Letter from the Chair of the Forum

Ashley Peterson
Attorney at Law

Dear Colleagues,

Summer is almost here and that means San Diego is buzzing with social events, but there is one event you won’t want to miss. I am excited to announce that the Forum for Emerging Lawyers will be throwing its inaugural Barrister's Ball “Moonlight Masquerade” on August 26 at Bella Vista Social Club and Caffé in Torrey Pines.

Legal Ethics for New Attorneys

Cybersecurity, Client Confidences, and ABA Formal
Opinion 477R

Leah Strickland
Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP

You work for a boutique firm that handles transactional legal needs. One of the firm’s clients has grown from a successful regional business into a nationwide powerhouse. It has become so successful, in fact, that it recently became the target of a widely reported cyberattack.

Tips from the Pros

Don't Lose Touch With Your Attorney Contacts,
But If You Do...

Jocelyn Salvatori
Associate Director, Career and Professional Development Office
California Western School of Law

I don’t know about you, but keeping in touch with everyone from my kindergarten friends to law school friends is a difficult task. On top of that, it is my job to keep in touch with every single attorney I have ever met. Inevitably, someone falls off my radar.

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Own IT: How to Start a Law Firm in the Virtual
Law Office Era

Attorneys starting a law firm after working for others need to begin with a vision that encompasses the types of legal services they will provide, the way they will relate to clients, and how much they expect to earn from their business.

Features

It Takes a Village: Forming the Support Network to Go Solo

Rachael Callahan
Callahan Firm, A.P.C.

Despite the name, a successful solo attorney should never actually be “solo.” Whether you just took the attorney oath or you are contemplating leaving a firm to hang your own shingle, starting your own firm is daunting and a financial risk; a venture you should not do on your own.

Features

Companion Animals or Pets? What Lawyers Need to Know

Ashley Peterson
Attorney at Law

In the tight rental market here in San Diego, a common question both landlords and tenants face is a rental’s pet policy. If a landlord or a homeowner association has a strict “no pet” policy in a lease or rules and regulations, what do you do when faced with a tenant or owner who makes a reasonable accommodation request to have a service dog or companion animal in the unit?

Scene At

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