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Update to Members —Physically Closed, but Finding Reasons to Celebrate
The San Diego County Bar Association will continue to keep our physical space closed for the protection of our staff and members.
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Climate Change Litigation
In 2005, a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) marked both the novel use of human rights framework to address climate change as well as the start of a broader wave of climate change litigation
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Ethical Considerations When Incorporating a California Law Practice
Examine some of the ethical and practical considerations that arise when registering a law firm as a law corporation with the State Bar of California.
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President’s Message: September 22, 2020
The San Diego County Bar Association is deeply saddened by the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Her passing is an immense loss for our nation and our judicial system.
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Message from the Chair of the New Lawyer Division
I hope you’re having a wonderful September! I know 2020 hasn’t been the greatest year for a lot of us, but at least pumpkin spice lattes are back!
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The Civil Cure to COVID-19
With statewide court closures and an economic recession to boot, the rugs underneath case theories and defenses were ripped out from under them without warning.
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Litigating and Resolving a Case in the Face of a Pandemic
You just delivered a phenomenal closing speech and are convinced there is no way the jurors will find in favor of opposing counsel. What’s next? Jury deliberations of course, however, not the jury deliberations that the legal profession is accustomed to.
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Reopening America in the Time of COVID-19
After months of sheltering at home to flatten the curve of the novel coronavirus, Americans are reopening non-essential businesses.
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The Ethical Implications of Moonlighting
By Carole J. Buckner
Partner & General Counsel, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP
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President’s Message: September 14, 2020
This year, the legal community has adapted to many challenges, including unprecedented court closures. We continue to provide the latest COVID-19 updates on our Courts Update page. Here’s the latest from the San Diego Superior Court...