Message from the NLD Community Service Chair

Greetings Everyone:

My name is Elijah Gaglio, and I am privileged to serve on the New Lawyer Division’s Executive Committee where I help organize and create community service and volunteer events for new lawyers. I am an associate at Aguirre & Severson, LLP, a San Diego civil litigation firm that resolves a wide range of legal issues for public entities, business owners, and individuals. I received a juris doctorate from California Western School of Law in 2018 and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of La Verne in 2015. Read More

In the Estate, or Fake? How Cryptocurrency Impacts Bankruptcy

Popularized by Bitcoin billionaires such as Elon Musk, cryptocurrency is well known but not well understood. Seeing a need for more information on the subject, the Bankruptcy Law Section presented a cryptocurrency seminar featuring bankruptcy attorney Christopher Hughes and high-tech investigator Steve Konecny. Read More

Clarity From Calamity: How I Discovered My True Calling as a Lawyer

My name is Omid Rejali. I am the founder of Rejali Law Firm as well as the creator of the Rejali Foundation, a nonprofit for mental illness awareness, and LawPer, a lawyer-client matching service designed to make legal services more affordable. Read More

NLD Event Recap: Court Practice Series on Civil Litigation

Last month, the Hon. Katherine A. Bacal and Stacy Fode, Esq., of Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, PC, offered civil practice tips and tricks as part of the NLD’s Court Practice Series. Read More

Senate Bill 467: Correcting Mistakes of the Past with the Science of the Present

On January 28, 2022, Senate Bill 467 passed the Senate with a 30-3 vote, sending it to the Assembly where it now needs to pass with a majority vote before being sent to the Governor for his signature. If enacted, Senate Bill 467 will strengthen the grounds on which individuals wrongfully convicted of a crime can seek post-conviction relief and ultimately help exonerate innocent people in prisons across California. Read More

NLD Member Spotlight: Deveney Wells-Gibson

Deveney Wells-Gibson’s path to opening her own law firm shows how hard work and dedication can open opportunities for entrepreneurship and making dreams come true. Read More