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Proud to Help Keep L.A. Running Runners, walkers and cyclists converged at Dockweiler Beach on Sunday, July 13, for the 15th annual "Keep L.A. Running" event. SEIU Local 721 and its predecessor, Local 660, started the 5K-10K to raise funds for L.A. County employees affected by the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. Today, the race draws athletes, union activists and elected officials from across Southern California, and benefits a wide range of nonprofits. The law firm has co-sponsored "Keep L.A. Running" for 11 years, and partner Richard Felton -- seen with Olympian Mary Decker Slaney -- has run several times. Seen in this photo from left to right is Mary Decker Slaney and Richard Felton Honors for AFT’s Velma Butler, Assy. Speaker-Elect Karen Bass Law firm attorneys, staff and friends recently joined the A. Philip Randolph Institute in honoring Velma Butler, Karen Bass and other leading advocates for civil rights and economic justice. As president of AFT Local 1521A, Butler leads 1,200 classified employees of the L.A. Community College District. In the other photo, Dombchik, Scardino and Greenwood congratulate Karen Bass, who was chosen the previous day to succeed Fabian Nuñez as Speaker of the Assembly. A. Philip Randolph was a pioneering Black union leader who successfully organized railroad porters on Pullman sleeping cars and worked closely with the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. The AFL-CIO chartered the institute bearing his name to encourage links between the labor and community movements. The Feb. 29 celebration was held in Exposition Park’s African American Museum. Seen in this photo with Butler (middle, wearing black) are Dr. Janet Clark, associate attorney Steve Scardino, partner Adam Dombchik, office manager Sandra Bristol, and paralegal Yolondra Greenwood. Seen in this photo from left to right are Dombchik, Scardino and Greenwood congratulating Karen Bass, who was chosen the previous day to succeed Fabian Nuñez as Speaker of the Assembly. Spreading Cheer to Neediest Young Angelenos The law firm has a long tradition of supporting holiday toy drives that touch some of Los Angeles' neediest young people. On Dec. 19, attorneys Sherry Grant (second from left) and Richard Felton joined Reyna Schmitz (left) and Alexa Cejnar at Service Employees Local 721's 27th annual party for foster children across L.A. County. Earlier, attorney David Goldstein made a significant donation on behalf of the law firm to SEIU Local 1877's annual party for janitors' children in Los Angeles and Orange counties. SEIU Local 721 Keeps L.A. Running Attorney Richard Felton shares a post-race moment with Alejandro Stephens at the 14th Keep L.A. Running event at Dockweiler Beach. Stephens founded the annual charity run-walk when he was president of Service Employees Local 660, which has since merged with six sister locals to represent public-sector workers in Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange and San Bernardino counties. The law firm has co-sponsored the 5K-10K for the past 10 years. Best of luck to SEIU Local 721! Knowledge is Power Attorney Adam Dombchik recently trained dozens of shop stewards and worksite activists on Workers' Comp law at a program organized by the Southern California Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health. Dombchik is a Board member of SoCalCOSH. In August, members of SEIU-United Healthcare Workers met in a conference room at Kaiser West Los Angeles for a Comp training by attorney Sherry Grant.