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...
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Creating a Complete Picture as a Public Defender
Creating a Complete Picture as a Public Defender How I got to where I am today is the product of many lived experiences that began in my childhood. My childhood was filled with experiences...
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....
A New Year’s Resolution Your Family Will Appreciate: A Succession Plan
This article was originally published in the January/February 2022 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine. By Edward McIntyre 2022 is now upon us, with its “resolutions” — some of which did not survive January. If, however,...
Lawyering: My Path to Self-Empowerment
This article was originally published in the January/February 2022 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine. By Gayani R. Weerasinghe Law was my path to empowerment. I have often shared parts from the story of how I...
Diversity Pledge
By Sarcout “Sed” Zangana When the COVID-19 pandemic hit us unexpectedly, accompanied by stay-at-home orders and newfound limitations on social gatherings, many of us in the legal community wondered what we could do to...
Message from the Chair of the New Lawyer Division
Message from the Chair of the New Lawyer Division Dear Members, It is a privilege to serve as Chair of the SDCBA’s New Lawyer Division along with Vice Chair Stephanie Pengilley and Members at...
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...