Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County
April 8, 2009
Legal Aid Turns 50

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We still have some items available from or 2009 Scholarship Fundraiser & Installation Dinner! We have posted these at the lowest possible rate for purchase on our website. Browse Now >
HNBA Executive Director Search

The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is conducting a search for an Executive Director.  Candidates applying for this position must have the highest integrity; strong leadership skills; experience managing financial matters; and the ability to oversee all aspects of the day-to-day affairs of the association. A J.D. or MBA with prior bar or non-profit experience and strong connections to the Hispanic community is preferred.  To view the HNBA Executive Director job description please click here.  Interested candidates should sent a copy of their resume and the HNBA job application click here to [email protected] by April 14, 2009.
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 & Ca�as).

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  [email protected] or (949) 553-7585.

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Chapman Law School's Spring 2009 On-Campus Interview (OCl) program

We would like you to participate Chapman Law School's Spring 2009 On-Campus Interview (OCl) program. This year's interviews will be held from August 24 - October 30, 2009. We encourage
all employers with summer associate or law clerk openings (paid or unpaid) to use the OCI program as a means of filling these positions.

Chapman Law, founded in 1995, received its full accreditation by the American Bar Association in record speed in August 2002 and attained membership in the prestigious American Association of Law Schools in January 2006. The school is led by an enthusiastic and talented faculty educated at premier law schools and includes a Nobel Laureate and four former law clerks to United States Supreme Court Justices. We are also pleased to announce that for the third consecutive year, our bar passage rate has risen. In addition, we continue to rank among the nation's best law schools in Princeton Review's Best 174 Law Schools, 2009 Edition. Chapman retained its Top 10 status in the "Quality of 1.ife (#3),"
"Professors Rock (Legally Speaking) (#7)," and "Best Classroom Experience (#3)" categories. More importantly, Chapman added a fourth Top 10 category to its roster-"Most Diverse Faculty," debuting at #9. Our newest Top 10 ranking demonstrates the significant effort Chapman has undertaken to have one of the most ideologically diverse law faculties in the country. Now only Northwestern and Stanford have placed in more Top 10 categories, with six and five placements, respectively.

Chapman Law students and graduates have been recruited by a wide array of employers, including large national law firms, government agencies, and corporations. Twenty-six of our graduates have served as judicial clerks, with positions ranging from state appellate courts to federal bankruptcy courts and
federal district courts. To better acquaint you with Chapman Law and its students, we have enclosed some materials for your review.

To participate in Chapman's OCI program, please return the Employer Registration Form enclosed in this packet by July 1, 2009. If we can provide you with any further information about Chapman Law or its students, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are happy to assist you with your recruitment needs.

Sincerely,
Jay Levine, Ph.D.
Director of Career Services
Raza Graduation 2009 at UC Irvine

To Whom This May Concern:
 
We are writing to you regarding the 30th Annual Raza Graduation Ceremony.  Raza Graduation is a remarkable ceremony that commemorates the accomplishments of graduating Chicana/o Latina/o students at the University of California, Irvine.  The ceremony is a celebration of academic achievement, hard work, the UC Irvine community, Chicana/o Latina/o culture, and family.  The Annual Raza Graduation has been a tradition for many UCI students for the past 31 years.  This tradition at UC Irvine, allows graduating seniors to thank their families in a more intimate setting while celebrating their success.
 
 The Raza Graduation Ceremony is not specifically funded by any official department or affiliate on campus.  The Raza Graduation is coordinated and planned by a student run committee comprising of about 10 students.  The planning committee has worked rigorously to fundraise and look for different avenues of funding.  However, as students, we have limited sources of income and are still in need of your assistance. In addition, we are trying to limit the cost that graduating seniors would have to pay for participation.  And as such we have depended on the generosity of the community to fund this ceremony and continue to do so.
 
We hope you understand the importance of Raza Graduation for the Chicano/Latino graduates and their families. It gives them a chance to acknowledge those who have helped them and appreciate the obstacles they overcame. Raza Graduation gives Chicana/o Latina/o graduating seniors an avenue to speak to and thank their family and friends for their support in their accomplishments. 
 
Therefore, we are asking for the help of the Hispanic Bar Association of Orange Councty  in making this graduation a reality. As a leader of our community you continue to set examples for not only your constituents but also your neighbors. Your example breeds inspiration and it is that same inspiration that motivates our graduates at UCI. As such, any donations that you can make would be greatly appreciated. We have attached our estimated budget, which is about $9,000.00 and we currently have limited funds for the ceremony.  The 30th Annual Raza Graduation will take place Saturday June 13th at 6pm on the UCI campus.
 
If you have any questions feel free to contact us via email. We wish you continued success and we look forward to hearing from you.  Thank you for your consideration.
 
Best regards,
 
Gracie Arguelles and Michael Hidalgo
[email protected]       [email protected]
 
Raza Graduation CoChairs 2008-2009
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlan (M.E.Ch.A)
Cross Cultural Center
University of California, Irvine
The Latina Golfers Association's Brand New Orange County Chapter Will Host A Latina Golf Clinic

April 18, 2009
12:00noon-2:30pm

Brea Creek Golf Course
501 W Fir St., Brea 92821
$12. per person

Limited Space Available
First Come - First Serve

RSVP to [email protected]
For More Information Call Azucena at 213-804-8091

 Latina Golfers Association
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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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.
 
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 [email protected].
 
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
1663 Mission St, Ste 602, San Francisco, CA 94103
(T) 415-255-9499 (F) 415-255-9792 (E) [email protected] (W) www.ilrc.org
Anaheim Family Justice Center
2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament 

anaheim-justice-centerFriday, 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.
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!

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
 
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
[email protected]
Public Comment - Limited Scope Legal Assistance 

The State Bar Board of Governors approved the request to release the proposed resolution for public comment on Limited Scope Legal Assistance (also known as Unbundling). The Resolution can be found here >

Because Limited Scope Legal Assistance is such a valuable tool for the delivery of legal services to all Californians but especially low and moderate income clients, we urge you to share this item with all bar association boards, bar association members, pro bono attorneys, the judiciary, law students and faculty, and other members of the legal community interested in this topic.
 
All comments are due by April 23, 2009. Comments or a request for a hard copy of the resolution should be submitted to Rodney Low, telephone 415-538-2219, email:
[email protected]

Rodney Low
Program Developer
Office of Legal Services, Access & Fairness Programs
The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-1639
Telephone:  415-538-2219
Fax:  415-538-2552
E-mail:  [email protected]
Website:  www.calbar.ca.gov

South Coast Air Quality Management District Request for Proposals #P2009-13

The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued a request for proposals for outside counsel to advise and represent the AQMD on a wide range of employee relations and labor relations matters. The rating criteria are found on pages 10 through 12 of the
enclosed RFP. We are seeking counsel with strong experience in labor and employment law, including litigation, grievance proceedings, allegations of discrimination, contract negotiation, mediation and fact-finding, and in providing management and AQMD's Governing Board expert legal advice and formal opinions with respect to a broad range of employer-employee matters to assist AQMD in meeting its legal obligations on laborrelated
contract administration and interpretation of laws, regulations, and case law relevant to public-sector employment Small firms and sole practitioners are encouraged to apply. Placement on the final approved list is subject to approval by the AQMD Governing Board. Responses to the RFP are due by 3:00 p.m. on April 7, 2009. Success in the RFP process and placement on the final list does not guarantee selection to handle any matters and/or litigation.

Please direct any questions concerning the Request for Proposals to A. John Olvera, Principal Deputy District Counsel, at (909) 396-2309.
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HNBA Executive Director Search
Chapman Law School's Spring 2009 On-Campus Interview (OCl) program
Raza Graduation 2009 at UC Irvine
The Latina Golfers Association's Brand New Orange County Chapter Will Host A Latina Golf Clinic
Immigrant Legal Resource Center Seminar & Webinar Calendar Spring 2009
Anaheim Family Justice Center...2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament
Young Lawyers Seminar - Maximizing Litigation Success: Las Vegas NV
DRI Law Student Diversity Scholarship
3rd Annual Shropshire Group Educational Leadership Awards Banquet
Public Comment - Limited Scope Legal Assistance
South Coast Air Quality Management District Request for Proposals #P2009-13
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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 Garc�a Guill�n

2009 Board of Directors

Frank Acosta
Eric M. Alderete
Eva Casas Sarmiento
Jacob Gonzales
Theresa C. Lopez
Christy Marie Lopez
Tami Lopez
Jos� Gonzalez
Jos� A. Hernandez
Jorge A. Martinez
Marcus S. Quintanilla
Javier Rivera-Carbone
Federico C. Sayre
Karin Khan
Leo Paredes
Marcelo Reyes


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2009