VLSC Donor Spotlight: Herman Trutner and Elizabeth Trutner
Father and daughter team Herman (Tony) and Elizabeth (Beth) Trutner practice trusts & estates law at Trutner Law Office in Livermore. Both are generous supporters of VLSC, giving individually and as a firm. We asked them to tell us a little about their firm and why they support pro bono legal services. 1. Your practice, […]
What’s in a Budget: A Peek Into the 2014-2015 Budget for the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
The following article appeared in the August 19, 2014, Newsletter of the Superior Court of California, Alameda County. Comments should be directed to John Rudolph, Principal Analyst, at jrudolph@alameda.courts.ca.gov. Budget Overview The 2014-2015 Budget Act provides for a total State Budget of $156.4 billion. The judicial branch budget of $3.6 billion ($1.4 billion General Fund) […]
To Have Or Not To Have Your Day In Court In A Long Term Disability Insurance Claim
Sorry, but almost certainly you will not have your day in court in a long-term disability insurance claim governed by ERISA (distinguished from an individual LTD policy, where you will be able to go to court and testify). Instead, your documents (almost entirely comprised of medical records) will have their day in court for you, […]
September ACBA Upcoming Events
September is a busy month for the Alameda County Bar Association – we’re offering a whopping 17.5 hours of MCLE credit, a program on judicial appointments and a section social! Hope to see you at an event soon. Privacy in the Workplace Wednesday, September 3, 2014 from 12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. Privacy and legal rights issues […]
The Real Maguire – Who Actually Invented Labor Day?
More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance, there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers. Was it Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, or Matthew Maguire, a machinist and later the secretary of […]