2005 Law Day Events Around the County

Celebrating Law Day at the Law Library! Every year around May 1st, the San Diego County Public Law Library participates in Law Day. This year's theme is The American Jury: "We the People" in Action. How much do you know about juries? Take our quiz and find out! Law Library Events At the Main Library, Superior Court Judge David M. Gill will be the featured speaker for a free lecture from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, April 29th. Judge Gill has been on the bench of San Diego's Superior Court for over a quarter of a century. He has seen many juries and has interesting stories to share about how juries work and what happens when they don't. Come join us for an interesting topic by an excellent speaker! An hour of MCLE credit will be available along with refreshments and prizes. Our East County location will have a free legal clinic courtesy of the Foothills Bar Association on Monday, May 2nd from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Light refreshments will be available. Prizes and give-aways will be part of the festive scene. A Loislaw representative will also be on hand to give free demonstrations of this database. On Friday, April 29th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the North County location will have an open house with games, prizes, and light refreshments. Additionally, North County will also host attorney Virginia Lopez from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a legal advice program called "Ask A Lawyer." This program is for both English and Spanish speakers and will address civil litigation matters including consumer law, lemon law, personal injury, insurance law, contracts, landlord-tenant, and family matters including divorce and child support. From noon to 1 p.m., attorney Joel Selick will give a program entitled "The American Jury System." He will offer insights into how attorneys select a jury and what you should expect if you are called for jury duty. On Friday, April 29th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the South Bay location will have an open house with games, prizes, and light refreshments. Additionally, several attorney bar associations around the county are planning some activities to celebrate Law Day or Law Week. Here's a listing of their activities (available at press time). Bar Association Events San Diego County Bar Association -for a full listing of SDCBA's Law Week activities, go to http://www.sdcba.org/cal/ and check out the May calendar. Saturday, April 30th - Free Law at Kobey's. From 7 a.m. - 3 p.m., attorneys will be available for free legal advice at Kobey's Swap Meet at the San Diego Sports Arena. Saturday, April 30th and Sunday, May 1st - Free information about entertainment law at the Guitar Center in La Mesa (8825 Murray Dr.) and also at Borders Books in downtown San Diego (668 6th Ave.). Monday, May 2nd - Elder Law seminars taking place at three locations in the county. Tuesday, May 3rd - Elder Law seminars taking place at three locations in the county. Wednesday, May 4th - SDCBA/KNSD Ask-A-Lawyer, 5 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Call in for free legal advice! Wednesday, May 4th - Family Law Facilitator Program taking place at five court houses around the county. Wednesday, May 4th - Law Week Cocktail Reception, 5:00 pm, Airport Lounge (downtown in Little Italy). Thursday, May 5th - Elder Law seminars taking place at three locations in the county. Friday, May 6th - Law Week Luncheon starts at noon. North County Bar Association -for a full listing of BANSDC's activities, go to http://www.bansdc.org/. Photo, poster, and essay contests for grade school, junior and senior high school students. The theme is "The Right to a Trial by Jury." Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners. Direct questions to Mary Cervantes at (760) 758-5833. May 19th - dinner meeting featuring speaker Mark Mazarella on his work as a jury consultant. Also at this dinner, the prizes for the essay, poster, and photo contests will be awarded.

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