Categories : Wellness
Finding a Pathway to Mindfulness
Stress and anxiety seem to be an inherent part of the job description of being a lawyer. This mindset has to change if we hope to achieve happiness in our chosen career.
Categories : Legal Ethics
Wu v. O’Gara Coach Co., LLC (2019) 38 Cal.App.5th 1069
Should the court disqualify a lawyer and the lawyer’s firm based on the lawyer’s previous engagement as an adversary’s executive and playbook knowledge.
Categories : Wisdom
Keep An Eye Out For ISO Endorsements CG 22 94 And CG 22 95
Both general contractors and subcontractors should keep an eye out for these Endorsements.
Categories : Legal Ethics
Can You Rely On What Your Client Tells You to Avoid Malicious Prosecution?
Typically, a client provides the lawyer with information that the lawyer otherwise finds plausible, and the lawyer files a lawsuit based on the evidence from the client. Opposing counsel may make an assertion that the lawyer should dismiss the case as lacking merit, given the contrary evidence. Under such circumstances, what are the ethical obligations of the lawyer?
Categories : Law Practice Management
The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry v. California Guild (2019) 38 Cal.App.5th 706
Is a lawyer and his new firm subject to disqualification, notwithstanding the fact that the lawyer has been ethically screened since the date of hire, when the lawyer formerly represented a party in litigation and then joined a law firm representing an adverse party?
Categories : Legal Ethics
Monster Energy v. Schechter (2019) 7 Cal.5th 781 – Supreme Court of California (July 11, 2019)
Can a lawyer’s signature on a settlement agreement under the notation that the lawyer approved the written agreement as to form and content evidence the lawyer’s intent to be bound by the agreement’s confidentiality provisions that extended to both the parties and their lawyers?
Categories : Wisdom
How Does Indemnity Work?
Contracts are cool, and there is a lot of fun in leveraging an indemnity clause.
Categories : Legal Ethics
The New Ethics Rule 1.5.1 Regarding Fee Divisions Among Lawyers
The California Rule of Professional Conduct [CRPC] Rule 1.5.1, took effect November 1, 2018, and regulates fee sharing by lawyers who are not in the same law firm. Rule 1.5.1 includes pure “referral” fees, as well as where the attorneys share work on the case.
Categories : Wisdom
10 Tips for Successful Co-Counseling
A well-thought-out co-counsel relationship can benefit both attorneys.
Categories : Legal Ethics
The Crux of the Issue: What is Rule 5.4, and Should it Be Changed?
The brouhaha over Rule 5.4 means that change is not likely to move as swiftly as in some other states like Utah and Arizona, states much further along in opening up the guild to participation by non-lawyers.