Barristers Committees and Projects
For more information on how to get involved in Barristers projects and committees, we welcome you to attend one of our monthly meetings, on the second Wednesday of each month, at the Beverly Hills Bar Association.
Alternatively, please feel free to go to the Barristers Board of Governors web page and email the Secretary for contact information of the Chairperson for the Barristers Committee of your interest.
Thank you for your interest!
Bar Fair Project
Barristers Board of Governors Members, and Barrister Guests, attend local law school bar fairs to reach out to law students to share information on how to get involved with their community through Barristers programs and to encourage early involvement in the BHBA as a professional aspect of the practice of law.
Bench Bar Ride
A social activity offering the opportunity to meet local Judges while joining for a bike ride and breakfast in one of our local beach cities.
Board Speaker Series
Organizes special guests, who are prominent in the community, to speak at certain Barristers Board meetings.
Student Brunch
A Barristers Brunch, hosted by a Special Guest, for a select group of law students from each law school with their law school Dean, and BHBA Officers in an effort to reach out to the next generation of lawyers.
Committee For The Arts (CFTA)
Creates opportunities through cultural activities and entertaining events to help expose attorneys and the community to the Arts while raising funds for the BHBA in support of its events and community programs.
Committee For The Arts (CFTA)
Creates opportunities through cultural activities and entertaining events to help expose attorneys and the community to the Arts while raising funds for the BHBA in support of its events and community programs.
Community Outreach
Sponsors activities to promote civic participation, including advocacy work and educational programs for the general public; specifically, the Samoshel program, on the second Saturday of each month at the Homeless Shelter in Santa Monica, where volunteers plan, prepare, and serve a meal to over sixty shelter residents to help comfort those in need.
Courthouse Orientation and Walkthrough
Annual Barristers orientation program designed for attorneys where judges and courthouse staff provide a comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at Municipal and Superior courts.
Domestic Violence Project
This committee provides legal advice to victims of domestic violence and provides continuing education.
Homeless Project
Assists in advocacy work serving various needs of local organizations.
Kid's in the Courthouse
A program for elementary school children, where a judge and the courthouse staff offers a behind-the-scenes introduction to the Municipal and Superior court system, including a question and answer session, a guided tour through the courthouse, a mock trial and a visit to the lock up.
Law Day
Each May, in conjunction with the American Bar Association's National Law Day, the Barristers host a day of celebration of the law through an entertaining and educational event in the local community.
Law Student Project
is charged with the design and implementation of programs to reach out to and involve law students from the area law schools in Barristers programs and to encourage early involvement in the professional aspect of the practice of law.
Lunch With…
A mini mentoring program where a successful and esteemed attorney has lunch with a small group of Barristers to share his/her experiences and answer questions.
New Admittees Reception
Annual reception for new California State Bar Admittees to celebrate their accomplishment, provide an opportunity to meet other new lawyers and members of the BHBA, and to introduce them to Barristers events and programs.
New Media
Focuses on Barristers public relations through social networking and the Barristers Blog.
Legal Resources
Attorney volunteers provide guidance on various legal issues to local community groups.
Public Counsel
As the BHBA is the founder of Public Counsel, this Barristers committee works closely with Public Counsel's Director of Pro Bono Services in an effort to raise awareness and connect BHBA members to those in need of various legal services while providing the volunteers with necessary training and guidance through Public Counsel's well-organized programs.
Off the Hook
A free in school program presented by attorney volunteers to high school students in an effort to help them learn more about consumer transactions and laws surrounding them.
Roxbury Park Monthly Legal Clinic
Monthly Barristers Legal Clinic held on the first Saturday of each month at Roxbury Park, where volunteer attorneys provide guidance on various legal issues and basic legal rights to the general public.
Social/Networking
Activities planned for young lawyers and guests from other professional organizations; specifically, the Barristers very successful Monthly Happy Hour Mixer, held on the third Thursday of each month.
Tolerance Through Education
Brings awareness to elementary school children on matters of diversity, respect, consideration and kindness in order to help them negotiate the social challenges they face daily as well as the ones that lay ahead in the final years of childhood and the early stages of adolescence.
Vintage Bouquet Charity Wine Auction
The Barristers signature annual charity food and wine event, held at Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, has features hors d'oeuvres by the area's top chefs, pouring by California's premium wineries, as well as live entertainment and a live and silent auction. Proceeds from the event support the charitable causes of the Beverly Hills Bar Foundation.
Wills For Heroes
Coordinates pro-bono estate planning events for First Responders and their families in association with the National Wills for Heroes Organization. At these events, volunteer attorneys, notaries, and witnesses provide Firemen, Police Officers, Paramedics, and EMTs with a basic will, a durable power of attorney for financial affairs, and an advanced health care directive.
Workshops
MCLE programs and training seminars in all areas of the law are designed to serve the needs of new and experienced lawyers on topics of special interest presented by special guest speakers. All Barrister participation is encouraged and appreciated.
