Magazine Archive
Theresa Hurley - Guiding the CCCBA to Greater Heights
The year 2019 is a very significant year for the CCCBA! It marks the Association’s 85th anniversary, and we will host our 25th annual MCLE Spectacular this November. Over the years, the CCCBA has been fortunate to have strong leadership to guide it through good times as well as through tough issues. Though board members,...
Read ArticleThink You Know All that the CCCBA Does?
You’ll Be Surprised! This month Contra Costa Lawyer magazine celebrates the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Contra Costa County Bar Association. Each year, the August issue of the magazine is guest edited by the Editorial Board, with one Board member chosen to be the lead. This year I have the privilege of...
Read ArticleContra Costa COMMUNITY Bar Association
“Empower our members to deliver outstanding legal service to our community.” That is the mission of the Contra Costa County Bar Association. It is a clear statement of our goals, focusing on three core elements: 1) empowering our members 2) outstanding legal service and 3) community. The CCCBA works tirelessly to empower our members to...
Read ArticleCCCBA’s Tradition of Pro Bono Community Service
CCCBA members have been providing free legal advice and assistance to the residents of Contra Costa County for decades, and even though there are no written records to support this, I am confident they were providing these services from the time our organization began in 1934. That’s just who we are! At the start...
Read ArticleCCCBA History
The Contra Costa County legal community has changed dramatically over the last 85 years. Our county bar has grown from a handful of pioneering attorneys in the 1934 to a major legal center of the Bay Area in 2019. CCCBA membership now stands at more than 1,500 and includes attorneys of all experience levels...
Read ArticleWomen Attorneys and Judges in Contra Costa County over the past 85 years
We’ve Come a Long Way Baby! In a world where less than 36 percent of working attorneys are female, it can be tempting to dwell on the long road ahead to achieve equal footing for women in the legal profession. While continuing along this road to equality, we must remember that the foundation for...
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