MCBA would like to express its gratitude to the 2019 section chairpersons. Their dedication helped section members keep abreast of developments in their practice areas, earn CLE credits and network with their fellow practitioners.

ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution)
Scott Buell
Program Highlights: Lawyers As Changemakers: The Global Integrative Law Movement
This section is seeking new co-chairs. Please contact Mee Mee Wong if you are interested in leading this section.

Barristers | Young Professionals
Program Highlights: Co-hosted with ALMA and Diversity Section: Social with Marin County Superior Court Judges
NEW 2020 Co-Chairs – Daniel Rossi and Michelle Christovich

Business
Michael Chaput and Edmond McGill (interim)
Program Highlights: Offshore Incorporation, Offshore Trusts and Offshore Residency
NEW 2020 Co-Chair: Robert Blum

Construction Law
B. Scott Douglas and Matt Haulk
Program Highlights: Recent Developments in Construction Case Law; Contractor Licensing Laws in California; Roundtable Discussion on New Construction Caselaw.

Criminal Law
David Brown
Program Highlights: Co-Sponsored with ADI: Cellphone Forensics: Applications in Discovery and Investigations

Diversity
Program Highlights: Co-Sponsored with ALMA and Barristers Section: Social with Marin County Superior Court Judges; Co-Sponsored with SFTLA: Women Referring Women Social
NEW 2020 Co-Chairs Thomas Weather and Lauren Jones

Labor & Employment
Nancy McCarthy and Kelly Savage Day
Program Highlights: What’s New in Employment Laws for 2019 and Highlights of 2018; Litigating an Employment Case - The Path to Trial; Cyber Security and Data Privacy--How Do Employers Deal With It, What Liability Arises? New Developments in LGBTQ Employment Discrimination Law; The Top 10 Ethics Rule Changes That May Affect Your Practice

Family Law
John Brekhus and John Cuerva
Program Highlights: A View from the Bench; Pension Division Malpractice and QDROs; DissoMaster and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts; Practice Tips from the Family Law Clerks and Staff

Intellectual Property
Steve Nielsen and Philip Green

Probate & Estate Planning
Timothy Barteau and Valerie Kushel
Section CLE credit now includes State Bar Probate and Estate Specialty Credit
Program Highlights: Testamentary Capacity Standards: From Drafting Through Trial; Using Housing Wealth to Improve Financial Outcomes in Retirement; Anticipating and Addressing the Dilemma Posed by a “Fading” Trustee; Tax Issues When Settling a Trust or Estate Dispute; Meeting with the Court; The Trustee’s Tale: What Corporate Fiduciaries Wish Drafting Attorneys Would Consider and Discuss with Their Clients; Trustee Unchained: Decanting Has Come to California; Creating a Special Needs Trust That Incorporates a Plan; Hidden Truths About Advance Healthcare Directives--What You Never Learned In Law School

Real Property
Len Rifkind and Derek Weller
Program Highlights: Using Housing Wealth to Improve Financial Outcomes in Retirement; Significant Developments in CA Real Property Law; Real Property Claims: An Underwriter’s Perspective; What All Real Estate Transaction and Litigation Attorneys Must Understand About Joint Ventures; Coming to Where You Live – Statewide Rent Control

Tax
Joseph Manuel