Legal Ethics for New Lawyers: Do Not Be Drawn Into Criminal Activity: Guidance from ABA Formal Opinion 513 The last thing a lawyer wants to learn is that the lawyer has been providing legal...
By: Alara T. Chilton As a lawyer, you may question the prudence of representing someone with whom you are romantically involved. Even if the relationship is going well, and you are confident in your competence...
By: Angela Medrano The fourth Friday of this month, we celebrate California Native American Day. The date has been well known among the California Tribal community for decades — commemorated with community events and...
By David C. Carr A lot of business before the State Bar Court consists of dealing with lawyers convicted of crimes. It is an area that does not receive a lot of attention from...
By Heidi Weaver The dictionary definition of “a walk in the park” is “something that is easy to do.” So why did I build this activity up in my mind as a big, time-consuming...
Tips from the Bench: Hon. Eugenia Eyherabide Growing up in Bakersfield, California, Judge Eugenia Eyherabide’s interest in the law was sparked during her time working at the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office between...
Message from the Co-Editor in Chief Happy August, New Lawyer Division members! I hope you are having a great summer so far. As Co-Editor in Chief of For the Record, I want to thank you...
What to do After Receiving a Civil Notice of Appeal Imagine this: You are a civil attorney, and your client finally receives a favorable ruling on a hard-fought motion in state court. You excitedly...
Legal Ethics for New Lawyers: Client Confidentiality and Listservs: How Much Can You Say to Obtain Professional Assistance? The American Bar Association (ABA) recently published an ethics opinion addressing the use of listservs to...
By Katie Parker During a Zoom hearing last week in federal court in the Northern District of California, the judge blasted statements by one team of attorneys as “certainly at risk of being misleading”...
