New Lawyer Division Member Spotlight: Mallory Chase Mallory Chase, a sixth-year attorney with a practice focused on legal malpractice defense and business litigation, is the newest partner of Wingert Grebing Brubaker & Juskie. She...
Tips from the Bar: Jennifer Nelson The New Lawyer Division congratulates Jennifer Nelson, the newly appointed CEO of the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program (SDVLP). SDVLP provides critical legal services to low-income and vulnerable...
Working From Home vs. In the Office: NLD Members Weigh In Ever since wide-scale pandemic restrictions on working in the office were lifted a few months ago, the legal profession has diversified into a...
Will you help us get the word out to our heroes? The San Diego County Bar Association is matching qualified volunteers from our legal community with firefighters, law enforcement, paramedics, and COVID-19 healthcare professionals...
This article was originally published in the Sep/Oct 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine. By Gabriela Magee and Ted Griswold In addition to mastering federal Indian law and various tribal law systems, representing tribal governments...
This article was originally published in the Sep/Oct 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine. By Devinder S. Hans When enacting new regulations, legislatures sometimes include a so-called “grandfather clause” to permit certain conduct to continue,...
By Andrew A. Servais With the recent release of the “Pandora Papers,” renewed attention is focused on corporate ownership transparency. The so-called Pandora Papers release from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has outlined the...
Last year, the SDCBA changed our observed holiday calendar to reflect yesterday’s day off as Indigenous Peoples’ Day (previously recognized as Columbus Day). Last Friday, President Biden issued a proclamation to observe October 11 as a...
This article was originally published in the July/Aug 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine. By Chelsea Staskiewicz, Maddy Swoy, and Justine Phillips Viruses (both biological and digital) plagued businesses in 2020 and 2021, causing disruption...
Growing up, I loved Greek mythology. I still do. One of my favorite tales is the story of Persephone, daughter of Demeter. Demeter is the goddess of fertility and bountiful harvests. As the story goes,...