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ACBA Member Spotlight: Frederick Hertz

Frederick Hertz is an attorney with offices in Oakland and San Francisco. In addition to his legal practice, which focuses on drafting real property co-ownership agreements, cohabitation agreements, and premarital agreements, Frederick also works as a mediator and arbitrator. He has a special emphasis on the mediation of co-ownership and other disputes between married and unmarried couples, business partners, tenants-in-common, co-owners, family members, and domestic partners.

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Disciplinary Action – MCLE Reporting

Don’t be like Greg* from Southern California. Greg was listed in the Daily Journal because he was suspended for 30 days for failure to comply with the California State Bar’s MCLE requirements. Greg kept poor records and claimed he thought he was up to date.

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Top 10 Skills New Lawyers Need Now

The ABA recently posted an article about a report Foundations for Practice completed called The Whole Lawyer and the Character Quotient about the gap that exists between what new lawyers have and what new lawyers need to be successful. The following chart highlights the top 10 skills needed immediately by new lawyers.

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ACBA Member Spotlight: Gina Boer

Gina Boer is a partner at Haapala, Thompson, & Abern in downtown Oakland. Her nearly 30 years of practice have put her in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Pre-eminent Women Lawyers. Her litigation practice specializes in real estate, complex litigation, commercial and residential landlord/tenant, construction defect, insurance defense, personal injury, contract disputes and divorce law. Gina is also a certified mediator serving bay area litigants in the areas of real estate, contract disputes, business, debt recovery and personal injury.

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