By Jeffrey Chinn The musical “Hamilton” has been a phenomenon with unreal demand for tickets and a popular soundtrack. After seeing a performance during its San Diego run, I began to think about lessons...
By Karine Wenger It is that time of the year again. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) begins accepting petitions for new H-1B “CAP” visas during the first week of April 2018. Each year...
By Richard Hendlin This Ethics in Brief will review California Rules of Professional Conduct [CRPC] Rule 5-100 which makes it improper for a California lawyer to “threaten to present criminal, administrative, or disciplinary charges to obtain...
By Carl Ingwalson Jr. “A cautionary note – we spend too much time trying to make sense out of arbitration agreements precisely because litigants spend too little time drafting them. Increasingly, we have been presented...
By Olga May Expert evidence can be front and center in any case, but it becomes crucial in science- and technology-intensive cases. The complexity associated with finding, preparing and correctly using the right experts can...
Courtesy of LawPay Your path to a more secure law firm starts today! Our mission with this Security Series is to promote better data protection in law firms through simple, manageable steps. Throughout the...
By Jeffrey Chinn “Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.” — Bill Bradley 1 Just like some contract clauses, “leadership” can be interpreted in many ways and appear very daunting, but taking on a leadership...
If you own or are thinking of investing in real estate in California, it’s helpful to know a few basic things about real estate law. Here are some key terms and issues to help...
By Jennifer Gilman I, like millions of others, have a Facebook account. I’m responsible with it, as all attorneys should be, and always make sure it passes the “eyebrow test.” That is, I review all...
By Rick Waite Thirty-four verdicts in excess of $1,000,000. A $100,000,000 class-action settlement against the largest funeral operator in the country. Former President of the Dade County Bar Association (Miami, Florida). Former member of...