Join dynamic speaker and Deputy District Attorney Wendy Patrick Mazzarella for a thorough examination of bias in the legal profession. In Leveling the Playing Field, Ms. Mazzarella starts by defining bias and then details the state and federal laws that outlaw bias and discrimination in the practice of law, including Title I, V, and VII. Ms. Mazzarella wraps up the presentation by pointing out who is not protected and presents numerous case examples, including an attorney who was asked by a judge to take his turban off. Ms. Mazzarella is one of 16 members of the California State Bar’s Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (COPRAC) and an accomplished public speaker on the topic of ethics both nationally and internationally. Ms. Mazzarella has also been featured as a media topic area expert on the radio as well as on both local and international television.
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