Conflicts of interest between current clients is an issue that warrants the constant attention of lawyers. The California Rules of Professional Conduct (CRPC) require the lawyer to obtain informed written consent from both clients if the lawyer is representing a…
Remote Work is Here to Stay and Here’s Why it Matters
In many workplaces across the country, lively in-person discussions have been replaced with distant online interactions. Instead of water cooler conversations and lunchroom banter, you now see coworkers bonding via Slack channels and Zoom calls. The shift from office work…
Why Your Law Firm Should Offer Legal Fee Financing to Clients
This article originally appeared on the LawPay blog. What if you could receive your full fee upfront at the beginning of an engagement while still giving your clients the ability to pay in installments? That’s what using an online payment…
She Gets Twice the Reward for ‘Homophobic’ Bro’s El Sobrante Betrayal
It seemed like a loving family. Lucille Keading’s 2015 obituary described her 65-year marriage as “the romance of a lifetime.” A few months later, her husband Lewis’ mournful obit appeared. It called him an “understanding father.” That masked the battle…
Couple’s Final Wishes Surprise Entire Town
It certainly pays to be nice to your neighbors. For more than 40 years, Renate and Alfred Wedel lived quietly in a large house with extensive grounds in Waldsoms, Germany, a leafy village north of Frankfurt. Alfred, a self-employed stockbroker,…