VLSC: PRO BONO OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO TRIAL ATTORNEYS

Flora, an elderly widow, was about to lose her home of more than 50 years to a predatory lender. In need of money to pay her son’s funeral expenses, she had been convinced by a mortgage broker to tap some of the equity in her home by refinancing with a hard-money lender. The loan terms […]

We’re Thankful for…

  During this season, we are thankful for you—our supporters and volunteers! Happy Holidays from the ACBA and VLSC!  

Is Edward Snowden a hero or a traitor?

Reprinted with permission from the THE NEBRASKA LAWYER from the 13 November/December 2014 edition. By G . Michael Fenner Is Edward Snowden a hero or a traitor? Let me work my way up to an answer to that question. I. A Brief History of the U.S. Surveillance of Domestic Communications I will start with an oversimplified history of American surveillance […]

ACBA Member Spotlight: Amanda J. List

Amanda J. List, List Jacobson-Kwok Thorndal, LLP, has been practicing family law since 2004. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, and was admitted to the California Bar in 2002. Amanda is currently the Chair of the ACBA Lawyer Referral Service Governing Committee and a member of the ACBA […]

WHY IT’S TIME EMPLOYERS REVISIT THEIR CELL PHONE REIMBURSEMENT POLICY

What happens when your employees use their personal smartphones to check or respond to work email? It may be a question that you hadn’t given much thought to.  Presumably, if an employee makes a work-related call, email or text, an expense report is submitted and the employee is reimbursed. But what if the call, email […]