SBCBA's 2025 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
SBCBA’s august GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Tuesday, august 19, 2025 | 12:00 noon to 1:15p
"Recognizing Implicit Bias and Its Relevance in RJA Litigation”
This training combines recognizing implicit bias and how that interplays with the RJA.
This is a general training for all attorneys - not just defense oriented. DA's are welcome!
Presenter
Colleen Bazdarich
Office of the San Bernardino County Public Defender
Colleen Bazdarich is the Racial Justice Act Attorney for the San Bernardino Public Defender’s Officer. As the RJA attorney, Colleen advises office attorneys on RJA litigation and also files habeas petitions for incarcerated people from our county who are seeking postconviction relief in the superior court, the Court of Appeals and the California Supreme Court. She worked briefly in private practice after graduating from Berkeley Law School, and joined the Office in 2016. Prior to becoming the RJA attorney, Colleen worked in misdemeanor, felony and civil commitment trial practice. She provides training to the office on the Racial Justice Act and recognizing explicit and implicit bias in the courtroom.
MCLE: San Bernardino County Bar Association, California State Bar-approved MCLE provider #2813, certifies that this activity is approved for 1.0 hour of Implicit Bias MCLE Credit by the California State Bar.
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FREE to SBCBA MEMBERS & COURT STAFF
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MCLE certificate & materials will be sent out at end of program.
The following programs will be available as webinars ONLY, usually held on the 2nd Tuesday, from 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1 Hour MCLE Credit UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
SBCBA MEMBERS & COURT STAFF: FREE
Beginning in February 2024, the SBCBA can no longer provide free MCLE to non-members at our webinars.
NON-SBCBA MEMBERS: $20.00
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CALENDAR OF 2025 MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
This year’s team of MCLE program chairs have developed the following presentations. Topics are being firmed up, credits will be offered as described BELOW.
January 14 Moore-Marsden P2 / Howard Friedman • General
February 11 Real Estate Partition / Role of a Referee • General
March 11 Post-Conviction Relief • General
April 8 Teetering on the Edge: Take Action to Avoid Substance Abuse • Wellness
May 13 DMV Hearings (RESCHEDULING - TBA) • General
June 10 Staying off the State Bar Radar • Ethics
July 15 Issues Involved in a Petition for Approval of Compromise of Claim for Minor
or Person with a Disability, and Basics of Special Needs Trusts • General
August 19 Racial Justice Act (AB 256) • Elimination of Bias
September 9 AI Technology • Technology/Ethics
October 14 (TBA) Tech (or) Wellness • Tech or Wellness
November 11 Fee Arbitration • General/Ethics
(NOTE: Please DO NOT RSVP for these until you receive our E-notice)
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New State Bar CLE Requirements for Tech, Civility, Optional Wellness
Rule 2.72 of the Rules of the State Bar has been revised to increase required hours for the Competence requirement and to add new requirements for Technology and Civility. These changes will be effective starting with the 1/31/2025 compliance period.
• (Updated) Competence - A minimum of two hours of CLE is now required addressing competence, with at least one hour dedicated to prevention and detection. There is also an optional one hour Wellness Competence requirement.
• (New) Technology - At least one hour of CLE is now required, focusing on the role of technology in the practice of law.
• (New) Civility - At least one hour of CLE is now required, addressing civility in the legal profession. es will be effective starting with the 1/31/2025 compliance period.
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