WJH congratulates associate attorney Rocco E. DiCicco on his election to the Board of Directors for the Fresno County Young Lawyers Association (“FCYLA”), for a two-year term.  Mr. DiCicco was one of twelve attorneys nominated by the sitting FCYLA Board to be included on the ballot before a vote by the entire FCYLA membership.  Of the twelve nominees, the FCYLA membership elected only five to the Board, including Mr. DiCicco.  Moreover, Mr. DiCicco was the only non-incumbent Board member elected by the FCYLA membership.  Mr. DiCicco joins fellow WJH associate attorneyNicolas R. Cardella on the FCYLA Board.  Mr. Cardella recently completed the first year of his two-year term, where he helped to organize the acclaimed “War Stories, Wine & Words of Wisdom, Lessons Learned” annual FCYLA event.

The FCYLA is formally affiliated with the Fresno County Bar Association (“FCBA”), but has its own independently elected Board of Directors and generally operates as an autonomous entity, with funding from the FCBA.  The FCYLA membership is composed of those members of the Fresno County Bar Association who have been members of the State Bar of California for five years or less, or are 35 years of age or younger.  The purpose of the FCYLA is to foster professional fellowship and mentorship for young attorneys in Fresno County, continuing the tradition of a close-knit association between local practitioners, and to otherwise further the interest of the Fresno County Bar Association and of the legal profession as a whole.  The FCYLA sponsors numerous community events and recognition awards to carry out its stated purpose, including the aforementioned “War Stories, Wine & Words of Wisdom, Lessons Learned”, the George A. Hopper Memorial Scholarship Luncheon, and the Blaine E. Pettitt Memorial Mentor Award.

For more information on the FCYLA, please visit: http://www.fresnocountybar.org/about-us/sections-committees/419-fresno-county-young-lawyers-association.  To receive information from the FCYLA on upcoming events and other matters, join the listserv by clicking here.