Message from the Social Events Chair
Message from the Social Events Chair Hello all: My name is Hannah Theophil, and I am honored to serve on the New Lawyer Division’s Executive Committee where I help organize networking and social events...
Daily Archive: June 16, 2022
Ethical Constraints on Referrals of Legal Work
Ethical Constraints on Referrals of Legal Work Whether you are a new lawyer or highly experienced in the practice of law, referrals of legal work are central to developing a successful law practice. This article...
Thinking Out Your Wheelhouse: How Your Practice May Implicate Consumer Protection Laws
Thinking Out Your Wheelhouse: How Your Practice May Implicate Consumer Protection Laws As a practicing attorney, most of us operate solely within our niche. We become masters of our wheelhouse and we rarely venture...
Plan, Prepare, Prevail – Bar Prep Tips For Every Kind of Test Taker
Plan, Prepare, Prevail – Bar Prep Tips For Every Kind of Test Taker When John H. Wilson first took the California bar exam in 2008, a 5.4 magnitude earthquake rumbled through the Ontario convention...
Why It’s Never Too Early to Plan for Your Estate: Three Important Documents You Need Now
Why It’s Never Too Early to Plan for Your Estate: Three Important Documents You Need Now Only 24% of Americans ages 18-34 and 27% of Americans ages 35-54 have estate planning documents according to...
How Revealing My Mental Health Challenges Strengthened My Career
How Revealing My Mental Health Challenges Strengthened My Career My name is Julie Thorpe-Lopez, and I’m a trial attorney specializing in representing victims of elder abuse. Prior to practicing law, I was a social...