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In Community Service VLSP Partnership Helps Protect Juvenile Records By Vickie Jacobs, VLSP Managing Attorney September 2010, the Voluntary Legal Services Program of Northern California launched a new project that provides services to clients who need help with the sealing of their juvenile records. Our staff attorney for this project is Victoria Ciganda, who also manages VLSP's Employment Law Clinic. With the support of the law firm of DLA Piper, the legal department of Hewlett Packard in Roseville, and the Sacramento County Probation Department, Ciganda puts on a monthly clinic where volunteers assist low income clients who are seeking the sealing of their juvenile records as provided by law. Sealing of juvenile records can help rehabilitated adults get into student loans, jobs and the military. Contrary to popular belief, juvenile records are not automatically sealed on a person's 18th birthday; a petition must be filed to have the records sealed. At the age of 18, a person can have his/her juvenile records sealed. Once sealed, by law the juvenile proceedings are deemed never to have occurred, no one can obtain access to the records, and they are destroyed five years from the date of sealing. The Clinic's staff and volunteers do not currently represent clients in legal proceedings, but they do give legal advice and help with the preparation of the legal documents needed to seal juvenile records. Participation in the Clinic allows clients to significantly expedite the record sealing process. The volunteers from DLA Piper and Hewlett Packard received training on the law regarding sealing of juvenile records and the petition paperwork. Officer Cathy McCoin Courthouse Steps - continued from page 33 special master. He has lectured on a variety of topics, including lean project delivery, mechanics’ liens and related remedies, and construction claims and disputes. He is a member of the State Bar of California. He received his J.D. from the University of California, Davis, School of Law in 1982. He received a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1979. Shower is a litigation and transactional attorney specializing in construction law with an emphasis on public and private contracting, mechanics’ liens, stop notices, and surety disputes. He is a member of the State Bar of California and admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of 34 SACRAMENTO LAWYER JULY/AUGUST 2011 of the Sacramento County Probation Department initially screens prospective low-income clients to determine whether the Probation Department considers them eligible for records sealing. The support of the Probation Department has been invaluable in providing training and on-site assistance at our monthly clinic. The volunteers have found the experience at the Clinic rewarding. MariJo Rogers, of Hewlett Packard, says that she looks forward to going to the Clinic: "The opportunity to encourage a young person to speak about the positive activities they've been involved in, and the aspirations they have for their future, is rewarding. These are young adults who've run into serious trouble and have woken up, want to change. We know how hard that can be. But there it is, at night, and some of them come from far away, to work with us to get their record sealed. "One young man asked why we wore name tags with our first names on them. 'Is this so you know each other?' he asked. 'No,' we said, 'it's so you can know us.' He appeared taken by surprise and said that he never thought people would wear a name tag just for him. It's these small, unguarded moments that stay with me." VLSP is looking forward to a long association with DLA Piper, Hewlett Packard's legal department and the Sacramento County Probation Department in providing services that will allow young adults to move on with their lives and become productive citizens. For further information about this project, please contact Victoria Ciganda at (916) 551-2133. Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and all federal district courts. He received his J.D. from the University of California, Davis, School of Law in 1997. He received a B.S. from the University of California, Haas School of Business in 1994. Thompson’s practice focuses on construction matters, including the drafting of contracts, mediation, arbitration, and litigation. His specialties include insurance coverage, mechanics’ liens, stop notices, surety bonds, bidding, and licensing. He is a member of the State Bar of California and admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Northern Districts of California. He received his J.D., with distinction, from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 2000. He received a B.A. from the University of California, Davis in 1996.
Federal District Court Seeks Additional Volunteer Neutral Evaluators Index of Advertisers Annual Bench Bar Reception . . . . . . . . . . . .Back Cover ABAS Golf Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 4 Bank of Sacramento . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 10 Buzz Wiesenfeld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 6 Darrel W. Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 6 Data Safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 23 Intercept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 21 JAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 9 Jay-Allen Eisen Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 5 Ken Malovos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 23 MaryBurroughsStudio.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 23 Northern CA Collection Service . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 11 Sacramento Law Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 12 Summer Associates Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 29 Thomson West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 15 Ueltzen & Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 6 WLS ArtFest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 30 By Sujean Park, ADR and Pro Bono Director, U.S. Eastern District Court The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California is looking for experienced attorneys to volunteer as neutral evaluators in the court’s Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program (VDRP). The VDRP Panel currently consists of approximately 110 attorneys. The Eastern District has the heaviest caseload of any federal court in the United States. As a case management tool, the court employs various alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods. Through Local Rule 271, the court provides a form of ADR to civil litigants. Litigants appearing before the court can elect to participate in the program on a voluntary basis. Referral to the VDRP is contingent upon the consent of all parties. Through the program, an experienced litigator is designated as a neutral evaluator to meet with the parties to discuss the case and attempt to narrow the areas of dispute. In many instances the process leads to settlement outside of formal court proceedings. The success of the VDRP depends on those who serve on Court News the panel of neutrals. The court strives to match parties with prospective neutral evaluators who have both experience and expertise in the area of law at issue. Every effort is made to distribute VDRP assignments among panel members so that each neutral is assigned no more than two cases each year. Persons selected to serve as neutral evaluators can complete the mandatory VDRP training in one of two ways. VDRP panel members can view a court-provided DVD of the training session or attend the next live training session, which is tentatively scheduled for the summer or fall 2011. More detailed information on the training will be available at a future date. Anyone interested in more information or in serving as a neutral evaluator should contact Sujean Park, ADR and Pro Bono Director for the U.S. Eastern District Court, at: 501 I Street, Suite 4-200, Sacramento, CA 95814. She can also be reached by telephone at (916)930-4278 or via email at spark@caed.uscourts.gov. C A L E N D A R Second Wednesdays -- SCBA Barristers serve at St. John’s Shelter for Women; Contact Daniel Kim at 978-3434 or dkim@matheny-sears.com to volunteer July 1 -- Submission deadline for September/October issue of Sacramento Lawyer July 7 -- Joint Section Representatives' and MCLE Committee meeting, noon, SCBA Office July 21 -- Barristers’ Club Nineteenth Annual Summer Associates Reception. Park Ultra Lounge from 5:30-7:30 p.m. This is a hosted event. Contact Amanda Gimbel at agimbel@mathenysears.com or 978-3434 – see page 29 July 27 -- SCBA Appellate Law Section Summer Get-Together. 1007 – 7th Street, Suite 500, 5:30 p.m. Contact sfinelli700@yahoo.com September 1 -- Submission deadline for November/December issue of Sacramento Lawyer September 11 -- ABAS Golf Tournament. Turkey Creek. Contact Golf@ABASLawFoundation.org September 22 -- WLS Artfest at The Vizcaya, 6-8 p.m. Contact Kimberly Lucia at klucia@boutinjones.com or 321-4444 October 12 -- SCBA Annual Bench Bar Reception. California Automobile Museum, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Contact Reception@sacbar.org or call 564-3780 x 200 – see back cover JULY/AUGUST 2011 SACRAMENTO LAWYER 35
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