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.

Calendar

Wed | Jan 16

12-1:30P

Probate and Estate Planning

SECTION MEETING

Testamentary Capacity Standards
Brown Bag Lunch
1.0 CLE | General

Wed | Jan 23

11:30A-1:30P

General

MCBA Members Luncheon

Cool Under Fire

Wed | Jan 30

11:45A-1:30P

Diversity

Marin County Women Lawyers

NARAL Event

Sat | Feb 02

6-10P

General

2019 Installation Dinner

Installation Dinner and Scholarship Fundraiser
News
Editor's Introduction

Law Practice Potpourri: Client Capacity, Storytelling and Your Website

Jan 07, 2019
By Robert Rosborough

Happy New Year! Welcome to the first Marin Lawyer issue of 2019. This month, none of our articles are about "what the law is," but each of them addresses a different aspect of law practice.

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President's Message

Preserving Access to Justice Through Local Leadership

Jan 06, 2019
By Charles Dresow

My goal this year is to inspire our members to become leaders of our community. Each of us has the power to positively influence and inform those around us. We must educate the community that our system of justice in Marin is still fair, efficient, and accessible.

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Narrative Persuasion: Crafting Not Just Conveying

Jan 05, 2019
By Marc Evans

“Words. Words when spoken out loud for the sake of performance are music. They have rhythm and pitch and timbre and volume. These are the properties of music, and music has the ability to find us and move us and lift us up in ways that literal meaning can’t.”

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Does Your Aging Client Have Diminished Capacity?

Jan 05, 2019
By Carolyn L. Rosenblatt, RN, Attorney, Mediator

It’s inescapable. Living in Marin will bring you into contact with older clients sooner or later. We must familiarize ourselves with one of the major risks aging folks face: diminished capacity. Not only does this affect our clients’ decision-making ability, it puts them at significantly increased risk for elder abuse, particularly financial abuse.

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BOOK REVIEW

Eisenhower vs. Warren: The Battle for Civil Rights and Liberties

Jan 03, 2019
By Charles Dresow

James F. Simon’s, “Eisenhower vs. Warren: The Battle for Civil Rights and Liberties,” is a compelling study of the relationship between a president and chief justice at a critical time in the history of civil rights. Given today’s tense atmosphere between the judiciary and the chief executive, the book is especially timely.

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.app Domain Names and Progressive Web Apps

Jan 03, 2019
By RB Tewksbury

New, secure top-level domain combined with high- performance mobile web frameworks are replacing websites and native mobile apps. Really.

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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.

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