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BAR CENTER CLOSED AND STAFF WORKING REMOTELY THOUGH AT LEAST APRIL 3 Dear Members, We have an important ask and a couple of updates. We look forward to your feedback so we can best...
Update to Members from SDCBA Executive Director and President re COVID-19 3/20/20
Dear Members,
We are providing an additional update on the SDCBA’s response to the impact of COVID-19. We continue to prioritize the health and safety of our members and staff, while also playing a constructive role in supporting local health officials and government leaders as they work to contain the virus and protect our community as a whole.
Going Green: The past, present and future of cannabis law in California
By Michael Cindrich The green rush is on in California. The State already holds the lion’s share of the $5.7 billion cannabis industry, and the market is primed for unprecedented growth with the recent...
No BK for You! Cannabis Enterprise Kicked Out of Ch. 11 Line
By Tyler McQuillan ‘Those familiar with the blossoming cannabis industry are readily familiar with certain limitations imposed upon the “legal” cannabis business. From tax inefficiencies spurred by Internal Revenue Code 280E to limitations on change...
California Legislature Reacts to Supreme Court’s Blow Against Unions
By Jason Fischbein and Joss Teal 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...
IRS Properly Reconstructs Attorney’s Income: The Importance of Trust Fund Accounting Through the Lens of Tax Litigation
By Shawn Spaulding As attorneys, we are all familiar with the trust fund accounting requirements found in Rule 4-100 of the State Bar of California Rules of Professional Conduct. Failure to follow Rule 4-100...
New Rules of Professional Conduct The California Supreme Court Has Acted
By Edward McIntyre By an order filed May 10, 2018, the California Supreme Court changed California’s legal ethics landscape. The Court approved, without change, 27 of the comprehensive set of 70 proposed new or...
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,...
California Supreme Court Creates New Employees vs. Independent Contractor Test
By Patrick Klingborg and Phillip Simpler On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court (Case No. S222732). The decision represents a substantial change to a...