2023 February

Advocate Feb23 cvr lg

2023’s new employment laws (with a bit of color commentary)

With the state legislature firmly in the hands of Democrats, the rights of working people enhanced by new laws

There is magic when telling a love story

My struggle with addiction, recovery, and the bumpy road to success

Biden has confirmed almost 100 judges and greatly diversified the bench

“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” (Shakespeare’s Hamlet Act II, Scene 2)

Considerations in marketing and advertising your law practice to ensure compliance with laws and standards

The Tom Girardi scandal leads to new Cal Bar program: What you don’t know can kill you!

A look at legal strategies in light of the changes to MICRA coming in 2023

A look at the Summer Internship Program and an informative seminar on how to make your focus group smarter and more cost effective

AB 2777 and the updates to CCP section 340.16; what the law already allowed and the practical effects of these changes

Wellness strategies to help you deal with the stress of being a trial lawyer

Knowing how much – rather, how little – you can say when you seek Court approval to withdraw