By Ernest “Ernie” Dronenburg Jr. You may have noticed a major increase in recording fees for your law firm and clients. In 2017, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 2 (SB-2), authored by Senator...
By Patrick Klingborg and Phillip Simpler On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court (Case No. S222732). The decision represents a substantial change to a...
By Edward McIntyre Come November 1, 2018, life will change for all of us. New and revised Rules of Professional Conduct—some very new for California lawyers—are effective. By a May 10, 2018 order, the California Supreme...
By Tyler McQuillan In the transactional context, it is easy to overlook issues of privilege under the Evidence Code in place of salient deal points. It is possible that those who entered into a...
By Edward McIntyre I slide into my desk chair and greet my assistant. “Good morning, St. George.” My assistant’s nickname — the dragon-slayer. “Good morning — again.” St. George is right. We’ve been back...
Courtesy of Ruby Receptionists Texting, tweeting, posting comments, writing reviews: there are plenty of ways for smartphone users to communicate with friends, strangers, and businesses of all sorts without having a conversation. But research...
You may have heard of “civil law” or “civil lawsuits,” but do you know what it means and entails? Here is some basic information to help you out: Civil law is sometimes referred to...
By Marianne Barth You recently opened your own law office specializing in family law, and are scheduled to meet with your first client, Winnie, who is interested in having you prepare a prenuptial agreement...
According to a 2016 study by the Pew Research Center, 69 percent of adults in the U.S. use social networking sites. If you have not yet considered reaching potential clients through social media advertising,...
By Edward McIntyre Cartoon by George Brewster Jr. Macbeth, Duncan and Sarah had just started lunch at the Greasy Spoon cafe when Clyde Zuckerman came over and pulled out a chair. “ You guys...