By Valerie Silverman Massey The California Rules of Professional Conduct (Rules) serve as the ethical backbone of legal practice. These Rules establish the minimum standards required to avoid disciplinary action, but they are not...
By Katie ParkerAssociate Professor, USD School of Law In a scathing order last fall, a federal judge in San Francisco labeled counsel “more than foolish” for making the implausible argument that an expert witness...
Betting On Freedom: Poker Tournament Backs Wrongful Conviction Advocacy October 2 is Wrongful Conviction Day, a global effort to recognize the reality and enduring impact of innocent people serving time for crimes they did...
Ask the Mentor Should I use ListServ? Dear Mentor: I’ve been looking at the bar association’s ListServ and wondering if I should post on it. What are the pros and cons? Signed, ListServ Curious...
Tips from the Bar: Attorney Lorena Tejeda As a teenager, Lorena Tejeda’s after-school job at a criminal defense firm began with a simple task: mailing letters to incarcerated clients, aka “jail mail.” For many,...
Legal Life: Networking —The Necessary Evil We All Love to Hate Legal Life: The Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs of the Everyday Attorney” is your monthly invitation to laugh, commiserate, and connect with the real...
Message from the Board Dear New Lawyer Division Members, It is hard to believe October is almost here, one of my favorite months of the year. Between pumpkin-flavored everything and the importance of Wrongful...
By Koryn Sheppard As we move into September, we feel a shift in the air. The long, lazy days of summer are giving way to the crisp mornings and cool, golden-lit evenings of autumn....
By Michael L. Crowley Attorneys are confronted everyday with ethical dilemmas. Some we recognize, some we don’t. But the ones we recognize must be addressed and a good way to deal with it is...
By Katie Parker Associate Professor, USD School of Law “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” For most attorneys, becoming a supervisor is inevitable – one of the many “they...
