5 pm - 6 pm: Wine, Appetizers & Silent Auction
6 pm - 8pm: Dinner & Program
Register or sign up to be a Sponsor here: https://www.wlvc.org/event-registration/16th-annual-scholarship-dinner-and-silent-auction
Parking: Park is widely available anywhere you see signs for Camarillo Barrel Works, Cantara, Flatfish Brewing, Erini Auto Care, and Building 80.
Please join the Women Lawyers of Ventura County as Jamie Stein reviews the key changes set forth in the PAGA reform and its impact on PAGA litigation and penalties.
Register here: https://www.wlvc.org/event-registration/mclepaga
Please join the Women Lawyers of Ventura County for a review of the 2024 U.S. Supreme Court Term. No Supreme Court term in recent memory has featured so many cases with the potential to transform American society. The consequential cases from this term include decisions affecting racial gerrymandering, medication abortion and FDA approval, the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) and abortion care, First Amendment rights of social media companies, and more.
Register here: https://www.wlvc.org/event-registration/vcub-inaugural-event
Building off the decades-long work of the Ventura County Diversity Bar Alliance (“VCDBA”) and inspired by the Sacramento County Unity Bar, the VCDBA voted to become the Ventura County Unity Bar in November 2023. The decision to become a unity bar was a thoughtful and deliberate decision to join the Statewide effort to help ensure that the judiciary reflects the rich diversity of California. The VCUB mission is to advance and empower, through advocacy and education, all those who have been historically underrepresented and disenfranchised in the legal profession and in the judiciary, thereby increasing access to and confidence in the judicial system.
The VCUB is comprised of each of the diversity bar associations in Ventura County, including Women Lawyers of Ventura County, Ventura County Asian American Bar Association (“VCAABA”), SOGI, Black Lawyers Association, and the Latinx Bar Association.
Come and join us for the Ventura Unity Bar Inaugural Event celebrating the receently appointed judges in Ventura County and our continued efforts to support and increase diversity in our profession and in the judiciary.
All excess proceeds not used for event costs will go to support the WLVC Scholarship Fund. WLVC is a 501(c)(6). Sponsorships and donations are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. Consult your tax professional to determine what other tax benefits may apply.
Joint Happy Hour with Santa Barbara Women Lawyers
Join us for an insightful presentation as we unravel the intricacies of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and the convergence of key regulatory and industry developments. From the expansion of ADUs to the enforcement actions by regulatory bodies like FinCEN and recent settlements within the National Association of Realtors, we explore how these factors intersect and impact homeowners, real estate professionals, and insurers alike. Additionally, delve into the complexities of fire insurance issues, highlighting the implications for property owners in this multifaceted landscape. Whether you're a homeowner, realtor, insurer, or policymaker, this presentation offers valuable insights into navigating the evolving terrain of housing, finance, and regulation.
Renew Your Membership today! https://www.wlvc.org/event-registration/2024-wlvc-membership
This special evening will honor our Legacy Award Recipient and Keynote Speaker Jody Moore, Esq. and Holly Spevak Award Recipient Carolyn Tulberg, Esq.
This biennial event convenes the appellate justices of the California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Six, for a unique opportunity to engage in conversation directly with the Court on important legal topics relevant to your practice and the broader legal community. This event includes a panel discussion, followed by a question and answer session open to audience members. The panel discussion will address such topics as the state of legal practice in Ventura County, guidance from the justices to improve your appellate strategy and presentation, insights on how the justices think about the cases that come before the Court and what they look for from the attorneys presenting them, the Court’s perspective on the most pressing legal issues facing Ventura’s legal community and the community at large, and other trends and topics in the law as observed at the appellate level.
Join the Ventura County Diversity Bar Alliance along with the SBCBA and the Equity and Inclusion Task Force for a Unity Mixer on February 15, 2023 at 6:00-7:30pm at Corktree Cellars in Carpinteria. this event is free to attend, but please register by February 13, 2023. Here is the link to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEG-skJ3wecX1X_gu7UrKz8BvvWdyzs4iiUn2uXRfXYTrhsA/viewform.
Please join us for our 14th Annual Scholarship Dinner. This special event will honor our Legacy Award Recipient and Keynote Speaker, Hon. Tari Cody and our Holly Spevak Award Recipient, Zoya Shenker.
Sarah Reznick and Crista Hermance will delve into getting back into the Art of Networking to help grow your business. As restrictions ease, it is time to get back to networking in person and how you can use those in person opportunities to network in a meaningful way.
Ventura County Diversity Bar Alliance along with Women Lawyers of Ventura County and Myers Widders Gibson Jones & Feingold LLP present “Everything You Wanted to Know About Becoming a Judge, But Were Afraid to Ask.”
Panelists:
Luis Cespedes (Judicial Appointments Secretary for Governor Newsom
Adam Hofmann (Vice Chair of State Bar JNE Commission)
Judge Charmaine Buehner (Ventura Superior Court Judge)
Judge Von Nguyen Deroian (Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge)
Judge Paul Baelly (Ventura Superior Court Judge)
Moderator: Jill Friedman
Join us for an evening of hanging out, catching up, and celebrating Latinas and their accomplishments! Celebrate alongside Carmen Ramirez, first Latina member and now Chair of VC Board of Supervisors; Michele Castillo, first Latina Superior Court Judge of Ventura County; Claudia Batista, first Latina Public Defender of Ventura County; and other women with sway. Come re-connect with members and friends.
All are welcome.
RSVP to elvia@garcialegalservices.com
This 60-minute educational event will feature a panel of experts discussing the different areas of law dealing with pets. The program will provide a brief overview of the different laws and practices surrounding pets in family law, trusts & estates, and civil litigation.
Meet Ventura County’s new Public Defender and first Latina Public Defender in Ventura County’s history! Members can attend for free. Non-members are $10 which goes toward the VCWL scholarship fund.
Please join Women Lawyers of Ventura County to kick of the 2021 year with a Mixer and wine tasting opportunity. Join colleagues and friends from the Ventura County area to network and mingle virtually. We will also be showcasing wine from Drink Freedom Wines and will include a Women Lawyers of Ventura County 2021 logo wineglass for those who sign up for the tasting and do so before March 11, 2021. Please go to our Event Registration page to register for this event.
Ventura County Diversity Bar Alliance & Women Lawyers of Ventura County
A Conversation On Race: Raising Awareness & Sensitivity in Our Profession (Zoom Webinar). Speakers: Gaye Theresa Johnson, UCLA Associate Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies and African American Studies; James Joyce II, Founder and CVO of Coffee With a Black Guy - an innovative social impact movement dedicated to the war on racism; Melissa Rodezno-Patrino, Co-Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Just Communities.
This 60-minute educational event will feature a panel of experts discussing the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, which passed in December 2019. The program will provide a brief overview of the policy changes and impacts to retirement plans, including IRAs. The program will then provide insight into how to address and incorporate the changes into current retirement, estate and tax planning.
Join us for an evening of wine and cheese at Paradise Pantry to mix and mingle with other WLVC members and the Board. To show our appreciation for our members, this special event is open to members only and includes a glass of wine and appetizers on the house. Don’t miss this opportunity to network and connect, all while renewing your WLVC membership or joining WLVC for the first time.
Need to update your membership? Please visit https://www.wlvc.org/membership or purchase your membership at the door. Memberships are annual and will guarantee you discounted admission to all WLVC
events in 2020.
Ventura County Women’s Political Council is hosting an event to honor Senator Hannah Beth-Jackson this February 8, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Pierpont Inn in Ventura. VCWPC has asked WLVC to join them “in recognizing and celebrating [Sen. Jackson’s] legacy in the fight for women’s rights and equality.” More information available here: https://mailchi.mp/b3f57fdd165e/reminderevents2020-3175973.
The Ventura County Bar Association has published an ethical guideline on Professional Conduct & Civility which addresses ways in which lawyers should endeavor to interact with each other as well as ways in which lawyers should present their legal matters to the Court. This panel of local jurists will share their take on these guidelines with you.
California’s 2019 legislative calendar has recently come to an end, and we’ve got all the employment law updates for you. This presentation features information for both employer and employee practitioners.
WLVC cordially invites you to its 13th annual scholarship dinner, honoring Legacy Award recipient and keynote speaker Hon. Melinda Johnson and Holly Spevak award recipient Karen Oakman, Esq. WLVC will also award scholarships to law students who have demonstrated a commitment to serving the public interest and/or advancing the interests of women and girls in society. The event includes wine and beer tasting, dinner catered by Main Course California, and a silent auction benefiting our student scholarship fund and local non-profit Girls Inc.
This panel presentation, led by moderator Charmaine Buehner, and including panelists Vanessa Frank, Kathryn Clunen, and Darren Goodman, will cover the rules, ethics, and practical implications of limited scope representation. Also known as unbundled legal services, this type of representation allows attorneys to provide single-task work or consultation on a specific issue while saving the client money or allowing client access to otherwise unaffordable legal services. Such representation is becoming more common place. Learn how you can offer or perfect this type of arrangement in order to expand your client pool and while helping to provide your community with greater access to justice.
This panel presentation will cover all of the ways the Court helps lawyers and litigants to settle their federal court cases. Judge Gee, who heads the Court’s ADR Committee, will give an overview of alternative dispute resolution in federal court. Mr. Wolfram, a volunteer mediator on the Court’s Attorney Settlement Officer Panel, with offices in Camarillo, will focus on the services that volunteer mediators provide. Judge LaMothe will discuss the services she provides as a settlement judge in Santa Barbara, where she handles a number of Ventura County cases for the Court. Q&A will follow the presentation.
Ayala Benefraim, Amber Lee, Rebekah Mathis, and Catherine Voelker have selected hundreds of Ventura County juries between them. Learn the basics about how to conduct voir dire and gain insider tips about how to actually engage jurors (if they don’t talk, you don’t know anything about them) based on years of local experience — invaluable! *1 hour General MCLE credit
Space limits our seating capacity to 30. Please register early to ensure a seat!
