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Lifestyles of the Kardashians: High Earners and Child Support

The lowest-profile Kardashian, brother Rob, is once again making headlines for his response to model/entrepreneur Blac Chyna’s infamous “stroller fight” that occurred at Six Flags Magic Mountain on Easter Sunday. A video surfaced of Chyna (with her two children–a daughter,…

BASF Welcomes Diana R. Passadori to the Bay Area Mediation Services Panel

Diana R. Passadori, Passadori Family Law & Mediation, is a trained mediator and has practiced family law exclusively for over 10 years. She successfully completed the 40-hour mediation training with the Center for Understanding in Conflict. Passadori’s passion for mediation stems…

Ethical Issues in Researching Prospective Jurors

When selecting a jury, attorneys seek as much information as possible about the prospective jurors. With limited time for voir dire, it is often fruitful to turn to online sources of information: entering prospective jurors’ names into a search engine…

Attract Corporate Clients with Your Minority Certification

Is your firm minority-owned? Do you want more corporate clients? If so, you should consider the benefits of third-party certification. Corporations are placing a stronger emphasis on the diversity of their outside counsel and minority certification can play a key…

Blue Collar Comedian Ron White’s White Collar Problems

Comedian Ron White, famous as a founding member of “Blue Collar Comedy Tour” along with Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, and Larry the Cable Guy, has been trying to prove he was never married to his wife, singer-songwriter, Margo Rey, for…

Don’t be a “Blue Dot” Paralegal

Several years ago, I was visiting my friend who is a veterinarian. At the end of a patient visit, as the pet owner left the clinic, she told her receptionist in a low voice, “Blue dot.” “What’s a blue dot?”…

The Kirk Kerkorian Estate Drama He ‘Tried’ to Prevent

Kirk Kerkorian, eighth-grade dropout, billionaire, casino and film dealmaker, died at age 98 in June 2015 with an estate plan that’s playing out like a movie script. Kerkorian married the young Una Davis a year before he died and, the…

Risk Management: Duties Of Partners In A Dissolving Firm

Nearly ten years after international law firm Heller Ehrman closed its doors, the California Supreme Court addressed whether the dissolved firm had any interest in the hourly-fee legal matters former partners continued to handle. In Heller Ehrman LLP v. Davis…

Second Annual BASF Solo Small Firm Conference Inspires Growth

On Thursday, February 8, 2018, the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Solo and Small Firm Section hosted its second annual conference. This year’s event boasted an even bigger turnout than last year’s inaugural conference. The day began with two informative…

Tattoo Artists Fighting for their Rights

Recently, the legal rights of tattoo artists became the center of a copyright debate. In the past decade, tattoo artists have filed multiple lawsuits against prominent entertainment companies, such as Warner Brothers, for the use of Mike Tyson’s tattoo in…

Risk Management Tip: Understanding Duties to Third Parties, Part 4

Missed parts 1,2 and 3? Catch up: Risk Management Tip: Understanding Duties to Third Parties, Part 1 Risk Management Tip: Understanding Duties to Third Parties, Part 2 Risk Management Tip: Understanding Duties to Third Parties, Part 3 The Litigation Privilege…

The Psychology of Mediation – Part 1

During the course of mediation, parties typically experience what I call the IDR cycle, a cycle of overconfidence (inflation), disappointment (deflation, often with outrage) and realistic resolution. The existence of this cycle has been confirmed, both in the United States…

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