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SABA-SC was proud to once again support the APA Holiday Toy Drive through the efforts of its longstanding board member, Marize Alphonso, Director of Community Engagement. Marize is an absolute credit to SABA-SC.  Her unwavering commitment to improving SABA-SC’s relationships with APA bar organizations and the MCBA are integral to ensuring SABA-SC’s ongoing ability to provide important services to the ...
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On January 23, 2020, from 12:30 to 1:45 pm, SABA-SC will host a panel of esteemed members of the judiciary including:   Associate Justice Joshua P. Groban (Supreme Court of California), Justice Halim Dhanidina (California Court of Appeal, 2nd District), and Judge Dolly M. Gee (United States District Court, Central District of California), with Kalpana Srinivasan (Partner, Susman Godfrey) as ...
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SABA-SC will be holding its annual Seva Day, or Day of Service this Saturday.  Join the SABA-SC Board of Directors from 10 am to 12 pm on January 18, 2020 in a Coastal Clean Up, organized by Heal the Bay. The cleanup will take place at the Will Rogers State Beach, meet by Tower 7. SABA-SC volunteers will first help ...
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SABA-SC is currently accepting applications for its 2020-2021 Board of Directors!  We look forward to another exciting and productive year and hope you will consider being a part of the SABA-SC leadership team.  Please reach out to our Co-President Elects Vandana Kapur (vandanakapur@dwt.com) or Gopi Panchapakesan (gkp@birdmarella.com) with questions.  To apply, please complete the following survey by February 14, 2020:  ...
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Wilson Elser's San Francisco office currently seeks a Products Liability and Toxic Tort Litigation Attorney to join its growing team.  Apply online by sending your credentials to AttorneyRecruiting@wilsonelser.com and putting "San Francisco Products Liability and Toxic Tort Litigation Attorney" in the subject line. Meyers Nave Oakland office is looking for a Public Agency Law attorney.  Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, ...
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Congratulations to two of our longtime board members, Gopi Panchapakesan and Dhruv Sharma, for their recent professional accomplishments.  Gopi Panchapakesan was just elevated to Principal at Bird Marella, effective January 1, 2020.  Gopi is a Harvard Law graduate, the incoming Co-President for SABA-SC, a Fellow of NAPABA’s Leadership Advancement Program, and was selected to the Southern California Rising Stars List ...
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Neil Desai grew up in the Northridge/Porter Ranch suburb of LA.  After college, Neil moved around to live in different cities such as Boston, D.C., and San Francisco.  He is back in LA and currently an associate with Wilson Sonsini, where he practices intellectual property litigation with an emphasis on technology-based patent litigation.  Prior to law school, Neil worked as an ...
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Applications are now open for the 2020 MTO Fellows Program. This program is an important initiative designed to encourage, promote and support a community of individuals who contribute to the diversity of the legal profession. The program is intended for individuals seeking to start law school in fall 2021 (college juniors or seniors as of spring 2020, or individuals who ...
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The United States District Court for the Central District of California is accepting applications for or the position of Law Clerk to a U. S. Magistrate Judge Designee.  Three positions are available.  To view the announcement, please go to the District Court website HERE.  The Department of Justice is seeking to fill a variety of attorney and internship positions.  To ...
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Julie Ferguson grew up in Westlake Village, CA. She relocated to Orange County in 2011 to attend college at UC Irvine and later, Chapman University School of Law in 2015. During law school, Julie participated in the Alternative Dispute Resolution clinics, working as a certified mediator at the Riverside and Orange County Superior Courts. Following graduation in 2018, Julie briefly ...
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