Tips from the Bench: Judge Michael D. Washington Discusses the Importance of Mentorship In a recent conversation between San Diego County Superior Court Judge Michael D. Washington and his longtime mentee, Derek Dente, the...
Betting On Freedom: Poker Tournament Backs Wrongful Conviction Advocacy October 2 is Wrongful Conviction Day, a global effort to recognize the reality and enduring impact of innocent people serving time for crimes they did...
Ask the Mentor Should I use ListServ? Dear Mentor: I’ve been looking at the bar association’s ListServ and wondering if I should post on it. What are the pros and cons? Signed, ListServ Curious...
Tips from the Bar: Attorney Lorena Tejeda As a teenager, Lorena Tejeda’s after-school job at a criminal defense firm began with a simple task: mailing letters to incarcerated clients, aka “jail mail.” For many,...
Legal Life: Networking —The Necessary Evil We All Love to Hate Legal Life: The Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs of the Everyday Attorney” is your monthly invitation to laugh, commiserate, and connect with the real...
Message from the Board Dear New Lawyer Division Members, It is hard to believe October is almost here, one of my favorite months of the year. Between pumpkin-flavored everything and the importance of Wrongful...
Legal Ethics: Maintaining Your Files As California attorneys, young and old, we have administrative obligations that I would say have increased in number and specificity at a rapid rate in recent years. It is...
Legal Life: From Federal Fumbles to Local Letdowns: The Trouble with Trust You know what gets me thinking? Credibility. Not just the kind that government lawyers are hemorrhaging nationally (have you read The New...
Ask the Mentor Dear Mentor: I’m working at a big firm and seem to spend all my waking hours there – 12-hour days are typical, plus hours on the weekends “catching up.” I can’t find...
Paying It Forward: Senior Advisors Section Offers Guidance and Coaching for SDCBA Lawyers Hello, New Lawyers! I am the first Chair of the new Section of the SDCBA, the Senior Advisors Section. This new...