You are invited to the June 18 Lunch with League when our speaker will be:
Ann M. Ravel, County Counsel of the County of Santa Clara
Don't miss this opportunity to hear her before she leaves for Washington!
Ann M. Ravel graduated from Hastings Law School in 1974, and has practiced civil law in various areas of the law since that time, with an emphasis in political law and ethics, labor and employment, and civil rights litigation. She has broadened the scope of the Santa Clara County Counsel's office to include the award-winning Elder Abuse litigation team, the Educational Rights Project, and Impact Litigation, plaintiff's litigation on behalf of the County and the citizens of the community to enforce their legal rights.
Ann was named a Woman of Influence in the Silicon Valley in 2008, and has received the 2007 Public Lawyer of the Year award from the California State Bar, the Circle of Service Achievement Award by the California State Association of Counties in 2004, the Unsung Hero Award by the Santa Clara County Bar Assn., the American Bar Assn. Award for State and Local Government Law Advocacy presented in 2002, the 2001 Professional Lawyer of the Year Award presented by the Santa Clara County Bar Assn., the Elizabeth Ent award for contributions to law and justice in 1995 and the Woman of Achievement Award - Professional Woman of the Year from the San Jose Mercury News and the Commission on the Status of Women in 1983.
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