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In the Estate, or Fake? How Cryptocurrency Impacts Bankruptcy

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In the Estate, or Fake? How Cryptocurrency Impacts Bankruptcy

By Stephanie Germani
Attorney at Law

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

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

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

By Omid Rejali
Rejali Law Firm

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

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NLD Event Recap: Court Practice Series on Civil Litigation

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NLD Event Recap: Court Practice Series on Civil Litigation

By Matt Spolsky
Ford, Walker, Haggerty & Behar LLP

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

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Tips from the Bar: Alex Calero

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Tips from the Bar: Alex Calero

By Hannah C. Theophil
Schwartz Semerdjian Cauley & Evans LLP

Alex Calero is a litigator for the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, where he brings lawsuits on behalf of California citizens against individuals and companies who violate financial laws. Chair of the California Lawyers Association (CLA) Public Law Section, Calero won last year’s SDCBA Service by a Public Attorney Award for his excellence as a public sector attorney and his commitment to mentoring. Throughout his 16 years of practice, Calero has not only been a dedicated public servant, but he has also found time to mentor new lawyers and support civics education in San Diego. Read More

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

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

By Claudia Salinas
California Innocence Project Staff Attorney Fellow

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

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A Lawyer’s Obligation of Candor

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A Lawyer’s Obligation of Candor

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 Nov. 1, 2018, provides more specific guidance to lawyers relative to this duty. Read More

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Ground Hog Day Review – New Environmental Laws in 2022

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Ground Hog Day Review – New Environmental Laws in 2022

By Katrina Wraight
Brown & Winters

On February 10, the SDCBA Environmental Law/Land Use Section met by Zoom to discuss new environmental and land use laws for 2022 in its presentation “Ground Hog Day Review – New Laws in 2022.” The reason for a Ground Hog Day review? Because it seems that every year, policymakers go around in the same circle and end up right back where they started: trying to get policy and law aligned with saving the planet.  Read More

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Being a Part of a “Family” Law Firm: Tips for Success in Practicing with Family Members

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Being a Part of a “Family” Law Firm: Tips for Success in Practicing with Family Members

By Laurel Anne Harris
Law Offices of Cynthia Ann Harris

My mom and I work together as attorneys in a “family” law firm; we are family serving clients in family law and criminal defense matters. Deciding to work with a family member can be a difficult decision. How are we going to get along in a work environment? Is work going to interfere with our personal relationship? What if things go south? These are all questions that likely every individual who has decided to either start a law firm with a family member or join a family member’s law firm have asked themselves, including me. Read More