NLD Member Spotlight: Jocelyn Russo
NLD Member Spotlight: Jocelyn Russo For Jocelyn Russo, being a family law attorney is more than practicing law: “It’s being there for your clients during their most difficult times in their lives.” Russo is...
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But … I Didn’t Apply to Zoom School of Law
But … I Didn’t Apply to Zoom School of Law As a first-generation law student, I was equal parts eager and nervous for the coming three years. I heard testimonials of the difficulties, the...
Tips from the Bench: Judges Michael T. Smyth and Maureen F. Hallahan
Tips from the Bench: Judges Michael T. Smyth and Maureen F. Hallahan This year, San Diego Superior Court welcomes new Presiding Judge Michael T. Smyth and new Assistant Presiding Judge Maureen F. Hallahan, who...
The Bite, the Bank, and the Barrister: Lawyer-Targeted Scams
The Bite, the Bank, and the Barrister: Lawyer-Targeted Scams With her husband in the hospital fighting Covid-19, Vista attorney Natalia Taylor* saw the email requesting legal assistance with a gruesome dog bite as a...
President’s Message: January 18, 2022
Sometimes a small dose of civility has a tremendous long-term effect. When I first started practicing, I had a pretty nice string of law-and-motion victories. In part, that was because I had been tossed...
Lawyer Actor
This article was originally published in the November/December 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine. By Wilson Adam Schooley No one believes me. They shake their heads incredulously and guffaw, as though I must be joking....
Tattoos On Trial
This article was originally published in the November/December 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine. By Brian Keliher Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has the mathematical integral symbol extending down the entire length of his forearm. On...
President’s Message: January 10, 2022
It was 1980-something, and I was fascinated by stories about the Marine Corps. That was probably related to my father’s service. One film that stood out to me was Heartbreak Ridge. That was in...
When My Client’s Capacity is Diminished: What May I Do? What Must I Do?
By Edward McIntyre Many jurisdictions adopted a version of ABA Model Rule 1.14 to give guidance when lawyers must confront obligations to a client with diminished decision-making capacity. Our Rules Revision Commission submitted a...
‘You Don’t Look Like a Lawyer’
This article was originally published in the November/December 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine. By Michael G. Olinik* “A lawyer should always dress like a lawyer.” This reprimand from my grandmother came during a trip...
