04Oct
04Sep
SCCBA Lawyer Referral Service Update: Four Attorneys Added to Roster
We are pleased to welcome the following attorneys to the SCCBA Lawyer Referral Service (LRS). With our LRS pool of attorneys reaching a critical low, SCCBA President Lauren Corman took decisive action to address the need for attorneys specializing in immigration law and...
19Mar
Bench Bar Meeting: March 6, 2024
Rick Gazipura, SCCBA Director at Large and Bench Bar Liaison, submits his report from the Bench Bar meeting. 3/6/2024 Bench Bar Meeting Notes (Presiding Judge Cogliati) Trial Update --Jury trials in the civil departments are proceeding and are being set in 2024 --Court trials are also available. They...
20Feb
Santa Cruz County Bar Association partners with CalBar for attorney resources
By Hellen Hong, Esq. What is CalBar Connect? CalBar Connect is your free platform for key discounts for State Bar of California-sponsored insurance products and products to support your law practice. As a licensed California attorney, you get exclusive benefits, competitive pricing, and...
17Aug
Bench Bar Meeting: August 16, 2023
Rick Gazipura, SCCBA Director at Large and Bench Bar Liaison, submits his report from the Bench Bar meeting. 8/16/2023 Bench Bar Meeting Notes: Courtroom Upgrades All of the courtrooms in Santa Cruz are being upgraded. Dept 10 is already done and now the other courtrooms are being upgraded,...
30Jun
Recap: Summer Celebration 2023
Not quite the dog days of summer but it was close. The clouds made way for a perfectly sunny day at SCCBA’s 2nd annual Summer Celebration. We saw plenty of dogs and their humans along with children and adults sporting fresh face art, eating tacos,...
26Jan
MCLE Speaker Spotlight: Dana Scruggs
02/28/2023 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. "Calculating Damages in Plaintiff's Personal Injury" presented by Dana Scruggs at El Palomar Restaurant, 1336 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz. This will be our first in-person MCLE luncheon in approximately three years! Dana Scruggs is recognized by associates and...
22Dec
Scenes from the Holiday Open House, December 2, 2022
On Friday, December 2nd we held our first open house in our new location on Locust street in downtown Santa Cruz. Members were able to relax and enjoy wine tastings from Inversion Winery paired with delicious charcuterie from The Cheese Shop and very special cookies...
22Dec
President’s Message: Mark Johannessen, December 2022
By Mark Johannessen These last few years have been challenging for the bar association. I started my Presidency entering the second year of the pandemic. Under the leadership of past President Eric Nelson, we made the necessary organizational cuts to allow the association to survive financially,...
04Nov