NLD Member Spotlight: Gaia T. Linehan Gaia T. Linehan, Esq., is a civil litigation attorney at the San Diego office of Freeman Mathis & Gary. LLP. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation, employment law,...
Tips from the Bar: Cynthia L. Stratton “There’s no right way to do the wrong thing.” Cynthia L. Stratton, managing partner of civil litigation and employment law firm Stratton & Green, ALC and SDCBA...
Message from Legal Education Co-Chair: Catharine McGlynn Happy National Women’s Month! My name is Catharine “Kate” McGlynn, and I am in my third year of practice. I have been involved with the New Lawyer...
Ethics for New Lawyers The Importance of Client Communications – Tips for Young Attorneys Inadequate client communication is typically one of the top complaints to the State Bar every year. This is unfortunate because...
A Possible Solution for Music Artists to Better Leverage Their Bargaining Power A copyright is a form of intellectual property that protects an original work of authorship fixed in a tangible medium.1 Musical compositions...
8 Tidbits of Advice from an International Student Turned U.S. Lawyer In August 2018, I hopped on a plane from my hometown in Bangalore, India, and came to the United States to study law...
Legal Ethics for New Attorneys High Profile Motion to Disqualify in Georgia v. Trump Prosecution Serves As Important Reminder Regarding Attorney Obligations Related to Extrajudicial Statements Media coverage of efforts by the defendants to...
Tips from the Bench: Hon. Jill L. Burkhardt While working for her father one summer as a teenager, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jill L. Burkhardt began to feel like she could never learn all there...
Message from the Vice Chair Happy February Current (and Future) NLD Members! It’s Claudia Salinas, your friendly Vice Chair of the San Diego County Bar Association New Lawyer Division (NLD), and I’m thrilled to...
Memo to a New Litigator Abusive litigation tactics do little for the client or the lawyer. Rather, such behavior is the hallmark of a second-rate attorney. Under both the state and federal judicial systems,...