Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association, in partnership with Legal Aid Society of San Diego and our co-sponsors, presents our annual Neighborhood Law School Series. Each session will cover a different area of law with a member of the legal community.
In August and September 2025, we will have the following NLS workshops at the Malcolm X/Valencia Park Library, starting at 6:00PM:
8/12 – Know your Rights – Attorney Troy Owens and Judge Roderick Shelton
8/19 – Family Law/Juvenile Law – Judges Tilisha Martin and Sherry Thompson-Taylor
8/26 – Personal Injury – Attorney Douglas Oden
9/2 – Employment Law – Attorney Hali Anderson
9/9 – Landlord/Tenant and Housing Rights – Attorneys Allison Snow and Rolando Gudiel S.
9/16 – Estate Planning: Wills, Trusts and More – Attorneys Loan Shillinger and Marquetta Stewart-Brown
Location:
Valencia Park/Malcolm X Branch Library
5148 Market Street
San Diego, CA 92114
2025 Co-Sponsors:
San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association
Filipino American Lawyers of San DIego
Arab American Bar Association
Tom Homann LGBTQ+ Law Association
Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego
NLS is a 6-week program comprised of FREE legal seminars offered to the community once a week. The courses are designed to give the San Diego community a general overview of useful legal information on a variety of topics, including, but not limited to: Know Your Rights, Record Expungement, Immigration, Landlord/Tenant Rights', Family Law, Juvenile Law, Hate Crimes, Wills Estates and Trusts, and Consumer Protection