An ethical issue that may not be forefront in your day-to-day practice, but which is crucial to understand, is whether and to what extent you and your firm can ethically and legally accept non-lawyer...
For a law student, few experiences are as instructive as observing a trial unfold in real time. Watching the Hon. Linda Lopez preside over a proceeding reveals the importance of courtroom management in the...
Hello everyone, I hope you’re all having a good May. Spring has sprung, and the NLD is in full swing. We’ve got lots of exciting events happening this year from mentoring events and discussions...
By David Majchrzak In the television series Friends, Ross and Rachel famously have a different interpretation of the expression, “we were on a break.” One believed that meant that the relationship was permanently over,...
Dear Counsel, Shortly after I was sworn in as an attorney, there was an interaction I will never forget. I was on a phone call with one of our co-counsel, someone I’ve worked with...
A transfer from the Imperial County District Attorney’s Office to the Public Defender’s Office can bring an unexpected assignment: the prison unit. Imperial County houses two maximum security state prisons, Centinela State Prison and...
By Katie Parker Associate Professor, USD School of Law In Bargaining for Advantage, Wharton Professor G. Richard Shell writes: “Behaving well in negotiations gives you an opportunity to express your identity as a moral person,...
By Koryn Sheppard April reminds us of the proverb that “April showers bring May flowers.” In our personal and professional lives, however, the “rainy seasons” are rarely so predictable or brief. For many in high-pressure...
By Michael L. Crowley New rules concerning lawyer advertising or use of lawyer referral services (LRS) have been enacted as of January 1 that make profound changes in the law. For decades the rules...
Dear Counsel, Somewhere along the way, you may have been taught that to be an effective attorney for your clients, you need to put on a tough front. You’re taught to be the aggressive,...
Every new attorney-client engagement must begin with a conflict check. In this process, the law firm endeavors to discover whether it has ever represented any of the parties involved in the matter prior to...
