ALM Media and Martindale-Hubbell named EJS President Eva Paterson Selected to its Northern California Top Rated Lawyers list for 2019. The Top Rated Lawyers list includes attorneys who have achieved the AV Preeminent® Rating. The AV Preeminent® rating is based on confidential peer reviews from other attorneys and members of the judiciary, recognizing performance atContinueContinue reading “EJS President Eva Paterson Selected as One of Northern California’s Top Rated Lawyers for 2019”
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Students, Community Groups, Kern County Office of Education Reach Settlement
A coalition of Latino and Black students, their parents, community groups and the Kern County Office of Education (KCOE) have reached a settlement of a lawsuit involving a dispute over the enrollment of students in KCOE-operated schools. The lawsuit was filed in 2014 against the Kern High School District, the KCOE and the Kern CountyContinueContinue reading “Students, Community Groups, Kern County Office of Education Reach Settlement”
May 1: The Quest for Diversity in the San Francisco Fire Department
Equal Justice Society President Eva Paterson will be one of the speakers at a special event on May 1 discussing the landmark lawsuit in the 1980s that led to the desegregation of the San Francisco Fire Department. The San Francisco Fire Department hired no black firefighters before 1955, allowed no women to apply before 1976,ContinueContinue reading “May 1: The Quest for Diversity in the San Francisco Fire Department”