Senior Lawyers Project Bears Fruit After More Than A Decade
"What an unexpected pleasure it is to pick up a volume titled Lawyers of Los Angeles and discover that it recounts much more than the anticipated history of one of the nation’s leading bar associations, encompassing as it does the unparalleled development of Los Angeles during the past seventy-plus years as a world-class metropolis. The city's lawyers and law firms receive well-deserved credit from author Kathleen Tuttle for their vital role in Los Angeles’s present-day recognition as a center of economic and cultural preeminence and innovation."
SmartLaw is proud to serve underrepresented communities in need with limited pro bono referrals in the area of cannabis business representation.
Attorneys interested in participating on this panel who are LACBA Cannabis Section members will receive an annual SmartLaw dues waiver, applicable only to the Cannabis Pro Bono Panel.
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The LA Daily Journal's annual list of top young lawyers was published earlier this month and we are thrilled to congratulate LACBA membersJennifer L. Meeker,Lindsey F. Munyer, and Michael J. Szczurekon being included on the prestigious list.
Governor Newsom Appoints
15 New Superior Court Judges
A hearty congratulations to new Los Angeles Superior Court appointees and LACBA members Hon. Karen Moskowitz and Hon. Leonard Torrealba. Fifteen judges were appointed across the state, seven of whom are destined for Los Angeles County.
In the September 2020 Issue of Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine:
The Lanham Act's many remedies for victims of false advertising
Intellectual property guidance for cannabis products and services
Journey to a federal privacy law
The legality of electronically signed mandatory arbitration agreements
COVID-19 liability for school and amateur sports leagues
Videoconferencing legal venues during the pandemic
PLUS Corporate Counsel's Guide to California Law Firms and Attorneys, and much more.
When Your Witness Lies: Considering Rule of Professional Conduct 3.3 in Civil Litigation
Being a zealous advocate, closely guarding a client’s secrets and presenting a client’s case in a truthful manner, are all essential obligations that go to the heart of a lawyer’s ethical duties. Ideally these obligations operate in harmony—but what happens when a lawyer learns that the client, or one of the client’s key witnesses, has lied?
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