Presidential Observations of Lawyers
In honor of President’s Day, please enjoy these presidential observations of lawyers, the profession and the law. Laws or ordinances unobserved, or partially attended to, had better never have been made. GEORGE WASHINGTON, letter to James Madison, Mar. 31, 1787 There is a vague popular belief that lawyers are necessarily dishonest. I say vague, because when […]
3 Things We Love About Our Volunteers
1) VLSC Volunteers Give Lawyers a Good Name Every lawyer has heard the jokes about greedy and manipulative attorneys. In 2014, our volunteers donated 2,615 hours of legal services to the community. That’s nearly $1 million in legal services! 2) VLSC Volunteers Make a Real Difference in the Lives of their Clients Volunteers often meet our […]
Trial Evidence Part 7: Competence and Opinion
by Tim Hallahan Competence Competence relates to witnesses, not to evidence. Two issues arise: (1) Is the witness competent to testify about a particular subject? (2) Is she competent to testify at all? Competence as to Subject Matter The offering party must provide sufficient evidence of a witness’s personal knowledge of the facts about which […]
February 2015 Upcoming Programs and Events
February 5, 2015, from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (Tribune Tavern) ACBA and BALIF LGBT Mixer at the Tribune Tavern – FREE! Please join us for the first joint social of the ACBA and BALIF at the Tribune Tavern. It will be a fun evening of networking and socializing with East Bay LGBT lawyers, friends, family and […]
Keeping Up With SEO and Social Media: January Roundup
With most of us already settling back into a post-holiday routine, there’s a 25% chance that even the most well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions have been abandoned. Fortunately, if your goal was to bone up on marketing knowledge and start growing your firm’s web presence there’s hope for you yet. Because, after a bit of December slacking, […]