602, San Francisco, CA 94103
(T) 415-255-9499 (F) 415-255-9792 (E) ilrc@ilrc.org (W) www.ilrc.org |
Expanding Your Practice Using Limited Scope Representation
March 18, 2009, San Francisco
March 18, 2009, Live Webcast
Register Now!
Reasons to Attend
If you are a solo and small firm family lawyer serving middle class and moderate income clients, a family lawyer who would like to expand your client and referral base, a pro bono recruiter or legal services provider who wants to learn how to help more clients with limited funding, you should attend this PLI pro bono program, presented in cooperation with The State Bar of California, at no cost to you. Expanding Your Practice Using Limited Scope Representation is scheduled live in San Francisco on March 18, 2009 and via Live Webcast.
Join Sue Talia*, who will provide an introduction to the rapidly changing practice of limited scope representation (often called "unbundling") in a family law context, including all of the fee agreements, forms and other materials you will need to practice limited scope representation competently, safely and profitably.
You will learn:
The ethical rules governing limited scope representation
How to limit risk, including malpractice and insurance coverage issues
How to identify the cases which lend themselves to limited scope representation
How to reach a currently untapped pool of paying clients
How to market your limited scope practice
How to use limited scope to expand pro bono recruitment, lawyer for a day programs, and stretch legal services budgets farther
Special bonuses to all registrants:
Registrants will receive a link to a complete set of risk management materials, including best practices, four kinds of fee agreements, office forms, client handouts, and other materials designed to make limited scope representation both safe and profitable.
Ongoing interaction and Q & A with faculty and other attendees through the PLI XChange interactive workspace.
*Sue Talia is a nationally recognized expert on limited scope representation, and the Chair of the Limited Representation Committee of the California Commission on Access to Justice, the California State Bar's Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services, and numerous other organizations dedicated to improving access to justice by developing creative delivery models for legal assistance.
Be sure to register now!
Register Now!
Expanding Your Practice Using Limited Scope Representation
San Francisco, March 18, 2009
Live Webcast, March 18, 2009
If you prefer to register by phone, please call PLI's Customer Relations Department at (800) 260-4754. If you register by phone, be sure to mention your Priority Code: MWZ9-8AEM4.
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HURRICANE IN A GLASS
A World Premiere & Winner of BOFLTE New Works Festival '08
Trapped in a Miami nursing home during a howling hurricane, three generations of Cuban-American women struggle to preserve their fading culture. Ofelia, the matriarch, is stricken with Alzheimer's and thinks she is in Cuba: Maria Jose attempts to bring her down to earth with round-the-clock care; young Dolores wants to visit the island she has nver seen, wondering if she will still feel Cuban once abuela dies.
Written by: Kimberly del Busto
Directed by: Barbara Covington
Cast includes: Carmen Guo, Elsa Martinez Phillips, Lucilla Gonzalez-Borik, Brenda Calvillo Diana Alvarez and Tom Sandoval
Show Dates and Times
February 13th- March 7th 2009
Join us Feb 13th for Opening Night for champagne & hors d'oeures with Playwright and Director.
Shows are Friday & Saturday
@ 8pm Sundays @ 3 pm on Feb. 22 & March 1
Opening Night $20
General Admin $15
Seniors/Students (w/ Valid ID) $10
Group Rates Available
To make a reservations call
714-540-1177 or visit
www.breathoffire.org
Our theater is located at
310 W. 5th street, 2nd Floor, Santa Ana, 92701.
Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble creates opportunities and leadership roles for Latinas in the visual and performing arts.
We aim to produce work that reflects impacts and empowers the Latino community. We believe in the transformative power of theater and aim to raise awareness of critical issues in the community, entertain and challenge, foster cross-cultural understanding, and be a catalyst for social justice change and spiritual healing.
Breath of Fire is a 501 (c) non-profit organization.
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3rd Annual Shropshire Group Educational Leadership Awards Banquet
Hispanic Bar Association Members,
You are cordially invited to the 3rd Annual Shropshire Group Educational Leadership Awards Banquet on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at the Luxe Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.
The annual banquet will recognize the 2008-2009 Shropshire Group Scholars who will be attending law school this fall and those who have supported diversity within legal education. We are proud having received prestigious support from Corporate Counsel Women of Color, Usher Law Group, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Langston Bar Association, Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Bar Association, US Bank, The Magic Johnson Foundation, Inc., Disney/ABC Television Group, the Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein, National Congress of American Indians, Mexican American Bar Association, Puerto Rican Legal Defense Fund, law schools, law firms, and community organizations.
This year's guest speakers include Jamon Hicks, incoming President of Langston Bar Association and Associate Attorney with the Office of Carl Douglas, Esq., Yvette Lopez, Esq., Educational Liaison to the Executive Branch of the Government of the Dominican Republic and Sharon Gerber, Esq., founder of Sharon Gerber Attorney Search Firm. The 2009 Humanitarian Award recipient will be announced in early February.
Individual reservations are $50. Table sponsorship is $500 (includes full page ad in program brochure). In addition, we will have our first program brochure which highlights ads from sponsors and contributors. Ad pricing can be viewed online at www.shropshiregroup.org on the "2009 SG Banquet" page.
If you are interested in attending and/or submitting an ad, please go to the "2009 SG Banquet" page at www.shropshiregroup.org and complete the online reservation form or respond to this e-mail.
Contributions are tax-deductible due to our nonprofit status. All funding
from this event will go toward book stipends, application fees, enrollment seat deposits and campus visits for our scholars. Reception begins at 6:00 p.m. Dinner and award presentations continue from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Join us for another remarkable program in diversifying legal education and academic excellence.
Regards,
Sonel Y. Shropshire, J.D.
President & CEO
The Shropshire Group, Inc.
2010 West Avenue K # 646
Lancaster, CA 93536-5229
661.943.4239 tel
661.943.4259 fax
www.shropshiregroup.org
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Young Lawyers Seminar - Maximizing Litigation Success: Developing, Evaluating and Preparing Your Case from Beginning to End - Las Vegas, NV
Presented by DRI's Young Lawyers Committee
June 4-5 2009
Caesars Palace
Las Vegas, NV
DRI's Young Lawyers Committee proudly presents its annual trial advocacy seminar for defense trial lawyers and corporate counsel who have been practicing for 10 years or less. This program is designed to maximize the critical skills that defense lawyers and in-house counsel need in order to manage the defense of their corporate clients.
This seminar boasts distinguished faculty from around the country, including:
- In-house lawyers from some of the most recognized companies in America
- Experienced and successful trial lawyers
- A state supreme court justice
- Some of the best speakers from DRI's Young Lawyers Committee
In addition, there is a corporate counsel breakout session, open only to in-house counsel, which will provide its attendees with unique presentations on developing their legal departments and managing litigation matters. Attendees also will have an opportunity for a truly rewarding experience through participation in a special community service project on Wednesday.
Click here to download the brochure.
This is an exclusive opportunity to gain practical knowledge while networking with colleagues from across the nation and around the globe.
TO REGISTER NOW, click here or visit www.DRI.org for more information!
Supplemental Material
Recommended supplemental material for this seminar is Trade Secrets and Agreements Not to Compete: A State-by-State Compendium from DRI's Defense Library Series. Click here to order your copy now!
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GOLD
Sponsor
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Sponsors
BRONZE
Sponsors
Adorno, Yoss, Alvarado & Smith
Aitken, Aitken & Cohn
Chapman University Law School
CPT Group, Inc.
Crowell & Moring, LLP
Law Offices of Federico Castelan Sayre
Malcolm & Cisneros, LLP
MLC & Associates, Inc.
Morrison & Foerster, LLP
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Rutan & Tucker LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Snell & Wilmer LLP
Union Bank of California
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2009 Executive Board Members
President:
Monica E Lukoschek
President-Elect:
Carlos X. Colorado
Vice President:
Genoveva Meza Talbott
Secretary:
Luis A. Barba
Chief Financial Officer:
Olivia Carrillo Hickman
Immediate Past President:
Norma García Guillén
2009 Board of Directors
Frank Acosta
Eric M. Alderete
Eva Casas Sarmiento
Jacob Gonzales
Theresa C. Lopez
Christy Marie Lopez
Tami Lopez
José Gonzalez
José A. Hernandez
Jorge A. Martinez
Marcus S. Quintanilla
Javier Rivera-Carbone
Federico C. Sayre
Karin Khan
Leo Paredes
Marcelo Reyes
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