ACBA Members Named to Top 50 Nor Cal Super Lawyers List
Congrats to ACBA members Kathyrn Fox, Kathryn Burkett Dickson, Monica Dell’Osso, and Cassie Springer Ayeni for being named to the TOP 50: 2017 WOMEN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SUPER LAWYERS LIST
The Man Who Represents Himself Has a Fool For a Client
Even If You Are the Elected District Attorney By Mark T. Morodomi When you took your first bar review prep course you probably heard the adage, “The man who represents himself has a fool for a client.” The internet tries to attribute the quote, like many other profundities, to Abraham Lincoln, but some sources credit […]
What We’re Reading This Week
Are you too busy to keep up with the latest headlines? We’ve compiled a short list of interesting legal-related news articles we’re reading to read at your leisure. Lawsuit alleges that California’s Medi-Cal provides unequal care Lawsuit filed in Alameda Cyunty says that unequal care especially affects Latinos since an estimated 7.2 million Latinos in the […]
Financial Disclosures: Family Law
Family Law Disclosures in Mediation Legally-required financial disclosures are admissible, even if prepared in mediation Signed by Governor Brown this week, SB 217 clarifies that the mediation privilege does not apply to legally-required financial disclosures in family law cases, codifying an appellate court ruling from 2014, Lappe v. Superior Court. The mediation privilege provides that except […]
The James-Comey-Choice
Your Client Wants to Obstruct Justice. How do you make the James Comey choice? By Mark T. Morodomi You are a senior in-house counsel to a large family owned company run by a very powerful CEO, the patriarch of the family. You really love your job, and the salary helps pay for your kids’ […]