Social Justice Concentration Info Session
2026-03-30 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 200-122, 200 McAllister, San Francisco, CA, 94102
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Celebrating Richard Marcus: UC Law Journal's Festschrift Issue
2026-03-30 16:00 - 18:00 | 333 Deb Colloquium and Sky Deck, 5th Floor Cotchett Law Center, 333 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
The Provost and Academic Dean’s Office and the UC Law Journal cordially invite you to join us in honoring Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Law and Horace O. Coil Chair in Litigation Rick Marcus and the publication of a special Festschrift issue recognizing his lifetime of scholarly achievements. The celebration will take place on March 30 at 4:00 p.m.

Speakers, all of whom contributed articles for the special journal issue, include, in addition to Professor Marcus:

UC Law SF Board of Directors member Simona Agnolucci (’06)
UC Berkeley Law Professor of Jurisprudence Andrew Bradt
Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein Founding Partner Elizabeth Cabraser
Michigan Law Emeritus Professor of Law Edward Cooper
UC Law SF Distinguished Professor Scott Dodson
UC Law SF Chancellor & Dean and Distinguished Professor David Faigman
United States District Court Judge Lee Rosenthal
Stanford Law School Professor of Law and Associate Dean Diego Zambrano

To access the full articles from the special journal issue, please click here.

The event takes place in the Deb Colloquium Room in Cotchett Law Center (333 Golden Gate), runs from 4:oo-6:00p.m., and concludes with a reception. The event is open to UC Law SF faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
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** This is open only to current UC Law SF students, faculty, staff and alumni. This event is closed to the public audience or folks not affiliated with UC Law SF. **

VITA Tax Clinic
2026-03-30 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-04-06 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-04-13 17:00 - 19:00 | UC Law SF, 200 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102, 200 McAllister, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
During the 2025 tax filing season, the UC Law SF Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) clinic will be in-person, located at 200 McAllister Street at Hyde in San Francisco. The clinic will run on Mondays from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, beginning February 9, 2026, through April 13, 2026, excluding February 16 and March 2. The VITA clinic is drop-in only and does not take appointments.
Please bring with you:

Photo ID & Social Security Card or ITIN for each person on your tax return
W-2 for all jobs
All 1099s, 1098s, and any other tax forms
Your household’s health coverage information, including Forms 1095-A, B, or C, if applicable
If you received the Advanced Child Tax Credit in 2023, Letter 6419
Last year’s tax return
Savings/ checking account and routing numbers for direct deposit
Clients are encouraged to wear a well-fitting mask (N95, KN95, or equivalent) on site

For more information about the VITA clinic, including what to bring with you to have your taxes prepared, please see this flyer. If you have questions, you can email us at vita@uclawsf.edu or call us at 628-207-1956.

CEALS Presents - Bumps on China's Belt and Road
2026-04-01 12:30 - 13:30 | 200-640, 200 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA, 94102
Featured Speaker: Professor John Ohnesorge, University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 12:30-1:30 PM
Location: Room 200-640 (200 McAllister St, UC Law SF in Room 640)

The Belt and Road Initiative, announced by Xi Jinping in 2013, has provided the framing for a dramatic expansion of China’s reach into the global economy. Please join the Center for East Asian Legal Studies for a talk with Professor John Ohnesorge who will briefly describe the Initiative and debates surrounding it, then focus on key current economic and geopolitical challenges to its continued expansion.

Professor John Ohnesorge is Professor of Law, Director of the East Asian Legal Studies Center, and founder and director of the Compliance Initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School. A native of Minneapolis, Professor Ohnesorge received his B.A. from St. Olaf College (English and Psychology, 1985), his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School (cum laude, 1989), and his S.J.D. from Harvard Law School (2002). He spent several years in East Asia, as a teacher and law student in Shanghai in the 1980s, as a lawyer in private practice in Seoul in the 1990s, and as a visiting scholar at Seoul National University. He spent 2023 as a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar at Yonsei University in Seoul. His research interests include Administrative Law, Politics and Compliance, Law and Economic Development, East Asian Legal System Development, and International Economic Law.

A light lunch will be provided.

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Constitutional Democracy and Cookies
2026-04-02 12:30 - 13:30 | Dining Commons
Professor Ming Chen will be tabling this session. Please stop by!

Spring Symposium: Learning from FCI Dublin
2026-04-03 09:00 - 16:00 | 198-213
Symposium on incarceration of women and harms at FCI Dublin.

Center for Racial and Economic Justice - Litigating Adultification Bias in Criminal Cases Webinar
2026-04-03 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar
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Center for Racial and Economic Justice - Juvenile Court Fines and Fees: Unseen Shackles Webinar
2026-04-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar

Symposium: Abolition in Teaching and Practice
2026-04-10 08:00 - 19:00 | 198 Auditorium
This symposium will explore how abolition is taught and practiced in law, community, and academic settings, emphasizing the expertise of both directly impacted people and allies.

Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfutu_rhQtO9GmXf4qRLYFxCnN2ocSv3HLvqza9keSkwp4F0Q/viewform

Constitutional Democracy and Cookies
2026-04-10 12:30 - 13:30 | Dining Commons
Professor Jodi Short, Professor Seema Patel, and Chancellor & Dean David Faigman will be tabling this session. Please stop by!

Northern District of California Historical Society Program on Wong Kim Ark and Birthright Citizenship
2026-04-15 17:00 - 18:30 | Northern District of California Ceremonial Courtroom, 450 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, 94102, United States
Birthright Citizenship and the 14th Amendment: A Re-enactment of the Landmark Wong Kim Ark Case followed by a discussion with attorneys, judges, and faculty

Admission is free for students, staff, and faculty.

Attorney CLE credit is available for $50.

People may attend in-person or via Zoom. For in person attendees, there is a reception immediately following the program.

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The Moral Turn in Administrative Law
2026-05-01 09:00 - 17:00 | 333 Deb Colloquium and Sky Deck, 5th Floor Cotchett Law Center, 333 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Toward a Critical Theory of Moral Administration is an in-person workshop to be held at UC Law San Francisco on Friday, May 1, 2026. The workshop provides a forum to develop ideas about and theories of “moral administration”—a trend in legal scholarship, jurisprudence, and administrative practice toward foregrounding substantive moral values as the basis for administrative law and policy. The workshop will be structured as a series of round-table style dialogues organized around broad themes such as: situating moral administration theoretically, clarifying the substantive morals that should guide administration, and methodological and practical considerations of operationalizing moral administration within a pluralist, democratic polity.
Program Schedule
Stay tuned for more details!
Hotel Accommodations
Please feel free to arrange lodging at one of the partner hotels below, which are offering discounted rates for UC Law San Francisco.

The Proper Hotel San Francisco
📍 45 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102🔗 Booking Link – Special Rate for UC Law SF
InterContinental Hotel San Francisco
📍 888 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103
🔗 Booking Link – Special Rate for UC Law SF
The Marker Union Square San Francisco Hotel
📍 501 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102
🔗 Booking Link – Special Rate for UC Law SF
Corporate Code: NEGUCLS

Travel Grant / Travel Reimbursements
If you are receiving a travel grant (up to $1,000), please email your receipts to Cynthia Diaz at diazcynthia@uclawsf.edu. Per UC Law SF policy, you will need to submit a W-9 form to processes your reimbursement. You can download a blank W-9 form here.

HIV & Infant Feeding Symposium
2026-05-14 09:00 - 13:00
Join this half day online symposium to learn more about supporting women and birthing people with HIV in their infant feeding journey. Speakers will share updates on data and guidelines regarding breast/chestfeeding for people with HIV, discuss the nuances of shared decision making and the practicalities of guideline implementation across different settings, and provide materials that participants can use to advance informed free choice in infant feeding decisions, combat stigma, empower pregnant and lactating people with HIV, and change culture and policy in their institution.
RSVP here.

CME information:

The AAFP has reviewed Symposium on HIV and Infant Feeding and deemed it acceptable for up to 3.50 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 05/14/2026 to 05/14/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

Speaker list:

Lisa Abuogi, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado

Ifeyinwa Asiodu, PhD, RN, IBCLC, FAAN, Associate Professor, University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing

Emily A. Barr, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, CNM, ACRN, FACNM, FAAN, Associate Professor, University at Buffalo School of Nursing, Director of Translational Innovation and Maternal-Child and Family Health

Ciarra “Ci Ci” Covin, MS, HS-BCP, Director of Programs, The Well Project

Laura Cox, MS, RN, PHN

Alyssa Crawford, Informed Decision Making Toolkit, IDT

Karen Deutsch, FNP, MPH, Mother, Child and Adolescent HIV Program at UC San Diego

Kytara Epps, MPH, Public Health and Advocacy Strategist, Center for HIV Law and Policy

Jennifer McKinney MD MPH, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine

Heather O’Connor, Certified Breastfeeding Counselor

Lealah Pollock, MD MS AAHIVS, Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

Fundamentals of Mediation
2026-08-31 08:30 - 2026-09-04 18:00 | Deb Colloquium Room, 333 Golden Gate, San Francisco, CA, United States
A 40-hour basic mediation training program, including certificate of completion and optional MCLE credit.
The UC Law SF Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) presents its’ annual 40-hour comprehensive mediation practitioner training. This program provides a unique blend of mediation theory, hands-on mediation skills training, and an exploration of the sensibilities and personal qualities required to be an effective mediator.
This in-person program is useful for a range of professionals who deal with people in conflict, and any attorney who represents clients in mediation, to understand the process and to be more effective in representing clients in mediation. We also encourage participation of international attorneys, notaries and Hastings LL.M. students. No prior training or experience required.

In this highly interactive and dynamic training, participants from around the world learn the theory and practice of mediation. The methodology consists of a mixture of discussion, skill building exercises and role play. All participants will have the opportunity to practice multiple times in the client, advocate and mediator roles and will receive personalized feedback and coaching from professional mediators.
We start with the psychology and behavior of people in conflict and the different process choices parties can make when seeking to resolve conflict. We examine the different styles or models of mediation and the implications of those models for the client experience. We then explore and practice every phase of a mediation, from opening and setting the stage, to exploration of interests and issues, negotiating agreements, preparation of settlement documents and closure.

Combined with the practice of these phases, participants build critical communication and process management skills including how to:

Maintain neutrality
Balance power
Select appropriate influencing strategies
Decide whether, when and how to use private sessions (“caucus”)
Facilitate the “money dance”
Conduct a methodical alternatives analysis
Employ techniques for overcoming impasse
Convey “difficult” messages
Use active listening
Ask questions to move the clients in helpful directions
Handle difficult behavior and “reframe” problematic statements

Finally, we cover mediator ethics, process confidentiality, working with representatives and co-mediation.

What participants have to say:
“Fantastic! So happy I chose this program, it blew away my expectations. The role playing was especially valuable to measure progress and enforce the teaching.” – BT 2022

“I quit my job as a teacher to work in the Office of Civil Rights doing in-house dispute resolution and mediation. I could not have gotten this position without taking CNDR’s Fundamentals of Mediation Training, and I am so grateful for all of the skills I gained. I re-read Prof. Ford’s Peace at Work and feel even more prepared to take on this next challenge.” – BL, 2024

Format
All 40 hours will take place in-person during a live class, including small group role plays with individualized coaching. Each day includes 1.5 hours of total breaks.
Dates
Monday, August 31 – Friday, September 4, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. each day (PST)
Location
UC Law SF, 198 McAllister, San Francisco, CA 94102 (in-person training only)
MCLE
40 hours of California MCLE credits available, including 1.5 hrs Elimination of Bias and 2 hrs Legal Ethics. Be sure to select the “add on” for MCLE credit at checkout. MCLE Provider #9545.
Registration

Standard Registration Fee – $2,295
Alumni, Government, and Nonprofit Rate – $2,095

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Registration closes one week prior to the training, or when enrollments have reached maximum capacity, whichever comes first. Space is limited; register early.
Another training is scheduled for March 2-6, 2026. See more information here.
Questions to CNDR@uclawsf.edu.

Instructor

Adjunct Professor John Ford, BA LLB (UCT) is an experienced workplace mediator and soft-skills trainer. John studied law at the University of Cape Town before moving to Namibia, where he practiced from 1988 to 1995. Initially, he focused on representing survivors of human-rights abuses. After Namibian independence in 1990, his focus shifted to labor and employment law. John moved to California in 1996 and trained as a mediator. He has since successfully mediated hundreds of workplace disputes, and has worked with numerous teams to help them deal successfully with conflict.

John has provided training to thousands of employees at all levels in the workplace, across a wide range of industries. His workshops focus on the development of soft skills, such as communication, negotiation, facilitation, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, customer service and mediation. He is a past president of the Association for Dispute Resolution of Northern California (ADRNC), and was the managing editor of www.mediate.com from 2000 to 2011.

Cancellation Policy
For all CNDR events, cancellations on or before 30 days prior to the event will receive a full refund, minus an administrative fee of 7% of ticket price. Cancellations after 30 days prior to the event will receive a 50% refund. Cancellations on or after 5 days prior to the event will not receive a refund.
ADA Accommodations Statement
The University of California College of the Law, San Francisco is committed to making its facilities and events accessible in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need reasonable accommodations, please contact CNDR at 415-581-8941 or CNDR@uclawsf.edu, or the Disability Access Hotline at 415-581-4848 or DAH@uclawsf.edu at least two weeks before the event.
Use of Materials Notice
The UC Law SF Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) hereby irrevocably grants registrants/participants a limited, nonexclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free right and license to use materials provided and distributed by CNDR and/or UC Law SF in the course of the training herein for purposes of participation and personal/internal, non-commercial reference purposes.
Code of Conduct
The UC Law SF Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) is dedicated to ensuring that its events and gatherings are an inclusive, respectful, productive, and harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental ability, color, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, national origin, marital status or partnership status, pregnancy or lactation status, religion or creed, status as a veteran or active military service member or any other basis protected by U.S. federal, state, or local laws.
When participating in or attending a CNDR event, the following behaviors are expected:

Be present, timely, open-minded, and participate actively.
Act with respect and dignity towards everyone you encounter, including participants, staff, instructors, and coaches.
Be considerate and collegial in your speech and actions, valuing a diversity of views and opinions.
To support a participatory learning environment for everyone, be mindful of how much time you use (e.g. in discussions or Q&A sessions).
Behave in accordance with professional standards (such as your employer’s policies, or applicable law).
Alert on-premises security personnel and staff if you notice a dangerous situation or someone clearly in distress, or call 911 in case of an emergency.

Harassment, bullying, non-consensual physical contact, threats, microaggressions, intimidation, and/or insinuations that are hurtful or interfere with any other attendee’s experience or participation are examples of behaviors which are unacceptable and could be cause for removal from a CNDR event.

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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Aging Well: Health, Housing, and Justice in California
2026-09-23 08:15 - 17:00 | 198 Auditorium
Hosted by UC Law SF, sponsored by Kaiser Permanente Northern California. Stay tuned for more information on speakers and RSVP form.
Agenda
8:15 AM Breakfast
9 AM- 9:45 AM Welcome
9:45-10:45 AM Plenary Session: Mapping Systems of Health, Housing and Justice for Older Adults in California
10:45-11:15 AM Break
11:15 AM-12:45 PM Plenary Session: Advancing Health, Housing and Justice for Older Californians: What is Working?
12:30-2 PM Lunch/Networking
2-3:30 PM Breakout Session: Discussion Groups: (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
