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Legal Ethics for New Attorneys
Ethical Issues re: Accepting Payments from a Third Party, Fee Agreements, and Third Party Presence
Marianne Barth
Seltzer | Caplan | McMahon | Vitek
You recently opened your own law office specializing in family law, and are scheduled to meet with your first client, Winnie, who is interested in having you prepare a prenuptial agreement as to her upcoming marriage to Harry.  |

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Features
California Case of the Month: California Supreme Court Creates New Employees vs. Independent Contractor Test
Patrick Klingborg
Lincoln, Gustafson & Cercos, LLP
Phillip Simpler
Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton LLP
On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court (Case No. S222732). The decision represents a substantial change to a fundamental California employment law standard: the test for whether a worker is classified as an employee or an independent contractor.  |
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Trademark Strategies in the Cannabis Industry
Khanh “Kenny” Glatzel
Attorney at Law
Trademarks are essential assets of any business. Customers identify products by trademarks. Historically, trademark law has been a federal issue. Trademarks are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and as a result, trademark litigation typically takes place in federal courts. That is, until cannabis commerce blooms.  |
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IRS Properly Reconstructs Attorney’s Income: The Importance of Trust Fund Accounting through the Lens of Tax Litigation
Shawn Spaulding
Attorney at Law
As attorneys, we are all familiar with the trust fund accounting requirements found in Rule 4-100 of the State Bar of California Rules of Professional Conduct. Failure to follow Rule 4-100 can result in significant disciplinary action. But, the importance of proper trust fund accounting is not limited to the Rules of Professional Conduct.  |
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Tips from the Pros
Becoming A Superstar
Isabel Eustaquio
Associate Director of Career Services
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
In today’s world, it is difficult to build a stellar legal career because the practice of law is such a competitive industry. One cannot simply produce quality legal work and assume the rest will fall into place. That is too passive a road to take for those who want to achieve legal superstardom.  |
Editor-In-Chief: Phillip Simpler
Contributing Writers: Marianne Barth, Isabel Eustaquio, Khanh “Kenny” Glatzel, Patrick Klingborg, Phillip Simpler, Shawn Spaulding |
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