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08/27/2024

08/27/2024

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08/26/2024

https://legalethics911.com/member-of-the-adequate-state-court-finding-and-operations-committee/

10/15/2023

Yesterday I had the privilege of sharing the stage with the brilliant minds of Olga V. Mack, Dazza Greenwood, and our stalwart moderator Brian Schaller from InfoLawGroup LLP to discuss "Legal Ethics & AI" at the 2023 Institute on Entertainment Law and Business at USC. The crossroads of AI and legal ethics has been a special interest of mine for the past several years as I have analyzed and discussed how regulators can promulgate regulations and revise rules of ethics that best protect the public yet do not stifle technological innovation in the legal profession. Olga, Dazza, Brian, and I shared our insights on legal ethics, and it was simply great fun!

10/05/2023

I’m looking forward to speaking at the 2023 Entertainment Law & Business Forum hosted by and on October 14.
I’ll be participating in the session The Ethics of AI at from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 4:20 p.m. to 5:20 p.m..
Learn more about this hybrid in-person and virtual CLE event:
https://gould.law/3Z4SY08

02/23/2023

Are you unsure how to comply with the State Bar's new annual reporting for Client Trust Accounts/IOLTAs? Have you already submitted your report but are unsure if your report was compliant with the applicable rules? Are you interested in learning how to best ensure you will be in compliance for next year's annual reporting?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then please join us on February 23 at the Glen Arden Club for a timely and important presentation that will give you a "How to Guide" for the State Bar's new annual reporting presented by legal ethics expert and former State Bar prosecutor Ashod Mooradian, sponsored by the Glendale Bar Association. See flyer below for details on how to register.

01/13/2023

My article, "Does SB 42 Create More Problems Than It Solves?" was published today by CEB. This article reviews the proposed bill that would require California attorneys to report the misconduct of other attorneys under certain conditions. Here is an excerpt:

Based on media reports, SB 42 was introduced in response to the Tom Girardi scandal that dominated legal headlines for most of 2022. However, the real issue in the Girardi scandal was not that the State Bar was unaware of the allegations of misconduct, but that it failed to investigate them adequately and detect misconduct that resulted in the loss of millions in settlement funds by Girardi’s clients. Therefore, what assurance does the public (or the profession) have that the adoption of SB 42 would deter future similar misconduct?

Further, despite the similarity to Model Rule 8.3, SB 42, as proposed, is silent regarding the challenges inherent for attorneys who want to comply with the reporting requirements of the proposed law.

See the full article by logging into your CEB account, click on "Daily News" and then Legal Ethics in the Practice Areas section.

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