Laura V. Farber Pasadena, California
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- Areas of Practice:
- Litigation & Appeals
- Employment Law
- Business & Commercial Law
- Civil Rights
- Personal Injury
- Real Estate Law
- Bar Admissions:
- California, 1990
- District of Columbia, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1992
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1991
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1992
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1992
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2005
- Education:
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude - University of California, Los Angeles, California
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: With Departmental Highest Honors, Mortar Board
- Representative Cases:
- Garstang v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, 39 Cal.App. 4th 526 (1995)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Speaker, Investigating Sexual Harassment Claims, ABA Annual Meeting, Toronto, 1998
- Speaker, The Early Years: Young Lawyer's Strategies for Success, Los Angeles County Barristers
- "Myths About Diversity" Panel Speaker, American Bar Association Real Property, Probate & Trusts Law Section, American Bar Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August 9, 2003
- Honors and Awards:
- One of Top 50 Women Lawyers in Los Angeles, Featured in Los Angeles Business Journal
- 2003 Spirit of Excellence Award Recipient, ABA Commission on Racial & Ethnic Diversity
- YWCA Woman of Excellence in the Law, March 26, 2004
- 2004 Southern California Super Lawyer Under 40
- 2005 - 2006 Southern California Super Lawyer
- 2006 - 2007 Southern California Super Lawyer
- 2007 - 2008 Southern California Super Lawyer
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association, General Practice Division, 2008 - 2009
- Secretary
- American Bar Association, General Practice Solo and Small Firm Section, 2006 - 2008
- Director
- American Bar Association, General Practice Section, 2003 - 2007
- Council
- American Bar Association, General Practice Section, 2004 - 2005
- External Activities Group Coordinator
- American Bar Association General Practice Section, Fall Meeting, 2004
- Co-Chair, Host Committee
- American Bar Association, General Practice Section, 2003 - 2004
- Chair, Diversity Committee
- American Bar Association, General Practice Section, 2002 - 2004
- Chair, Public Service Committee
- American Bar Association, Commission on Youth At Risk
- Vice-Chair, 2006 - 2008
- American Bar Association, Commission on Domestic Violence
- Member, 2005 - 2008
- American Bar Association Journal, Board of Editors, 2006 - 2009
- Member
- American Bar Association, Section Officers Conference, 2004 - 2008
- Chair, Policy & Operations Committee & Long Range Planning Committee
- American Bar Association, Section Officers Conference, 2003 - 2008
- Executive Committee
- American Bar Association, Section Officers Conference Liaison, 2003 - 2005
- Board of Governor's Program and Planning Committee
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 2001 - 2002
- Chair
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 2001 - 2002
- Chair
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 2000 - 2001
- Chair - Elect
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1999 - 2000
- Secretary/Treasurer
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1999 - 2000
- Liaison, Commission On Women In The Profession
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1997 - 2000
- Member, Committee on Long Range Planning
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1997 - 1999
- District Representative, (District 32, Southern California)
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1997 - 1998
- Member, Cabinet
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1998 - 1999
- Chair, Host Committee, Mid-Year Meeting Los Angeles
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1997 - 1998
- Chair, Professional Development Conference
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1997 - 1998
- Member, Committee on Resolutions
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1997 - 1998
- Chair, Host Committee, Spring AOP
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1996 - 1998
- Competition Judge, Award of Achievement
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1996 - 1997
- Member, Host Committee, San Francisco Annual Meeting
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Affiliate Outreach Project National Conferences, 1996 - 1997
- Team Vice Chair
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
- Member Planning Board, Committee on Women in the Profession
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1995 - 1996
- Public Subgrant Judge
- American Bar Association, 2003 - 2005
- Member, Governance Commission
- American Bar Association, 2002 - 2003
- President-Elect, Archer's President Appointments Committee
- American Bar Association, 2003 - 2004
- President-Elect, Grey's Presidential Appointments Committee
- American Bar Association, 2005 - 2006
- President-Elect, Mathis' Presidential Appointments Committee
- American Bar Association, Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section, 2007 - 2008
- Chair, Law in Public Service Committee
- American Bar Association, Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section
- Member, ABA - Tips Committee, 2006 - 2008
- American Bar Association, Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section
- Member, Law in Public Service Committee, 2005 - 2007
- American Bar Association, Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section, 2005
- Member, Fall Conference Planning Committee
- American Bar Association, House of Delegates, 2004 - 2008
- Vice-Chair, Select Committee
- American Bar Association, House of Delegates, 2004 - 2007
- Member, Nominating Committee
- American Bar Association, House of Delegates, 2002 - 2004
- Member, Tellers Committee
- American Bar Association, 2004 - 2005
- President-Elect, Greco's Presidential Initiative Planning Group
- American Bar Association, Fund for Justice and Education, 2002 - 2003
- Member, Council
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Barristers, 1995 - 1996
- President-Elect
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Barristers, 1994 - 1995
- Vice President
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Barristers, 1992 - 1994
- Member, Executive Committee
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Barristers, 1994 - 1995
- Chair, Committee on Bias in the Legal Profession
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Barristers, 1991 - 1993
- Member, Committee on Education
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Barristers, 1992
- Member, Committee on Strategic Planning
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Barristers, 1992 - 1994
- Chair, Committee on Bench and Bar Relations
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2005 - 2009
- Delegate, American Bar Association House of Delegates
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1993 - 1996
- Delegate, Conference of Delegates
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1995 - 1997
- Trustee, LACBA Board of Trustees
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1992 - 1997
- Member, Section of Litigation, Inns of Court
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Member, LACBA Nominating Committee
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Member, Committee on Minorities in the Legal Profession
- Mexican-American Bar Association
- Member
- State Bar of California
- Member, Section of Litigation
- Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, 2008 - 2010
- Chairperson, Judging Committee
- Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, 2004 - 2006
- Chair, Membership Development Committee
- Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, 2005 - 2006
- Co-Chair Strategic Planning Committee Membership Retention Task Force
- Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, 2006 - 2008
- Chair, Decorating Places Committee
- Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, 2002 - 2004
- Vice Chair, Fanfest Committee
- Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, 2000 - 2002
- Executive Committee, At-Large Member
- Pasadena Educational Foundation, 1993 - 1999
- Member, Committee on Business
- YWCA, 2004 - 2005
- Nominating Committee
- YWCA, 1998 - 2001
- Public Policy Committee Chair
- YWCA, 2000 - 2001
- Vice President, Public Policy
- YWCA, 1997 - 2000
- Member, Board of Directors
- Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
- Member
- Latina Lawyers of Los Angeles
- Member
- Languages:
- Spanish
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