Message from the Real Property Section

• Publication year: 2017
• Author: Gary M. Laturno

Message from The Real Property Section

Executive Committee Co-Chairs

Gary M. Laturno

Christine Gregorak

Welcome to Issue No. 3/4 of the California Real Property Law Journal. Members of the Real Property Law Section Executive Committee are greatly pleased to partner with the Public Law Section to bring you this jointly produced issue. The overlap of real property law and public law has always been a significant one. As illustrated in this issue, the law has evolved to the point where the two disciplines are tightly integrated. Thus, it is essential for practitioners to stay informed of changes in the law in both disciplines.

We also want to welcome you to the Real Property Law Section of the California Lawyers Association. With the passage of Senate Bill 36, as of January 1, 2018, the 16 Bar Sections together with the California Young Lawyers Association separated from the California State Bar and joined to form the California Lawyers Association (the "CLA"), the premier bar association of California attorneys. The State Bar now functions as a state regulatory agency responsible for lawyer admissions, discipline, and MCLE compliance. The CLA is responsible for producing MCLE and networking programs, publishing legal journals and bulletins, and providing all of the attorney services which have traditionally been provided by the Sections under the State Bar. Structured as a private non-governmental nonprofit corporation, the CLA is free from the State Bar's public entity restrictions such as the Bagley-Keene open meeting law. This freedom gives the Sections much greater flexibility to meet, plan events and publications, and better serve our members. Further, all of the Sections' assets have been transferred to the CLA for the continued use and benefit of each Section. The Real Property Law Section's assets are substantial, and include the Section's financial reserves, sources of revenues, intellectual property, work product, and membership lists.

What does this all mean to you? The CLA is now the second largest attorney bar in the country, second only to the American Bar Association. This is a historic time, and through involvement in the Real Property Law Section, you have the...