SDLRLA Newsletter

San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association Scholarship Fund
 is proud to unveil its new website: click here.
 
We hope that you are able to join us on Saturday, October 9, 2010 for the San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association Scholarship Fund Awards Dinner & Gala!   Tickets and sponsorships packages are on sale now through the website.  You do not want to miss the event of the season! 
Dinner 
 
Thank you to last year's gala sponsors:
Platinum Sponsor
The Gomez Law Firm
Gold Sponsors
Union Bank of California
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Silver Sponsors
GCR, LLP
SAIC
Bronze Sponsors
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP
Table Patrons
Cross Border Law Group
Sony
Law Offices of Claudia D. Garcia
Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek
Casey Gerry Reed & Schenk LLP
SAIC
The Advocates Law
GCR, LLP
Planned Parenthood of San Diego
National Latino Peace Officers Association
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
California Western School of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
SAN DIEGO LA RAZA LAWYERS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Nominations for Board positions for San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association are being accepted now through September 1, 2010.  If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else, you can email: larazaelection@gmail.com.  A candidate must be an attorney member in good standing, and may run for multiple positions.  The Board is sworn in at the October dinner and serve for a term of one year.  Available positions include:
·         President
·         Vice President
·         Treasurer
·         Secretary
·         11 at-large director positions
 
A Candidate Statement is required and due no later than: September 3, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.  Candidate Statements shall be no longer than 150 words, will not be edited, and will be forwarded to the membership via email and will be printed for the general meeting election. 
  
Ballots will be issued on September 8, 2010 to the membership.  Only attorney members are eligible to vote.
 
Electronic Voting available: September 8 -15, 2010.  Electronic votes can be emailed to: larazaelection@gmail.com.  Votes submitted electronically will be counted up to: September 15 at 11:59 p.m.  Election in person: September 16, 2010 @ County Bar beginning at 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 
 
Successful candidates will be sworn in at the October 9, 2010 Gala and will be expected to serve a one-year term, and attend monthly Board meetings in addition to other duties.