Announcements and updates from the San Diego County Bar Association
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 express my gratitude for the trust and support that has been extended to me throughout this time.
This article was originally published in the Sep/Oct 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine.
This article was originally published in the July/Aug 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine.
This article was originally published in the July/Aug 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine.
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).
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!
Happy Mother’s Day!
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.
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.
“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.”