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Building Homes & Jobs Act Requires New Document Recording Fees

Last September, the California legislature approved Senate Bill No. 2 (SB2), the Building Homes and Jobs Act 1. Effective January 1, 2018, new Government Code Section 27388.1 requires county recorders throughout California to charge an additional $75 fee at the…

Interesting News from the World of Estate Planning

BASF Welcomes Mark Gainer Back to Bay Area Mediation Services Panel

Mark Gainer is a graduate of Boalt Hall, and has practiced in firms and as general counsel. Gainer has been involved in several business enterprises, including real estate and business opportunity brokerage. Twenty-two years ago, he founded Legal Additions LLC,…

Risk Management Tip: Understanding Duties to Third Parties, Part 3

Missed parts 1 and 2? Catch up:: Risk Management Tip: Understanding Duties to Third Parties, Part 1 Risk Management Tip: Understanding Duties to Third Parties, Part 2 Illegal Conduct is Not Constitutionally Protected Business & Professions Code § 6068(a) imposes…

Harvey Weinstein Does Not Have to Pre-Pay Child Support… For Now

It is impossible to avoid news of the downfall of Harvey Weinstein. His ex-wife, Eve Chilton, cited current events when she recently requested pre-payment of Weinstein’s child support obligation. Page Six reported that court pleadings show that Chilton sought…

Navigating the Complex World of Medical Liens

After months of hard work, you find out your client’s injury case has settled. You feel a huge sense of relief. Finally, the work is done and it will be smooth sailing from here on out. That is, until you…

That Retainer, it’s Almost Certainly Refundable

As I progress through law school, I’m thinking about practicing and getting paid. The notion of a retainer payment is great because it mitigates the risk of getting stiffed or having to chase down money. However, sometimes business concludes before…

Will 50 Cent Lose Bitcoin Millions to Bankruptcy Creditors?

Recently, rapper 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) found about 700 Bitcoins between his virtual couch cushions worth some $7.7 million as of January 24, 2018. These were some of the proceeds of his 2014 album, namely Animal Ambition. At the time,…

Today is Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day!

EITC Awareness Day is a nationwide effort to ensure that working American taxpayers know about the Earned Income Tax Credit, which reduces the amount of tax owed by low to moderate income workers. The Justice & Diversity Center, through its Low-Income…

Paralegal Corner: How Legal Nurse Consultants Benefit Your Practice

Last September, The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Paralegal Section hosted an engaging CLE workshop titled, “Utilizing Legal Nurse Consultant Expertise to Benefit Your Legal Practice”, presented by Mitzi Wortman, RN-BC, CCM, LNCC and Rita Kae Restrepo, RN, BS,…

Family Law Corner: Is the Sun Really Setting on Reality Star’s Marriage?

After only three months of marriage, Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi (reality star of Bravo network’s “Shahs of Sunset”) requested a restraining order against her husband, Shalom Yeroushalmi. The “Bravolebrity” married Yeroushalmi in a surprise wedding only a month after he…

Compassion in Conflict: BASF Offers Conflict Intervention Service in Affordable Housing

The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Conflict Intervention Service (CIS) is a grant-funded project of the City and County of San Francisco in partnership with BASF’s Bay Area Mediation Services Program. This innovative program utilizes skilled mediators with diverse…

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