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[1/20/2022 Zoom Meeting] Ethical Traps for the Unwary
Ethical Traps for the Unwary Jonathan Arons will cover various California rules of professional conduct and related statutes, including: Rule 1.2 – Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Rule 1.4.2 – Disclosure of Professional Liability Insurance Rule 1.8.5 – Payment of Personal or Business Expenses Incurred by or for a Client Rule 5.5 –…
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The Most Important Things Lawyers Can Do in the Wake of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the already terrible inequality we have in the United States. Prior to the outbreak, income inequality was the highest it had been in fifty years. Now, with more than 30 million people unemployed, it’s likely to get even higher for the foreseeable future. This inequality is not only an economic…
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What I Learned About Visuals While Serving On a Jury
Have you ever wondered whether the advice you give to clients is always as sound in practice as it is in theory? Recently I was selected to serve as a juror on a 3-week medical malpractice trial. I had always wanted to serve on a jury. I felt it would be a golden opportunity to…
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Staying On The Right Side Of The Legal Advice Line
As a paralegal, it’s not unusual for me to find myself in a tricky situation with clients of the attorney. What often happens is the client asks me directly for legal advice or shares information about a case that I know requires immediate legal advice. If you have any non-lawyer staff in your practice, this…
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Your Cheatin’ Heart – Needs an Estate Plan!
Lawyers owe clients a duty of confidentiality. This means that when I have a couple as an estate planning client, I must keep all secrets shared with me from third parties, but I must also expose the secrets shared with me by one spouse to the other. All of my clients have heard my talk…
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Do It Now: Name a Guardian for Your Minor Child(ren)
I know it’s hard. Thinking about someone else raising your children can stop you in your tracks. It feels crushing and too horrific to consider. But you must. If you don’t, a stranger will determine who raises your children if something happens to you – your children’s guardian could be a relative you despise or…
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Don’t “Should” on Me
The above statement is one of my favorite bumper stickers. It is a reminder of one of the ways in which we both allow others to tyrannize us and tyrannize ourselves. When partners, whether business or personal, try to “should” on each other, intense conflict almost always results. “Shoulds” come from cultural, parental and peer…
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The Attorney Action Club’s Growth and Shaping the Future
The Attorney Action Club (AAC) is a community of legal professionals that exists to help lawyers succeed in life and business. Our membership includes both practicing lawyers and legal professionals who help lawyers succeed. The AAC helps shine a light on the importance of taking care of yourself and learning to create commercial profitable legal…
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No, Practice Management Software Is Not A Requirement
We all want to become more organized. It would be great if there were some sort of magic software that would allow us to organize our work and thoughts simply. Practice management software claims to be that magic. There must be hundreds of software solutions on the market for law firms. Developers see that we…
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Be Original in Choosing a Trademark
“Why can’t I use this name as a trademark? The words in the name are practically generic and there are dozens of trademarks that use them!” I frequently hear those words from clients who want to use words or terms in their trademarks and the words are already in use for similar goods and are…