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To involve, encourage and support Bar Association members, to serve as a liaison to the Marin County courts, and to educate the community and enhance access to legal services.
Tue | Oct 20
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Oct 20
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Section Meeting: Family Law
Brown Bag Lunch
1.0 CLE | General
Editor's Introduction
Restoring Justice to Criminal Justice
Sep 04, 2020
By Robert Rosborough
We chose our criminal justice theme for this issue back in December. Little did we know just how prominently many of the issues addressed in this month’s articles would figure in today’s headlines, not to mention the political landscape.
President's Message
Let All Our Voices Be Heard
Sep 03, 2020
By Susan Feder
Last month, our nation celebrated the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage. The 19th Amendment boldly proclaims that, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” The road to this amendment was long and difficult. The organized movement began in 1848 at the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York. While the faces of the many courageous women who fought for its passage were diverse, the new law did not benefit all women. Black women and other women of color had to wait another 45 years until the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to be able to exercise their right to vote.
Quarterly Issue
The September 2020 Marin Lawyer
Sep 02, 2020
By MCBA
The Marin Lawyer September 2020
Nonprofit Profile
IANGEL: Transformative Gender Justice
Sep 01, 2020
By Cali Crum, Legal Intern IANGEL
Survivors of human trafficking often have criminal records as a result of being trafficked. Although their crimes may have been committed under duress from their traffickers, these survivors are burdened with convictions for crimes like drug possession and prostitution. IANGEL helps train a global pro bono network to help survivors clear their criminal records.
Demystifying Restorative Justice
Sep 01, 2020
By Lori Frugoli | Marin County District Attorney
Restorative justice is an often misunderstood term. Fundamentally, it is a philosophy and a movement based on a set of principles that aim to mend broken relationships. When applied to implementing justice, these principles call for bringing together all the parties impacted by harm, including the person who caused the harm. Restorative justice works to repair the harm, restore relationships and address the needs of the parties and their community, allowing the person who caused the harm to be reintegrated back into their community as a whole and healed individual.
The Status of Bail Reform in California: Proposition 25 or the California Supreme Court
Sep 01, 2020
By Assemblymember Rob Bonta
An objective evaluation of our criminal legal system reveals fundamental injustices. One of them is money bail. Money bail inherently criminalizes poverty and is one of the many failed policies that need to be fixed. The jail door should not swing open and closed based on how much money you have. In California, I co-authored and helped pass the Money Bail Reform Act (SB 10), a landmark bill to end money bail in our state.
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Members who make time to meet with their colleagues at MCBA events gain value from local connections and stay current with updates in the courts. Marin Superior Court Judges often comment that the most skilled lawyers are usually active MCBA members.
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MCBA offers Sections in 12 legal practice areas. Each Section provides continuing legal education (CLE) and offers networking opportunities tailored to its members.
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