AI and Real World Ethics
Ethics and Technology on the Cutting Edge By Edward McIntyre Slowly — as though pushing through a parting cloud — some of us only now are beginning to realize that AI (artificial intelligence) is...
Author: San Diego County Bar Association
Bartering for Business
From haircuts to paintings, how and what I bartered for my legal services By Elizabeth Blust In the opening scene of the movie“To Kill a Mockingbird” — and in a later scene in the...
What Attorneys Need to Know About the Drager 5000
By Eric Ganci Police have a new addition to try and fight the war on impaired driving: the Drager 5000. This device swabs the person’s mouth/cheek area to screen saliva for non-alcoholic intoxicating substances,...
Simple Competence: Surprisingly Complex
By David Carr One of most fundamental ethical rules is that lawyers must be competent in the provision of legal services. It is the very first substantive rule in the ABA Model Rules of...
Three Ways To Improve Your Speaking
How to improve your speaking in and out of the courtroom from a lawyer comedian By Ken Turek Americans are more afraid of public speaking than death. To Jerry Seinfeld that means if we...
4 Tips for Securing Mobile Devices
By Adriana Linares In today’s world, it’s common, if not downright expected that you and your support staff use mobile devices to timely communicate with clients and access firm documents and resources. While this...
Apps for the Lawyer On-the-Go
By Christi McGowan and Christine Stansall Almost every attorney uses a smartphone for work, and that smartphone is usually an iPhone. If you use an iPhone, it’s not a big leap to shift to...
What Is a Will? Key Terms and Basic Information
Have you thought about preparing a will? Here is some basic information about wills to help you through the process: Basic Terms A will is a legal document and a significant part of your...
Non-Legal Services: Ethical Rules and Compliance
By Robert Bryson Young lawyers are always looking for ways to increase their revenue. Most of us would like to rely solely on retaining clients but, as anyone with a small practice knows, there...
Forget Social Media, It is Still a People Game
By Lizzette Herrera Castellanos I recently read an article that said, “The best moments of your life will not happen looking at a screen.” Ironically, I read those words while I was looking at...