Mindful Minute: February is for Hearts
By Koryn Sheppard The human heart is an incredible organ, beating more than 2.5 billion times over a lifetime —depending, of course, on how long that life lasts. On average, it beats 100,000 times...
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Are You a Lawyer? Want to Help and Support Youth Involved in the Child Welfare System? Guess What, You Can!
By Beth Ploesch Who We Are and What We Do Children’s Legal Services of San Diego, Inc. (CLS) provides legal representation for youth involved in juvenile dependency cases. CLS is appointed to represent the...
Ethics in Brief: Enforcing Civility
By Stacy Plotkin-Wolff “Lawyers who know how to think but have not learned how to behave are a menace and a liability to the administration of justice.” Excerpts From the Chief Justice’s Speech on the...
Ethics in Brief: Get Ready! Random Trust Account Audits Are Coming
By David C. Carr Two years ago, the State Bar implemented the Client Trust Account Protection Program (CTAPP). The aim of CTAPP is to deter client trust account misconduct through the imposition of a...
Message from the NLD Chair – January 2025
Message from the NLD Chair – January 2025 Happy New Year, New Lawyer Division! Let’s Make 2025 Unforgettable! Welcome back from the holidays! Hopefully, you’re feeling refreshed and ready to take on the new...
Ethics in Brief: How to Start 2025, A New Year Suggestion
By: Edward J. McIntyre New Year’s Day has come and gone. With it, family gatherings, festivities, football. We’re back at work, facing 2025. But, before getting knee-deep in our practices, clients, and other stuff,...
Message from the NLD Chair
Message from the NLD Chair Happy December Everyone: As we are wrapping up the end of the year, I would be remiss to not reflect on all that we accomplished this year at the...
The State Bar Enforcement of Ethics Rules:What Happens When the State Bar Knocks On Your Door?
By Charles Berwanger The purpose of this article is to provide a skeletal outline of the State Bar’s disciplinary process and recommendations for dealing with it. Foundational to the Rules of Professional Conduct is...
DEI Drop: DEI Division Outgoing Chair Farewell Statement
By Taneashia Morrell As my tenure as Chair of SDCBA’s DEI Division comes to an end, I want to take a moment to reflect on my journey over the past twelve months and to...
Ethics in Brief: The Current Focus on Civility in the Legal Profession
By: Anne M. Rudolph Because the compliance group that reports in 2025 is the first to have to meet the new civility requirement for MCLE, it seems that civility in the legal profession has...
