Giving Back to Your Community through Fee Arbitration The SDCBA’s fee arbitration program offers parties an opportunity to resolve fee disputes as an alternative to taking disputes to superior court. The fee arbitration is an informal, confidential, impartial, and lower-cost avenue for resolving fee...
Bench-Bar Media Event: Cancel Culture and the Modern Media If cats were discovered to be Communists, would they be cancelled on the Internet? To answer such a question, you could call on the panelists from...
A Safe Return to Work from an Employment Law Perspective The SDCBA Labor and Employment Law Section hosted a timely seminar last month on Navigating a Safe Return to in-person work in light of the global pandemic. The webinar featured attorneys Arcelia...
Becoming a Personal Injury Firm Founder – The Joy of the Journey When I graduated law school in 2013, I already knew that one day I wanted to open my own law firm. However, I first wanted to...
New Lawyer Division Member Spotlight: Aaron Sibley It is often said that learning the law is kind of like learning a new language. This was no problem for civil litigator Aaron Sibley, who by...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...