Boundaries of Citizenship
2026-09-10 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 333 Deb Colloquium and Sky Deck, 5th Floor Cotchett Law Center, 333 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Speaker Biographies

Lucia Martel-Dow
Attorney and Director of the New Americans Campaign (NAC), Immigrant Legal Resource Center

Lucia Martel-Dow directs the New Americans Campaign, a national collaborative that expands access to naturalization and trusted legal assistance for immigrants. A Venezuelan-born attorney and former diplomat, she previously led immigration and social-services programs at Canal Alliance and has worked on human rights, immigrant integration, and citizenship policy.

Sidra Mahfouz
Staff Attorney, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project

Sidra Mahfooz is a Staff Attorney at the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project (IRP) based in New York. Prior to joining IRP, Sidra was an Associate in the New York office of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and clerked for the Constitutional Court of South Africa. She is a graduate of Stony Brook University and New York University School of Law.

Sandra Wong
Descendant of Wong Kim Ark

Sandra Wong is a descendant of Wong Kim Ark, whose landmark 1898 Supreme Court victory established that the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born in the United States. After discovering her family’s connection to the case, Wong began researching and publicly preserving her ancestor’s legacy. She has participated in documentary and community projects and speaks about the continuing importance of birthright citizenship.

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International Mediation and Leadership Development Institute (IMDLI)
2026-09-14 08:00 - 2026-09-18 17:00 | 333 Deb Colloquium and Sky Deck, 5th Floor Cotchett Law Center, 333 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
The UC Law San Francisco Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR), at the University of California College of Law, San Francisco, in partnership with the JAMS Foundation, is proud to present the International Mediation Development & Leadership Institute (IMDLI). IMDLI is intended for a diverse group of professionals—lawyers, judges, court administrators, academics, mediators, and others—interested in learning how to cultivate robust mediation ecosystems in their home countries and how to become an effective leader of mediation implementation and development. Top-level U.S. and international experts drawn from the court system, private ADR institutions, and universities will share best practices and lessons learned from decades of ADR reform experience—information that is rarely available to the public. Anticipated topics covered:

How mediation can promote access to justice and help reduce court backlogs
How to design and operate mediation centers (public/court annexed and private)
How to build capacity and ensure that such centers are sustainable into the future
How to draft mediation legislation and rules
The advantages and disadvantages of voluntary, mandatory, and judicial referral models
How to convince mediation skeptics and secure their buy-in
The social, political, economic, and legal ingredients and interventions necessary for a mediation center to thrive and for an ADR ecosystem or culture to take root
The importance of data collection and analysis
What empirical research on ADR tells us about the who, what, where, when, and how of mediation, including what works and what does not
Factors that have helped drive the success of mediation in the U.S. and other key jurisdictions

More information here.
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Center for Racial and Economic Justice - AdDRESS for Success: Adopting Affirming and Legally Compliant Dress Codes as Positive School Climate and Health Protective Policy Interventions Webinar
2026-09-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Webinar
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Aging Well: Health, Housing, and Justice in California
2026-09-23 08:15 - 17:00 | 198 Auditorium
Register here by September 1!
Hosted by UC Law SF, sponsored by Kaiser Permanente Northern California.

Agenda
8:15 AM Breakfast
9 AM- 9:45 AM Welcome

Sarah Hooper, JD, Professor of Practice and Executive Director of the UCSF/UC Law SF Consortium on Law, Science & Health Policy, UC Law San Francisco

Susan DeMarois, Director, California Department of Aging

Katherine S. Ritchey, Vice President and Regional Counsel, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals/Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.

Del Seymour, Founder & Board Vice President, Code Tenderloin

9:45-10:45 AM Plenary Session: Mapping Systems of Health, Housing and Justice for Older Adults in California

Moderator: Lauran Hardin, Chief Integration Officer, HC2 Strategies

Claire Ramsey, JD, MA, Chief Deputy Director for Disability, Adults and Housing Integration, California Department of Social Services

Glenn Tsang, Policy Advisor for Homelessness and Housing, Department of Health Care Services

Margot Kushel, MD, Professor of Medicine and Division Chief of the Division of Health and Society, Director of the Action Research Center for Health and the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, UC San Francisco

Denny Chan, JD, Managing Director, Equity Advocacy, Justice in Aging

10:45-11:00 AM Break
11:00 AM-12:30 PM Plenary Session: Advancing Health, Housing and Justice for Older Californians: What is Working?

Moderator: Wynnelena C. Canio, MD, Chief of Geriatric Medicine, Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center
Michael Ryder, DO, General Manager and Medical Director, Healthcare in Action
Alexis Chettiar, PhD, ACNP-BC, CEO & Co-Founder, Cardea Health
Bertha Hayden-Sanchez, Associate Vice President of Justice for Seniors & Dependent Adults, Bet Tzedek
Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General and the Division of Geriatrics, UCSF

12:30-2 PM Lunch/Networking

2-3:30 PM Breakout Session: Discussion Groups (Indicate preference at registration):
(1) Early Detection and Preventing Housing Loss
(2) Navigating Housing and Care Transitions
(3) Street Outreach and Service Connection
3:30-3:45 PM Transition to Reception

3:45-5 PM Reception and Closing Remarks

Intended Audience
The ability to age well with access to health, housing, and justice is a multidisciplinary, multisector endeavor. We invite leaders and managers of programs that serve older adults and their family caregivers in California in any these areas:

Health care (providers, plans, networks, teams)

Housing

Law/advocacy

Public guardian

LTSS/LTC

Behavioral health

Social services/CBOs

Payment/financing

Research/data analysis/academia

Convening Objectives

Connect health care, housing, advocacy, and other community-based organizations serving older Californians and their caregivers.

Build shared understanding of older adults’ specific needs and barriers across care, housing and advocacy, and strengthen collective knowledge of existing resources and infrastructure intended to support them.

Amplify successful models and strategies for preventing housing loss, navigating across housing and care settings, and supporting older adults in accessing care options in the community or least restrictive settings possible.

Collectively strategize around ways to disseminate and build upon successful models, such as medical-legal partnerships, at the state and local levels

Attendees are encouraged to join a pre-convening online orientation on Tuesday, August 19. This 90-minute session is designed for practitioners who are already working in or adjacent to the aging field but have not had formal exposure to other systems of care. Whether you come from a health or long-term care setting, a housing or community development role, a legal or advocacy background, or community-based social services work, this session will give you a shared map of how the systems fit together, what each one covers, how it is funded, and where the seams and gaps are. No prior expertise across all systems is assumed. Registration and full session details are available here.
San Francisco Travel Guide

A Hui Hou Chancellor and Dean David Faigman
2026-09-25 21:00 - 23:30 | Oahu Country Club, 150 Country Club Rd, Honolulu, HI, 96817, United States
The Hawaii Alumni Chapter invites you to join us in Honolulu for a special evening honoring Chancellor and Dean David Faigman. Enjoy great food and drinks while reconnecting with fellow alumni. All Hawaii alumni and guests are welcome!
A Hui Hou Chancellor and Dean David Faigman
Friday, September 25
6:00 – 8:30 PM (HST)
Oahu Country Club | 150 Country Club Rd, Honolulu, HI
A heartfelt mahalo to our Hawaii Alumni Chapter leader, Dan Vermillion ’09, and planning committee Crystal Rose ’82, Cheryl Hetherington ’79, and George Hetherington ’78 for bringing this event to life.
Please register by September 8th at uclawsf.edu/hawaii2026

Untamed Unicorns: A Book Talk With Renee Jones
2026-09-30 12:30 - 13:30 | 333-201
Open to all UC Law SF students
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Annual Supreme Court Review & Preview
2026-09-30 12:30 - 14:00 | 198 Auditorium

Center for Racial and Economic Justice - Litigating Adultification Bias in Criminal Cases Webinar
2026-10-02 12:00 - 13:30 | Webinar

Reflective Mediation Practice Group
2026-10-14 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-11-11 17:30 - 19:30 | 198 McAllister St., 198 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Bring your mediation practice to the next level by participating in a reflective practice group!
Reflective practice groups are among the most effective ongoing learning experiences available to mediators. Under the guidance of an experienced mediator and facilitator, a small group of mediators meets regularly to take turns reflecting on their individual mediation cases. The group supports the mediator presenting a case to discover what mediator interventions worked best and what mediator behaviors created challenges. This collaborative exploration enhances awareness of the dynamics at play and increases the potential of learning from each mediation experience. Participants will be expected to anonymize all case identifying information so as to ensure strict confidentiality.
Beginning in January 2026, the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) at UC Law San Francisco will offer a 6-session monthly practice group led by experienced mediator and mediation trainer Howard Herman. Currently a mediator at JAMS, Howard pioneered the use of practice groups for mediators at the U.S. District Court in San Francisco where he led the court’s ADR Program for 23 years, and where many mediators participated continuously in groups he led for over 15 years. Howard also has led practice groups for mediators in India and Brazil. Howard’s fuller biography can be found at jamsadr.com/herman.

Group Structure and Approach
The group will meet in person. It will be limited to 12 participants and is open to all practicing mediators. Generally, each session will be focused on mediator presentations of cases in which they have been involved. Rather than starting with a topic, discussion flows from what actually happened and the choices the mediator made throughout the process.
Key to a successful group is the creation of a safe and confidential environment of mutual support and respect, making stable membership and small group size important. Participants commit to in-person attendance at all six two-hour sessions, and to write up and present at least one case for discussion during the six-month period.
MCLE: 12 hours general credit for the series, including 1 hour of elimination of bias credit (excludes implicit bias/bias reducing strategies), 1 hour of competence credit (excludes prevention and detection), and 1 hour of ethics credit
Cost: $595 for the full series
If you are interested in joining the group, please complete this application.
Applications will be taken on a rolling basis until the group is full.

Fourth Annual Emerita Chancellor & Dean Mary Kay Kane Excellence Awards
2026-11-12 12:30 - 13:30 | 200 ARC, Alumni Reception Center, 200 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States

Reflective Mediation Practice Group
2026-12-09 17:30 - 19:30 | 198 McAllister St., 198 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Bring your mediation practice to the next level by participating in a reflective practice group!

Announcing Summer and Fall practice group dates – space is available for additional participants in the practice group from July through December 2026

Reflective practice groups are among the most effective ongoing learning experiences available to mediators. Under the guidance of an experienced mediator and facilitator, a small group of mediators meets regularly to take turns reflecting on their individual mediation cases. The group supports the mediator presenting a case to discover what mediator interventions worked best and what mediator behaviors created challenges. This collaborative exploration enhances awareness of the dynamics at play and increases the potential of learning from each mediation experience. Participants will be expected to anonymize all case identifying information so as to ensure strict confidentiality.

Beginning in January 2026, the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) at UC Law San Francisco has offered a monthly practice group led by experienced mediator and mediation trainer Howard Herman. Currently a mediator at JAMS, Howard pioneered the use of practice groups for mediators at the U.S. District Court in San Francisco where he led the court’s ADR Program for 23 years, and where many mediators participated continuously in groups he led for over 15 years. Howard also has led practice groups for mediators in India, Brazil, Ecuador, and Poland. Howard’s fuller biography can be found at jamsadr.com/herman.

Group Structure and Approach

The group meets in person. It is limited to 12 participants and is open to all practicing mediators. Generally, each session will be focused on mediator presentations of cases in which they have been involved. Rather than starting with a topic, discussion flows from what actually happened and the choices the mediator made throughout the process.

Key to a successful group is the creation of a safe and confidential environment of mutual support and respect, making stable membership and small group size important. Participants commit to in-person attendance at all six two-hour sessions, and to present at least one case for discussion during the six-month period.

MCLE: 12 hours general credit for the series, including 1 hour of elimination of bias credit (excludes implicit bias/bias reducing strategies), 1 hour of competence credit (excludes prevention and detection), and 1 hour of ethics credit

Cost: $595 for the full series

If you are interested in joining the group, please complete this application.

Applications will be taken on a rolling basis until the group is full.
