By Valerie Silverman Massey In the recent case of Kaushansky v. Stonecroft Attorneys, APC, (Cal. Ct. App., Mar. 14, 2025, No. B317069) 2025 WL 814965, reh’g denied (Mar. 27, 2025), the court addressed a crucial aspect of professional...
By Mitchell L. Lathrop “But I love her,” cried the hapless attorney before the disciplinary panel, “and she expressly agreed that I could represent her in her divorce. Besides, we’ve been going together for...
By Edward J. McIntyre The State Bar Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (COPRAC) is recommending to the Board of Trustees that the Board recommend to the Supreme Court a change in Rule...
By Charles V. Berwanger Much has been written about the California Rules of Professional Conduct in this column. There is another set of rules of professional conduct regarding the ethical requirements of judges. A...
By Stacy Plotkin-Wolff “Lawyers who know how to think but have not learned how to behave are a menace and a liability to the administration of justice.” Excerpts From the Chief Justice’s Speech on the...
By David C. Carr Two years ago, the State Bar implemented the Client Trust Account Protection Program (CTAPP). The aim of CTAPP is to deter client trust account misconduct through the imposition of a...
By: Edward J. McIntyre New Year’s Day has come and gone. With it, family gatherings, festivities, football. We’re back at work, facing 2025. But, before getting knee-deep in our practices, clients, and other stuff,...
By Charles Berwanger The purpose of this article is to provide a skeletal outline of the State Bar’s disciplinary process and recommendations for dealing with it. Foundational to the Rules of Professional Conduct is...
By Katie Parker Imagine the scenario – you’ve met with a potential client, and he has a promising personal injury case. You’re excited to take it on. You’ve just started building your PI practice,...
By Stacy Plotkin-Wolff You are sitting at your desk, organizing the many tasks for the three trials scheduled next month, your family obligations, and your volunteer work. You wonder how you will get it...