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Mission Statement
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.
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About
Mission Statement
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.
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- Volunteer with MCBA
Join a committee, chair a section, serve on Board of Directors, and more
- Pro Bono Opportunities
Legal Aid of Marin, Lawyers in the Library, Settlement Conference Mediators, Fee Arbitrators, and more
- MCBA Legal Education Scholarship
Provides funds to financially disadvantaged law students pursuing a law degree
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Membership
Membership in MCBA demonstrates your support for the core values of our legal system—equal justice for all through equal access to an independent judicial system. MCBA involves, encourages, and supports bar association members, serves as a liaison to the Marin County courts, educates the community, and enhances access to legal services.
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Legal Aid of Marin, Settlement Conference Mediators, Fee Arbitrators, and more
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Provides funds to financially disadvantaged law students
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Pro Bono Opportunities
- Lawyers in the Library
Volunteer for the Lawyers in the Library program
- Other Pro Bono Opportunities
Legal Aid of Marin, Settlement Conference Mediators, Fee Arbitrators, and more
Get Involved
- Volunteer with MCBA
Join a committee, chair a section, serve on Board of Directors, and more
- MCBA Legal Education Scholarship
Provides funds to financially disadvantaged law students pursuing a law degree
- Lawyers in the Library
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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.
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Probate & Estate Planning, Probate Litigation and Real Property Joint Sections Meeting
1.0 CLE | General
President's Message
Cultivating the Next Generation
Feb 01, 2021
By J. TIMOTHY NARDELL
They say that the Marin County Bar Association started informally in 1934, when a few lawyers began to meet in a basement restaurant in San Rafael. Ever since then, I venture to guess, networking, casual interactions, and dining have been a central part of the Bar Association. I also venture to guess to just about a certainty that there has never been a year in the history of MCBA that has been less conducive to in-person conviviality than last year and this one.
President's Message
MCBA in 2021
Jan 14, 2021
By J. Timothy Nardell
MCBA's new president, Tim Nardell, discusses the new year, building community and helping others during these challenging times and previews upcoming MCBA events.
Editor's Introduction
A Bad Year Makes for a Good Amount of New Law
Dec 09, 2020
By Robert Rosborough
How did such a terrible year go by so quickly? Perhaps some of you disagree and felt endless hours at home made the year drag on endlessly. However quickly it passed, it was not uneventful. With so many dramatic events unfolding so rapidly, one unsurprising result is conflict. And conflict leads to new law, from both courts and legislatures. This final 2020 issue of the Marin Lawyer covers just a few of the recent developments in the law—many, but not all, of them stemming from the pandemic.
President's Message
A Light at the End of the Tunnel
Dec 08, 2020
By Susan Feder
As I write my final message as MCBA President, I am filled with bittersweet memories of a year unlike any other. At the beginning of my term, I hoped to inspire connection and collegiality, having no idea that these aspirations would be even harder to achieve as of mid-March. Our country, our colleagues and our values have been put to the test this year. Yet I believe there is now a light at the end of the tunnel, and we have cause to be optimistic about 2021.
The California Family Rights Act: A Dramatic Expansion Brings Leave Requirements to Small Employers
Dec 06, 2020
By Lisa Spann Maslow
Starting January 1, 2021, a dramatic expansion of the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) requires California employers with a mere five or more employees to grant workers up to 12 weeks unpaid leave per year for family care, medical leave and/or military family leave. The new law repeals and replaces both the existing CFRA and the New Parent Leave Act, which currently apply to employers with at least 50 and 20 employees, respectively. To qualify for leave, an employee must have completed at least one year’s service (including 1,250 hours worked in the preceding 12 months). An employer must reinstate the employee to the same or a comparable position upon termination of the leave.
Membership
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.
Sections
MCBA offers Sections in 12 legal practice areas. Each Section provides continuing legal education (CLE) and offers networking opportunities tailored to its members.
Community
MCBA provides resource listings for community services including low cost legal services, attorney referral services, partnerships with community legal organizations, and mediation services.
Directory
Browse our member directory for member listings in numerous legal practice areas.
