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NEWSLETTER

June 2025

Greetings,

We are at this year's midpoint and proud looking back and looking forward. Langston continues to innovate, educate and impact our community and members. None of which would be possible without the participation of our members, the devoted service of our board members and the generosity and support of our Sponsors. Thank you!

Please see the below recaps of past events, spotlights and upcoming events. You don't want to miss opportunities to join us in sowing seeds by participating in our legal clinics, laugh and play with your family at the Annual BBQ and Bowling Social, celebrate Juneteenth, and more. Additionally, we are thrilled to host our first ever Members Retreat offering members relaxation, connection, and a memorable experience. 

Looking forward to the next half! Onward and upward. 

Have a Blessed week!

Tatianna Metters Scurlock, Esq.

2025 President

John M. Langston Bar Association of Los Angeles

Sowing Seeds

This month's Board Member Highlight features Langston's Member

— V. Ahda Carlisle Sands, Esq. —

V. Ahda Sands, Esq., has received numerous legal and civic awards. Her most recent award was the Metropolitan News-Enterprise Person of the Year Award, presented on January 26, 2024. 

Her professional career started as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

During her accounting career, she worked full time during the day and graduated from Southwestern Law School’s evening program.

As for her legal career, Ahda was a solo practitioner and then worked as an attorney for the State of California. Since 2004, she has worked for California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund in the area of workers’ compensation.

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Judge Gloria White-Brown has been a distinguished and respected figure in the Los Angeles legal community for over four decades, earning a reputation for her expertise, leadership, and unwavering commitment to justice. Her legal career began as a law clerk with the Legal Aid Society, where she focused on family law and civil matters. She then served as an attorney at Jacoby & Meyers, handling personal injury and real estate disputes, before transitioning to a Deputy District Attorney with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, where she worked for eight years.

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The Listening & Engagement Tour Meet Up, Los Angeles CA

Solo & Small Firm Committee Mixer

Community Service

Co-Sponsored

Co-Sponsored Event

Co-Sponsored Event

Skid Row Housing Clinic (In-Person) 

LAFLA's legal clinic in the Skid Row area of Downtown Los Angeles provides housing-related counsel and advice to low-income community members, who often have no one to turn to when they have legal needs. Volunteer attorneys are requested to assist clients with legal issues related to habitability, tenant harassment complaints, evictions, and more. At each clinic, volunteers assist with conducting intake, assessing cases, and providing information and referrals, while volunteer attorneys provide brief counsel and advice. A LAFLA supervisor is present at all clinics to provide substantive support. 

Date and Time: First and third Wednesdays of the month, 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm (Upcoming Available Dates: May 7, July 2, July 16, August 6, August 20) 

Location: Los Angeles Community Action Network in Downtown LA: 838 E. 6th St. Los Angeles, CA 90021 (street parking available)

LASC LATEST NOTICE TO ATTORNEYS

06/03/2025 - Superior Court of Los Angeles County Seeks Qualified Applicants for Court Commissioner

06/02/2025 - Superior Court of Los Angeles County Pilots Courtroom Broadcasts Feature for Attorneys and Litigants As Part of LACourtConnect for Select Probate Courtrooms Beginning June 16

05/22/2025 - Superior Court of Los Angeles County to Expand Electronic Service for Civil Case Documents Starting June 2, 2025

05/21/2025 - WEBINAR SCHEDULED ON MAY 28 TO ASSIST USERS AHEAD OF LACOURTCONNECT’S EXPANSION TO CRIMINAL AND APPELLATE COURTROOMS

05/16/2025 - SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY ANNOUNCES NEW PROCEDURE REGARDING NOTICES OF SETTLEMENT

05/15/2025 - SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO IMPLEMENT LACOURTCONNECT REMOTE APPEARANCE PLATFORM FOR CRIMINAL, APPELLATE, MENTAL HEALTH AND JUVENILE COURTROOMS

Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI)

• Senior Staff Counsel for CEQA and Land Use Attorney IV

ABA Commission on Disability Rights

• Law and Undergraduate Internship

Counts Law Firm

• Associate Attorney – Los Angeles, CA

Please visit our Job Posting page to view further!

ATTN LAW STUDENTS: Be a part of 2025

Langston Bar Association Digital Yearbook

Attention Class of 2025: This is your moment—embrace it! Graduation is more than just crossing a stage; it’s a significant rite of passage. You’ve put in the effort, persevered through challenges, and now it’s time to celebrate and be recognized for all you’ve accomplished.

Click the link below, if you would like to be included in the 2025 Langston Digital Yearbook. Additionally, Langston will be having an in-person celebration in April/May.

More details to come. 

To empower leadership, advance the professional development of its membership, and promote the administration of justice in the Black community and the community at large.

John M. Langston Bar Association

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