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September 2020 Newsletter
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Monday, September 14, 5:00 - 6:00 PM
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Join us next Monday, September 14 from 5:00-6:00 PM (PDT) for Dismantling Institutional Bias and Racism: The Past, Present, and Future of California's Struggle with Equality and Fundamental Fairness, a livestream discussion of California Proposition 16. Free registration. MCLE Elimination of Bias credit available for California attorneys.
Speakers include Assemblymember David Chiu, Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez, MALDEF President and General Counsel Thomas A. Saenz, and Lido Advisors General Counsel and former State Bar of California Board of Trustees chair, Jason Lee.
EBLRLA is a proud co-sponsor along with the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County (APABA-LA), California Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay, John M. Langston Bar Association of Los Angeles, Asian Pacific American Women Lawyers Alliance, and California Women Lawyers. Register today!
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Wednesday, September 30, 5:00 - 6:00 PM
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On Wednesday, September 30 from 5:00-6:00 PM (PDT), join Secretary of Appointments to Governor Gavin Newsom, Cathryn Rivera-Hernandez, for a presentation on California's appointed commissions and boards. Learn how and why to seek appointment. Free registration.
EBLRLA is a proud co-sponsor along with O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Hispanic National Bar Association, Association of Latino Marin Attorneys, California La Raza Lawyers Association, Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County, Mexican American Bar Association of Los Angeles County, San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association, San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association, and Santa Clara County La Raza Lawyers. Register today!
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EBLRLA Member Spotlight: Veronica Rios Reddick
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 Veronica is a Deputy District Attorney at the Alameda County District Attorney's Office.
Veronica received her Bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley and her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
While at UC Hastings, she was the Communications Editor for the Hastings Race and Poverty Law Journal and received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Trial Advocacy II (Criminal) and Race, Racism and the American Law.
Veronica has served on the EBLRLA board of directors since 2010. She is a former Membership Chair and the current Judicial Endorsement Committee Chair.
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Hometown: El Cerrito, California
Attorney Since: December 2009
Favorite Music Genre: R&B/Soul
Favorite TV Show: How to Get Away with Murder
Favorite Book: The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
What inspired you to join the law profession?
I became a prosecutor to curb systematic racism and to protect my community. In order to effectively make change, change must come from within the institution.
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Contra Costa Senior Legal Services
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Contra Costa Senior Legal Services (CCSLS) is a private, nonprofit agency that has been providing free legal services to older residents of the County since 1976.
CCSLS provides an array of services, including, but not limited to:
- Advance Health Care Directive - Directiva Médica Anticipada
- Durable Power of Attorney - Poder Legal Duradero
They serve Spanish-speaking clients!
For more information, visit www.ccsls.org or our EBLRLA Resources page.
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California Attorneys: Become a Certified Specialist
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Complete Census 2020 by September 30
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Click on image to watch EBLRLA board member María D. Domínguez share Census 2020 info in Spanish
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The new Census 2020 deadline is September 30. To date, the response rate is only 74% in Alameda County and 76% in Contra Costa County. For each person who doesn't get counted, we will lose around $2,000 per year for the next 10 years. Those are federal dollars lost for critical programs and services.
Complete the Census form today! Remind friends and family. It's only 9 short questions which can be completed online at 2020census.gov in 10 minutes. Be counted! ¡Sea contado!
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Events
- Wednesday, October 7, 5-6 PM: Changing the Numbers: How do we increase the amount of Latinx attorneys? Sponsored by SFLRLA, co-sponsored by EBLRLA.
- Thursday, October 8, 6-8:30 PM: ACBA Alameda County Candidate Forum.
- Wednesday, October 15, 6-7:30 PM: BASF Duane Morris LLP 8th Annual Citywide Diversity and Racial Justice Program. Details soon.
- Wednesday, October 21: EBLRLA Law Student Mixer. Details soon.
- Tuesday, November 3: Election Day. (Register to vote/check your registration)
- Tuesday, November 10, 6:00-8:30 PM: MBC Unity Celebration. Co-sponsored by EBLRLA.
- Ongoing: Stairwell Teatro presented by playwright, solo performer, 30+ years civil rights attorney, and EBLRLA member, Irma Herrera. Free.
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