Is Drug And Alcohol Addiction Disability Covered By Long Term Disability Insurance Provided By Your Employer? Generally, Yes.
The end of the year holidays are upon us with all the associated celebrations. A wonderful time of the year, but it’s good to know that if the celebrations have turned into a hazy and impaired way of life, you may be able to get help from an unexpected resource. For many people the road […]
Keeping up with SEO and Social Media: November Roundup
Thanksgiving is behind us, Christmas is on the horizon, and in spite of all the holiday chaos, I’m sure everyone’s been looking forward to another edition of our SEO and social media round up. So, grab a glass of mulled wine and get ready to curl up by your digital fireplace while I recap another […]
Judicial Spotlight: Noël Wise
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the appointment of ACBA member Noël Wise to the Alameda County Superior Court on November 12, 2014. We asked Noël a few questions to get to know our newest judge! Read Noël’s bio from the last edition of the ACBA e-Newsletter here. Why did you decide to become a lawyer? It […]
December ACBA Upcoming Events and Programs
December 2, 2014 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (Wendel Rosen) Expert Witnesses 101: Best Practices for Presenting (and Opposing) Expert Testimony Expert testimony can make or break your case. This program will provide varied perspectives on how to best handle expert witnesses. Covering both basics and more advanced issues, the program will focus on […]
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 […]