Happenings August 2012

San Joaquin County Bar Association offers mentorship program

The Barristers and Women Lawyers sections of the San Joaquin County Bar Association teamed up to offer a newly created mentorship program. The program pairs attorneys with seven or more years of experience with those who have been in the profession for five years or less. The purpose of the program is to elevate the competence, professionalism, and success of the San Joaquin County Bar through positive mentoring relationships. 

Orange County creates health care law section

The Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) officially launched its newest section for health care law. The section will provide networking and education for health care attorneys including presentations on hot topics such as the Stark Law, false claims, HIPAA, HITECH, EMTALA, medical malpractice, antitrust, anti-kickback, compliance, health care reform, Medicare, Medi-Cal, managed care and more. The inaugural meeting of the Health Care Law Section is set for Sept. 13, 2012.

Orange County launches ‘mobile member’ app

The Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) has launched a mobile application to allow its members to access and update their member information, register for new events, view upcoming section meetings, stay current on the latest news and more – all from a smart phone, tablet or other mobile device. To preview, navigate your mobile browser to www.ocbar.org. OCBA members may log in for full functionality.