From Networking to Advocacy: How Bar Associations Benefit Lawyers
Enhance Your Reputation and Credibility in the Legal Field As a lawyer, you may wonder why you should join a bar association. After all, you are already licensed to practice law, so what’s the point? In reality, there are many reasons why associations benefit lawyers. Here are just a few: Networking Opportunities: Bar associations provide […]
A Roadmap to Success: Steps for Lawyers to Build Their Practice
As a lawyer, building a successful practice can be a challenging task. However, there are several tips that lawyers can use to help them build their practice and establish themselves as successful legal professionals. In this blog post, we’ll explore some of these tips in detail. Specialize in a specific area of law Focusing on […]
Boost Your Legal Practice with ChatGPT
Have you heard about ChatGPT in the news? ChatGPT is a machine learning algorithm that can be used in a variety of applications, including legal analysis. It is a language model developed by OpenAI, based on the GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) architecture. It is designed to process and understand natural language input and generate human-like […]
In Memory: Judge Kenneth M. Burr
Judge Charles Smiley passed along this rememberance of Judge Kenneth M. Burr It is with sadness that I report the passing of retired Alameda County Superior Court Judge Kenneth M. Burr. He died peacefully last Thursday, March 30, 2023, at 7 a.m. Ken enjoyed a long, successful law career in private practice and as a […]
News From the Court: Week of 3.27.23
Court News Our weekly roundup of local court news. This post will be updated as new information comes across our desks. Alameda County Superior Court NEW FAMILY LAW PROTOCOLS Effective immediately: All long-cause cases (cases needing more than 2 half-days for trial) will be sent to Department 504’s status conference calendar, not to Department 503. […]