Recreational marijuana is now legal in California. Here are some basics you and your clients should know: Where & When You Can’t Smoke According to attorney Eric Ganci, you can smoke outside, but you...
By Jennifer Gilman My phone rang one fateful day last week, and I answered to the voice of my ecstatic friend: “Jen! Oh my – Jen! Jen!” “Yes – hi, Ainsley – yes?” “Do you...
By Danielle Fontanesi As a business lawyer, it’s not uncommon to find yourself in the position where a client asks you for – or where you want to give – business advice. As a...
By Will Marshall Skilled word processing staff, particularly for smaller practices and transactional attorneys, are all but gone. Attorneys must increasingly handle their own documents, generally using the not-always-friendly Microsoft WordTM. Battling with automatic...
By Bill Kammer Encryption Redux I wrote recently and suggested that 2017 was the year for encryption. Hacking is very much on the minds of Americans, and lawyers and clients are frequently discussing the need...
By Marc Adelman Meeting a client’s expectations on any given matter is the biggest challenge lawyers often face. Failure to meet those expectations will often leave the client wondering if you did your job, kept...
Considering an annulment? Not sure how spousal support or visitation rights work? We’ve defined some common family law terms and provided some very basic information to help you out: Alimony/Spousal Support In California, alimony...
By Denise Asher It’s hard to be a trial lawyer when you’re hung over all the time. Or wondering how soon you can get finished with that discovery/pleading/deposition/trial day so you can get something...
San Diego attorney and blogger, James D. Crosby, runs the “Trial Call” blog. In an effort to ease the (occasional) pains of discovery he offers up these 9 simple rules. Be sure to read...
By Bill Kammer The Equifax Hack In September 2017, Equifax reported a data breach that may have disclosed personal information of 143 million persons. That information included birthdates, driver’s license numbers and home addresses...