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Attorney General Bonta Announces New Executive Team
Attorney General Bonta Announces New Executive Team. -
Federal law preempts state court decision in arbitration case, court rules
A recent state appeals court decision found that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) default rule applied in a case where the parties disagreed if an arbitration contract was binding or nonbinding. -
California Supreme Court unanimously rules against ‘rounding up’ in meal period litigation
A recent California Supreme Court ruling could be costly for employers who err on meal calculation times, though employers may rebut the presumption of a violation by providing evidence that proves they complied with the law. -
Decisive Proposition 22 victory could lead to similar measures in more states
While many poll watchers had expected a razor-thin decision on the Proposition 22 ballot measure exempting gig drivers from California’s AB 5 law, voters delivered overwhelming support for the companies’ push to let their workers stay independent contractors. -
New blueprint for economic recovery may impact hiring; ‘Some constraints are going to be with us until we can get the pandemic under control’
The new state guidance for reopening while living amid the COVID-19 pandemic presents a framework for short-term recovery, but it also raises questions about more job losses and business closures. -
Law professor says legal challenges to Newsom’s face mask requirement not likely to succeed in court
SACRAMENTO - Leslie Gielow Jacobs, inaugural Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Professor of Law at University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, told the Northern California Record that legal challenges to an order by Gov. Gavin Newsom requiring residents to wear face masks to prevent COVID-19 are not likely to succeed. -
DLA PIPER: Six-partner group joins DLA Piper across key markets and practice groups from coast to coast
DLA Piper announced today the addition of a six-partner group whose members will be part of the firm's Corporate, Intellectual Property and Technology, and Litigation practices. -
GREENBERG TRAURIG: Greenberg Traurig’s Sacramento Office Promotes and Expands Within Litigation Department
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP elevated litigator Deepi K. Miller to of counsel in its Sacramento office and also expanded the office with the addition of Litigation associate Lupe R. Laguna and Labor & Employment associate Yoon-Woo Nam. -
Law professor: 'Training employees' may help reduce Sacramento's risk of lawsuit settlements
SACRAMENTO – The city of Sacramento has settled a claim involving a wrongfully terminated employee for $860,000. -
Texas attorney faces disbarment in California following suspension in Lone Star State
Attorney Mark Lane Loomi Welker of Quitman Texas, licensed in California since 1984, faces disbarment by default following a California State Bar recommendation after he was suspended for nine months in Texas. -
State Bar Court of California suspends Sausalito attorney for allegedly violating terms of pervious suspension
The State Bar Court of California recently suspended Juliet Monique Oberding, a Sausalito attorney, for failing to comply with the conditions of a 2015 suspension order. -
State Bar Court suspends San Diego attorney following child pornography charges
LOS ANGELES — The State Bar Court of California recently placed David Dale Lamb, a San Diego attorney, on an interim suspension after a criminal investigation alleged he was in possession of child pornography. -
State Bar Court of California suspends Orangevale attorney for failing to adhere to prior suspension order
The State Bar Court of California recently suspended Kimberly Perry Teal, an Orangevale attorney, after she did not comply with the conditions of her October 2015 suspension for mishandling her client trust account. -
Sacramento attorney disbarred for mishandling bankruptcy cases
The State Bar Court of California recently placed Julius Michael Engel, a Sacramento attorney, on a three-year suspension after the court found that the attorney was grossly negligent in two bankruptcy filings. -
Sacramento attorney on probation for failing to preform legal services
Sacramento attorney on probation for failing to preform legal services -
Santa Ana attorney given probation for assault and false imprisonment
The State Bar Court of California recently placed Scott Bunker Hayward, a Santa Ana attorney, on a five-year probation. The Feb. 19 order came as a result of the attorney’s conviction for the assault and false imprisonment of a woman. -
Carmichael defense attorney suspended for soliciting sex from client
Emory Luther King Jr., a Carmichael attorney, was recently suspended from practicing law for six months by the State Bar Court of California -
Newport Beach attorney suspended for not paying client's medical bills
William West Seegmiller, a Newport Beach attorney, was recently suspended from practicing law for 90 days by the State Bar Court of California. -
University of Pacific law school names new dean
SACRAMENTO — Michael Hunter Schwartz will be the next dean of the University of Pacific McGeorge School of Law, according to a Sacramento Business Journal report. -
JoAnn Bicego named Siskiyou County Superior Court judge
YREKA – JoAnn M. Bicego was recently named Siskiyou County's newest Superior Court judge by California Gov. Jerry Brown.