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    • California ABOTA Produces Jury Service Video
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    • CAL-ABOTA's Call to Improve Accessibility To The Courts During the Coronavirus Pandemic
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    • CAL-ABOTA Position Paper re: Forced Remote Civil Jury Trials
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    • CAL-ABOTA Statement re: Judge Hutson Recall - February 2023
    • Call for Cessation of Attacks upon the Judiciary and the Jury System
    • Examples of Responses to Judicial Criticism
    • Media Statement on Behalf of CAL-ABOTA
    • Protocol for Responding to Unfair Criticism of Judges
    • Rapid Response Protocol
    • San Bernardino/Riverside ABOTA Release re William McKay Case January 2023
    • Threats to Independence
    • Webinar - Judges and Lawyers: Better Together - A Discussion About Preserving Judicial Independence - 7-13-2023
    • White Paper: Preserving a Fair, Impartial Independent Judiciary
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    • E-Newsletter
    • Chapter Civility Award Recipients
    • Judicial Civility Award Recipients
    • Community Service Award
    • Trial Lawyer Of The Year
    • Sponsors
    • Photo Gallery
    • History of CAL-ABOTA
    • How CAL-ABOTA Changed The Attorney Oath
    • CAL-ABOTA Memorial
    • National ABOTA
    • ABOTA Membership
    • Donate to the ABOTA Foundation
  • Board & Committees
    • Board of Directors
    • CAL-ABOTA Committees
    • Bylaws
    • Past Presidents
    • Board Resolutions
  • Membership
    • Membership Application & Rules
    • CAL-ABOTA Membership Roster
  • Tool Kits
    • Complete Tool Kit
    • Expedited Jury Trials
    • Civility Matters: Event Toolkit
    • Civics Education
    • James Otis Lecture Series
    • Teacher's Law School
    • ABOTA Grassroots Recommendations
    • Jack Daniels' Los Angeles ABOTA Trial School
  • Chapters
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    • San Bernardino/Riverside
    • San Diego
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    • San Joaquin Valley
  • Calendar
    • Hawaii Conference
  • Resources
    • California ABOTA Produces Jury Service Video
    • Foundation Website
    • Foundation Pledge Card
    • Expedited Jury Trial Information - July, 2021
    • Justice Bedsworth Opinion re: Lasalle v. Vogel
    • CAL-ABOTA's Call to Improve Accessibility To The Courts During the Coronavirus Pandemic
    • National ABOTA
    • CAL-ABOTA Position Paper re: Forced Remote Civil Jury Trials
    • CAL-ABOTA Resolution in Support of the CA Civility Task Force
  • Judicial Independence
    • CAL-ABOTA Statement re: Judge Hutson Recall - February 2023
    • Call for Cessation of Attacks upon the Judiciary and the Jury System
    • Examples of Responses to Judicial Criticism
    • Media Statement on Behalf of CAL-ABOTA
    • Protocol for Responding to Unfair Criticism of Judges
    • Rapid Response Protocol
    • San Bernardino/Riverside ABOTA Release re William McKay Case January 2023
    • Threats to Independence
    • Webinar - Judges and Lawyers: Better Together - A Discussion About Preserving Judicial Independence - 7-13-2023
    • White Paper: Preserving a Fair, Impartial Independent Judiciary
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    CAL-ABOTA Hawaii Conference
    November 3 - 8, 2025
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  • Trial Lawyer of the Year Slide
    CAL-ABOTA 2025 Trial Lawyer Of The Year
    On Saturday, March 8, 2025, the CAL-ABOTA Board of Directors proudly selected John E. Sweeney of the Los Angeles Chapter as the 2025 Trial Lawyer of the Year. Since 1962, this award is recognized as the highest honor a California trial lawyer can receive, the CAL-ABOTA Trial Lawyer of the Year is awarded annually to a recipient exhibiting the best traits of a trial lawyer - excellence in advocacy, a distinguished career and a reputation for civility, ethics and fair play.
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Sep
1
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9/1/2025
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Sep
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UPCOMING CHAPTER EVENTS
Jul
23
Judicial Reception
7/23/2025
Los Angeles Chapter
Aug
5 - 7
Jack Daniels Trial School
8/5/2025  - 8/7/2025
Los Angeles Chapter
Sep
1
Chapter Meeting
9/1/2025
Los Angeles Chapter
Sep
1
SideBar Reception
9/1/2025
Los Angeles Chapter
Sep
17
Constitution Day
9/17/2025
San Bernardino / Riverside Chapter
See More Events
CAL-ABOTA Produces Jury Service Video
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