A Possible Blow Coming to Consumers of Previously Owned Vehicles: Looming Changes to the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act A recent appellate opinion from the Fourth District, Division Two, Rodriguez v. FCA US LLC (2022)...
So You’ve Just Finished Taking the Bar Exam … Now What? Five minutes remained. The second hand on my watch stubbornly kept turning, along with my stomach. Three quarters of the California Bar Exam were finished,...
The Impact of Billing on An Attorney’s Practice Can an attorney’s rate be likened to the value of a Pablo Picasso painting? How you monetarily value your time as an attorney can change the...
NLD Event Recap: Federal Court Practice Series On February 15, 2023, the New Lawyer Division was honored to be joined by Chief Judge Dana M. Sabraw of the U.S. District Court for the Southern...
The Benefits of Serving as a Court Appointed Attorney in Probate Court New and newer attorneys are often eager to get in the courtroom. One way to gain invaluable experience — while at the...
Message from the Continuing Legal Education Chair of NLD Hello all: I am honored to serve on the New Lawyer Division (NLD) Executive Committee where I help organize continuing legal education presentations for new...
Tips from the Bench: Judge Herbert Exarhos If you have the chance to have a case in the East County Courthouse you may hear the legend of Judge Herbert Exarhos. Judge Exarhos rides his...
Evaluating Capacity: Trusts, Wills, and Conservatorships Could lawyers have greater exposure to legal malpractice claims as the baby boom generation, the largest proportion of the U.S. population, starts to age? Unfortunately, the risk of...
Fresh Eyes May Require Fresh Disclosures Whether newly admitted or highly experienced, working in a small firm or a large firm, or practicing in litigation or transactional law — an attorney in a law...
NLD Member Spotlight: Alison Adelman Alison Adelman, Esq., juggles many priorities as a practicing attorney and a new mother. Adelman is an attorney at the San Diego office of Ogletree Deakins. Her practice primarily...