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SANTA CLARA COUNTY LA RAZA LAWYERS ASSOCIATION Representing Latino Attorneys in the Silicon Valley. An affiliate of California La Raza Lawyers and The Hispanic National Bar Association.
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11TH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP DINNER, Friday October 19th, 2008 at the San Jose Downtown Marriott. Tickets are $100 each and sponsorship available starting at $1,500, For Sponsorships and Dinner information contact our President, Tamara Lopez at (408) 491-4239 or tamara.lopez@cco.sccgov.org.
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Scholarship Committee with the Law Student Scholarship Recipients.
The Late Andrew Gonzales, Past President and Scholarship Founder, is second from the Right, for information on La Raza Lawyers Scholarship Foundation, you may contact Robert Fabela at Rob.Fabela@sanjoseca.gov for information on scholarship programs.
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La Raza Lawyers of Santa Clara County is an unincorporated association of Chicano and Latino attorneys. We are dedicated to promoting diversity in the both the bench and bar of the greater Silicon Valley. We support and encourage law students with mentorship programs and scholorships. We also support Latino judicial candidates and encourage Latinos to apply for the bench. Finally, we help one another and attempt to represent the Latino community in the legal profession. ________________________________________________ MEMBERSHIP:
La Raza Lawyers costs only $50 per year or $40 for members with Less than 5 years of practice. Membership is free for your first year of practice or for law students.
Please send your check c/o our treasurer to:
P.O. Box 30, SJ,
CA 95103-0030.
Dues are payable each January. Please include your current business card or information, what law school you attended, your current area of practice and a valid e-mail address to receive our monthly newsletter and meeting minutes.
SEE MEMBERSHIP PAGE LINK AT TOP TO PRINT AN APPLICATION
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MEETINGS:
Held the third Thursday of the month from 12:00 to 1:00 pm at:
At the San Jose City Attorney's Office 200 E. Santa Clara St, San Jose, 15th Floor
$10 includes lunch, RSVP to tamara.lopez@cco.sccgov.org
In addition, we hold an Annual Cinco De Mayo Party, A Scholarship Dinner in the Fall and an Annual Christmas Party each Decmeber. We also hold mixers and forums on Judicial Appointments throughout the year.
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See the SCHOLARSHIPS section for an application and links to other Hispanic Scholarships. Applications are due on August 1st of each year and available on April 1st. Scholarships are only given to currently enrolled law students.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY LRLA OFFICERS FOR 2008:
PRESIDENT
Tamara Lopez
TREASURER
Richard Brennen JUDICIAL COMMITTEE CHAIR
Christopher Arriola
chrisarriola@yahoo.com
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Mendez v. Westminster (1947) was the Brown v. The Board of Education decision for Mexican Americans in California.
It was filed in 1946 by Gonzalo Mendez and a group of Orange County parents and community groups to force the segregated schools of Orange County to integrate Anglos and Mexican Americans. LRLA will be co-sponsoried an event to honor the 60th Anniversary of Mendez v. Westminster on May 9th at Stanford University, please contact chrisarriola@yahoo.com or go to www.mendezvwestminster.com for more information. Sponsored by Bingham McCutchen, LLP. Photo is the 1934 1st Grade Class at the "Mexican" Wilson School in Orange County, CA.
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