Legal Ethics for New Attorneys: Trump’s Attorneys’ Fiasco
Time for a Review of an Attorney’s Ethical Duties to Tell the Truth, Show Candor Toward the Tribunal, Provide Counsel Only on Legal or Just Matters, and File Only Meritorious Claims and Contentions
By Richard Hendlin Attorney at Law
As judges around the country weigh how to hold accountable the lawyers who abused the courts to advance former President Trump’s frivolous challenges to the 2020 election, two recent cases are particularly instructive for attorneys who wish to comply with their ethical responsibilities. These cases also present a good opportunity to review various State Bar Act provisions and the California Rules of Profession Conduct [CRPC] that are potentially implicated by these recent developments.Read More
Ethical-Legal Challenges of Providing On-Site Healthcare to Protestors
By Sasha Jamshidi Farmer Case & Fedor
On September 29, the SDCBA Law and Medicine section collaborated with the San Diego Region Taskforce of the American Nurses Association (ANA) to host an invaluable discussion on the ethical-legal challenges that on-street nurses face in response to victims of police brutality. The ANA represents an essential group of workers who have provided medical aid to marginalized communities during the 2020-2021 racial equity demonstrations. Not only is the ANA considered an essential part of the healthcare sector, but it also has the mission of optimizing our nurses’ contribution to the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities as a lobbying organization under 501(c)(6). In fact, the ANA is the largest national professional nursing organization in our country.Read More
By Laurel Anne Harris Law Offices of Cynthia Ann Harris
October is not just known for pumpkin spice lattes and Halloween. In 1989, former President George Bush proclaimed October as the month for National Domestic Violence Awareness. An entire month each year dedicated to domestic violence provides legal practitioners and others in the justice community a chance to not only acknowledge the pervasiveness of domestic violence, but to explore ways to advocate for domestic violence victims. October also provides victims — who are now living as survivors —with the chance to share their stories in the hopes of continually shedding light on the dangers of domestic violence.Read More
New Lawyer Division Member Spotlight: Mallory Chase
By Stephanie Atkinson Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Mallory Chase, a sixth-year attorney with a practice focused on legal malpractice defense and business litigation, is the newest partner of Wingert Grebing Brubaker & Juskie. She is a member of the SDCBA Legal Ethics Committee and the California Lawyers Association’s Legal Ethics Committee where, among other things, she writes articles on ethics issues, contributes to ethics advisory opinions, and provides advice to SDCBA members through the Legal Ethics Hotline (619-231-0781).Read More
By Daniela Lagunas San Diego City Attorney’s Office
The New Lawyer Division congratulates Jennifer Nelson, the newly appointed CEO of the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program (SDVLP). SDVLP provides critical legal services to low-income and vulnerable San Diegans, including domestic violence survivors, people living with HIV/AIDS, tenants facing eviction, foster youth, low-income entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations, and caregivers seeking legal custody of abused and abandoned children.Read More
