San Fernando Valley Bar Association

08/20/2026

SFVBA PODCAST: Santa Clarita Valley Bar Association President, Jennifer Calderon Schmuldt. https://youtu.be/59ftXpF7Ccs

Thank you, SFVBA Podcast supporters, Lewitt Hackman, Lawyers'​ Mutual Insurance Company California, and University of West Los Angeles.

08/18/2026

Free for San Fernando Valley Bar Association members. Attend the 2026 Multicultural Bar Alliance of Southern California (MCBA) Summer Mixer, August 27. Mix with judges, lawyers, and members of several other multicultural bar associations. Free food and cash bar.

Registration closes today, August 18. Details: https://sfvba.org/?pg=barallianceevents&evAction=showDetail&eid=352082&evSubAction=viewMonth&calmonth=202608.

The is a proud sponsor of this event.

08/17/2026

From the August 5 New Lawyers Section mixer. Pictured, Nina Niedbalski, from Nemecek & Cole, Chair of the New Lawyers Section. Learn more about and join the San Fernando Valley Bar Association New Lawyers Section: https://sfvba.org/?pg=NewLawyerSectionCommunity.

08/14/2026

TODAY, NOON. Summer AI Update: What’s new in ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini for lawyers. Register here: https://sfvba.org/?pg=events&evAction=showDetail&eid=350928&evSubAction=viewMonth&calmonth=202608.

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are all rolling out their next generation of models this summer. GPT-5.6 just launched with ChatGPT Work. The Claude 5 family is already here, and Google's Gemini 3.5 models are rolling out now. Each release changes what these tools can do in a law practice. Stephen Smith, founder and CEO of Intelligence by Intent, breaks down what is new in each platform and what the changes mean for your practice.

Presented by Stephen Smith.

08/11/2026

TOMORROW. Family Law. "Posthumous Reproduction: A Divine Intervention or A Complex Human Undertaking?" Easy registration: https://sfvba.org/?pg=events&evAction=showDetail&eid=350297&evSubAction=viewMonth&calmonth=202608.

Advances in assisted reproductive technology have created legal questions that courts, clinics, and families are still working out in real time. What happens to stored s***m, eggs, or embryos when one partner dies? Who has the right to use them — and under what conditions? What must be in writing, and what happens when nothing is? Presenter, Maya Shulman.

08/10/2026

We had a great time at the New Lawyers Section mixer last week.

Thank you again to our sponsors, San Fernando Valley Estate Planning Council, University of West Los Angeles, Lewitt Hackman, and Lawyers' Mutual Insurance Company California.

08/06/2026

From the SFVBA Podcast. See the interview with law school valedictorian, Gina Coconato-Hering, Esq.: https://youtu.be/TAQk_UqLrSo?si=S4SFQJpM4RqqFlAO.

Thank you podcast supporters: University of West Los Angeles, Lewitt Hackman, and Lawyers' Mutual Insurance Company California.

SFVBA UWLA Law School Valedictorian, Gina Coconato Hering.Episode...

08/05/2026

Incoming SFVBA President, Robert W. Brown, sits down for an interview with the Managing Editor of Valley Lawyer magazine, M. Jonathan Hayes.

08/04/2026

TOMORROW. New Lawyers Mixer. Registration here: https://sfvba.org/?pg=events&evAction=showDetail&eid=348256&evSubAction=viewMonth&calmonth=202608

08/03/2026

From Valley Lawyer magazine!
Defining the Client in a Family-Driven Context: Ethical Imperatives for Estate Planning Attorneys: https://sfvba.org/?pg=ValleyLawyerMagazineBlog&blAction=showEntry&blogEntry=140138.
By Megan A. Moghtaderi.