Corporate, Technology
Great governance holds the key to “good” AI
By Sara L. Terheggen
In assessing AI’s data and functionality and its intersection with current and future regulatory compliance, it is important f...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations
Attorneys tasked with supervising “non-human, non-lawyer” assistant
By Anita Taff-Rice
Beginning with reporting year 2025, all attorneys must complete one hour of continuing legal education in use of technology in...
Securities, Year in Review Column
The SEC’s recent enforcement actions confirm whistleblower protections
By Thomas A. Zaccaro, Deeksha Kohli
In the SEC’s last fiscal year alone, the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower received a record 18,000 tips (or approximately 70 ...
The purpose of this guide is to provide an instant definition of most of the common terms and “buzzwords” heard in a Family La...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Letters, State Bar & Bar Associations
Pro Bono work, not an alternative to the bar exam, improves access to justice
By Kris Whitten
In order to better serve the public, why doesn’t the State Bar turn its attention to partnering with the local bar association...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Letters, State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar’s proposed alternative to taking the bar exam has much support
By Claire M. Solot
The statement that “everyone’s against it” is false. The State Bar staff report clearly states that 84% of the public support ...
In response to unlicensed credit promoters failing to substantiate ERC claims, the IRS announced new guidelines for reviewing ...
Constitutional Law, Torts/Personal Injury
Balancing free speech with a right to know about possible carcinogens
By Nidya Gutierrez, Aaron Zigler
If we value free speech, we must agree that businesses should not be unjustifiably compelled to issue messages to their consum...
Family, Judges and Judiciary
Guide to Family Court “Buzzwords” (Part 1)
By Patti C. Ratekin
The purpose of this guide is to provide an instant definition of most of the common terms and “buzzwords” heard in a Family La...
Family, Judges and Judiciary
Solutions for a broken family law system
By Mark E. Minyard
There are those who think that the family court does not need more judicial officers and believe it simply needs to be more ef...
Insurance
Opportunities for insisting on independent counsel
By Peter S. Selvin, Elliot Chen
Although the court's holding in Long v. Century Indemnity Co. had to do with whether Long's suit was subject to mandato...
Constitutional Law
Bump stocks, machine guns, and the rule of lenity
By Glenn E. Roper
A brief submitted by the Pacific Legal Foundation focused on the “rule of lenity,” a doctrine that requires resolving ambiguit...
As has been the case in many industries, leaders in the legal community have questioned whether it’s responsible to implement ...
A system of justice that adds years to the emotional injury of divorce litigation, where justice is delayed and fractured, whe...
Law Practice
Harnessing the potential of content marketing in the legal field
By George Brandon
In this month’s edition of “The Source,” we delve into the power of content marketing in the legal field. Discover how to defi...
Mergers & Acquisitions
M&A Safe Harbor Policy bolsters deal certainty
By Joshua DuClos, Douglas Axel
The new policy has faced considerable political criticism, but critics have failed to acknowledge the valuable impact the poli...
Family, Judges and Judiciary
Family law as a training ground: the need for reevaluation
By Mark E. Minyard
Why is the family court the only court that is forced to treat its litigants with disrespect while litigants in other legal di...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Office Management
Reclaiming your books from unclaimed property
By David M. Majchrzak
One of the benefits of monthly reconciliations is that it allows lawyers to determine relatively soon who has not received the...
Constitutional Law, Corporate
The flaws of the ‘Ending Corporate Influence on Election Act’
By Audrey Perry Martin
It is crucial to recognize that corporations, like any other entity, have the right to engage in public discourse. Attempting ...
Administrative/Regulatory, Contracts, Government
Government Claims Act won’t bar actions seeking the interpretation of a contract
By Jeremiah Johnson
Government claims and declaratory relief: Stronghold Engineering Inc. v. City of Monterey. The 6th District ruled that ...
Law Practice, Tax
Is settling now, payment in January constructive receipt?
By Robert W. Wood
You have likely heard of the tax concept of constructive receipt. This tax rule only applies to cash basis taxpayers. And rega...
Constitutional Law, Criminal
School districts are circumventing sexual abuse claims via gifts of public funds clause
By Lauren A. Cerri
School districts continue to throw illegitimate roadblocks to their responsibility to protect minor students from sexual abuse...
Administrative/Regulatory, Land Use
My second-most memorable client
By Myron Moskovitz
John Maher was a human dynamo – an unstoppable bundle of Irish charm and street smarts. A good-looking, smooth-talking guy wit...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Securities
No lead plaintiff status, no standing ruling draws dissent and an appeal
By Jonathan D. Uslaner, Lauren M. Cruz
Ninth Circuit says that investor who failed to stand up and seek lead plaintiff status has no standing to appeal an adverse ru...
Family, Judges and Judiciary
A plea to implement prior recommendations to family law courts
By Mark E. Minyard
Perhaps, if all California family law judicial officers simultaneously requested reassignment out of family court, Gov. Gavin ...
When a juvenile offender commits a violent and dangerous crime such as murder or predatory sexual assault and that offender is...
Construction, Labor/Employment
What lawyers and contractors need to know about minimizing exposure
By Xenia Tashlitsky
Strategies for minimizing exposure under California Labor Code Sections 218.7 and 218.8.
California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court Review: October 2023
By Andrew S. Ong, Ariel E. Rogers
Two cases are pending before the California Supreme Court: One involving the learned intermediary doctrine; the other whether ...
Intellectual Property, Technology
Music, AI basics and how the Beatles are as human as ever
By Jesse E. Morris, Alexandra Mayo
The Beatles recently released a song titled “Now and Then” which used AI to separate John Lennon’s vocal stems from piano so t...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
Getting to trial in federal court now means beating qualified immunity
By V. James DeSimone
Qualified immunity only serves to deny our clients’ Constitutional rights and there is good case law on our side in the 9th Ci...