Message from the Vice Chair of the NLD
Message from the Vice Chair of the NLD Greeting NLD Members, It is a pleasure to serve as your vice chair this year! I am excited to be a part of this year’s Executive...
Category: For New Attorneys
The MLB’s Collective Bargaining Approach: Short-Term Gain Versus Long-Term Pain?
The MLB’s Collective Bargaining Approach: Short-Term Gain Versus Long-Term Pain? Major League Baseball (MLB) concluded its 2021 season on a high note with the Atlanta Braves taking down the widely hated Houston Astros. What...
NLD Member Spotlight: Malak Behrouznami
NLD Member Spotlight: Malak Behrouznami “Working hard, handling difficult cases, and working late hours — sometimes staying up until 3:00 in the morning to make sure a trial is fully prepped — is completely...
Tips from the Bar: Heather Rosing
Tips from the Bar: Heather Rosing Klinedinst CEO and former SDCBA president Heather L. Rosing recently received the National Conference of Bar Presidents (NCBP) Fellows Award for her exceptional work within the legal community....
Moving Up: But With Caution
Moving Up: But With Caution An opportunity suddenly appears: You’re a solo practitioner or in a small firm. You have the chance to join a larger firm — where the prospects appear brighter —...
New Lawyer Lens: Conducting a Virtual Bench Trial in the Pandemic
New Lawyer Lens: Conducting a Virtual Bench Trial in the Pandemic Before the pandemic, I had conducted three jury trials, two of them in the Hall of Justice in San Diego. I tried a...
Building a Legal Network When You’re from Out-of-Town
Building a Legal Network When You’re from Out of Town I graduated from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, Massachusetts, on a Saturday in May 2019. On the following Monday, I moved to...
NLD Member Spotlight: Jocelyn Russo
NLD Member Spotlight: Jocelyn Russo For Jocelyn Russo, being a family law attorney is more than practicing law: “It’s being there for your clients during their most difficult times in their lives.” Russo is...
But … I Didn’t Apply to Zoom School of Law
But … I Didn’t Apply to Zoom School of Law As a first-generation law student, I was equal parts eager and nervous for the coming three years. I heard testimonials of the difficulties, the...
Tips from the Bench: Judges Michael T. Smyth and Maureen F. Hallahan
Tips from the Bench: Judges Michael T. Smyth and Maureen F. Hallahan This year, San Diego Superior Court welcomes new Presiding Judge Michael T. Smyth and new Assistant Presiding Judge Maureen F. Hallahan, who...