Client Management in Disclosure Schedules
By Aaron Sokoloff The preparation of disclosure schedules is typically one of the most time-intensive aspects of a financing or M&A transaction. In larger firms, this process is often in the hands of a...
Author: San Diego County Bar Association
Insurance Law: Failure to Defend and Denial of Insurance Claims
Failure to Defend The failure to defend a policyholder in a lawsuit is a form of insurance bad faith. Insurance companies acting in bad faith typically do not uphold the following: If you are...
The New Rules of Professional Conduct: What Lawyers Need to Know about New Rule 1.1 [Competence] and Rule 1.3 [Diligence]
By Alara Chilton With the November 1, 2018 effective date for California’s new Rules of Professional Conduct fast approaching, you may be wondering how new Rule 1.1 [Competence] and new Rule 1.3 [Diligence] will affect...
Intermittent Fasting: The basics of intermittent fasting and how busy lawyers can make it work
By Hali Anderson A wise woman once told me the secret to weight loss: Move more, eat less. Four words. Simple, right? For me, the “moving more” is the easy part. I get up...
The Discovery Rules
By James D. Crosby I prefer getting documents and taking depositions as the principal means of discovery in most any case. If done right, the documents-then-depositions, with limited written discovery, approach is more cost-efficient...
California Legislature Reacts to Supreme Court’s Blow Against Unions
By Jason Fischbein and Joss Teal Introduction On June 27, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued perhaps the most significant decision to impact collective bargaining this century in Janus v. American Federation of State, City, and...
New Fingerprinting Rule
By Deborah Wolfe California attorneys need to know that as of June 1, 2018, all members of the California Bar are required to submit their fingerprints electronically to the State Bar. Most of us...
General Overview of Securities Act Exemptions for the Novice
By Amber Condron and Richard Weintraub Clients that are starting or growing their business often come to their attorneys with a conundrum: they need money and have no idea how to go about raising...
Appellate Law: Key Issues And Terms
In both civil and criminal cases, an appeal is a process in which a party who is dissatisfied with the outcome of a case in a lower court can petition a higher court to...
Tips from the Bench: Judge Joel R. Wohlfeil
By Phillip Simpler Since 2007, the Honorable Joel R. Wohlfeil has been a San Diego Superior Court judge. He presides over Department 73 and handles mostly civil cases. It was an honor to sit down...