VENTURA CA. - Jill Buckley, Esq., a nationally known expert in the growing field of animal law, will be the guest speaker at a community lecture to be held January 27 at the Ventura campus of the Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law.

Buckley currently serves as senior director of government relations and mediation for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). Founded in 1866, ASPCA was the first humane organization established in North America and, today, remains one of the largest in the world.

The Jan. 27 event is sponsored by the law school's student chapter of the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF). Since 1979 ALDF has advocated for stronger enforcement of anticruelty laws and more humane treatment of animals.

The lecture will be held from 5:30 - 6:20 p.m. at the College of Law at 4475 Market Street in Ventura. The public is invited to attend. Space is limited and reservations can be made at bdoyle@CollegesofLaw.org or by calling 805-658-0511.

Since 1969 the Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law have offered a State Bar-accredited part-time evening program leading to the Juris Doctor degree and academic eligibility to sit for the California Bar Examination.
With a faculty comprised of judges and practicing attorneys who bring real-world experience into the curriculum, classes are taught in a supportive and practical learning environment. The Colleges' more than 1,700 graduates include judges, court commissioners and numerous elected officials as well as hundreds of lawyers practicing throughout California. Further information on the law school may be found at www.CollegesOfLaw.org.