Pension Benefits of Public Retirees Not Private

Public employee pay and benefits have been hot topics of late, exacerbated by…


Trees May Be a "Spite Fence"

Even California's bent towards environmental protection could not prevent a…


Anti-SLAPP in California

Take It Back!

When is a retraction not a retraction? When a court edits it. In Kelly…


Scales of Justice

IRS Appeals Procedure

The IRS has finished its audit and has issued a “30-day letter" with proposed…


Business Partnership Dissolution

Ending the Business Marriage - Dissolving the Partnership

Just like most marriages, the beginning of most business partnerships are…


trust and estate plan

Preparing Your Own Will or Trust Without Consulting a Lawyer Is a Risk Not Worth Taking

I was driving into the office today and heard a radio commercial for a…


Creditor Twenty-Day Claims and the Bankruptcy Code: "Goods" or "Services"?

That business you sold 50,000 units of the latest and greatest widget to last…


I Might Not Get Paid Anything?

This is the question that was likely asked by an improperly licensed…


One Year to Sue A Lawyer for Malicious Prosecution - Statute of Limitations Explained

Generally speaking, one has two years to sue for malicious prosecution under…


business running

The Perils of Procrastination - Misunderstanding a Statute of Limitations

When does a statute of limitation begin running, i.e., when does a cause of…