Law Offices of Hanlon and Rief

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The Executive Committee of the Criminal Law Section wishes to congratulate our very own Sara Rief who was elected Secretary of the California Lawyers Association!

Meet, connect and network with us, The Bar Association of San Francisco and many other Bar Leaders in San Francisco. Our Evening Reception is August 9th at 5:30 pm:

Interested in Felony Sentencing? We have two upcoming webinars coming up covering this topic: July 24th 101 session: https://calawyers.org/event/webinar-felony-sentencing-101/ July 31st Advanced session: https://calawyers.org/e/webinar-advanced-felony-sentencing/

A new program from Stanford looks to remove bias in the decisions made by prosecutors. CACJ Vice-President Eric Schweitzer is quoted in the article as saying, ..."this innovative approach that Stanford appears to have designed might be a good first step for prosecutors to root out their own bias." See more

Great blog post by @Ashley Riser on California's five pending bills relating to criminal justice reform. http://bayareacriminaldefense.blogspot.com//criminal-justi #criminaljusticereform #california #AB1076 #AB392 #SB230 #AB694 #criminaljustice #goldenstate

New poll shows Californians favor life without parole over death penalty.

It's true! CA allows applicants to take the Bar Exam without going to law school. Applicants must study in a law office or judge's chamber & meet other rules. T...he State Bar takes pride in the fact that, to foster the profession's diversity, we offer more pathways to law than any other state! #CAbarexam #legaldiversity #AccessToJustice #A2J http://ow.ly/sqVO50pUDJn See more

CLA wishes all of our colleagues a happy Be Kind To Lawyers Day!

Bryan Stevenson was an integral part of a successful change of venue motion from our office based on the racial make up of the county and blatant racism in the jury pool.

Criminal Law Executive Committee Members attend CLA Legislative Day in Sacramento!