Women Lawyers Association
Presents
September 4, 2024 MCLE: The Nuts and Bolts of FOIA and California PRA
at Saints Barrel Wine Bar
Attorneys Maren Hufton and Lisa Sperow will provide an overview of the Freedom of Information Act and the California Public Records Act. They will cover what the laws are, what they cover, and how they can benefit you in your legal practice.
The election of officers for the 2025 WLA Executive Board will also take place at the September 4, 2024, meeting, which shall be designated as the Annual Meeting for Voting Purposes.
Saints Barrel Wine Bar is located in Downtown SLO
The Women Lawyers Association of San Luis Obispo County is a California State Bar approved MCLE provider. This program qualifies for one (1.0) hour of MCLE - participatory credit. Please Join Us in Person!
Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our event
OUR SPEAKERS:
Lisa Sperow
Lisa Sperow has been the Executive Director of the Cal Poly Low Income Taxpayer Clinic since October of 2012 and teaching at Cal Poly since 2001. Prior to joining Cal Poly, she was a trial lawyer in DOJ’s Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch in Washington, D.C. She currently serves as a consultant for the Small Business Development Center, Chair of the American Bar Association Pro Bono and Tax Clinic Committee, and a Fellow to the American Bar Foundation. She is also a Board Member for Community Action Partnership-SLO, the San Luis Obispo County Mock Trial Committee, the San Luis Obispo County Bar Association, the Unity Bar of San Luis Obispo County, KCBX Public Radio Station, and the San Luis Obispo County Women Lawyers Association.
Maren Hufton
Maren is the principal attorney at Hufton Law, a general counsel and investigations firm serving businesses, organizations, and leaders throughout California. Since 2019, Maren has balanced legal practice with Higher Education administration in San Luis Obispo, California, leading civil rights, workplace, and whistleblower/retaliation investigations and programs at a major university. A Pepperdine-trained mediator, Maren resolves disputes and can conduct administrative hearings for schools and other organizations and agencies.
Previously a partner at Stradling in Newport Beach, California, Maren represented both private and publicly-traded enterprises and executives facing government inquiries and investigations, litigated complex disputes, and provided strategic corporate counsel and compliance advice. She defended clients against accusations of fraud, accounting and disclosure, insider trading, FCPA and FCA violations, by a host of agencies and regulators, including both the civil and criminal divisions of the DOJ, SEC, FDA, FCC, and FINRA, as well as the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, state agencies like the CA Department of Corporations, and state and local law enforcement authorities in California, New York, Florida, and elsewhere.
Active with the Association of Workplace Investigators and the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics, Maren is a member of the Board of Directors of the Women Lawyers Association of San Luis Obispo, and served as President in 2020. Maren is a former member of the Board of Directors for the Foundation for the Performing Arts Center (FPAC), and served on the Executive Committee as Secretary.
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
at 12:00 PM
Saints Barrel Wine Bar
1021 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Payment Information:
$35.00 for non-members
$30.00 for WLA members
$15.00 for SLO College of Law Students
Lunches will be provided by Lincoln Deli. Vegetarian options will be available.
All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.
If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com.
There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.
(1) Pay Online Using the Links below:
(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918
*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot.
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@ammcglaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending.
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we will not be able to provide lunch.
We look forward to your participation!
Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.
The WLA Presents the Following Proposed Officer Slate for the
2025 Executive Board
Immediate Past President: Erin Taylor
President: Lisa Hamon
Vice President: Emilie De La Motte
Treasurer: Elizabeth Culley
Secretary: Sarah Pazdan
Membership Chair: Sarah Yasutake
Scholarship Chair: Maren Hufton
Publicity Chair: Michaela Cotton
Tech Chair: Skye Christakos
Judicial Reception Chair: Sarah Pazdan
Member at large and OWL Award liaison: Sheryl Wolcott
Member at large and Community Service Chair: Kara Stein-Conaway
Member at large and MCLE Compliance Chair: Aislinn Roberts
Member at large and MCLE Assistant: Amanda Busick
Member at Large: Megan Baltierra
Member at Large: Jessica Saldo