At the Lawtina brunch, Marcela graciously hosted us at her home in Lafayette. There was a beautiful array of bagels, coffee, scrambled eggs, pastries, and bacon. Araceli from the National Immigration Law Center and Judge Gonzalez-Rogers from the Norther District of California joined us in an intimate conversation about what it means to be Latina in the law. We talked about the importance of being able to talk to someone who holds different views than you, no matter what your views are. We also talked about ways the bridge the divide between public interest students and big law students, and what healthy relationships between big law and public interest lawyers can look like.
