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Mission Statement: San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA) promotes civil justice through education and trial advocacy. For over fifty years, SFTLA has served the needs of the plaintiff's bar. Continuing the traditions started by a small group of legal warriors, SFTLA is committed to providing quality continuing legal education, preserving access to justice for everyone, and creating social and networking opportunities.

BENEFITS OF BECOMING A MEMBER

As a member of SFTLA you will enjoy special rates on:

SFTLA offers a number of group (and/or discounted rates on) health, dental, vision, life, professional liability and disability plans.

Trial Watch

SFTLA Listserver - have instant access to the expertise/resources of all of our Members.

Office supplies and furniture

SFTLA seminars

Conference calls

National depo bank - instant access from anywhere 24/7

Private IT Support: discount on support for individual & small businesses

Design services including logo design, business systems (business card, letterhead, etc), website design, brochures, ads and more

Have a car without owning one, by the hour or by the day, to get things done or just have fun with ZipCar.

Document shredding

Flexible spending plan for child-care expenses or medical expenses

BASF Mediation services

Electronic discovery consultancy and service provider

Court reporting services

Tickets to events, theme parks, movie rentals and more

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SFTLA MEMBER OF THE MONTH

SFTLA RESOURCES

Markus Willoughby graduated from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and is a founding partner of Willoughby Doyle LLP, where he manages the Oakland, CA office. He holds active licenses in Ohio and California, and specializes in medical malpractice cases, which he has been litigating for 16 years. He also handles fiduciary and estate litigation, HOA/property disputes and mold litigation. He is the former Chair Person of the Medical Liaison Committee of the ACBA and ACCMA and has lectured/written extensively on deposition techniques in medical malpractice cases. Mr. Willoughby was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association.

Trial Watch Learn who's in trial this month.

Law student resources internships, Fellowships, law student chapters and more....

Consumer resources visit www.sftlacares.org to learn more about ways you can protect yourself and your family.

Listserver search your past messages.

Medicare Public Service Memo

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Upcoming MCLE's

New Lawyers Division Ski & CLE, Lake Tahoe, Chairs: Seth Rosenberg & Anthony Label
MCLE Weekend: February 23-26, 2012

Class Actions (half day)- SFTLA/CAOC Program Chair: Ingrid Evans
MCLE: February 28, 2012

Mistakes Mediators Make Chair: Mark Rudy
MCLE: March 13, 2012

Negotiation from a Female Perspective Chair: Alice Wolfson
Women's Caucus: March 15, 2012

Discovery Issues co sponsored by New Lawyers Division Chair: Elise Sanguinetti
Roundtable: March 27, 2012

Government Tort Claims Chair: Thomas Brandi
MCLE: April 10, 2012

Deposition Prep Chair: Shawn Miller & Joshua De Larios Heiman
Roundtable: April 24, 2012

Female Judges Chair: Linda Fong
Women's Caucus: May 3, 2012

Openings/Closings by the Masters Chair: Jonathan Gertler
MCLE : May 8, 2012

Accounting for Lawyers Chair: Joshua De Larios Heiman
Roundtable: May 22, 2012

Getting More Out of Your Depositions Chair: Wesley Lowe
MCLE : June 12, 2012

It’s a Man’s World (or is it?) Chairs: Karine Bohbot
Women's Caucus : June 14, 2012

Legal Research: Online and Beyond Chair: Jennie Anderson
Roundtable: June 26, 2012

Case Selection Chair: Micha Star Liberty
Roundtable: July 24, 2012

Gender Discrimination (Employment) Chair: Therese Lawless
Roundtable: August 28, 2012

All About Liens (PM CLASS) Chair: Scott Sumner
MCLE : September 11, 2012

Keeping your Cool: the Role of Emotion in Litigation Chair: James Butler
Roundtable: September 25, 2012

Federal Law Primer Chair: Todd Schneider
MCLE: October 9, 2012

Kaiser (half day) Chair: Mike Kelly
MCLE: October 16, 2012

Preserving Issues on Appeal Chair: Valerie McGinty
Roundtable: October 23, 2012

War Stories Chair: Linda Scaparotti
Women's Caucus: November 1, 2012

Jury (PM CLASS) Chair: Simona Farrise
MCLE: November 6, 2012

Protecting Clients' Privacy and Privilege Rights Chair: Boone Callaway
Roundtable: November 27, 2012

Auto Chair: Al Stoll
MCLE: December 4, 2012

Evidence Issues Chair Jonathan Davis
Roundtable: December 18, 2012

SFTLA Events

Diversity Committee Poker Party
Gold Sponsor: Greg Crothers/MassMutual
Silver Sponsor: Mike Mooney/LexisNexis
March 7, 2012

Happy Hour Take Over
NLD Gold Sponsor: Gilardi & Company
New Lawyers Division: March 29, 2012

Trial Lawyer of the Year Awards
Gold Sponsor: Lesti Structured Settlements
April 26, 2012

Happy Hour Takeover
NLD Gold Sponsor: Gilardi & Company
New Lawyers Division: May 10, 2012

Diversity Committee Fundraising Party
Sponsored by Lexis Nexus & C. Greg Crothers/MassMutual
May 16, 2012

New Lawyers Division Summer Bash
Gold Sponsor: The James Street Group & Gilardi & Co.
New Lawyers Division: June 6, 2012

Happy Hour Takeover
NLD Gold Sponsor: Gilardi & Company
New Lawyers Division: August 9, 2012

Women Referring Women Chair: Karine Bohbot
Women’s Caucus Gold Sponsor: The Veen Firm
Women's Caucus: September 19, 2012

Membership Party
Gold Sponsor: Aragon-Haas
Membership Committee: September 27, 2012

Judges Dinner Dance
Gold Sponsor: Lesti Structured Settlements
October 12, 2012

Happy Hour Takeover
NLD Gold Sponsor: Gilardi & Company
New Lawyers Division: October 25, 2012

Mock Trial
Sponsored by Pincus Communications
November 3, 2012

Holiday Party Chairs: TBA
Women’s Caucus Gold Sponsor: The Veen Firm
Women's Caucus: December 6, 2012

Holiday Cocktail Party
Gold Sponsor: Lesti Structured Settlements
December 12, 2012

Happy Hour Takeover
NLD Gold Sponsor: Gilardi & Company
New Lawyers Division: December 18, 2012