Finalists for 2020
awards announced 

Consumer Attorneys of California selected seven finalists for the organization's top award, Consumer Attorney of the Year, and three for the Street Fighter of the Year award. Winners will be announced in November. Winners are selected by the CAOC board, which will hear presentations on each case during its September board meeting. Read more about the finalists HERE

October 5, 2020
CAOC applauds nomination of first
gay state Supreme Court justice 
In a historic first, Gov. Gavin Newsom nominates Justice Martin Jenkins to be California's first gay person and third Black man to serve on the state's highest court. Click here

September 30, 2020
Governor OKs bill easing process
for signing civil legal settlements
Gov. Newsom signs CAOC-backed AB 2723 by Asm. David Chiu that will help streamline the settlement process, allowing an attorney to sign off on an agreement if a client who isn't present gives their OK. Click here

September 30, 2020
Newsom agrees to give UCLA sex
assault victims their day in court 
AB 3092 by Asm Buffy Wicks and backed by Consumer Attorneys of California gives scores of women who survived sexual assault by a UCLA campus OB-GYN a one-year window to seek justice in state civil court. Click here