For the next few weeks my posts will focus on issues discussed during the continuing legal education class I taught at the McLean Estate Planning Council in September. The subject at hand is the types of brawls that can arise … Continue reading →

First of all, this is a business decision, not a legal decision. So the lawyer’s input is (or should be) limited to describing the risks and helping the client implement the business decision chosen. Second, my clients always blanche at … Continue reading →

I’m late to the party on this one but I simply could not avoid discussing the case of Nazir v. United Airlines, Inc., 178 Cal. App. 4th 243 (2009). If you want to read the gory details it can also … Continue reading →

What’s the difference? Think of it this way: When a man looks at his children, he believes they are his; when his wife look at his children, she knows they are his. When you are being deposed – don’t say … Continue reading →

Depositions are open by right to attorneys and parties as well as the witness you are deposing. Sometimes opposing counsel will ask for permission for their summer law clerks/externs or other innocuous individuals to attend. That shouldn’t be a problem. … Continue reading →

Before any attorney worth her salt puts a witness on the stand in a trial or arbitration or even a meditation, they absolutely must know what the witness will say. Now, if the witness is friendly, it’s no problem: you … Continue reading →