By Ashley Peterson In this ever-changing era of technology we live in, cybersecurity continues to be a major concern for all industries, especially lawyers. There has been an upswing in cyberattacks against law firms over the last few years. The FBI reported that law firms are new targets for hackers because law firm computers contain highly sensitive and confidential material such as client information, trade secrets, business plans, and personal data which can be hacked through various outlets such as… Read more
Interview By John (J.R.) Richards Roger Bernhardt So I’m here with Roger Bernhardt, the famous California real estate professor and writer and also of counsel with the Tour Sarkissian Law Offices in San Francisco, CA. I think I first met you walking the halls at Golden Gate University. The thing that I remember was that you carried a walking stick everywhere that you went. Tell me about your affectation for walking sticks. I first purchased one about 30 years ago as… Read more
The Journal is recruiting new editorial board members. We will be conducting an editorial board orientation on September 10 at 11 am in San Francisco and on September 13 at 12pm in San Diego. Contact Misti Schmidt at mschmidt@conservationpartners.com to RSVP or learn more. Read more
Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. is the publisher of California Case Summaries™. Monty has been a California civil trial lawyer since 1980, a member of ABOTA since 1995, and currently works as a full-time mediator, arbitrator and referee with ADR Services, Inc. (ADR) in ADR’s offices in San Diego, Irvine, and Los Angeles. California Case Summaries™provides short summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new published civil and family law case so California lawyers can easily and affordably keep up with the new case law in their practice areas. Monthly, quarterly and annual subscriptions are available. Read more
The Journal is recruiting new editorial board members. We will be conducting an editorial board orientation on September 10 at 11am in San Francisco and on September 13 at 12pm in San Diego. Contact Misti Schmidt at mschmidt@conservationpartners.com to RSVP or learn more. Read more
A lease warrants the tenant did not rely on representations about other tenants in signing the lease. So the tenant can’t sue for fraud when the landlord breaks his oral promise not to lease to other restaurants, right? Not necessarily. Read more
Norman Chernin By John (J.R.) Richards I know you through the CLA Real Property Law Section where you did some wonderful work…tell us what kind of work do you did for the State Bar/CLA and have you done with the Real Property Law Section? While a member of the Section’s Executive Committee, I presented a Webinar, and chaired a panel at the Retreat held in Monterey that was attended by 109 attendees even though it was competing with a Judge’s… Read more
Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. is the publisher of California Case Summaries™. Monty has been a California civil trial lawyer since 1980, a member of ABOTA since 1995, and currently works as a full-time mediator, arbitrator and referee with ADR Services, Inc. (ADR) in ADR’s offices in San Diego, Irvine, and Los Angeles. California Case Summaries™provides short summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new published civil and family law case so California lawyers can easily and affordably keep up with the new case law in their practice areas. Monthly, quarterly and annual subscriptions are available. Read more
The Real Property Journal is currently soliciting articles regarding space sharing, such as office co-working space and desk license arrangements, for Issue 4. The deadline for submittal is September 15. Read more