The board is very excited about all of the activities and important events coming up in 2018. Please check the right-hand side for a list of all our upcoming events…we look forward to seeing you there!
WLAC News
WLAC Gives 4 Scholarships to Law Students
WLAC had a terrific turnout and a fantastic time at Laurel Bookstore in downtown Oakland giving out scholarships to deserving law students on May 16, 2018. WLAC established the Margaret A. Gannon legal education stipend fund to provide financial assistance to help...
read moreAPPLY for ADR Program Administrator (Management Analyst)
The Superior Court of California, County of Alameda is accepting applications for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program Administrator/Management Analyst assigned to the Self-Help and Dispute Resolution Services Unit of the Family Division. Under direction of...
read moreGovernor Brown appoints three to the Alameda County Superior Court
Amy L. Sekany, 47, of Livermore, has been appointed to a judgeship in the Alameda County Superior Court. Sekany has served as the Alameda County Superior Court’s family law facilitator and managing attorney of Self-Help Services since 2016. She was the managing...
read moreMeet Judge Rodriguez, the newest member of the Alameda County Bench
Victor A. Rodriguez, 42, of Oakland, has been appointed to a judgeship in the Alameda County Superior Court. Rodriguez has served as supervising staff attorney for the Honorable Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar at the California Supreme Court since 2015, where he served...
read moreUC Berkeley Chief Campus Counsel
The University of California, Berkeley invites applications for the position of Chief Campus Counsel. Home to more than 30,000 undergraduates and more than 11,000 graduate students, Berkeley is internationally renowned for excellence and pioneering achievements across...
read moreWLAC PRESIDENT SWORN IN AS SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE
The beloved president of WLAC (2015-2017) was recently sworn in as Alameda County Superior Court Judge on November 9, 2017.On Monday November 13, 2017, she began her judicial career in a criminal assignment in the Fremont Hall of Justice. Barbara A. Dickinson, 56, of...
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Spring Reception Time! And, it isn't too late to RSVP today.
This year, we are having our Spring Membership reception Uptown, indoors, cozy and convenient to BART! Renew or join now, and come out for delicacies, wine and professional camaraderie against the spritely intellectual backdrop of books and art in Oakland's beloved Laurel Books.
Mix and mingle with Alameda County Judges as well as fellow WLAC members, and meet the 2018 recipients of the Margaret A. Gannon Legal Education Stipend Award.
The Margaret A. Gannon Legal Education Stipend Fund provides assistance to deserving law students trying to survive the financial rigors of the bar exam. The stipend Awards are funded through proceeds received through donations made at the Annual Judges’ Dinner. The Fund is named in honor of Ms. Margaret Gannon who served as WLAC president from 2007-2009, who is also the visionary behind the fund.
This event is FREE for WLAC members, and you are encouraged to renew your membership or join prior to the event. Non-members may pay their annual dues of $75 at the door. You can pay online at wlaconline.org.
Women Lawyers of Alameda County | A Voice for Women in the Law
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A Voice for Women in the Law Since 1980 Women Lawyers of Alameda County swore in their 2018 board of Directors at their annual Judge’s Dinner in October 2017. The board is very excited about all of the activities and important events coming up in 2018. Please check the right-hand side for a list o...'I Want Women To Have Rights Like Men,' Says Lawyer In Pakistan's Swat Valley
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A dozen lawyers are helping other women in the Swat Valley with divorce, custody and inheritance cases. Some of the women lawyers defied the Taliban to study law and continue to endure threats.Join CWL President Renee Galente and CCCBA Women’s Section this Thursday before the CWL Annual Conference.
Affiliations
WLAC is a affiliate of California Women Lawyers (CWL), a statewide bar association. CWL brings together leaders from around the state to advocate for issues important to women lawyers. By working together, WLAC and CWL support and strengthen each other.
As a WLAC member, you are entitled to a discounted membership rate. We encourage you to become a concurrent member of CWL and help maintain our voting seat on the Board of Governors.
WLAC is a proud member of the Minority Bar Coalition.
