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Litigation Bias — Inside and Outside the Courtroom
$74.99
Credits in
1.00 General
Practice Areas:
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Ethics, Law Practice Management, Litigation, Professional Development
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About
This Course
Since 1989, the California Rules of Professional Conduct have included prohibitions against discriminatory behavior in the practice of law. In 2025, the value of anti-discrimination and bias reduction work are under renewed scrutiny.
Our panelists will discuss the current landscape of bias identification and reduction in the legal profession; how they have shaped their legal careers to make the legal profession, and society at large, more equitable; and how pursuing values-based work can be an advantage in your legal career.
This panel will be tailored to members of the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Barristers Club (attorneys in their first ten years of practice), though all are welcome to attend.
Topics
- Learn about the California State Bar’s definition of implicit bias and how reduction of bias initiatives serve the legal community in 2025
- Identify and address common inequities within the litigation field experience by practitioners and clients
- Learn how to integrate values-based/bias reduction work into a legal career
About the Presenters
Hon. Daniel A. Flores
San Francisco Superior Court
Practice Area: Trial (+ 3 other areas)
Judge Flores was elected to serve as a judge on the San Francisco Superior Court in 2014. Judge Flores is a first generation American who joined the Marine Corps Reserve while in high school. Prior to his election, Judge Flores operated his own private law practice working on civil and criminal defense cases and began his career as a civil litigator at Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley.
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Chowning Poppler, Esq.
Chan + Punzalan
Practice Area: Business and Corporation (+ 4 other areas)
Chowning tailors her advocacy to each of her clients’ needs in a variety of business matters including intellectual property, privacy, partnership and contract disputes, and employment. She is a seasoned litigator with experience in individual and class actions, Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) representative actions, as well as securities and derivative matters.Chowning has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, 2025 Edition, as well as by Super Lawyers Magazine as a Northern California Super Lawyer from 2023 to 2025, and as a Rising Star every year from 2017 to 2022. She has been included in San Francisco ...
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Charles Jung, Esq.
Nassiri & Jung
Practice Area: Labor & Employment (+ 3 other areas)
Charles is an attorney who guides clients through moments of crisis, sharing authentic storytelling in court, in the press, or in the community to reframe narratives, create social change, and achieve personal redemption.He represents executives, professionals, and founders in internal investigations and high-level separations. In his employment and wage & hour defense practice, his clients have ranged from large publicly-held companies to smaller, privately-held businesses. Charles has substantial experience in trade secrets/employee mobility litigation and in class action litigation. He is a frequent commentator in the legal press on these topics.
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Margo Crawford, Esq.
Wilson Elser
Practice Area: Commercial / Consumer Law (+ 4 other areas)
Margo Crawford is a skilled litigator with significant experience handling a wide range of complex general liability defense. Her practice focuses on complex litigation matters involving commercial general liability. In addition, Margo is well-versed in handling intellectual property matters related to privacy, employment, and trade secrets, as well as general business matters and privacy arbitrations.Prior to joining Wilson Elser, Margo was a litigation associate at a boutique firm in San Francisco, where her practice concentrated on various high-tech, privacy, and intellectual property matters.Areas of FocusIntellectual Property & Technology / High TechMargo has represented technology companies in complex gig-worker misclassification matters ...
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