Mindful Minute: Take A Breath….
By Jim Eischen, Co-Chair, San Diego County Bar Association Wellness Committee How many times have we heard: “…take a deep breath….” before we react to or do something? Have you ever wondered, why? Our...
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Recent Decision Confirms Importance of Ensuring Preservation of Evidence
By Andrew Servias In a lawsuit against a School District involving a sexual assault, a video potentially relevant to the litigation was not preserved by the defendant. As a result, the plaintiff sought terminating...
A Moonlighting Gig
Ethical Issues “On the Side” Employment Raises By Edward McIntyre Note: This week features a spin-off of the popular San Diego Lawyer Ethics column, where fictional characters discuss real ethics scenarios. Macbeth, a long-recognized...
Memo to a New Litigator
Memo to a New Litigator Abusive litigation tactics do little for the client or the lawyer. Rather, such behavior is the hallmark of a second-rate attorney. Under both the state and federal judicial systems,...
Tips from the Bar: Katharine Tremblay
Tips from the Bar: Katharine Tremblay A firm believer in the saying “everything happens for a reason,” Katharine Tremblay recently joined the California Department of Justice as a Deputy Attorney General in the Employment...
Message from the NLD Chair
Message from the NLD Chair Happy New Year, NLD Members! Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Elijah Gaglio, and I am going into my fifth year as an attorney. I have...
The California Rules of Professional Conduct: An Overview; Rule Changes in 2023; and Prognostications for 2024
By Charles Berwanger The all-important Rules of Professional Conduct are intended to guide our lives as attorneys, and in some instances our personal lives, and with this new year it behooves all of us...
Please Stop Asking This Question
By Tatiana Kline “When are you going to have children?” It seems like an innocent question. But for many, the thought of answering the question drums up anxiety, stress, insecurities, and maybe even grief....
Technology and Generative AI
The State Bar Acts to Impose on Attorneys Guidance for the Use of Generative AI and Future Continuing Education Requirements Regarding Technology in the Practice of Law By Charles Berwanger A December 6, 2023...
What To Do When a Witness Lies
By Charles Berwanger Practice law long enough and it will happen to you. You’ll learn, after the fact, that a witness on whom you were counting lied at a deposition. With trial looming, what...
