Honing Your Negotiation Skills to Become a Better Leader On November 9, 2023, the San Diego County Bar Association hosted its final virtual Leadership Speaker Series for the year, titled, “The Art of Leading...
Fall Marks the Final Season to Prepare for the Corporate Transparency Act The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was designed to assist the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in combating money laundering and other financial...
Message from the NLD Chair Holiday Greetings NLD! As this year comes to an end, I find myself bidding farewell to 2023 with a sense of gratitude for the NLD executive committee that I...
By Anne Rudolph Lana Lawyer has a plaintiff’s personal injury practice. She does not maintain an internet web site and does not otherwise engage in advertising. However, her e-mail address is published on the State Bar...
By Heidi Weaver What does it mean to be a joiner? Here are some informal definitions of “joiner” that I found: That all sounds pleasant and advisable enough. But being a “joiner” has honestly...
By Eric Deitz A recent ABA ethics opinion addresses the demands that arise when preparing a client to testify and during their testimony. The ABA issued Formal Opinion 508 on August 5, 2023. While...
A sense of belonging is priceless. The DEI Division at the SDCBA has created a space for lawyers and the legal community to use their different perspectives and backgrounds to actively work against all...
Ethically Managing Your Legal Intake Support Staff It is important for lawyers to have a solid understanding of their ethical responsibilities when managing and supervising nonlawyer assistants involved in the client intake process. Recently,...
Raising the Limited Jurisdictional Limit: What Could this Mean for Consumers? Currently in California state court the jurisdictional limit for a limited civil case is $25,000 or less. As some of you may know,...
Message from NLD Community Outreach Co-Chair Dear NLD members, I’m excited to be writing this message as a co-chair of the NLD Community Outreach subcommittee of the New Lawyer Division (NLD) Executive Committee, with...
