30 Tips for Avoiding Legal Malpractice Claims
By Dan Stanford During over three decades of prosecuting legal malpractice claims, I have been asked over and over again for concrete ideas to help lawyers eliminate or at least reduce the risk of...
Monthly Archive: April 2018
Double Trouble? No, Just Some Caveats.
By Edward McIntyre They come in pairs. A young couple who want an estate plan; two women who need a partnership formed; the employer who wants you to represent it and the accused supervisor/co-defendant; the...
Infographic: Your Heart on Kindness
Check out this infographic to see how giving back can benefit your health:
Your Virtual Front Door
By Philip Mauriello Jr. In the age of social media, it seems everyone is obsessed with their personal image. For good reason too, we are viewed through our phone and computer screens. When people...
Advice for Newer Attorneys From “The Ten-Dollar Founding Father”
By Jeffrey Chinn The musical “Hamilton” has been a phenomenon with unreal demand for tickets and a popular soundtrack. After seeing a performance during its San Diego run, I began to think about lessons...
H-1B Visa: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor
By Karine Wenger It is that time of the year again. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) begins accepting petitions for new H-1B “CAP” visas during the first week of April 2018. Each year...
The Ethical Implications of Threatening Criminal, Administrative, or Disciplinary Charges
By Richard Hendlin This Ethics in Brief will review California Rules of Professional Conduct [CRPC] Rule 5-100 which makes it improper for a California lawyer to “threaten to present criminal, administrative, or disciplinary charges to obtain...
Arbitration and Dysfunctional Drafting
By Carl Ingwalson Jr. “A cautionary note – we spend too much time trying to make sense out of arbitration agreements precisely because litigants spend too little time drafting them. Increasingly, we have been presented...
Being an Expert on Experts: Tips for Effectively Using Experts
By Olga May Expert evidence can be front and center in any case, but it becomes crucial in science- and technology-intensive cases. The complexity associated with finding, preparing and correctly using the right experts can...
LawPay Security Series: Part I
Courtesy of LawPay Your path to a more secure law firm starts today! Our mission with this Security Series is to promote better data protection in law firms through simple, manageable steps. Throughout the...