Year: 2024

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High Profile Motion to Disqualify in Georgia v. Trump Prosecution Serves As Important Reminder Regarding Attorney Obligations Related to Extrajudicial Statements

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Legal Ethics for New Attorneys

High Profile Motion to Disqualify in Georgia v. Trump Prosecution Serves As Important Reminder Regarding Attorney Obligations Related to Extrajudicial Statements

By Andrew A. Servais

Media coverage of efforts by the defendants to disqualify the Fulton County District Attorney in the Georgia case against former President Donald Trump provides a stark reminder of the ethical obligations of both criminal and civil practitioners when making extrajudicial statements about ongoing litigation. Read More

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Tips from the Bench: Hon. Jill L. Burkhardt

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Tips from the Bench: Hon. Jill L. Burkhardt

By Martha J.S. Nelson, Esq.
Judicial Law Clerk at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

While working for her father one summer as a teenager, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jill L. Burkhardt began to feel like she could never learn all there was to know about the job.  When she shared this concern with her father, she was surprised by his response.  “He told me, ‘That is the best thing you can say about any job.  If you ever have a job where you can learn everything there is to learn, you will be unhappy because you will be bored.’”  Having worked as a civil litigator for Baker & McKenzie, a criminal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and now approaching ten years on the bench as a federal magistrate judge, Judge Burkhardt has found the legal profession to pass her father’s test.  “Whenever I feel daunted by what I don’t know, I remind myself that that’s what makes this such a wonderful, fascinating career—you can be in it for decades and never stop learning.”  In that spirit, Judge Burkhardt sat down to share with SDCBA’s New Lawyer Division some of the lessons she has learned throughout her illustrious career. Read More

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Understanding the Three Types of Microsoft Accounts: A Guide for Legal Professionals

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In this series of tips, we will explore how Microsoft 365 can help law firms be more efficient, secure, and effective. To start, you need to know what kind of account you and/or your firm have. Your firm’s software and service subscriptions are a valuable business resource that you should understand well, just like your operating and trust accounts. Read More

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Recent Decision Confirms Importance of Ensuring Preservation of Evidence

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By Andrew Servias

In a lawsuit against a School District involving a sexual assault, a video potentially relevant to the litigation was not preserved by the defendant. As a result, the plaintiff sought terminating sanctions. The trial court granted evidentiary, issue, and monetary sanctions, but refused terminating sanctions relying on an exception in Code of Civil Procedure section 2023.030 (f)(1) which provides that: Read More

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Memo to a New Litigator

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Memo to a New Litigator

By Mitchell L. Lathrop

Abusive litigation tactics do little for the client or the lawyer. Rather, such behavior is the hallmark of a second-rate attorney. Under both the state and federal judicial systems, a newly-minted lawyer is required to maintain the respect due to the courts of justice and judicial officers.[1] Read More

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Tips from the Bar: Katharine Tremblay

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Tips from the Bar: Katharine Tremblay

By Lillian Glenister, Esq.
Judicial Law Clerk at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

A firm believer in the saying “everything happens for a reason,” Katharine Tremblay recently joined the California Department of Justice as a Deputy Attorney General in the Employment and Administrative Mandate section of the Attorney General’s Office. Prior to heeding the call to public service, Tremblay enjoyed a successful and over decade-long career in private practice, where she focused mainly on employment, business, and contract law. Read More

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Message from the NLD Chair

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Message from the NLD Chair

Happy New Year, NLD Members!

Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Elijah Gaglio, and I am going into my fifth year as an attorney. I have been involved with the New Lawyer Division (NLD) since 2021 and am happy to continue to serve as the NLD Chair. I also want to acknowledge the amazing work of NLD’s previous Chair, Stephanie Pengilley, and our former Members-at-Large, Hannah Theophil and Heather Daiza. Thanks to them, NLD was able to host great events and grow its membership last year. Read More