Family Law Advocates Group, PC

Put on your purple this #PurpleThursday and tune in to Family Violence Appellate Project's virtual battle-of-the-bands and fundraiser, Banding Together to End Domestic Violence, at 6pm on www.fvapbotb.com! #DVAM #BandingTogether #DomesticViolence #RaiseAwareness

The United Nations has declared that domestic violence is the shadow pandemic of COVID-19. https://www.unwomen.org//press-release-the-shadow-pandemic

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dads-evoking-change-presents-d

Tomorrow, Norah Alyami will be interviewed by Jason Seals, Chair of the Ethnic Studies Department for Merritt College, at a virtual event presented by Dads Evoking Change. Read more about this important organization (and see Norah/FLAG's shout out) in the article below.

We must take care of our bodies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2020 STATEMENT OF THE CHARLES HOUSTON BAR ASSOCIATION ON THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD The Charles Houston Bar Associati...on mourns the passing of George Floyd, 46, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, whose life was taken on May 25, 2020 by four police officers of the Minneapolis Police Department. Our sincerest condolences to Mr. Floyd’s family, friends, and the millions of people who have felt the pain caused by this tragic incident. While most of us who grieve did not know Mr. Floyd personally, his death reopens a deep wound which prevents many of us from feeling safe in public spaces. Despite the progress made in recent decades towards a more equal society, the taking of Mr. Floyd’s life is a stark reminder that in the eyes of many, the loss of a Black life does not matter. We respect and appreciate the role of law enforcement officers in our society. Many of our members work with and depend on those officers on a daily basis in our roles as judges, prosecutors, and local government officials. All of us benefit from the sacrifices made by the men and women of law enforcement and the professionalism in which they serve our community. With that said, it is of the utmost importance that Mr. Floyd and his family receive prompt and adequate justice. We call on the appropriate local, state, and federal officials with authority over the incident involving Mr. Floyd to carry out a full and complete investigation, and to hold those responsible for his death accountable. We also call on all local law enforcement agencies here in the San Francisco Bay Area, and beyond, to conduct training of their officers which specifically includes a review of the incident involving Mr. Floyd to lessen the risk of similar incidents in the future. The loss of George Floyd’s life must not be in vain. Let his death serve as a moment of reflection that we, as Americans, have not yet reached our goal of a truly equal society and that there is still much work to be done. Let him inspire us to double our efforts to work towards a moment in history where racism is a relic of the past never to be tolerated again. # # #

We just released this year's Case-Annotated Compendium of Domestic Violence Laws. Get access by visiting our Legal Resource Library at http://fvaplaw.org/legal-resource-library

Governor Newsom Appoints Judge Joscelyn Jones to Alameda County Superior Court. Joscelyn Jones, 63, of Brentwood, has been appointed to serve as a judge in the Alameda County Superior Court. Jones has served as a judge pro tem in the Alameda County Superior Court Probate Division since 2016 and has been president, CEO and attorney at Jones Torru Law P.C. since 1997. She was an adjunct professor at the John F. Kennedy University College of Law from 2006 to 2015. Jones was ass...istant chief counsel at the Bayview Hunters Point Foundation in 2000. She was a deputy state public defender from 1995 to 1996 and a sole practitioner from 1992 to 1995. Jones was interim director of the Criminal Defender Program at the New College of California School of Law from 1992 to 1994. She was a deputy public defender at the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office from 1990 to 1991 and at the Contra Costa County Public Defender’s Office from 1983 to 1990. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte. Jones is a Democrat. See more

Please join us for a Facebook Live session on Domestic Violence and COVID-19 with CHBA Member Norah Alyami, ESQ of Family Law Advocates Group, PC on Friday, April 24th at Noon.

bout to get started!!!

Like our page, Family Law Advocates Group, PC, in order to tune in to the live FB presentation on domestic violence and corona!! Friday, April 10, 2020 at 12noon (PST)!