As promised, we want to update you about our COVID-19 response and when we will return to the office and Bar Center. As we come to the end of another month of managing our response, we have determined that it is not yet an advisable time to open our physical space.
Two special programs are happening this week with a focus on our newer lawyers. I encourage you to come out and support them.
Does the failure to disclose in writing relationships in the professional swimming world to a professional swimmer client subject a lawyer to discipline?
Can you believe we have made it to June!? It’s officially summer! Although the sun is shining and the beaches have re-opened, I hope you are all enjoying our beautiful city safely.
In its recent Formal Opinion 491, issued April 29, 2020, the American Bar Association (“Opinion 491”) provided a strong reminder to lawyers that they may not always rely solely upon a client’s word.
Trial attorneys may have a more direct, objective, feedback mechanism through a verdict or a ruling on a dispositive motion, but all lawyers inevitably receive feedback from their clients, sometimes very publicly.
The independent-contractor-heavy gig economy in this state faced a great challenge after the passing of Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez’ AB 5, a law intended to codify the decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903 (Dynamex).
Get recommendations and guidelines that contractors, trades, and others have developed to allow California to continue to build during COVID-19.
Just after midnight on June 16, 2015, a fifth-floor balcony collapsed in Berkeley, California. Six young people were killed and another seven were injured. The tragedy sparked national interest in construction practices.
Do not lose sight of your desire to change the world.
