Categories : Legal Ethics
Failure to Sign a Contingency Fee
Does a lawyer’s failure to sign a contingency fee engagement agreement nullify a lawyer’s charging lien on the proceeds of a settlement?
Categories : President's Message
SDCBA President’s Message Remembering Justice William L. Todd, Jr.
San Diego lost a legal legend last week when Justice William L. Todd Jr. passed from this life.
Categories : Law Practice Management
When Bad Things Happen to Your Data
Someone steals the laptop you use in your practice. After the first flush of panic subsides, a nagging question surfaces: do I have any ethical obligations? Quick answer: Yes. At the time of the event. And well before.
Categories : Legal Ethics
Expenses to Defend Personally Owned Copyrights
Do lawyers potentially owe duties to a member of a limited liability company when the lawyers’ representation of the company causes the member to incur expenses to defend personally owned copyrights?
Categories : Wisdom
A Bench of the People
Educate yourself, prepare and remember that, somewhere out there, there is a young one who will see you in that black robe and know that he or she, too, can succeed in our profession.
Categories : President's Message
President’s Message: January 27, 2020
Help us kick off the year by welcoming law students and legal organizations at our signature Law Student Welcome Reception and Legal Community Open House.
Categories : Legal Ethics
Ethical Implications of Client Testimonials
An attorney’s obligations become more ambiguous when it comes to reviews made by clients on websites maintained by a third party.
Categories : Law Practice Management
Settlement Offers in Civil Cases
Since most civil cases conclude in a settlement, you may focus much of your time working towards a negotiated resolution.
Categories : Legal Ethics
To Reasonably Rely on a Client
May a lawyer who reasonably relies on a client’s information nonetheless be liable for malicious prosecution?
Categories : Wisdom
How Not to “Break the Bank” — Chapter 7 Pitfalls Following End-of-Year Spending
When one is struggling financially, the holidays can be a challenging time, especially because of the modern attitudes toward consumption.