Categories : Legal Ethics
Could a Robot Do This?
No, legal ethics involves moral judgment
By Edward McInytre, Cartoon by George Brewster Jr.
Categories : Law Practice
Technology Gumbo
By Bill Kammer
There have been many recent developments deserving mention, but singling out one for full-column treatment doesn’t make sense. Better to give each a brief mention.
Categories : Law Practice Management
You Are the Most Important Brand
By Isabel Eustaquio
Personal branding is the process by which we market ourselves to others. You already have a personal brand whether you know it or not, so you might as well manage it. Positive branding requires an active effort. As a legal professional, you want to be regarded as an expert in the legal field. Branding can dramatically increase your influence, your credibility, your ability to secure clients and other benefits. To brand yourself you merely have to amplify the strong characteristics you already have.
Categories : Current Topics Legal Ethics
New Rules of Professional Conduct The California Supreme Court Has Acted
By Edward McIntyre
By an order filed May 10, 2018, the California Supreme Court changed California’s legal ethics landscape.
Categories : Legal Ethics
Potential and Actual Conflicts: Be Aware of the New Rules
By Andrew Servais
It is no secret that on November 1, 2018, California lawyers will be subject to multiple new Rules of Professional Conduct, which, in most cases will be based on the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. A conversion table between the new and old California Rules of Professional Conduct can be found on the State Bar website at: http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/rules/Cross-Reference-Chart-Rules-of-Professional-Conduct.pdf
Categories : Wisdom
Asking Better Questions: Interviewing the Interviewer
By Paula Gluzman
In today’s legal market, most entry-level lawyers switch employers within their first three years of practice, and most will likely change jobs several times during their career. As a result, new professionals will experience more job interviews in their careers, and thus will be provided with more opportunities to master the anticipated end-of-interview question: “Do you have any questions for me?”
Categories : Law Practice Management Wisdom
The Practice of Intention
How a proactive mindset helps your practice prosper
By Ken Turek
For advice to lawyers with growing practices, San Diego Lawyer reached out to Ken Turek, who has advised over a thousand American lawyers through his practice and teaching for the ABA and Trial Lawyers College.
Categories : Law+Tech
Podcast: How Aggressive Should We Get in Pleadings?
Pleadings can often be overlooked but are an essential part of the trial process. In this report from On The Road at ABA Annual Meeting 2018, host Rocky Dhir talks to Michael Panter, Matthew Moeller, David Pardue, and Michael Weber about the purpose of pleadings and how to craft them successfully. They discuss how pleadings reflects a lawyer’s competency and professionality and why attorneys should aim for clean-cut pleadings.
Categories : Criminal Law
Criminal Law: Key Issues and Terms
If you have been arrested or believe that you are under suspicion in a criminal case, it’s helpful to know a few basic issues and terms. Here is some basic information to help you out:
Categories : Legal Ethics Social Media & Marketing
A Quick Look at Attorney Advertising
By Patrick Kearns
A friend of mine, a California attorney, recently reached out to me regarding a newspaper advertisement he saw in a Southern California newspaper. My friend practices insurance defense and professional liability, primarily for medical providers and facilities. He was astounded by the advertisement which was a full, two-page fold-out identifying at the top, in large letters, the name of a particular hospital and asking whether “you or someone you love” had been a patient at the facility.