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Bay Area law firm, Norton Basu LLP, has announced new COVID-19 safety protocols and an initiative offering complimentary services for Santa Clara County healthcare workers and first responders. The firm specializes in estate planning and probate issues, including living trusts, wills, conservatorships, durable power of attorney, and advanced health care directives. Read more

The federal government can rightly be criticized for a “head in the sand” approach to the coronavirus crisis, even after it was officially christened a pandemic. To their credit, it did not take nearly as long for state and local officials, particularly in California, to recognize that renters, both residential and commercial, were going to need government protection to prevent mass evictions following the inevitable economic crash. Read more

This May has been quite amazing. A few days of May grey, but mostly beautiful, sunny, bright cheery days. However, to most, it is the most gloomy, gray May ever. COVID-19 has altered our world forever and as California struggles to reopen, many of us are left to wonder how we will carry on. Read more

The Family Law Section is excited to announce the 2020 Family Law Awards Recipients. Read more

COVID 19 has forever changed our lives and our practices. Because of our experience with COVID 19, everything, including consultations, will never be the same. As we all continue to “Shelter in Place” and the stress continues to rise, the divorce inquiry calls (and Zoom meetings) continue to increase. Read more

The Complete Guide to COVID-19/Coronavirus California Tenant Protections has been compiled by the law firm of Astanehe Law in San Francisco. The guide offers landlord and tenant information by city and county of the laws and rules put into place by the state of California and many local cities and counties giving tenants emergency protections, including moratoriums on evictions, emergency temporary rent suspension, and unlawful detainer (eviction) lawsuit suspensions during the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

The California Department of Real Estate’s Frequently Asked Questions contain relevant information for licensees who are seeking to manage their licenses and other obligations while the coronavirus challenges exist. The Department of Real Estate has announced that it has canceled all salesperson and broker license exams in all exam centers through May 16, 2020. Read more

The coronavirus pandemic has forced a lot of lawyers to utilize video conferencing to “meet” with co-workers and clients. One of the most popular video conferencing platforms is Zoom. There are others, but we see Zoom as the choice of many lawyers, especially those in solo and small firms. While we can’t cover all the options and settings for Zoom (there are a ton of them), we’ll try to give our advice on the best way to use and secure Zoom for your firm. Read more

As if businesses did not have enough to worry about during this COVID-19 pandemic, it’s times like these when cybersecurity risk is at its peak. Distracted employees may be psychologically vulnerable to attack, and shifting quickly and unexpectedly to a remote workforce can create technology and control risks. It’s a perfect storm for cyber risk. Read more

The coronavirus pandemic has had a severe impact on businesses right across the globe and with a third of the world now in lockdown, thousands of businesses have moved most of their workforce to remote working. Although working from home allows a business to continue operating, it brings significant security risks, placing a greater need to maintain compliance with relevant data security requirements. Read more