Notes from the New Generation
Dear Counsel, February asks us to love. It’s all around us, almost obnoxiously. Roses everywhere, balloons filling up stores. It’s a great reminder for us to show love to those in our lives. But...
Daily Archive: February 19, 2026
Pending Generative AI Legislation — Proposed Amendment to the State Bar Act and Code of Civil Procedure section 128.7
This topic will not go away: misuse of generative AI producing hallucinated case citations and quotations. As of early February 2026, there have been more than 600 judicial decisions across the United States in...
SDCBA NLD’s February 2026 For The Record: Message from the Vice Chair
Hello SDCBA New Lawyer Division, I know many of you – but for those I have not yet met – my name is Robert Shawhan, and I am the new Vice Chair of the...
From Refugee to Advocate: A First-Generation Lawyer’s Journey to the Law
When I think about how I became a lawyer, I don’t picture a classroom or a courtroom. I picture a small suitcase and my family leaving everything behind. I was a little girl in...