By Carole J. Buckner Creed-21 v. City of Wildomar, 2017 WL 5484032,provides salient reminders regarding complying with local rules, scheduling depositions and most importantly, complying with court orders to avoid sanctions. The case also implicates...
By Andrew Servais An amendment to the California Evidence Code on mediation confidentiality will require attorneys representing clients in connection with mediation to provide written disclosures to their clients about mediation confidentiality beginning January...
By Alara Chilton With the November 1, 2018 effective date for California’s new Rules of Professional Conduct fast approaching, you may be wondering how new Rule 1.1 [Competence] and new Rule 1.3 [Diligence] will affect...
By Deborah Wolfe California attorneys need to know that as of June 1, 2018, all members of the California Bar are required to submit their fingerprints electronically to the State Bar. Most of us...
By Edward McIntyre, Cartoon by George Brewster Jr. Duncan hovered at Macbeth’s door, another man in tow. “Can we disturb you, Uncle? My friend, Smedley.” “You have. But come in and take a seat....
By Richard D. Hendlin When the new and revised Rules of Professional Conduct become effective on November 1, 2018, California will finally join the other 49 states which have already adopted some version of American...
By Jennifer Gilman On May 10, 2018, the California Supreme Court approved a comprehensive set of New Rules of Professional Conduct (New Rules) for California lawyers, which take effect November 1, 2018. Many attorneys are contemplating...
By Patrick Kearns We’re almost there! For regular readers of Ethics in Brief, or for that matter anyone who follows legal ethics in some manner, you’re seeing a lot of articles and information about...
By David Carr There is probably no bad time to discuss the ethics of extortionate demand letters, but this time may be better than most. These ethics may seem a little paradoxical, much like the...
By Carole Buckner Properly withdrawing from representation pursuant to applicable rules, ethics opinions and case law can reduce the risk of a legal malpractice claim. On November 1, 2018, California’s revised Rules of Professional...