Why Wellness
We asked a few SDCBA members how and why they make wellness a priority. Here’s what they said: Susan Hack, Runner, Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP My dad died of a massive heart attack two...
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Following Up on Your First Year
By Marti Worms Now that Fall has arrived, many of you who graduated from law school last year are approaching one-year of practice or maybe more, depending on whether you had a post-bar position lined...
Going Green: The past, present and future of cannabis law in California
By Michael Cindrich The green rush is on in California. The State already holds the lion’s share of the $5.7 billion cannabis industry, and the market is primed for unprecedented growth with the recent...
Amendments to California Evidence Code Will Require Attorneys Ensure Their Clients Understand that What Happens in Mediation, Stays in Mediation
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...
Stress Be Banished: How local attorneys find peace among the chaos
By Aleida Wahn With a hard right hook, a punishing bike ride, the playing of a treasured musical instrument or the exhilaration of the open ocean, stress is magically banished. Hardworking attorneys reveal their...
Client Management in Disclosure Schedules
By Aaron Sokoloff The preparation of disclosure schedules is typically one of the most time-intensive aspects of a financing or M&A transaction. In larger firms, this process is often in the hands of a...
Insurance Law: Failure to Defend and Denial of Insurance Claims
Failure to Defend The failure to defend a policyholder in a lawsuit is a form of insurance bad faith. Insurance companies acting in bad faith typically do not uphold the following: If you are...
The New Rules of Professional Conduct: What Lawyers Need to Know about New Rule 1.1 [Competence] and Rule 1.3 [Diligence]
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...
Intermittent Fasting: The basics of intermittent fasting and how busy lawyers can make it work
By Hali Anderson A wise woman once told me the secret to weight loss: Move more, eat less. Four words. Simple, right? For me, the “moving more” is the easy part. I get up...
The Discovery Rules
By James D. Crosby I prefer getting documents and taking depositions as the principal means of discovery in most any case. If done right, the documents-then-depositions, with limited written discovery, approach is more cost-efficient...
