Contra Costa Lawyer Magazine
2012 Issues
December 2012 (online-only edition)
- Features:
Lawyers and Social Media: The Ever-changing Landscape - Randy Wilson
The Last Minute or Late Affirmation - Michael Primus
Social Security Benefits for Divorcees and Surviving Spouses- Ora Citron
Adopt a Member Benefit Mentality to Retain and Grow Your Client Base - Austin Holian
Communicating with Clients - Insights from Behind the Scenes - Emily Day
2013: The Year of the Taxpayer? - Aaron Waxman
- Spotlight:
What Are the CPAs Up To? - Leslie Dawson
One Million Dollars in Food from the Bar
- News & Updates:
2012 MCLE Spectacular (Photos & Video)
New IRS Requirements Regarding the Reporting of Credit Card Transactions- ABA Commission on IOLTA
- More:
Recent Ethics Cases and their Impact on CA Lawyers- Carol Langford
Coffee Talk: What did you do this year that you're most proud of?
November 2012
Our Courts [4.5 MB]
- Features:
Are We There Yet? The 2012 Court Year in Review - Hon. Diana Becton, Presiding Judge
Looking Forward: A Few Words from the Incoming Presiding Judge - Hon. Barry Goode
2012 Year in Review: Civil Law Perspective- Hon. Judy Craddick, Supervising Judge
2012 Year in Review: Criminal Law Perspective- Hon. John Kennedy, Supervising Judge
2012 Year in Review: Family Law Perspective- Hon. Jill Fannin, Supervising Judge
2012 Year in Review: Probate Law Perspective- Hon. John Sugiyama, Supervising Judge
2012 Year in Review: Juvenile Law Perspective- Hon. Lois Haight, Supervising Judge
2012 Year in Review: Pittsburg Court House- Hon. Theresa Canepa, Supervising Judge
2012 Year in Review: Richmond Court House- Hon. Ed Weil, Supervising Judge
2012 Year in Review: Walnut Creek Court- Hon. William Kolin, Supervising Judge
Living with the Realignment Act of 2011- Kiri Torre, Court Executive Officer
2013 Judicial Assignments
- Spotlight:
Interview with Commissioner Josanna Berkow- Dana Santos
2012 Law Academy Gala - Photos and Audio of Student Speeches
- Columns:
Inside- Kiri Torre, Court Executive Officer
Bar Soap- Matthew Guichard
Inns of Court- Matthew Talbot
October 2012
Best of the Web [6.8 MB]
- Features:
Discovery of Social Media – The Treasure Hunt - Audrey Gee
The Law and LinkedIn – Why you should invest in your LinkedIn Profile - Randy Wilson
How Multitasking Burns Money and Ruins your Brain- Dana Santos
All "Atwitter" with the Internet Juror: New Legislation Addresses the Wired Public- Karen Fleming-Ginn
Not Your Father's Estate Plan - Stefanie West
Sex, Love and Payroll: Employers Face Tricky Issues With Workplace Romances - James Y. Wu
- Spotlight:
Richard E. Arnason Court Scholarship Luncheon
September 2012 (online-only edition)
Elections/ Politics [3 MB - blog-book]
- Features:
Tax a Cola - Save our Kids! - Jeff Ritterman, Richmond City Councilmember
Richmond's 'Soda Tax' That Isn't - Kris Hunt, Executive Director, Contra Costa Taxpayers Association
California's Bridge to Recovery- Joan Buchanan, Assemblymember, 15th District
ConFire's Parcel Tax on the November Ballot- Candace Andersen, Contra Costa County Supervisor
'Tis the Season for Voter ID Laws - Nicole Mills
Election Protection: Lawyers and Law Students Protecting the Right to Vote - Sonia Gill, Associate Counsel, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- Spotlight:
Annual Gala to Support Local High School Law Academies- Theresa Hurley
- Columns:
Inside Column- Stephen Steinberg
Bar Soap- Matt Guichard
August 2012 (online-only edition)
Alternative Dispute Resolution [4.2 MB - blog-book]
- Features:
Creative Case Management Techniques in the Face of Looming Budget Cuts - Linda DeBene
Avoiding Disputes: Keep the Litigants Out of it - D. Benjamin Borson
The High Cost of Failing to Prepare for Mediation - Malcolm Sher
With Trial Court Funding in Trouble, You'd Better Have an ADR Plan for Every Case - David Miller
Appraisals and Arbitrations: A Warning Note - Joshua Genser
Have An Employment Claim That Would Benefit From Early Resolution? Here Are Some Resources to Consider - James Y. Wu and Michelle Regalia McGrath
- Spotlight:
Civil Fast Track Settlement Mentor Conferences - Hon. Judy Craddick
ADR in Family Law: Family Law Litigants in Contra Costa County get Meaningful Alternative Dispute Resolution Opportunity Through the Double Pro Per Settlement Conference Calendar - Dana Santos
- News & Updates:
Induction of the Honorable Terri A. Mockler - [photos]
Court Funding and the Impact of Budget Cuts on Access to Justice
- Columns:
Inside Column- Nicole Mills
Waikiki - Why Bother? - Dana Santos
July 2012
Technology & Law Practice Management [4.7 MB]
- Features:
START HERE: From Office Systems to Marketing - Everything a Solo or Small Firm Needs to Run an Effective Practice - with contributions by George S. Cabot; Spojmie Nasiri; Matthew M. Hart; Aaron Feldman; Gary Vadim Dubrovsky; Kristen Bargmeyer; Steven Thompson and Andrew Lloyd; Ivette M. Santaella; and Jane Louie - guest-edited by David Pearson
Major Trends in Urban & Suburban Law Firm Office Space Design - by Jeffrey S. Weil
How and Why You Should Become Your Market - by Austin Holian
- Columns:
Inns of Court - Matthew Talbot
Civil Jury Verdicts - Matthew Guichard
June 2012
Bankruptcy & Real Estate [Download PDF of blog-book: 3.8 MB]
- Features:
Keeping A Slice Of The Pie For Yourself: Exempting IRAS, 401KS and 529 Plans - David Arietta
Proprietor Beware: Corporate Refuge Can Ensnare - David Katzen
Family Law Attorneys Beware: Possible Exceptions to the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Discharge- Marlene Weinstein
Lien Strip Basics And The Evolving Law On "Chapter 20" - Steven Knuppel
To file or not to file: How the timing of the bankruptcy can impact the exclusion of cancellation of indebtedness income - Mark Ericsson
Unintended Consequences of Preliminary Agreements - Roger Brothers, Dominic Signorotti and Ericka Ackeret
- Spotlight:
Bankruptcy Court Update: With Words of Wisdom From the People Who Matter Most - Our Judges- Corrine Bielejeski
The Bankruptcy Trustee. A Creditor's Friend - Marlene Weinstein
Pro Bono Spotlight: Katzen & Schuricht aim to preserve important bankruptcy law principle - interview by Craig Nevin
- News & Updates:
Food from the Bar - Comedy Night and Walk-a-Thon - [photos]
CCCBA Joins Effort to Support Funding the Courts - [photos]
- Columns:
Inside Column- Marlene Weinstein & Roger Brothers
Access to Justice in the Wake of Budget Cuts - Presiding Judge Diana Becton
May 2012
Tax & Family Law [5.5 MB]
- Features:
Tax Traps That Can Arise During Divorce - by Mark Ericsson
QDRO: Malpractice Lurking - by Harry L. Styron
Getting the 411 from the 911: Obtaining Information and Reports from Law Enforcement Agencies in Family Law Matters - by Richard Grossman
Independent Contractor or Employee? The Consequences of Getting it Wrong- by Janet L. Everson and Matthew A. Cebrian
Another Offshore Assets Reporting Requirement- by Jenny C. Lin
- Spotlight:
Women's Section Annual Wine Tasting & Silent Auction
Inns of Court: Lawyers Behaving Badly- by Matthew Talbot
- News & Updates:
MCLE Auditing Compliance- Jon B. Streeter, President, The State Bar of California
New Workplace Poster Requirement about Employee Rights- Harvey Sohnen
- Columns:
Inside Column - Mark Ericsson, Pam Marraccini, Heidi Taylor
Restaurant Review: Cypress, Walnut Creek - by Gary Lepper
Letter to the Editor - Re: The Trouble with Tort Reform - Kim Stone, President, Civil Justice Association of California
Ethics Column: Legal process outsourcing companies - Carol M. Langford
April 2012
Kids & the Law [Download PDF of blog-book: 3.8 MB]
- Features:
Truancy and the Juvenile Justice System - Dan Cabral
Why Your Status Updates May Come Back to Haunt You - James Wu
The Tension between Modern Technology and The Fourth Amendment- Charles D. Dresow
Law and Justice Academies of Contra Costa County- Ken Torre
California Highway Patrol Youth Programs and Services - Lieutenant Christopher Sherry
For Reading's Sake! - Jennifer Rosenberg and James Benney
- Spotlight:
Interview with Judge Lois Haight - Dana Santos
Rose Bird Memorial Award Reception, Honoring Judge Diana Becton - [photos & video]
Children Addressing the Court - [video preview of Self-Study MCLE program]
- News & Updates:
Contra Costa County Superior Court's Children's Waiting Room Now Open- Mimi Lyster
Judge Grossman's Retirement party - [photos]
Spring Inter-Professional Mixer - [photos]
Save the Date: Mexico MCLE - Columns:
Inside Column: Kids & the Law- Nicole Mills
March 2012
Torts [Download PDF: 5MB]
- Features:
Howell v. Hamilton Meats: Supreme Inequity to Plaintiffs, a Message of Irresponsibility,and No Practical Guidance for Trial Judges & Attorneys - by Scott Sumner
CCP Section 998 - The Nuts and Bolts of the Powerful Settlement Device - by Nick Casper
When Timing is Everything - by Christopher Lustig
Does the Right to Privacy Survive Death? - by Jay Chafetz
Fiction: Ronald Luck, Albert Einstein, and the Statute of Limitations - by Joshua Genser
Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance - by Matt Garretson, Sylvius von Saucken, Jason Wolf, and John Cattie
- News & Updates:
Welcome Judge Mockler!
Annual Officer Installation [PHOTOS & VIDEO]
- Columns:
President's Message: March Madness, Mayhem and Meritocracy - by Audrey Gee
Inside Column: The Trouble with Tort Reform - by Scott Sumner
Bar Soap - by Matt Guichard
Ethics Column: Malpractice Policy Coverage For Disciplinary Defense Costs - by Carol M. Langford
February 2012
Love & the Law [Download PDF Blogbook of Online-Only Edition]
- Features:
'Til Death Do Us Part: Cutting Edge Concepts and Legal Tools for Helping Couples 'Age In Place' - Virginia George
Sex, Love and Payroll: Employers Face Tricky Issues with Workplace Romances - James Wu
Contested Conservatorships - Where's the Love?!- Michael LaMay
Love in the Workplace- When Relationships Go Awry (MCLE Self-Study test)- Patricia Kelly
Immigration Update - Reduced Wait Time Keeps Families Together - Erika Portillo
Workplace Dating and Third-Party Retaliation - Aman Syed
- Spotlight:
Life, Love, Law & the Practice of All- Loren and Frank Acuna
Black & Brown - Lawyers in Love- David A. Brown
Love & the Law- Sue Talia and Lee Pearce
Find more stories of CCCBA couples working together under "Coffee Talk"...
- News & Updates:
A Budget That Could Cause a Broken Heart - Kiri Torre
AB 469: California's Wage Theft Prevention Act Effective January 1, 2012 - Harvey Sohnen
Using a Sledgehammer When a Scalpel Is Needed to Protect Copyright Holders- D. Alexander Floum
- Lifestyle:
Partners in Love & Law- Allison Tabor
The Side Bar: Postino- Dana Santos
MCLE Con Limon: Video from the 2011 Mexico MCLE Trip
- Columns:
Ethics Column: The Top Legal Ethics Stories of 2011- Carol Langford
Pro Bono Column: Thank you to CCCBA Sections for Elder Law Center Support- Samantha Sepehr
January 2012
Your Bar Association [3.6 MB]
- Features:
Meet your 2012 Board President: Audrey Gee
Meet Your New CCCBA Board Members
Your CCCBA Membership - Take advantage of everything we have to offer!
Meet Your 2012 Section Leaders
Member-Only Benefits
Meet the CCCBA Staff
Grow Your Business - with our Lawyer Referral & Information Service
- Spotlight & Columns:
Bar Soap - Matt Guichard
Letter to the Editor - Tom Henze
