The Bar Association offers its members a variety of means to continue their legal educations and participate in the operation of the Association. Section chairs serve for a calendar year are appointed by the President.
Sections meetings are open to all Bar Association members and explore issues and developments in different areas of the law. The Bar Association is a California State Bar approved provider of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education and many of the Section programs qualify for MCLE credit.
Section dues, starting January 1, 2023, will be $35 per section, include any MCLE costs associated with meetings offered by each section.
To see all upcoming MCLE events provided by the Sections, go to the top of this page and click on the Calendar, or click here.
To have a printout of our section Chairs and Co-Chairs with section details, click here.
Are you new to the San Mateo County Community? Is this your first-year practicing and would like to get involved? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, click here for more information on how to become part of the Barristers Section.
ADR Section Chair: Christopher C. Cooke Murphy Cooke Kobrick, LLP 177 Bovet Rd., Ste. 600 San Mateo, CA 94402 (650) 638-2370 | Barristers Section Chair: Mallory Barr Goodwin Procter LLP 601 Marshall Street Redwood City, CA 94063 (650) 752-3332 | Barristers Section Co-Chair: Anderson Lam Galine Frye Fitting & Frangos 411 Borel Ave., Ste. 500 San Mateo, CA 94402 (650) 345-8484 |
Corporate In-House Counsel Section  Chair: Carolyn R. Adler Hewlett Packard Enterprise 1140 Enterprise Way MS 3104 Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (650) 857-625 | Criminal Law Section  Chair: Ariel Rief Rief Legal 620 Jefferson Ave. Redwood City, CA 94063 (650) 649-7177 | Criminal Law Section Co-Chair: David Nazzaro Law Office of David T. Nazzaro 3182 Campus Dr Ste 194 San Mateo, CA 94403 (650) 477-6182 |
Estate Planning and Probate Section Chair: Joe Gruber Aaron, Riechert, Carpol & Riffle 333 Twin Dolphin Dr., Ste. 350 San Mateo, CA 94402 (650) 524-2144 | Estate Planning and Probate Section Co-Chair: Martin Behn Hopkins & Carley, A Law Corporation 200 Page Mill Rd., Ste. 200 Palo Alto, CA 94306 (650) 804-7630 | Family Law Section  Chair: Brooke Murphy Madigan & Lewis, LLP 411 Borel Ave., Ste. 550 Suite 440 San Mateo, CA 94402 (650) 482-8480 |
Family Law Section  Co-Chair: Joanna M. Wald Viola Law Firm 411 1st Ave. San Mateo, CA 94401 (650) 343-6400 | Government/Municipal Law Section Chair: Jean Savaree Aaronson, Dickerson, Cohn & Lanzone 1001 Laurel St., Ste. A San Carlos, CA 94070 (650) 453-3911 | Government/Municipal Law Section  Chair: David A. Siberman San Mateo County Counsel 400 County Center, 6th Fl. Redwood City, CA 94063 (650) 363-4749 |
Labor & Employment Section Chair: April S. Glatt Chauvel & Glatt, LLP 66 Bovet Road, Suite 280 San Mateo, CA 94402 (650) 573-9500 | Labor & Employment Section Co-Chair: Natalia Canas Chauvel & Glatt, LLP 66 Bovet Road, Suite 280 San Mateo, CA 94402 (909) 518-1058 | Public Interest Section Chair: Renee Chantler Chantler Law LLP, 1900 S Norfolk St, Ste 350 San Mateo, CA 94403 (650) 250-5332 |
Real Estate Section Chair: Mark Watson Law Office of Mark C. Watson 533 Airport Blvd. Ste. 100 Burlingame, CA 94010 (650) 692-4004 | Women Lawyers’ Section Chair: Sumble Manzoor Corey Luzaich De Ghetaldi & Riddle LLP 700 El Camino Real Millbrae, CA 94030 (650) 871-5666 | Women Lawyers’ Section Co-Chair: Marian FitzGerald Law Offices of Marian FitzGerald P.O. Box 441 Burlingame, CA 94011 (650) 766-2565 |