We all know some lawyers who give the profession a bad name, such as those lawyers who fire off a letter after a conversation that contains blatant misrepresentations, those who can’t agree on the time of day and those who...
Category: Firm News
CalGreen is expanded to include: Residential • All low-rise, high-rise, and hotel/motel buildings of R occupancy* (effective January 1, 2014) • All multi-family buildings with three or fewer habitable stories above grade...
Bob Lamm’s on the Radio!
May 7, 2014
Bob Lamm was recently on Money Matters with Dino discussing how to “Avoid A Tax Disaster” on AM 1150. The show airs on Sundays at 7:00 am but the YouTube replay is now posted here! Check out the audio version of Money...
Laughing all the way to the bank?
May 5, 2014
I stumbled across an interesting piece this morning by Nick Lum on how Donald Sterling may actually benefit from a forced sale of the Los Angeles Clippers. The article can be found here. The author’s point is that if Donald...
Is an Innocent Party Barred from Recovery?
May 2, 2014
Does the possibility that a guilty insured might profit from the payment on the claim impact the decision to pay the claim? Many of us have been there. You have a sympathetic and seemingly honest insured. There is no...
What are you worried about? It’s just a subpoena.
April 21, 2014
Many a businessperson is served with a deposition subpoena at some point in their career. The document is essentially a court order, issued by an attorney to a non-party witness, which compels them to go to a lawyer’s...
Freedom Isn’t Free
April 15, 2014
It’s getting more expensive these days to live in the land of the free and the home of the brave. Literally. This year, Tax Freedom Day will fall on April 21st. This is three days later than it was last year. For those...
Adjusters Beware
April 15, 2014
A recent California Appellate Court case has just come down entitled, Michael Bock v. Craig Hansen, 2014 DJDAR 4280. In that case, Travelers Property and Casualty Company hired an adjuster, Craig Hansen, to adjust the loss....