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It hardly seems possible, but what at first seemed like a problem that we could quickly handle and overcome has turned into what appears to be continuing disruption, hardship, tragedy and uncertainty that may well last for another year and possibly more. I am, of course, talking about the Covid-19 Pandemic. Read more

The California Young Lawyers Association is pleased to award the 2020 Jack Berman Award of Achievement to Mayra Joachin. The California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA) annually confers the Jack Berman Award of Achievement to recognize a new or young California lawyer within their first eight years of practice for distinguished service to the public, the judiciary, or the legal profession. We had an outstanding pool of nominees this year, and we would like to recognize and thank everyone who took… Read more

Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. is the publisher of California Case Summaries™ which provides short summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new published civil and family law case helping California lawyers easily keep up with the new case law in their practice areas. Read more

In 1950, one property owner (grantor) agreed to allow a neighbor (the recipient) the right to use the grantor’s property for 8 parking spaces. The recipient needed the spaces to get a permit to build a warehouse on the recipient’s property. The grantor did not give the recipient an easement, but rather provided a license to the neighbor. And the license was not recorded but instead filed away, in the form of a notarized statement, with the city Building Department. Read more

I graduated from law school in 2017 and began working at a law firm in Orange County soon after—hello, real world! While I was gaining great experience at the law firm, I knew I wanted to re-locate to San Diego and I was honored to be hired when an in-house opportunity presented itself. Read more

When representing clients in real estate transactions in California, real estate attorneys regularly come across many different types of purchase and sale agreements, including standardized contracts published by certain organizations. Read more

On August 13, 2020, the Judicial Council of California voted 19-1 to end Emergency Rules 1 and 2. Emergency Rule 1 prohibited the courts from issuing a summons or entering a default in unlawful detainer eviction actions unless the case involved public health or safety issues. It also required that unlawful detainer trials be set 60 days after a request for trial (as opposed to the 20 day rule under Civil Procedure Section 1170.5). Read more

This year’s Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite will be virtual! The annual conference has become a cultural event, a place to meet and continue relationships with people from all walks of our practice – consultants, regulators, students, attorneys from all sectors, and people who are simply interested in environmental law – so we are disappointed that we will not be able to meet in person. Read more

The Judicial Council is inviting comments on its latest release of proposed revisions to CACI civil jury instructions addressing negligence, assault and battery, right of privacy, economic interference, FEHA, civil rights, equitable indemnity, damages, unlawful detainer, and construction law. Read more

Congratulations tot he Trial Lawyer and Appellate Lawyer Hall of Fame recipients. Read more