By Michael Hernandez
Too many tasks – too little time! Managing both can be daunting. We asked SDCBA member Michael Hernandez for his favorite tips. He’s put them to the test and tells us they lighten his work – and – stress load. Try them, and take a deep breath.
If your employees regularly receive tips, you may have considered or even implemented a tip pooling arrangement to collect and disperse tips among tipped employees. As Keith Goodwin and Greg Labate of Sheppard Mullin outline, employers should be aware of how new tip pooling guidelines may affect your business:
By Charles Berwanger
Imagine a client who during the course of your representation of her disputes your billings and your handling of her funds. Such a client may file a State Bar complaint potentially triggering a State Bar investigation or worse. The Ethics in Brief article appearing April 9, 2018 discussed best billing practices. This article will focus on ensuring compliance with State Bar rules relating to billings and financial records, on avoiding financial disputes over billings and on measures to minimize your risk of destroying a client relationship. The referenced rules are found in the State Bar Act and the California Rules of Professional Conduct (CRPC).
By George Miller
An Industry is Born
Most would not associate Philadelphia with the birth of the modern American securities industry. Traders auctioning stocks on the street corners of downtown Manhattan instead come to mind. But in 1790, the City of Brotherly Love spawned the nation’s first market maker.
By Eric Ganci
It’s interesting how your brain locks on to certain things. Certain statements or events, that even though you experienced them early on, they will define your career both personally and professionally.
If you rent your home in California you are protected by tenants’ rights and laws. Here is some basic information that every tenant and landlord should know:
By Edward McIntyre
Macbeth sipped his Oban single malt, celebrating an appellate victory with Duncan and Sarah at Brennan’s Tavern. Fred Fox pulled an empty chair to their table — uninvited.
By Jeremy Evans
Everybody loves a comeback story. What is even better for attorneys? Redemption and the law. Why? Because it hits close to home. It reminds us that we are all human. Meant to learn. Meant to grow from our mistakes. When we talk about redemption, we are really talking about a second chance.
By Timothy Casey
Recent technological advances in artificial intelligence present new problems for society, and, in turn, for lawyers. Generally speaking, artificial intelligence describes the capacity of machines to perform the same complex cognitive functions as humans.
By James Crosby
A smart, well-prepared, experienced opposing expert can be a challenge for even the most-seasoned trial attorney. The expert will go toe-to-toe with the cross-examining attorney and will not be rattled by a tough cross as may a percipient witness or a party. And an experienced, prepared expert will not fall for well-worn cross-examination tricks that some lesser experts might bite on.
