Month: March 2022

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“Stop Silencing Stories”: SABA Panel Explores English Proficiency and Access to Justice

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“Stop Silencing Stories”: SABA Panel Explores English Proficiency and Access to Justice

By Veneeta Jaswal
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney LLP

Approximately 10% of San Diego County’s three million residents speak English less than “very well,” according to a recent census. Despite this factual landscape, interpreters are not customarily provided by the courts, even for proceedings with consequential outcomes.  Read More

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Tips from the Bench: Judge Tamila Ipema

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Tips from the Bench: Judge Tamila Ipema

By Linda Nelte
Miller, Monson, Peshel, Polacek & Hoshaw

Judge Tamila Ebrahimi Ipema is the first Iranian-American Judge appointed to the bench of the California Superior Court in San Diego. She was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. Her father, a human rights activist and lawyer, instilled the importance of education in his children, including Judge Ipema. Her parents gave her the choice of marrying young, as her mother and grandmother had done before her, or pursuing an education. Judge Ipema chose the latter and obtained her bachelor’s degree from Damavand College in Tehran, Iran, by the age of 20. Read More

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President’s Message: March 7, 2022

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This past week, Lent began. When I was a child, somebody shared with me their perception that it was basically a second opportunity at a New Year’s resolution, except that it covered only 40 days, rather than 365. As my friend noted, giving up things that are generally not good for you may be more an act of self-care than a manifestation of religious devotion. Read More

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Mindful Minute: Take the Scenic Route

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By Heidi Weaver

“Scenic Route.” Do you ever see those signs on the side of the highway and think to yourself, “I wonder where that road goes? I wish I had time to take the off ramp and find out. How fun and exciting would that be?” Time being the ultimate luxury, I can count on very few fingers the times in my life when I have spontaneously changed course and taken the scenic route. Recently though I have discovered that it only takes a couple of minutes to incorporate “scenic routes” into my day and in so doing to add a lot of sensory enjoyment to my workaday life. Read More

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Lawyers’ Obligation of Candor to Opposing Parties and Third Parties

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By Deborah Wolfe

Lawyers have always had a duty to be honest and truthful pursuant to general ethical principles, as well as the State Bar Act. The newest version of the Rules of Professional Conduct, effective November 1, 2018, provides more specific guidance to lawyers relative to this duty. Rules 1.2.1, 1.6, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3,7.1 through 7.5, and 8.4 are all implicated in this duty, as well as Business & Professions Code (“B&P”) sections 6068(d), 6106, and 6128, among others. This discussion will focus on the B&P Code sections, violations of which constitute cause for disbarment or other State Bar sanction, including but not limited to suspension, fines, and re-taking the Professional Responsibility examination. Read More