Dear Friend,
Did you know that Vice President Kamala Harris was once a graduation speaker for the Summer Legal Fellowship Program? She inspired our graduates and the entire audience in the UC Berkeley School of Law Auditorium back in August of 2007, when she was San Francisco District Attorney. Many other luminaries have graciously served as our keynote speakers over the years, including California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Retired Alameda County Superior Court Judge Brenda Harbin Forte, and California Supreme Court Justice Carol Corrigan.
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Congratulations to CYDL’s Mock Trial students!
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After five months of hard work, 18 CYDL students competed in the Contra Costa County High School Mock Trial competition, online! Our two teams, from Kennedy High School and DeAnza High School in Richmond, received kudos from real judges for their persuasive argumentation, public speaking skills, and most importantly, teamwork. The teamwork was all the more impressive given that the students and coaches couldn’t even be in the same room together.
In one student’s words: “It was such a great experience competing and working on the case! I have gained a lot of knowledge and skills from participating, such as analyzing problems and critically thinking.”
Thank you to our truly outstanding volunteer attorney coaches who made the Mock Trial Program possible! They are:
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| Andrew Baker |
Farrah Hussein |
Amy Resner |
| Donna Brorby |
Suzanne Mellard |
Gilbert Rivera |
| David Chen |
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Center for Youth Development through Law
Operated in cooperation with UC Berkeley School of Law
Board of Directors
Anitha Anne, Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP
Theresa Buckley, Attorney, California Public Utilities Commission
Creighton Davis, Attorney, Baker McKenzie LLP
Allyson Deraps, Associate Counsel, Burning Man Project
Hon. Danielle Douglas, Judge, Contra Costa County Superior Court
Natalie Friedman, Artist
Hon. Joni Hiramoto, Judge, Contra Costa County Superior Court
Jesse Hsieh, Deputy Public Defender, Contra Costa County
Su-Jin Lee, Attorney and Advisor to Startups
Christina Pehl, Educator
James G. Roberts, Attorney
Ariana Shaffer, Attorney, Cooley LLP
Ben Therriault, Police Detective, City of Richmond
Michael Wilson, Assistant Public Defender, Alameda County
Leadership Council
Brian Barsky
Ray Cardozo
Stanley Friedman
Ben Hamburg
Hon. Brenda Harbin-Forte
Hon. Barbara Lee
Melissa Nelken
Reginald Oh
Dorian Peters, Program Alumnus
Miriam Rokeach
Winslow O. Small
Executive Director
Nancy Schiff
nschiff@youthlawworks.org
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