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Installation 2025
Mar 20, 2025
By Emily Harrington

On February 12th, 2025, MCBA was proud to host its annual Board and Officers Installation Dinner and Legal Education Scholarship Fundraiser at the Mill Valley Community Center. Despite a rainy and cold evening, 149 guests, elected officials, and judges gathered to witness the induction of MCBA’s 2025 officers and directors, and to celebrate the 2025 Legal Education Scholarship recipients.

2025 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Mar 20, 2025
By Kristine Fowler Cirby

It is an honor to step into the role of President of the Marin County Bar Association, and I am deeply grateful for the support and encouragement I have received along the way.

Rally Family Visitation Services
Mar 20, 2025
By Katharine Berg

Rally Family Visitation Services has been making big and small changes over the past year to strengthen Rally's work supporting safe and healthy kids, parents, and family systems in Marin County and across the Bay Area. They provided over 1,300 visits and exchanges last year to 339 children and adults. Rally serves kids and families navigating concerns in Family Court related to child abuse, child abduction, domestic violence, substance use, mental health and other parent behavioral issues providing Visitation Center-based professional services in Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties.

NON-PROFIT SPOTLIGHT
Mar 20, 2025
By Carly Finkle, Senior Policy Manager & Diana Benitez, Senior Community Development Planner

Canal Alliance has been the leading advocate for low-income immigrants in Marin County since 1982. Focusing on education and immigration status to improve economic outcomes, we serve 4850 clients annually providing Immigration Legal Services, Youth and Adult Education, Workforce Development, and wraparound Social Services, including case management, healt information, and a food pantry. Our mission is to break the generational cycle of poverty for low-income Latino immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success. To extend our impact and address systemic barriers, our advocacy and community engagement efforts support Latino community members to lift their voices and advance safety, opportunity and wellness in their community.

Coastal Marin County
Mar 20, 2025
By Terence Carroll

In the coming years, sea level rise will have profound consequences for coastal West Marin. These consequences include threats to shoreline development, natural resources such as wetlands and other habitat areas, and public beaches, all of which support the economic, ecological, and social well-being of our coastal communities. Even now we see the beginnings of these impacts in the form of increasing incidence of flooding, shoreline erosion, and damage from storm surge.


EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION
By Elisha J. Yang, Senior Counsel - Hanson Bridgett LLP
Mar 20, 2025

GET TO KNOW A BOARD MEMBER
Mar 20, 2025



By Kristine Fowler Cirby
Dec 31, 2024

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
By Scott Buell
Dec 31, 2024


By Kristine Fowler Cirby
Dec 31, 2024