Tips from the Bench: Hon. Rebecca F. Zipp
Tips from the Bench: Hon. Rebecca F. Zipp On March 20, 2024, the Honorable Rebecca F. Zipp was sworn in as a judge for the San Diego County Superior Court. Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Judge...
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Understanding Licenses: What Are They and How to Enforce Them?
Understanding Licenses: What Are They and How to Enforce Them? What is a License? Intellectual Property (IP) protection is vital for businesses, inventors, and individuals seeking to safeguard their creative works. But what happens...
Message from Co-Editor in Chief
Message from Co-Editor in Chief Hi NLD members! I am honored to have served as Co-Editor of the New Lawyer Division (“NLD”) Newsletter, For the Record for the past two years. Thank you to all the...
Mindful Minute: Wellbeing During the Election Cycle
By Koryn Sheppard Election cycles, particularly in high-stakes political climates like the current one, can be exhilarating, exhausting — or both. The flood of political news, opinions, debates, and advertisements can overwhelm and even dismay....
Ethics for New Lawyers: A New Deal for the Bar Exam
Ethics for New Lawyers: A New Deal for the Bar Exam Each year, around 16,000 people take the California Bar Examination. The two-day exam is given in February and July and consists of five essay questions,...
Tips from the Bar: Lieutenant Commander Kristen Capps
Tips from the Bar: Lieutenant Commander Kristen Capps Two things Lieutenant Commander Kristen Capps always knew about herself are that she always wanted to go to law school as well as follow in her...
Prioritizing Your Practice & Parenting
Prioritizing Your Practice & Parenting The life of a woman lawyer and mother inevitably involves a familiar struggle—balancing the competing demands of your job with the commitments of raising children and being actively involved...
Message from NLD Chair
Message from NLD Chair Happy October everyone! As we are nearing the end of the year, I want to take the time to give a big shout-out to the San Diego County Bar Association’s...
Talking Trash with the Animal Law Section and Environmental Law Section after the 40th Annual Coastal Cleanup
By Alison Schlick The San Diego County Bar Association’s Animal Law Section and Environmental Law/Land Use Section teamed up with I Love a Clean San Diego to clean De Anza Cove in Mission Bay Park...
Rule of Professional Conduct 8.3: AKA the “Snitch Rule”
By Deborah Wolfe This relatively new Rule has generated much controversy and colloquy since it was approved by the California Supreme Court, effective August 1, 2023. It [CB1] unquestionably was instituted in the wake of former...