Professor Amar Delivers Keynote at Sacramento Unity Bar Event

Three smiling attendees at a formal banquet, woman in center, chandeliers overhead
Brett Burns, left, Hollis Kulwin, and Professor Amar

On Oct. 29, Professor Vikram Amar delivered the keynote address at the 38th annual Sacramento Unity Bar Dinner, which celebrates the rich diversity and achievements of the Sacramento legal community.

This year's event was hosted by the South Asian Bar Association of Sacramento in conjunction with and supported by, other Sacramento Unity Bar Association members: the Asian/Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento; Cruz Reynoso Bar Association; Disability Inclusivity Bar Association; Leonard M. Friedman Bar Association; Sacramento Filipino Lawyers Association; SacLegal; Wiley W. Manuel Bar Association; and Women Lawyers of Sacramento.

California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate Associate Justice Shama Mesiwala '98 provided remarks at the event. Senior Assistant Dean Brett Burns, retired Senior Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Hollis Kulwin, who helped organize the dinner, and Professor Amar had a chance to catch up after working together at King Hall for many years.

Vikram Amar, one of the nation's most eminent and frequently cited authorities in constitutional law, federal courts, and civil procedure,  holds the Daniel J. Dykstra Endowed Chair at UC Davis School of Law. He returned to UC Davis as a distinguished professor of law in 2023 after serving for eight years as dean and Iwan Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Law.