Webinar

A group discussion of upcoming Real Property Law Section events, legal updates, interviews with sections and other real property lawyers, as well as feedback and suggestions from our members. Moderated by Neil Kalin of the California Lawyers Association Real Property Section. Read more

Despite a trend toward legalization of marijuana at the state level, the ownership of marijuana related businesses as trust or estate assets continues to pose unique challenges and legal risks in large part due to marijuana’s still-illegal status at the federal level and its heavily-regulated status in California. Read more

While recreational and medical use of marijuana is now legal in California, marijuana remains a Schedule 1 restricted drug under the Federal Controlled Substances Act, which prohibits the production, distribution, sale, use and possession of marijuana. Read more

Join the San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association via zoom as we hear from five distinguished Latina judges. The judges will talk about overcoming implicit bias, how they were able to create success in their careers, and break barriers to rise to the highest level in the profession. Read more

This program offers 1 participatory MCLE credit. Register This program will provide key information on how disputes work in international cross-border transactions and how to avoid disputes. Litigation and transactional lawyers will find this program essential. Key topics covered will include basics and strategies regarding litigation versus arbitration, jurisdiction, venue, service of process, choice of law, and language issues. Speaker: Jeffery J. Daar Jeffery Daar has practiced law since 1982 and is a principal of the law firm Daar &… Read more

All members of the California State Bar must heed the Rules of Professional Conduct as they represent clients through video conferences, Zoom depositions, online court hearings, and other remote means. Read more

This program will provide an overview of the operational changes made by the Sacramento County Superior Court to reopen the civil division during the COVID-19 pandemic, a description of the operational plans for civil operations and civil trials, the impact of the changes on the Court’s operational plans, and what practitioners appearing in the Court can expect. Read more

Marino deals with letters from creditors to a debtor that said, in the fine print, that the debtor should ignore the letter if the debtor had received a discharge. The bankruptcy court awarded $119,000 in damages to the debtor but ruled that it had no power to award punitive damages. Read more

The wine industry is the subject of intense activity in many legal subject areas, including constitutional law, intellectual property, environmental and land use regulation, tra Read more

Eight months since the pandemic, lawyers, arbitrators and mediators have all adapted in varying degrees to resolving their clients’ disputes virtually. Read more