Settlement-Related Tax Issues that Litigators and Mediators Should Know About Negotiations and settlements are an everyday occurrence in the legal profession. Tax implications are often overlooked in settlement discussions and negotiations yet often play a...
NLD Member Spotlight: Mark Simpliciano Mark Simpliciano is a resilient young attorney who is currently an Associate Attorney with Garcia Hong Law APC, a San Diego civil law firm that focuses on business litigation,...
Ethical Limitations on the Attorney “Overachiever” As an attorney seeking to advance your career, whether within a firm or within the legal community at large, you may feel the “overachiever” instinct to immediately accept...
Message from the Social Events Chair September brings back-to-school excitement to many San Diegans, including law students at our three local law schools. For practicing attorneys, fall may be a return to work after...
The Toll of Declining Trust: Can America’s Faith in the Courts be Restored? Less than half of Americans approve of the way the United States Supreme Court is handling its job, according to a...
New Lawyer Division Spotlight: Veneeta Jaswal Veneeta Jaswal has known from a young age that she wanted to be a “laywer,” as she wrote in second grade when asked what she wanted to be...
Tips from the Bar: Benjamin Cheeks Criminal defense lawyer Benjamin Cheeks, an attorney of nearly 20 years, says this profession “fell in his lap” while he was studying to be an engineer. He attended...
Ethics, Integrity, and the Not-So-Truthful Client You did it! Three years of stress. Three years of late nights hopped up on caffeine. Three years of interviews, internships, rejections, and successes. For so long, you...
How to Set Yourself Up for Career Success While Waiting for Bar Exam Results Heidi is a career advisor at California Western School of Law where she’s helped students and alumni find their career footing...
Message from the Community Service Chair One lesson I learned from my parents is that we are put on this planet to help others. Some of the greatest lawyers spent their lives helping others:...