LACBA News

Attorney Catherine Hoffman has been named the new Project Director for the Domestic Violence Legal Services Project. She brings a wealth of experience to the position.

LACBA Counsel for Justice bids a grateful farewell to Laurie Aronoff for over three decades of service. The AIDS Legal Services Project was launched in response to an emergency. “People were dying,” Aronoff recalls. The epidemic began before marriage equality, so there was an urgent need for powers of attorney, wills, and trusts. 

On June 15, the Los Angeles Lawyer Editorial Board held its annual awards ceremony to honor editorial board and other LACBA members who have provided outstanding service to the magazine. 

The integration of law and technology has never been seamless, and the collision between electronic self-help resources and state unauthorized practice of law (UPL) statutes has been demonstrative of the uncertainty that new technologies face when intersecting with old rules.

Every attorney surely knows they are required to keep the State Bar up-to-date on their basic contact information, employment, website, MCLE compliance, certified specialties, jurisdiction details, and more. What else are attorneys required to report? You may be surprised.

Your vote is requested to amend the Amended and Restated LACBA Bylaws.  The proposed amendments clarify and correct previous changes, implement good governance, simplify processes concerning Affiliated Association relationships, and recognize that newer lawyers may be older and thus, can benefit from the services offered by Barristers for a longer period.

Congratulations to this year’s AAPI honorees: Shehnaz M. Bhujwala, Eric Chan, Carol Chen, Monisha A. Coelho, Michael Fern, Hon. Holly Fujie, Hon. Ruth Kwan, Mike Madokoro, and LACBA’s Coco Su. Read their bios to discover their impact on the L.A. legal community. 

LACBA’s recent Diversity and Inclusion Conference featured California Atty General Rob Bonta, Minnesota Atty General Keith Ellison, the Governor’s Judicial Appointments Secretary Luis Céspedes, educators, researchers, and other experts.

2023-2024 LACBA Officers and Board of Trustees terms ran July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.