Komunidad 6:
Looking Back, Moving Forward
Saturday, February 22, 2025
@ Sentro Filipino - 814 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Komunidad is a conference for Pilipinx American Law Students.
This year’s conference, like previous iterations, is a joint collaboration between FBANC and Fil-Am student organizations at law schools in Northern California (Berkeley; UC Law San Francisco; USF; Santa Clara; and UC Davis).
Our keynote speakers will be Ruthe Ashley and Cynthia Bonta - two pillars of the Filipino legal community (and the Filipino community at large). This will be the sixth year FBANC hosts Komunidad, which aims to serve current and aspiring law students.
Thank you to all our attorney and law student volunteers!
“Ang hindi lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan."
“Those who do not look back from where they came will never reach their destination.” -Dr. Jose Rizal
Komunidad is presented as a fully in-person event!!
KOMUNIDAD SCHEDULE (all times PST)
Location: Sentro Filipino (814 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94102)
9:00am: Check-In
9:30am: Light Breakfast/Mingling
10:00am: Attorney Panel: Making the Most Out of Life and Law, featuring:
Abi Rivamonte Mesa (Chief of Staff, Assemblymember Matthew Haney)
Natalie Garcia Lashinsky (Partner, Husch Blackwell)
Raymond R. Rollan (Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel at the State Bar of California)
11:00am: Roundtable Group Activity #1: Exploring the Legal Profession
12:00pm: Lunch
1:00pm: Roundtable Group Activity #2: Being a Filipino, Legal Professional
2:15pm: Keynote Fireside Chat, featuring:
Moderated by FBANC President-Elect, Maribeth Charvet
3:00pm: Reception
Further information below:
Questions? Contact FBANC Mentorship Co-Chairs Riane Briones (rianebriones@fbanc.org) and Idrian Mollaneda (idrianmollaneda@fbanc.org)
Komunidad Planning Committee
Previous Komunidad Conferences
If you would like to see videos, information, and photos from earlier Komunidad Conferences between 2020 and 2024:
Click here for:
Inagural Komunidad (2020)
Komunidad 2: Pagdiriwang (2021)
Komunidad 3: Know History; Know Self (2022)
Click here for:
Komunidad 4: FBANC for All (2023)
Click here for:
Komunidad 5: Be the Change (2024)
Thanks so much for your interest in Komunidad!