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Overview of Panels:
Labor and Employment Law Careers
Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 11:30a-12:45p [Room 225]
[Hosted by: LELA and BLS]
Putting Yourself in the Best Position to Get a Job When You Graduate
Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 11:45a-12:45p [Room 323]
[Hosted by: SALSA and Career Services]
How to Interact with Potential Employers
Monday, November 4, 2013, 11:30a-1:00p [Room 325]
The Power of Immigration Law in The Community
Monday, November 4, 6:00p-7:00p [Room 318]
Reception 7:00p-8:30p [5th Floor Terrace]
[Hosted by: ILS]
Careers in Government, and Contracting with the Government
Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 11:30a-1:00p [Room 325]
Alternative Practices Career Panel
Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 5:00p-6:00p [Room 316]
Networking Reception, 6:00p-7:30p [8th Floor]
[Hosted by: ILS and NLG]
Solo Practitioners and Alternatives-to-Legal Careers
Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 11:30a-1:00p [Room 325]
Latinas, Politics, and Leadershp
Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 6:00p-8:00p [8th Floor]
[Hosted by: La Raza]
International Law Careers
Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 11:30a-12:50p [Room 225]
[Hosted by: ILS, Career Services, and the International Section of the California State Bar]
Labor and Employment Law Careers
Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 11:30a-12:45p [Room 225]
[Hosted by: LELA and BLS]
Panelists:
Justin Hewgill - Employee Rights Center
Attorney for a Non-Profit Organization
Melissa Lewis (c/o 2011, Summa Cum Laude, Valedictorian) - Stutz, Artiano, Shinoff, & Holtz
Management-side Employment Law Attorney
Ricardo Ochoa - Ochoa Legal Group
Union-side Attorney
Lawyers' Coordinating Committee of the AFL-CIO
Adjunct Professor (Labor Law), California Western School of Law
Amanda Thompson (c/o 2007) - Solo Practitioner
Employee-side Employment Law Attorney
Putting Yourself in the Best Position to Get a Job When You Graduate
Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 11:45a-12:45p [Room 323]
[Hosted by: SALSA and Career Services]
Panelists:
Parag Agrawal - Office of the California Attorney General, Deputy Attorney
John Fiske - Gomez Iagmin Trial Attorneys
Srinivas Hanumadass - Wingert Grebing Brubaker & Juskie LLP, Associate
Marguerite Lieu Jonak - Manning & Kass Ellrod Ramirez Trester LLP, Partner
Samir Patel - Lorber Greenfield & Polito LLP, Associate
Gita Varughese - Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, Staff Attorney
How to Interact with Potential Employers
Monday, November 4, 2013, 11:30a-1:00p [Room 325]
Panelist:
David C. Beavens (c/o 2008) - Law Offices of David C. Beavans, Partner
Family Law
General Civil Litigation
Renee Galente (c/o 2008) - Galente Ganci, APC
Personal injury, property and business plaintiffs trial work, and DUI Defense.
Sabrina Green - Stratton & Green, ACL
Employment/Labor, Business litigation, Oil & Gas
Philip Shapiro (c/o 1985) - Law Office of Philip A. Shapiro
Criminal Defense. Some Personal Injury.
Currently on the State Bar Executive Committee for Solo and Small Firm Practice.
The Power of Immigration Law in the Community
Monday, November 4, 2013, 6:00p-7:00p [Room 318]
Reception 7:00p-8:30p [5th Floor Terrace]
[Hosted by: ILS]
Panelists:
Aida Garcia, Esq. - National Association of Lation Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Education Fund
Katia Hansen, Esq. - Unitarian Universalist Refugee and Immigation Services and Education, Inc, (UURISE)
Tammy Lin, Esq. - American Immigation Lawyers Association (AILA)
Careers in Government, and Contracting with the Government
Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 11:30a-1:00p [Room 325]
Panelists:
James E. Atkins - San Diego County District Attorney's Office, Deputy District Attorney
I work in the Appellate and Training Division of the District Attorney's Office. And I am an adjunct professor at TJSL.
Jill L. Burkhardt - U.S. D.O.J., United State Attorney's Office, Southern District of California, Assistant United States Attorney
Federal criminal prosecution
Marian Gaston - San Diego County Public Defender's Office, Deputy Public Defender
In my 17th year as a public defender, I am currently the Assistant Supervisor of our Delinquency Division. Prior to this assignment I tried misdemeanor cases, felonies, and cases in our Sexually Violent Predator Unit. As a deputy public defender carrying a case load I was always responsible for managing my clients' cases from first appearance to motions to trial, and sometimes beyond to writ or appeal.
John C. Hemmerling - Office of the San Diego City Attorney, Deputy City Attorney
Government - Prosecution and Civil Advisory/Litigation Law
Peter Quon - State of California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General
Criminal appeals, trials and writs (prosecution) (1980-1996, 2000-present)
Employment defense (1996-2000)
Alternative Practices Career Panel
Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 5:00p-6:00p [Room 316]
Networking Reception, 6:00p-7:30p [8th Floor]
[Hosted by: ILS and NLG]
Panelists:
Heather M. Boxeth - Boxeth & Associates
Immigration Attorney and Criminal Defense
Alex Landon - Law Offices of Alex Landon
Criminal Law Attorney
Craig Sherman - Law Offices of Craig Sherman
Environmental Law
Gerald Singleton - Singleton Law Firm
Personal Injury and Civil Rights Attorney
Solo Practitioners and Alternatives-to-Legal Careers
Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 11:30a-1:00p [Room 325]
Panelists:
Jeremy M. Evans (c/o 2011) - California Sports Lawyer, Managing Attorney
Sports, Music, & Models. Representing Sports, Music, and Business Professionals.
David Gibbs (c/o 2012) - Law Offices of David B. Gibbs
Business and Estate Planning
Brett Goda - AXA Advisors
Financial Planning
Michael Jonas (c/o 2009) - Just Be Real Estate
Real Estate Advisor and Agent
Business Owner: Just Be Real Estate www.justberealestate.com
Just Be Real Estate
"5% of each commission donated to your favorite non-profit."
About
Just Be Real Estate is a San Diego based project through Sellstate Next Generation Realty, a well respected brokerage. Just Be Real Estate focuses on the combination of real estate and community building.
Description
The project stems from the belief that we should all be ourselves, and be real with one another. Whether it is a real estate transaction, an educational challenge, a family matter, or a communication at a grocery store, we should all strive to be real wherever and whenever possible.
In addition to community involvement, from this point forward, 5% of commissions from every real estate transaction will be donated to each client's favorite non-profit organization.
Ricardo Ochoa - Ochoa Legal Group
Ochoa Legal Group is a full-service labor and employment law firm dedicated to defending, advancing and supporting the rights of workers and their unions. Our practice areas include:
•Traditional Labor Law
•Public Sector Labor Law
•General/In-House Counsel to Unions
•Wage & Hour Law
•Prevailing Wage Litigation
•Apprenticeship Law
•Project Labor Agreements
•Class Actions and PAGA Claims
•Employee Misclassification
•Unemployment Insurance Benefits
•Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation
•Wrongful Termination
•Disability Accommodations
•Workplace Privacy Rights
•Non-Compete Agreements
•First Amendment & Civil Disobedience Defense
•Election Law
•Constitutional Law
•Education Law
•Bankruptcy Law
•Landlord/Tenant Issues
•Nonprofit Law
Our law firm is seeking a 2014 Summer Associate. To be considered for this paid position, second and third year students should forward a resume, cover letter, references, writing sample and law school transcript to Ochoa Legal Group. Spanish language skills, previous union experience and coursework in labor and employment law are preferred.We are an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, veterans, LGBTQ and candidates with disabilities encouraged to apply.
Please no phone calls.
Seth Schwartz - Law Offices of Schwartz & Storey
Our offices handles education and equality law cases. These cases typically arise under the Individuals with Disability Education Act, 504 Rehabilitation Act, and American with Disability Act. Our office primarily focuses on the special needs community.
Latinas, Politics, and Leadership
Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 6:00p-8:00p [8th Floor]
[Hosted by: La Raza]
Panelists:
Marcella McLaughlin - San Diego County Bar Association, President
Helen Torres - Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE), Executive Director
Nora Vargas - Community Engagement for Planned Parenthood, Vice President
International Law Careers
Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 11:30a-12:50p [Room 225]
[Hosted by: ILS, Career Services, and the International Section of the California State Bar]
Moderator: Professor William Slomanson, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Panelists:
Lizbeth Flores - LHF Law
Joseph Lestyk - retired General Counsel of Ahlstrom USA, Inc.
Enrique Hernandez-Pulido - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Karine Faure Wenger - Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP