Community Events

SCCLA is proud to co-sponsor the ABA 2022 Professional Success Summit, October 26–28, 2022, at the Omni Los Angeles. This year's summit will feature 14 dynamic programs and three social events. Dedicated to maximizing the potential of litigators from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds, the summit will provide you with the keys to success so that you can create a distinguishable and marketable identity among today's litigators.

Featured programming will include:

• The Competitive Edge of a Diverse Trial Team: Tips from the Bench and Bar
• The Art of Authentic Advocacy: How to Be Authentically Yourself and Succeed as an Oral Advocate
• Soft Skills: Building Relationships, Finding Allies, and Managing Tough Conversations
• Wait, What Just Happened?... Identifying Microaggressions and How to Handle Them

Featured networking events will include:

• Welcome Reception on Wednesday, October 26
• Keynote Luncheon on Thursday, October 27
• Reception and Dinner on Thursday, October 27ates 30 days prior with the assignment of time

Hotel Accommodations

A block of rooms has been reserved at Omni Los Angeles, at the discounted rate of $239 plus applicable tax per night. The deadline for room reservations at the discounted rate is Monday, September 26, 2022, at 5:00 PM CT. Book online or call (213) 617-3300 and reference the ABA Litigation Section 2022 Professional Success Summit.

Registration

As a member of SCCLA you will be eligible for a reduced registration fee of $395. Please email membership@sccla.org for the discount code for the reduced registration fee.

Registration
Click here to register for this event.

Register for the September 23-25 Cal-APABA Conference in San Diego! Early bird registration expires on August 22, 2022 at 6:00 pm PT.

It is with deep sadness that I inform you of the passing of our former colleague retired Judge Owen Lee Kwong on Friday, April 29, 2022. Judge Kwong will be dearly missed by those of us who knew him and valued his friendship. He was a judicial trailblazer in the Asian legal community and one of our most respected colleagues.

Judge Kwong began his career on the bench in 1989 when then-Governor George Deukmejian appointed him to the Los Angeles Municipal Court. In 1993, Judge Kwong was elevated to the Los Angeles Superior Court by then-Governor Pete Wilson with his first assignment to Central Civil. He was assigned to Compton Courthouse in 1994 for two years, returned to Central Civil for one year in 1996, moved to Juvenile Court in Monterey Park from 1997 to 1998, and then sat at Central Civil West Courthouse in 1999. In 2000, Judge Kwong was assigned to Pomona Juvenile for one year and from 2001 until his retirement in 2015, Judge Kwong was assigned to Central Civil at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. He retired from the bench on April 30, 2015. For more information on Judge Kwong’s life and career, I have attached his Los Angeles Superior Court profile.

A funeral service is scheduled for May 28, 2022, at the Rose Hills Cemetery in the SkyRose Chapel from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.