By David Present Ask any lawyer or legal professional how they are doing and you will usually get the same answer. Busy. We say it lightly, but the data suggests we should not. In...
Dear Counsel, I spend most of my days talking about car accidents. Property damage. Injuries. Liability. Insurance limits. Medical bills and records. Personal injury has become a second language to me. And words that...
Few lawyers ever expect to be disciplined by the California State Bar. Every lawyer, however, should become familiar with California Rule of Court Rule 9.20 (Duties of Disbarred, Resigned, or Suspended Attorneys). If a...
Somewhere between law school and your first few years of practice, someone probably told you to take care of yourself. Fewer people probably told you how, or made space for you to actually do...
John Addams of Niddrie Addams Fuller Singh LLP has spent more than three decades helping clients navigate civil appeals, and his advice for newer lawyers begins with a simple proposition: focus on what matters....
By Koryn Sheppard As August unfolds, the night skies across San Diego present us with one of the most remarkable natural spectacles of the year: the Perseid meteor shower. While often viewed as mere...
By Charles Berwanger Legal periodicals, and the media generally, continue to report the hacking of law firm computers and the continued use by attorneys of generative artificial intelligence (“GAI”) in preparing pleadings infected with...
By Caitlin Jones An attorney-client relationship built upon a conflict of interest is a house of cards. Such was the house Quinn Emanuel constructed when it chose to represent Commercial Real Estate Exchange, Inc....
By Edward J. McIntyre Guardant Heath v. Natera (2026 WL 1401006), United States District Court, Northern District of California. (May 19, 2026) underscores Mark Twain’s wisdom. The court sanctioned Quinn Emanuel lawyers $2,985,909, including joint and several sanctions...
It is only July, yet summer already feels packed with activity – because it has been. From FIFA World Cup watch parties and Fourth of July celebrations to the many galas and networking events...
Dear Counsel, This month I’ve been attempting to challenge myself to give 5% more grace. And you might wonder what on Earth I mean by that. But what I mean is in the interactions...
