Monthly Archive: January 2018
By Renée Galente
Why social media?
Go to your audience: Worldwide, in hard numbers, Facebook has 1.55 billion active users. Twitter has 320 million active users.1 LinkedIn reported 414 million members in the fourth quarter of 2015.2
An August 2015 article highlights that 72% of online American adults use Facebook. 70% of Facebook users log in daily, 43% log in several times a day. 25% of online American adult Internet users use LinkedIn. 46% of online adults who have graduated from college are LinkedIn users. 23% of all Internet users are on Twitter. 38% of those who use Twitter use the site daily.3 Read More
By Joshua Bonnici
“You will never feel truly satisfied by work until you are satisfied by life.” — Heather Schuck, The Working Mom Manifesto Read More
By Bill Kammer
No area of discovery requires such immediate attention as the necessity of preserving relevant data and documents. And no area results in more sanctions than a failure to do so and to institute and monitor reasonable legal holds. The significant risk of sanctions for both clients and counsel should get our attention because reasonable, proportionate processes can probably avoid the sanction minefields. Read More
By Meghan Dohoney
For those practicing as solo attorneys or at small firms, it can be difficult to manage the demands of running a law practice without a safety net of associates around to pick up the slack when things get busy or if an emergency comes up. Hiring freelance attorneys for discrete legal projects (writing a motion to dismiss, drafting discovery responses, preparing a complaint, etc.) is one way of managing the strains of a busy practice, without having to hire a full-time employee. Freelance attorneys are a tool — or a possible career option — with which attorneys may not be familiar. Read More
Every new year comes with new laws and 2018 is no exception, especially for employers. In a December update from Allen Matkins Labor and Employment group, the firm detailed the requirements of Senate Bill 396, the Transgender Work Opportunity Act. All employers should be aware of the following: Read More
By Michael Crowley
Most criminal defense attorneys, along with attorneys in other areas of practice, have encountered the situation where a client says something to the effect of, “I would rather die” than face some other outcome. Such a statement may trigger certain obligations by counsel under California’s legal ethics rules, which vary from much of the rest of the country. Read More
By Andrew Servais
Attorney David Boies, founding partner of Boies Schiller Flexner, is well known for high-profile litigation including representing Al Gore in the 2000 recount litigation that culminated in the Supreme Court decision that handed the presidency to George W. Bush and later teaming with Theodore B. Olson, his adversary in Bush v. Gore, to successively challenge California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Read More
By Edward McIntyre
DO use social media, if it’s your style, to get your message out; to stay in touch with clients, colleagues, friends. Read More
By Teresa Warren
Thirty years ago, the ability for lawyers to ethically advertise was new and controversial. Today, advertising is an accepted form of communication by most in the legal profession. But is it effective? The answer is yes and no. The key is knowing if it will be effective for your practice or firm. Read More
Do you know the difference between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy? Here’s some very basic information on the different types of bankruptcy to help you out: Read More
