In the Estate, or Fake? How Cryptocurrency Impacts Bankruptcy Popularized by Bitcoin billionaires such as Elon Musk, cryptocurrency is well known but not well understood. Seeing a need for more information on the subject,...
Clarity From Calamity: How I Discovered My True Calling as a Lawyer My name is Omid Rejali. I am the founder of Rejali Law Firm as well as the creator of the Rejali Foundation,...
NLD Event Recap: Court Practice Series on Civil Litigation Last month, the Hon. Katherine A. Bacal and Stacy Fode, Esq., of Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, PC, offered civil practice tips and tricks as part of...
Tips from the Bar: Alex Calero Alex Calero is a litigator for the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, where he brings lawsuits on behalf of California citizens against individuals and companies who...
Senate Bill 467: Correcting Mistakes of the Past with the Science of the Present On January 28, 2022, Senate Bill 467 passed the Senate with a 30-3 vote, sending it to the Assembly where...
NLD Member Spotlight: Deveney Wells-Gibson Deveney Wells-Gibson’s path to opening her own law firm shows how hard work and dedication can open opportunities for entrepreneurship and making dreams come true. A Texas native, she...
By Phillip Stephan Pause. As attorneys, we are inherently attuned to the power of words. We seek to use them to persuade, to disarm, to indicate, and for other functions related to our practices....
When I first began volunteering as a temporary judge, my mother-in-law asked me how often I got to use the “little hammer.” I correctly concluded that she was referring to a gavel, and probably...
Yesterday marked the anniversary of my sister entering the world — happy birthday again, Michelle — and the first day of spring. Both events are significant to me. The former is important because Michelle...
A Lawyer’s Obligation of Candor Lawyers have always had a duty to be honest and truthful pursuant to general ethical principles, as well as the State Bar Act. The newest version of the Rules...