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March 16, 2022

Can I Sue for a Concussion?

Whether you were injured in a car crash, slip and fall, or sports accident, sustaining a concussion or serious head trauma can be a frightening experience. It can mean large medical bills, time off work, and other cognitive problems like loss of memory and speech impediments. So you may be …

March 1, 2022

The Flat Fee Fallacy

Q. I handle criminal cases for one flat fee – start to finish. When must I put the fee in trust and when can I take payments along the way? A. The answer should be clearly stated …

February 14, 2022

Can You Use Your Cell Phone at A Red Light in California?

Cell phones are becoming a part of daily life for many people. However, there are some strict rules about using these devices by

February 10, 2022

Daria Rose

Exactly 52 years ago my grandma boarded a bus, pregnant and alone at the age of 17, from a small poor plantation town in Mississippi to New York …

February 6, 2022

Marketing for Law Firms Really is Easy as ABC (Hannah Meza-Irvine)

Let’s face it – given all the resources out there – attorneys have the ability to become marketing gurus and get their firms seen.  There are training courses on LinkedIn, videos on youtube, free articles, paid-for articles, books, podcasts, seminars, webinars, training courses, retreats. You name it – if …

February 2, 2022

Serineh V. Terzyan

I spent my childhood dreaming about a career where I could be a shoulder to lean on. Now, I raise my voice so survivors can stand strong and …

February 1, 2022

Gambling as a Jack-of-All-Trades

Q. Jack Has a General Practice.Without Expertise, He’ll Take What He’ll Please,On Everything under the Sun.Should Jack Forgo Fees, Adopt Specialties,Or Limit His Focus to One? A. In Lincoln’s day, just about everyone was a Jack-of-All-Trades.Riding the circuit from one courthouse …

January 19, 2022

What to Do If a FedEx Truck Hits Your Car

With the growth of online shopping, delivery trucks are appearing everywhere — from suburban neighborhoods to city intersections to rural roadways. With the abundance of delivery trucks – FedEx, UPS, Amazon, and DHL, among others – there are bound to be accidents. So you may be wondering what to do …

January 10, 2022

A Long Wait to Reinstate

The Court only suspended him for 60 days. But rather than support a timely reinstatement, Bar Counsel strongly opposed his return to practice after 878 days. Issue: Sidelined for over two years on what was supposed to be a two-month …

January 5, 2022

Cal Fire Announces that PG&E’s Facilities Sparked Dixie Fire

After a “meticulous and thorough investigation,” Cal Fire concludes that the Dixie Fire was caused by a tree contacting PG&E’s electrical lines. No surprise, given that PG&E all but admitted as much last July. We can expect Cal Fire to now join the lawsuit we’ve filed on behalf of our

December 28, 2021

Maybe a Guy Like You Could Never Work for a Firm Like Ours (JEFFREY POSSINGER)

I have told this story a few times to several people over the last twenty years, but with 2021 being the twentieth anniversary of my law firm, it seemed that …

December 28, 2021

Learjet N880Z:  Another Circling Approach Crash

Instrument approach procedures are pre-determined paths and maneuvers that, if followed, will guide an aircraft to a runway in reduced visibility.  The last leg of an instrument approach procedure is typically a straight line (more or less) to the end of the runway.  The straight line minimizes the turns the

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