The Intersection Between Media and Law: Television News in COVID-19 and Beyond “In order to produce a good news story, it really comes down to the people and letting them tell the story,” said...
Tips from the Bench: Judge CJ Mody Judge CJ Mody, who joined the bench in January 2021, is the first South Asian American judge to sit on the San Diego Superior Court. Born in...
NLD Member Spotlight: Claudia Ignacio Claudia Ignacio, recipient of this year’s SDCBA Service by a New Lawyer Award, is a young trailblazer in the San Diego legal community. As a tax attorney with Hone...
By Shelly Skinner California’s legal ethics rules are designed to protect the public and the integrity of the legal system, while promoting the administration of justice and confidence in the legal profession. Cal. Rule...
Feb. 24, 2022: Millions across the world watched in horror as Russia invaded Ukraine. A war that, to date, has resulted in tens of thousands of casualties and a mass exodus from Ukraine seeking safe haven....
By Mallory H. Chase Although nonlawyers are not directly governed by the California Rules of Professional Conduct (see CRPC, rule 1.0(a) [the “rules are intended to regulate professional conduct of lawyers through discipline”] [emphasis...
Have you ever wondered why entrance to our profession takes the path it does? The historical context for the current licensing system is largely traceable back 101 years to the 1921 Report of the...
Message from the NLD Community Service Chair Greetings Everyone: My name is Elijah Gaglio, and I am privileged to serve on the New Lawyer Division’s Executive Committee where I help organize and create community...
Cybersecurity and Ethics What are our professional responsibility obligations when it comes to cyber risk? Comment [1] to Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.1 (Competence) tells us that the duties set forth in the...
In the Estate, or Fake? How Cryptocurrency Impacts Bankruptcy Popularized by Bitcoin billionaires such as Elon Musk, cryptocurrency is well known but not well understood. Seeing a need for more information on the subject,...