Tips from the Bench: Hon. Jill L. Burkhardt
Tips from the Bench: Hon. Jill L. Burkhardt While working for her father one summer as a teenager, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jill L. Burkhardt began to feel like she could never learn all there...
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Message from the Vice Chair
Message from the Vice Chair Happy February Current (and Future) NLD Members! It’s Claudia Salinas, your friendly Vice Chair of the San Diego County Bar Association New Lawyer Division (NLD), and I’m thrilled to...
Understanding the Three Types of Microsoft Accounts: A Guide for Legal Professionals
In this series of tips, we will explore how Microsoft 365 can help law firms be more efficient, secure, and effective. To start, you need to know what kind of account you and/or your...
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...
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...
