Daily Archive: August 21, 2025

Legal Ethics: Maintaining Your Files As California attorneys, young and old, we have administrative obligations that I would say have increased in number and specificity at a rapid rate in recent years. It is...

Legal Life: From Federal Fumbles to Local Letdowns: The Trouble with Trust You know what gets me thinking? Credibility. Not just the kind that government lawyers are hemorrhaging nationally (have you read The New...

Ask the Mentor Dear Mentor:  I’m working at a big firm and seem to spend all my waking hours there – 12-hour days are typical, plus hours on the weekends “catching up.” I can’t find...

Paying It Forward: Senior Advisors Section Offers Guidance and Coaching for SDCBA Lawyers Hello, New Lawyers! I am the first Chair of the new Section of the SDCBA, the Senior Advisors Section. This new...

Tips from the Bar: Turning Challenges Into Change: Valenti on Building a Resilient Legal Center Solo practitioner and seasoned disability-rights advocate Matt Valenti has dedicated his legal career to transformative work shaped by his...

Tips from the Bench: Judge Danna W. Nicholas on Facts, Patience, and the Power of “Yet” When Superior Court Judge Danna W. Nicholas addresses new lawyers her message blends rigor, practicality, and humanity. Appointed...

Message from the Board Summer is in full swing, and with it comes so many opportunities to step out of our offices, recharge, and reconnect with each other. Our New Lawyer Division has been...