by Megan Zavieh | Nov 7, 2012 | Blog, California State Bar Defense, Resources
This month’s California Bar Journal has a very nice article on Bar attorney Murray Greenberg who is currently serving as the President of the National Organization of Bar Counsel. The article’s focus is on Mr. Greenberg’s efforts to pave the way for...
by Megan Zavieh | Nov 2, 2012 | Blog, California State Bar Defense
The State Bar has filed charges against an attorney who is accused of violating SB 94, the relatively recent law prohibiting the collection of advance fees for loan modification services. (See the Bar’s press release here for more details on this case.) What I...
by Megan Zavieh | Oct 29, 2012 | Blog, California State Bar Defense
I’m late, I’m late, For a very important date. No time to say “Hello, Goodbye”. I’m late, I’m late, I’m late. The White Rabbit said it in Alice in Wonderland, but how many of us lawyers have said it a hundred times? Why oh...
by Megan Zavieh | Oct 17, 2012 | Blog, California State Bar Defense
Want to avoid a State Bar complaint? Think back to preschool, and remember what we teach our two and three year olds. Treat others how you would like to be treated. It seems so simple. If you called someone and they didn’t call you back, you’d be...
by Megan Zavieh | Oct 12, 2012 | Blog, California State Bar Defense
Let’s face it, no one loves continuing legal education except the providers who charge a fortune for it. There are ways to make it interesting, sometimes really fun classes you can find, but if the Bar abolished the CLE requirement, none of us would shed a...
by Megan Zavieh | Oct 10, 2012 | Blog, California State Bar Defense
The concept of a virtual law practice would have made my judge’s head spin back in my clerkship days. We had email in the court, but it was only used to communicate birthday celebrations and happy hours with the other clerks. Counsel surely didn’t email...
