Tips from the Bench: Justice Patricia Benke
Tips from the Bench: Justice Patricia Benke After 34 years of serving as a justice for the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One, Justice Patricia Benke retired July 31. Rather than referring to...
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August Message From the Chair of the New Lawyer Division
August Message From the Chair of the New Lawyer Division Greetings NLD! I cannot wait to see you all tonight at the SDCBA/NLD Summer Social: Here Comes the Sun at Waterfront Park! This will...
Courts Continue to Strictly Apply Partnership and Employee Duties to Not Act Adversely Toward a Current Law Firm Even if the Attorney Intends to Leave the Firm
By Andrew A. ServaisWingert, Grebing, Brubaker & Juskie, LLP It is not uncommon for attorneys to change law firms or depart to start a solo practice or a practice with a fellow attorney from...
The Art of NFTs: The Collision of Real and Intellectual Property in the Digital World
By Mayra Hernandez, California Western School of Law On June 25, the Association of American Law Schools presented, with California Western School of Law professor Emily Behzadi moderating, a panel discussion on “The Art...
New Lawyer Division Member Spotlight: Rachel Allums
By Stephanie Germani, Attorney at Law It’s not surprising that Rachel Allums has a solo practice that focuses on estate planning. The Poway attorney not only planned the curriculum for her legal education, she...
Organics Out of Landfills (OOL); Methane Pollution Reduction, a Quick Legal Summary of Compliance Developments
By Alison Schlick, Attorney at Law California continues to experience the effects of a climate crisis including, hotter summers with world record-breaking temperatures, devastating wildfires with longer fire seasons, megadroughts, and rising sea levels....
Bar Exam Advice from New Lawyer to Future Lawyer
By Stephanie Pengilley, Bickel Sannipoli APC The night before the first day of the bar exam, I dreamt of an overflowing toilet that wouldn’t stop no matter what I tried. Upon waking I immediately...
Tips from the Bar: Jeremy Evans
By Sara Gold, Eastman IP Jeremy Evans has certainly hit it out of the ballpark with his legal career. Nine years ago he started his solo law firm California Sports Lawyer, which specializes in...
July Message From the Chair of the New Lawyer Division
Greetings NLD! As the world begins to return to “normal”, we are excited to announce that in-person events will finally resume beginning in August! Some programming will remain remote and/or with a remote option,...
Supervisory Direction Does Not Result in Subordinate Immunity
Associate attorneys remain responsible for their own compliance with the California Rules of Professional Conduct and must not simply assume the infallibility of their mentors’ determinations where a violation could result.