Bring your lunch and join us for our annual summer seminar series!
Summer Kick-Off Event
Thursday, June 9th (12-1pm) @ Bingham McCutchen LLP, San Francisco
Ramon Arias
Executive Director, Bay Area Legal Aid
Join our staff and law clerks to celebrate the beginning of our Summer Seminar Series! Come hear words of welcome and inspiration from Ramon Arias, a highly respected leader in the national civil justice community. After graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law in 1978, Mr. Arias began his career as a Staff Attorney with California Rural Legal Assistance. In 1988 he became the Executive Director of the San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation, a position he held for the next twelve years. Mr. Arias was a leader in the formation of Bay Area Legal Aid in 2000, and was selected as its first Executive Director. With offices in San Francisco, Marin, Richmond, Oakland, San Jose, and San Mateo, and a staff of over eighty dedicated legal services workers, BayLegal is the Bay Area’s largest provider of free civil legal services. The Los Angeles Daily Journal, California’s primary legal newspaper, has twice selected him as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential Lawyers” in California.
Co-sponsored by NCYL and Bingham McCutchen LLP
The event will be held at the Bingham Offices in San Francisco: Three Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111. Please enter on the 27th floor. For this event ONLY, lunch will be provided.
Thursday, June 16th (12-1pm) Advice on Pursuing a Career in Public Interest Law
John O'TooleDirector, National Center for Youth Law
John has been a poverty lawyer and child advocate for his entire career. Come hear his words of advice for the next generation of public interest lawyers and learn what to do in law school to get the job of your dreams!
Thursday, June 23 (12-1pm) Public Interest Post-Graduate Fellowships
Diane Chin
Executive Director, Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law, Stanford Law School
Jesse Hahnel
Former Skadden Fellow, Foster Education Initiative Director, National Center for Youth Law
Come with questions about preparing for the fellowship process answered by the former Director of Equal Justice Works/West and hear reflections on the experience of a recent fellow.
Thursday, June 30 (12-1pm)
Extreme Sentencing of Youth – Juvenile Life Without Parole Sentencing Challenges
Patricia J. Arthur
Senior Attorney, National Center for Youth Law
Patricia Soung
Staff Attorney, National Center for Youth Law
A discussion on life without parole sentences imposed on youth under 18, including the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Graham v. Florida banning the sentence for a non-homicide offense as violative of the Eighth Amendment, NCYL’s representation of Sara Kruzan and Adolfo Davis, and statewide and national coalition efforts to challenge the sentence.
Thursday, July 7 (12-1pm) Understanding the Challenges Facing Youth in California’s Juvenile Justice System
Frankie Guzman
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, Class of 2012
A discussion of the history and future of California’s Juvenile Justice system, including consideration of In re JDB v. North Carolina, currently pending at the Supreme Court.
Thursday, July 14 (12-1pm) The Nuts and Bolts of Class Action and 1983 Litigation
Bill Grimm
Senior Attorney, National Center for Youth Law
Leecia Welch
Senior Attorney, National Center for Youth Law
Bryn Martyna
Staff Attorney, National Center for Youth Law
Hear from three experienced litigators on using large scale litigation to advocate for children.
Thursday, July 21 (12-1pm) Mental Health Reform in California: The Pain and Promise of Revolution
Patrick Gardner
Deputy Director, National Center for Youth Law
A discussion on the history and future of reforms to children’s mental health services in California.
Thursday, July 28 (12-1pm) National Efforts to Limit Adolescent Access to Health Care
Rebecca Gudeman
Senior Attorney, National Center for Youth Law
A discussion of adolescents’ rights and the hidden barriers to health, mental health, and reproductive care.
Thursday, August 4 (12-1pm) Current Issues in Child Welfare: Perspective from a Child’s Attorney
Roger Chan
Executive Director, East Bay Children’s Law Office
All sessions except the kick-off event will be held at NCYL on the 16th Floor. NCYL is located at 405 14th Street, Oakland, 94612 (corner of 14th and Franklin) — just one block from the 12th Street Oakland City Center BART Station. Email
Larry Nguyen with any questions.
