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New State And Local Laws Add to Rent and Eviction Control Complexities

In addition to temporary eviction moratoriums, the new Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482) and recent amendments to San Francisco legislation create complicated, longer-term issues. State Law AB 1482 creates a rent increase cap, just cause provisions for eviction, and increased…

Dreaming of Becoming a Judge? Apply Now to Be Part of the Judicial Mentorship Program

Have you thought about being a judge? Perhaps it is the reason you entered law school and became a lawyer. If you are an attorney who has been practicing for at least three years, consider applying to the Justice &…

May 2020 Members in the News

Daily Journal Announces Top IP Lawyers in California The following BASF members were recognized by the Daily Journal as 2020’s top intellectual property lawyers: Darin Snyder, O’Melveny & Myers; Ashok Ramani, Davis Polk & Wardwell; Catherine M. Polizzi, Michael Raymond…

A Letter to Our Members: BASF and JDC Continues to Serve and Advocate During the COVID-19 Crisis

To our legal community: Along with all of you, we have been working tirelessly to adjust to rapidly changing work environments and processes, while continuing the essential work on behalf of those we serve. We are inspired by the creativity…

To Be Diligent

The California Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.3 imposes a separate duty on attorneys to be diligent in their representation of clients. Specifically, Rule 1.3 provides: “(a) A lawyer shall not intentionally, repeatedly, recklessly or with gross negligence fail…

The Challenge of Imbalance

Where persons in a marital or nonmarital relationship have relatively equal bargaining power, that balance of power can help them dissolve those relationships amicably and reasonably, without a great deal of assistance from either attorneys or the court. In many…

How Third-Party Contracting Robs Your Clients

As a practical matter, if we get nothing for the case, we eat the costs we advanced. If we get a favorable verdict or settlement, the client’s net is less. Court reporters and clients are getting less Lawyers are…

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Help Your Neighbors in Need, Support Food From The Bar

Last year, the legal community raised the funds to help provide food for over 1.3 Million meals. Join Food From The Bar this year as we aim to help the Food Bank help even more people who struggle with food…

Utah Sister Has No Standing in Sibling Rivalry

Grethe Jensen had two daughters, Kari in California and Trine in Utah. Kari urged her 89-year-old mother to sell her house and buy a place jointly with Kari in Ventura so that Kari could care for her. Things soon went…

Court Refused to Buy Estate’s Dirty Art Valuation

The Estate of Eva Franzen Kohlman included two Old Master paintings, Village Kermesse with Dance Around the Maypole (“Maypole”) and Orpheus Charming the Animals. Both were filthy on the day of death. The Estate’s expert appraiser, George Wachter, claimed that the dirt…

Self Care: Learning to Read Your Bodily Navigation Stars

There is an analogy that has been passed down through the years involving a woodcutter going about the task of cutting wood. In the story, the woodcutter is asked by an observer why they don’t stop to sharpen their saw.…

Develop Your Work Mindset

Take a moment to think about your typical workday. If you look closely, every workday is simply a series of hundreds of mini-situations you must think through in order to make it through the day: How do I deal with…