The SDCBA’s Lawyer Referral & Information Service (LRIS) has instituted a new flat fee bankruptcy program. Through LRIS, attorneys may now facilitate a consumer’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy at a flat fee, rather than hourly. All matters will be handled by the LRIS panel of bankruptcy attorneys, each of whom have been selected and approved by LRIS. See more details here. Interested in joining an LRIS panel? Visit www.sdcba.org/joinlris.
This Friday, join national divorce law expert Mark Sullivan and an expert panel for a seminar on military divorce and critical issues in family law. Also happening Friday is our next Nuts & Bolts program focusing on the basics of alternative dispute resolution — register here.
Ethics in Brief
Successive Representation and Closely Held Corporations: Normal Disqualification Rule Doesn’t Apply.
Your client Bob is a successful entrepreneur who founded, and now is the sole manager of, several related businesses — we'll call them Company A, B and C (the "Companies"). Your firm helped him set up the Companies, all closely held corporations, and helped him negotiate with some investors when he brought them in as shareholders. You've assisted him from time to time since then as various minor disputes cropped up between the Companies and their vendors or employees.
Global Entry/TSA Precheck: The SDCBA is working to host an onsite event where members could apply for Global Entry and TSA Precheck. If you would be interested in attending and applying, please add your name to the interest list by emailing bar@sdcba.org.
