Author: San Diego County Bar Association

Rule 1.2.1: Hired Guns Or Client Gatekeepers?

By David C. Carr Lawyers owe many ethical duties to their clients. Most of these duties are bottomed on the fiduciary nature of the attorney-client relationship. But lawyers also owe ethical duties to the judicial system...

The Mexican Repatriation

This article was originally published in the Sep/Oct 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine. By Renée N.G. Stackhouse In the wake of the past year’s racial justice movement, including calls to action from Black Lives...

Tech Tips and Tidbits: September/October 2021

This article was originally published in the September/October 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine. By Bill Kammer Every Algorithm Has a Point of View  Lawyers are faced with a barrage of recommendations and advertisements for...

Pick the Wrong Test, Be Held in Contempt

By Edward McIntyre A Central District of California grand jury issued subpoenas to a company and its lawyers related to a criminal investigation of the company’s owner, also a client of the lawyers. The subpoenas...