President’s Message: February 7, 2022
As we approach Super Bowl weekend, I am slowly coming to grips with the fact that this is another year when the Bills will not be the league champs. Growing up in Buffalo, I...
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Your Brother and Sister’s Keeper? Ethical Duties of Managers and Supervisors
By Edward J. McIntyre We tend to think of our obligations under the Rules of Professional Conduct as personal duties specific to our own conduct. And, indeed, the rules prescribe permissible conduct for California...
Mindful Minute: Curiosity for Mindfulness & Growth
By Megan M. Moore When we become curious, we are more likely to listen deeply and learn from a neutral place. As we get more curious, we better understand our own and others’ behavior,...
President’s Message: January 31, 2022
I have been around a lot of discussions about leadership lately. In consecutive weekends, our board had its annual retreat and then I attended the California Lawyers Association leadership conference. And, as referenced below,...
The Girardi Effect
By David C. Carr A State Bar Court hearing judge filed her decision this week recommending the disbament of Thomas V. Girardi. Unless you have been living in cave over the last year[1], you...
Diversity Pledge
By Sarcout “Sed” Zangana When the COVID-19 pandemic hit us unexpectedly, accompanied by stay-at-home orders and newfound limitations on social gatherings, many of us in the legal community wondered what we could do to...
Message from the Chair of the New Lawyer Division
Message from the Chair of the New Lawyer Division Dear Members, It is a privilege to serve as Chair of the SDCBA’s New Lawyer Division along with Vice Chair Stephanie Pengilley and Members at...
Moving Up: But With Caution
Moving Up: But With Caution An opportunity suddenly appears: You’re a solo practitioner or in a small firm. You have the chance to join a larger firm — where the prospects appear brighter —...
New Lawyer Lens: Conducting a Virtual Bench Trial in the Pandemic
New Lawyer Lens: Conducting a Virtual Bench Trial in the Pandemic Before the pandemic, I had conducted three jury trials, two of them in the Hall of Justice in San Diego. I tried a...
Building a Legal Network When You’re from Out-of-Town
Building a Legal Network When You’re from Out of Town I graduated from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, Massachusetts, on a Saturday in May 2019. On the following Monday, I moved to...
