Categories : Environmental-Law For New Attorneys For the Record July-2021Tags :

Organics Out of Landfills (OOL); Methane Pollution Reduction, a Quick Legal Summary of Compliance Developments

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By Alison Schlick, Attorney at Law

California continues to experience the effects of a climate crisis including, hotter summers with world record-breaking temperatures, devastating wildfires with longer fire seasons, megadroughts, and rising sea levels. Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) are a result of human activities such as burying food and yard waste in landfills and contribute to the ongoing effects of climate change. Organic waste, which includes food scraps, yard trimmings, paper and cardboard, makes up half of what Californians dump in landfills. Read More

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Tips from the Bar: Jeremy Evans

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By Sara Gold, Eastman IP

Jeremy Evans has certainly hit it out of the ballpark with his legal career. Nine years ago he started his solo law firm California Sports Lawyer, which specializes in sports, entertainment, and media law. Now, he runs a thriving practice and is the incoming president of the California Lawyers Association, the largest voluntary statewide bar association in the nation. Read More

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July Message From the Chair of the New Lawyer Division

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Greetings NLD!

As the world begins to return to “normal”, we are excited to announce that in-person events will finally resume beginning in August! Some programming will remain remote and/or with a remote option, but for our members who are comfortable, I really look forward to seeing you in person. In the interim, we still have some great virtual programming planned! Read More

Categories : Legal Ethics

False Speech — Interim License Suspension: A Word to the Wise Should Be Sufficient

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On June 24, 2021, a New York court immediately suspended Rudi Giuliani’s law license, based on “uncontroverted evidence that [he] communicated demonstrable false and misleading statements to courts, lawmakers and the public at large in his capacity as lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump and the Trump campaign in connection with Trump’s failed effort at reelection in 2020.”