From the President
Yoshiaki C. Kubota Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
... And Justice for All
Celebrate Justice Day in Sacramento May 3 with Consumer Attorneys of California
As California struggles to balance its
budget, all areas of government will be affected. Our courts will not be immune to these struggles. With our State’s budget issues there has been talk of possible court closures due to the financial short- falls. But that does not have to be the case.
On May 3, Consumer Attorneys of
California (CAOC) is sponsoring “Justice Day” in Sacramento, an opportunity to meet with legislators in their offices. This year “Justice Day” is being held in con- junction with CAOC’s 50th Anniversary dinner. “Justice Day” should be an oppor- tunity for us to reflect on the importance of what we have done and what we should do as trial lawyers – seek justice for all. In reflecting on the 50th Anniversary of CAOC and my duty as a trial lawyer, I am reminded of a pledge that I took beginning from the first days of elementary school.
Every morning upon arrival at school the first order of business was the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. I pledged an allegiance to the United
States of America and for which it stands: “with liberty and justice for all.” As a trial lawyer, I believe what I do is in direct pur- suit of this pledge. I advocate for those who cannot advocate for themselves. I advo- cate on their behalf in pursuit of seeking justice for all, one person at a time. CAOC’s “Justice Day” is another
opportunity for all trial lawyers to follow through with our Pledge of the United States. We pledged an allegiance to seek lib- erty and justice for all. “Justice Day” gives many of us another opportunity to pursue
the goal of seeking justice for all. Advocating in the courtroom is but one method of following though with that pledge and with our current State budget issues, we may not have access to the courtrooms necessary to timely and justly fulfill our pledge. Therefore, in further pursuant of our pledge, we have an obliga- tion to attend “Justice Day.” “Justice Day” is an opportunity for
local attorneys from across the State to talk to their legislators. We will have an opportunity to remind our legislators that our pledge requires us to seek justice for all, which necessarily requires fully fund- ed courts. Without open courtrooms, jus- tice will be delayed, and therefore denied. The Orange County Trial Lawyers
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Association understands the incredible obligation that we have to fulfill our pledge. In furtherance of our pledge, OCTLA is committed to help as many lawyers as possible to attend “Justice Day.” OCTLA will provide incentives to its members to attend by providing a dis- count to airline flights for those OCTLA members who attend the Monday evening OCTLA reception. OCTLA plans on bringing the largest number of lawyers to attend “Justice Day.” It is important that we talk to our legislators to remind them that our courts need appropriate funding so that all persons who have pledged an allegiance can fulfill our pledge to these United States. For more information of participating in Justice Day, please see
www.caoc.org.
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