One Word Change Can Make a Big Difference
By Michael L. Crowley As most practitioners know by now, there was a major revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct in 2018 that govern us all. One controversial change was to Rule 4.2...
Monthly Archive: March 2023
Living Without Apology 
By Tatiana Kline, Deputy Public Defender This inspiration for this month’s Coaches Corner comes from a talk by Kemi Nekvapil titled “Step Into Your Power & Live Without Apology.” Given that March is Women’s...
Message from Community Outreach Co-Chair
Message from Community Outreach Co-Chair Hi NLD Members, I’m excited to be writing this message as Co-Chair of the Community Outreach subcommittee of the New Lawyer Division (NLD) Executive Committee, with Claudia Salinas. If...
Conflicts – More Than Just Adverse Parties
Conflicts – More Than Just Adverse Parties The State Bar of California just released two separate and sobering reports about its own failure to open any public discipline investigation of Los Angeles attorney Thomas...
A Possible Blow Coming to Consumers of Previously Owned Vehicles: Looming Changes to the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act
A Possible Blow Coming to Consumers of Previously Owned Vehicles: Looming Changes to the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act A recent appellate opinion from the Fourth District, Division Two, Rodriguez v. FCA US LLC (2022)...
So You’ve Just Finished Taking the Bar Exam … Now What?
So You’ve Just Finished Taking the Bar Exam … Now What? Five minutes remained. The second hand on my watch stubbornly kept turning, along with my stomach. Three quarters of the California Bar Exam were finished,...
The Impact of Billing on An Attorney’s Practice
The Impact of Billing on An Attorney’s Practice Can an attorney’s rate be likened to the value of a Pablo Picasso painting? How you monetarily value your time as an attorney can change the...
NLD Event Recap: Federal Court Practice Series
NLD Event Recap: Federal Court Practice Series On February 15, 2023, the New Lawyer Division was honored to be joined by Chief Judge Dana M. Sabraw of the U.S. District Court for the Southern...
Engagement Letters: Some Ethical Considerations
By Mitchell L. Lathrop Professional ethics require that at the outset of the attorney-client relationship, the client is made aware of the nature and scope of the attorney’s responsibilities, usually through an engagement letter....