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California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye issued a statewide order suspending all jury trials in California's superior courts for 60 days and allowing courts to immediately adopt new rules to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

Not every attorney is suited to solo practice. If you are, it can be a very fulfilling and profitable way to practice law. Do you have the personal attributes needed to open your own practice? Read more

Many of us have now been forced to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping California. Working from home is a far cry from our normal remote working atmosphere. Read more

Have you ever wondered why attorneys and clientele do not play themselves in reality television shows? Attorneys are taught to present their arguments with precision as a screen actor would when filming, memorizing their lines and improvising as needed. Read more

The clock has sprung forward which means that Spring is just around the corner and with it, COVID-19, now famously known as the Corona Virus pandemic. Phrases like social distancing are now forever part of our vocabulary. Read more

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, the world around us is changing rapidly, the practice of family law being no exception. As practitioners and judicial officers we are now faced with an array of issues never experienced before, be it court closures, limited financial resources of litigants, and the balance of our own health and safety. All of these have the high potential to impair our ability to perform our essential services to the public. Read more

Recent Family Law Cases (current through 3/21/20)
[Opinions available at: http://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions-slip.htm]
By: Stephen D. Hamilton, CFLS
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Read more

The Real Property Law Section (“Section”) is seeking interested members to fill the newly created Practice Area Committees. Read more

The California Lawyers Association, Real Property Law Section, held a networking event on March 5, 2020 at Reid & Hellyer, APC, a legacy Riverside firm where Marie Wood, an Advisor to RPLS's Executive Committee, practices real estate and business litigation as well as immigration law. Read more

Please note the Real Property 39th Annual Real Property Spring Conference has been canceled. This article was written prior to the cancellation. For more information about the cancellation, click here. Spring Conference Planning Committee Co-Chairs: Ashley Peterson & Elizabeth Blair Interview by John (J.R.) Richards So we are all really excited to hear more about the CLA Real Property Spring Conference, can you give us a thumbnail outline about what you are offering? ASHLEY: The Spring Conference has been one… Read more