What to Do When Your Client is Arrested
This article was originally published in the July/Aug 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine.
This article was originally published in the July/Aug 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine.
By Megan M. Moore
Wellness is a journey of self-discovery, but not a journey you have to take alone. There is no “right way” to create and maintain a wellness practice; you need to find what works for you. One tip for developing a wellness practice? Take the journey with a friend.
This article was originally published in the July/Aug 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine.
This article was originally published in the July/Aug 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine.
This article was originally published in the July/Aug 2021 issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine.
By Andrew A. Servais
California Rule of Professional Conduct and ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct 5.4 feature a number of prohibitions designed to preserve the professional independence of lawyers, including prohibiting the sharing of legal fees with a nonlawyer, forming a partnership with a nonlawyer (if any of the activities of the partnership consist of the practice of law), and practicing in a business structure in which a nonlawyer owns any interest in the business or serves as a corporate director or officer.
In the past several months, the State Bar of California has disbarred or suspended the license to practice law of at least 10 California attorneys. There are common themes threading their way through the disciplinary findings in each of these cases that are important for practitioners to consider. The purpose of this article is to identify some of those themes.
The newly formed San Diego Latino Judges Association has already had an influential impact on aspiring lawyers and judges.