Categories : Current Topics Law Practice
Representation, Trust, and Innovation: The Effect of COVID-19 on Communities of Color
This article was originally published in the July/Aug 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine.
Categories : Current Topics Wisdom
Attorney Civility During the Pandemic: From a Court Reporter’s Perspective
This article was originally published in the July/Aug 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine.
Categories : President's Message
President’s Message: August 30, 2021
In case you were still blissfully enjoying your “endless” summer, here is your friendly Public Service Announcement that you’ve only got about three weeks left to soak in that summer sun. This week marks the start of September! The Pumpkin Spice Latte is already back at Starbucks. Halloween is in 62 days. Diwali is in 66 days. Thanksgiving is in 87 days. Hanukkah is in 90 days. Christmas is in 117 days. Kwanzaa is in 118 days. I count down to this time of year because Autumn is my favorite season, and Halloween is my favorite holiday.
Categories : President's Message
President’s Message: August 16, 2021
As I dropped my son off for his first day of school today, he masked up without complaint, but said quietly to me, “I’m a little nervous inside my belly to see my friends. What if they don’t remember me?” I understood that completely. I was surprised at how nervous I was last week to reconnect with friends in person.
Categories : Current Topics
Embracing Our Differences
This article was originally published in the July/Aug 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine.
Categories : Current Topics Law Practice Management Wisdom
The Power of the Written Word: Civility in Legal Writing
This article was originally published in the July/Aug 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine.
Categories : August-2021 For New Attorneys For the Record Legal Ethics
Navigating the Ethical Landmines of Handling Your Own Appeal
Navigating the Ethical Landmines of Handling Your Own Appeal
Paul, Plevin, Sullivan &
Connaughton LLP
No trial attorney is perfect. Even the most prepared and experienced trial attorneys should expect their adversaries to attack not just their clients’ actions and inactions, but also claimed missteps by the trial attorneys themselves. This is especially evident in appeals, where parties regularly argue that issues have been waived or forfeited; that deadlines have bene missed; or decry alleged attorney misconduct in the trial court below.
Categories : August-2021 For New Attorneys For the Record
Giving Back to Your Community through Fee Arbitration
Giving Back to Your Community through Fee Arbitration
The SDCBA’s fee arbitration program offers parties an opportunity to resolve fee disputes as an alternative to taking disputes to superior court. The fee arbitration is an informal, confidential, impartial, and lower-cost avenue for resolving fee disputes between attorneys and clients. Clients are able to have a neutral arbitrator hear fee disputes with their attorneys. The arbitrator determines whether fees and costs charged by the attorney are reasonable for the services provided. California Business Code section 6200 et seq. establishes a system and procedure for the arbitration of disputes concerning costs and fees charged for attorney professional services.
Categories : August-2021 For New Attorneys For the Record
Bench-Bar Media Event: Cancel Culture and the Modern Media
Bench-Bar Media Event: Cancel Culture and the Modern Media
Attorney at Law
If cats were discovered to be Communists, would they be cancelled on the Internet?
Categories : August-2021 For New Attorneys For the Record
A Safe Return to Work from an Employment Law Perspective
A Safe Return to Work from an Employment Law Perspective
The SDCBA Labor and Employment Law Section hosted a timely seminar last month on Navigating a Safe Return to in-person work in light of the global pandemic. The webinar featured attorneys Arcelia N. Magaña and Sandy McDonough, who presented and shared insights on recent changes to the law and related trends. If you missed it, have no fear. Below are some main takeaways from the event.