By Marta Manus Now more than ever, our attention is pulled in a thousand different directions throughout the day, and it’s easy to mindlessly move through each day. We all have a finite level...
By David C. Carr The Simpsons lawyer Lionel Hutz wisely observed that “the law books not only make the office look good, they are chock full of useful legal tidbits.”[1] Of course, many of...
By Mitchell L. Lathrop Howard Horror (“Howard”)1 was busily representing four very important clients in a lawsuit, Evers et al. v. Jones Company. The Evers case arose because Jones Company had the audacity to...
Attorneys as Bankers I don’t know about you, but I didn’t go to law school to become a banker.[1] However, when you raised your hand to become an attorney, you agreed to abide by...
Tips For New Lawyers: Requests for Production of Documents, Tangible Things, Land, and Other Property In civil cases, parties can use Requests for Production of Documents (RFP) to obtain documents. There is no limit...
Message from the NLD Chair Hello Members, Feeling a little gloomy? I know I am! Unfortunately, May Gray was all too real, and June Gloom is staying true to its name. “Sunny” San Diego did...
Tips from the Bench: Hon. Joel R. Wohlfeil Judge Joel Wohlfeil is proud to serve the San Diego community as a judge; when you first enter his courtroom, this is evident. He has chosen to...
Tips from the Bar: Deputy District Attorney James D. Koerber Deputy District Attorney James D. Koerber has served as a public servant in California for almost 40 years. First, he served as a Deputy...
I am fascinated by the concept of imposter syndrome. I frequently do meditations on combating imposter syndrome and took an Insight Timer course on overcoming it. This concept was introduced in 1978 in an...
By Valerie Silverman Massey Imagine this scenario: Attorney is retained by Financier to represent Party. Attorney’s client is Party, but Attorney also has a financial relationship with Financier (who may be funding the representation...