By Michael McDonald Representing a client in a trust and estate dispute has a lot of similarities to client representation in a more traditional civil dispute. It also has a lot of differences. When...
If you believe your insurance company has acted in “bad faith” it may be helpful to know a few basic things. Here is some information to help you out: When you hire an insurance...
By Jennifer Gilman On May 10, 2018, the California Supreme Court approved a comprehensive set of New Rules of Professional Conduct (New Rules) for California lawyers, which take effect November 1, 2018. Many attorneys are contemplating...
By Rick Waite The big changes started about 10 years ago, when I started surfing every day at 6 a.m. instead of getting on the freeway to go to work. Soon I started journaling...
By Matthew Lab For most attorneys, the thought of opening a solo practice is exciting, liberating and terrifying at the same time. Since its inception in 2012 as the first attorney incubator on the...
By Jason Fischbein and Joss Teal On June 27, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued perhaps the most significant decision to impact collective bargaining this century in Janus v. American Federation of State, City, and...
By Patrick Kearns We’re almost there! For regular readers of Ethics in Brief, or for that matter anyone who follows legal ethics in some manner, you’re seeing a lot of articles and information about...
By David Carr There is probably no bad time to discuss the ethics of extortionate demand letters, but this time may be better than most. These ethics may seem a little paradoxical, much like the...
By Alex Kannan Starting out on our own can be challenging. Building your contacts, referral sources, and eventual client base will take time. As a solo practitioner, you always have to be willing to...
For various reasons, parents may need to establish paternity of their child. Here is some basic information and key terms to help you out: What is Paternity? Paternity is the legal establishment or the...