Wendy is a California lawyer, past chair and advisor of the California State Bar Ethics Committee (Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct), and past chair of the San Diego County Bar Association Legal Ethics Committee.
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Can you keep a secret? Pursuing professionalism and privacy | Data Privacy, Ethics/Professional Responsibility | May 14, 2024 |
| How modern representation involves more than analyzing the law | Mar. 6, 2024 | |
| Ethical restrictions on using confidential government information | Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Mar. 5, 2024 |
| Effective and ethical witness preparation | Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Jan. 26, 2024 |
| The ethics of quiet quitting: The professional perils of disengagement | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Dec. 21, 2023 |
| How much can judges socialize with lawyers? | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary | Nov. 13, 2023 |
| Promoting integrity and inclusion: California’s formal recognition of the link between civility and bias | Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Oct. 25, 2023 |
| To tell or not to tell? Questions and concerns complying with the new 'snitch rule' | Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Sep. 28, 2023 |
| Why the new 'snitch rule' might be one of the hardest ethical rules to follow | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations | Jul. 18, 2023 |
| The need for speed: how smart lawyers use artificial intelligence | Law Practice, Technology | Jul. 5, 2023 |
| California joins the rest of the nation in adopting the 'snitch rule' | California Supreme Court, Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Jun. 26, 2023 |
| Programming professionalism: the ethics of artificial intelligence | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Technology | May 15, 2023 |
| A high bar for the high court: ethics and the judiciary | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary | Apr. 17, 2023 |
| Can judges compliment lawyers? | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary | Nov. 23, 2022 |
| The ethics of wellness: How the rules require personal health | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Aug. 23, 2021 |
| Pandemic professional responsibility: Legal ethics and COVID-19 | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Jun. 26, 2020 |
| Under the new ethics rules, are lawyers ever off the clock? | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations | Jul. 26, 2019 |
| Bar offers opinions on ethically advising cannabis clients | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations | Jul. 25, 2019 |
| Warming up cold cases: Genealogy and good old fashioned investigation | Criminal | May 30, 2019 |
| Lawyers, judges and Facebook friends | Law Practice | Nov. 20, 2018 |
| ANALYSIS: Rules 3.3, 4.1 | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Oct. 17, 2018 |
| ANALYSIS: Rule 8.4 | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Oct. 17, 2018 |
| Can lawyers secretly (and ethically) record clients? | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Jul. 27, 2018 |
| High noon in the workplace: employees gone green | Administrative/Regulatory, Labor/Employment | Jan. 7, 2017 |
| High noon in workplace: Managing employees gone green | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Jan. 6, 2017 |
| State's marijuana law presents tricky questions | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Nov. 22, 2016 |
| Can California lawyers ethically light up? | Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Nov. 18, 2016 |
| A Level Playing Field | May 2, 2014 | |
| New Year's Eve's most dangerous words: 'hosted bar' | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Jan. 1, 2014 |
| Human trafficking victims bound with invisible chains | Criminal | Sep. 18, 2013 |
| Breaking down Prop. 35 for California's district attorneys | Criminal | Aug. 9, 2013 |
| Unstable clients with guns, the worst kind | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Apr. 4, 2013 |
| In the spotlight: what is the legal definition of rape? | Criminal | Aug. 29, 2012 |
| Keep It Professional: Sex and Ethics | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Jul. 16, 2010 |
| How Close Can You Get to Your Client? | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Jul. 8, 2010 |
| Order in the Courtroom! | Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Jun. 30, 2010 |
| The Art of Gracious Disagreement | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Jun. 17, 2010 |
| Harassment in The Workplace: Leveling thePlaying Field | Labor/Employment | Apr. 22, 2010 |
| Stalking: From the Workplace to Cyberspace | Criminal | Apr. 20, 2010 |
| Communications With Judges, Jurors And Potential Clients | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Apr. 9, 2010 |
| Advertising Rules for Social Networking Sites | Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Mar. 31, 2010 |
| Bloggers Beware | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Mar. 25, 2010 |
| Choose Your 'Friends' Carefully | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Mar. 24, 2010 |
| 'Legally Blonde' Holds a Lesson - Juries Get Drama of Right vs. Wrong | Judges and Judiciary | Dec. 20, 2006 |
| Making a Dark and Stormy Case | Law Practice | Dec. 7, 2006 |
MCLE
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| How much can judges socialize with lawyers? | Legal Ethics | Nov. 13, 2023 |
| Promoting integrity and inclusion: California’s formal recognition of the link between civility and bias | Implicit bias and the promotion of bias-reducing strategies | Nov. 10, 2023 |
| Programming professionalism: the ethics of artificial intelligence | Legal Ethics | May 15, 2023 |
| Can lawyers secretly (and ethically) record clients? | Legal Ethics | Jul. 27, 2018 |
| Can California lawyers ethically light up? | Legal Ethics | Nov. 18, 2016 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Can you keep a secret? Pursuing professionalism and privacy | Data Privacy, Ethics/Professional Responsibility | May 14, 2024 |
| How modern representation involves more than analyzing the law | Mar. 6, 2024 | |
| Ethical restrictions on using confidential government information | Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Mar. 5, 2024 |
| Effective and ethical witness preparation | Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Jan. 26, 2024 |
| The ethics of quiet quitting: The professional perils of disengagement | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Dec. 21, 2023 |
| How much can judges socialize with lawyers? | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary | Nov. 13, 2023 |
| Promoting integrity and inclusion: California’s formal recognition of the link between civility and bias | Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Oct. 25, 2023 |
| To tell or not to tell? Questions and concerns complying with the new 'snitch rule' | Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Sep. 28, 2023 |
| Why the new 'snitch rule' might be one of the hardest ethical rules to follow | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations | Jul. 18, 2023 |
| The need for speed: how smart lawyers use artificial intelligence | Law Practice, Technology | Jul. 5, 2023 |
| California joins the rest of the nation in adopting the 'snitch rule' | California Supreme Court, Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Jun. 26, 2023 |
| Programming professionalism: the ethics of artificial intelligence | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Technology | May 15, 2023 |
| A high bar for the high court: ethics and the judiciary | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary | Apr. 17, 2023 |
| Can judges compliment lawyers? | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary | Nov. 23, 2022 |
| The ethics of wellness: How the rules require personal health | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Aug. 23, 2021 |
| Pandemic professional responsibility: Legal ethics and COVID-19 | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Jun. 26, 2020 |
| Under the new ethics rules, are lawyers ever off the clock? | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations | Jul. 26, 2019 |
| Bar offers opinions on ethically advising cannabis clients | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations | Jul. 25, 2019 |
| Warming up cold cases: Genealogy and good old fashioned investigation | Criminal | May 30, 2019 |
| Lawyers, judges and Facebook friends | Law Practice | Nov. 20, 2018 |
| ANALYSIS: Rules 3.3, 4.1 | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Oct. 17, 2018 |
| ANALYSIS: Rule 8.4 | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Oct. 17, 2018 |
| Can lawyers secretly (and ethically) record clients? | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Jul. 27, 2018 |
| High noon in the workplace: employees gone green | Administrative/Regulatory, Labor/Employment | Jan. 7, 2017 |
| High noon in workplace: Managing employees gone green | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Jan. 6, 2017 |
| State's marijuana law presents tricky questions | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Nov. 22, 2016 |
| Can California lawyers ethically light up? | Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Nov. 18, 2016 |
| A Level Playing Field | May 2, 2014 | |
| New Year's Eve's most dangerous words: 'hosted bar' | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Jan. 1, 2014 |
| Human trafficking victims bound with invisible chains | Criminal | Sep. 18, 2013 |
| Breaking down Prop. 35 for California's district attorneys | Criminal | Aug. 9, 2013 |
| Unstable clients with guns, the worst kind | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Apr. 4, 2013 |
| In the spotlight: what is the legal definition of rape? | Criminal | Aug. 29, 2012 |
| Keep It Professional: Sex and Ethics | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Jul. 16, 2010 |
| How Close Can You Get to Your Client? | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Jul. 8, 2010 |
| Order in the Courtroom! | Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Jun. 30, 2010 |
| The Art of Gracious Disagreement | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Jun. 17, 2010 |
| Harassment in The Workplace: Leveling thePlaying Field | Labor/Employment | Apr. 22, 2010 |
| Stalking: From the Workplace to Cyberspace | Criminal | Apr. 20, 2010 |
| Communications With Judges, Jurors And Potential Clients | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Apr. 9, 2010 |
| Advertising Rules for Social Networking Sites | Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Mar. 31, 2010 |
| Bloggers Beware | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Mar. 25, 2010 |
| Choose Your 'Friends' Carefully | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice | Mar. 24, 2010 |
| 'Legally Blonde' Holds a Lesson - Juries Get Drama of Right vs. Wrong | Judges and Judiciary | Dec. 20, 2006 |
| Making a Dark and Stormy Case | Law Practice | Dec. 7, 2006 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| How much can judges socialize with lawyers? | Legal Ethics | Nov. 13, 2023 |
| Promoting integrity and inclusion: California’s formal recognition of the link between civility and bias | Implicit bias and the promotion of bias-reducing strategies | Nov. 10, 2023 |
| Programming professionalism: the ethics of artificial intelligence | Legal Ethics | May 15, 2023 |
| Can lawyers secretly (and ethically) record clients? | Legal Ethics | Jul. 27, 2018 |
| Can California lawyers ethically light up? | Legal Ethics | Nov. 18, 2016 |