DEI Drop: DEI Division Outgoing Chair Farewell Statement
By Taneashia Morrell As my tenure as Chair of SDCBA’s DEI Division comes to an end, I want to take a moment to reflect on my journey over the past twelve months and to...
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Four Female Presidents
This article was originally published in the Sep/Oct 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine. By Holly Amaya Four in a row. For the first time in its history, four successive female presidents have served the...
San Diego Women Forge Their Own Paths to Leadership
This article was originally published in the July/Aug 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine. By Vaani Chawla As I watched the 2021 State of the Union Address, I marveled at the sight of...
Stem & Law — Merging of Careers
This article was originally published in the July/Aug 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine. By Alejandro Daniel Echeverria It is common to see people with majors such as History, English, Philosophy, and Political...
Service to the Community Through Nonlegal Opportunities: A San Diego Lawyer’s Volunteer Experience at a Local Food Bank
Amid an unprecedented health crisis, local San Diego lawyer, Ashley Salas, decided to help her community by volunteering at The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank (SDFB).
Special Message to the SDCBA Membership
We are now less than two weeks away from the July 6th reopening of the SDCBA offices and Bar Center and we could not be more excited!
President’s Message: May 10, 2021
Happy Mother’s Day!
Special Message to the SDCBA Membership
As we await more details and watch the vaccine supply and hospitalization numbers, we want to hear your feelings about returning to the SDCBA Bar Center and SDCBA Conference Center for in-person events with restrictions.
The Freedom Riders Sixty Years Later: Californians On the Buses and Why We All Should Still Be Riding
Because those orientations remain ominously omnipresent in our country 60 years after the Freedom Rides, it is incumbent upon all of us to take a lesson from the courage of 1961 and continue to metaphorically “ride buses” for freedom, and battle the scourge of racism that has haunted the U.S. since slavery.
The Value of Cultivating Mentor-Mentee Relationships
“Mentorship and sponsorship are vital to a successful career. Mentors and sponsors have traveled the road to success and can provide valuable insight — ‘Don’t make the same mistakes I did.’ Having said that, we all make mistakes and a mentor or sponsor can be there to help you recover.”