This is the final of a four-part series (part I, part II, part III) by guest-blogger and attorney Tim Hallahan: Earlier this year I sat as a juror on a five-week murder trial. Here are some of the lessons I learned from debriefing my fellow jurors and from my own experience as Juror #101. Provide [...]
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Here’s the third installment of a four-part series (part I, part II, part IV) by guest-blogger and attorney Tim Hallahan: Earlier this year I sat as a juror on a five-week murder trial. Here are some of the lessons I learned from debriefing my fellow jurors and from my own experience as Juror #101. Use [...]
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Here’s part II in a four-part series (part I, part III, part IV) of CEB blog posts written by guest-blogger and attorney Tim Hallahan: Earlier this year I sat as a juror on a five-week murder trial. Here are a few lessons I learned from debriefing my fellow jurors and from my own experience as Juror [...]
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This is the first in a four-part series (part II, part III, part IV) of CEB blog posts by guest-blogger and attorney Tim Hallahan. Earlier this year I sat as a juror on a five-week murder trial. It was a dream-come-true opportunity for a trial-skills teacher like myself to see the process from the jury’s [...]
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As part of CEB’s commitment to bringing together California’s legal community, our blog will post a short interview with one of your fellow attorneys. This week, we profile attorney Tim Hallahan: CEB: What is your practice area and how did you choose it? Tim: I began as a public defender. I liked the dynamic practice [...]
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What do you do when you or your client is the victim of a cyberattack, i.e., an attack on its computer system or network? This is becoming a more and more pressing question, as a RAND Corporation study finds the frequency of cyberattacks on American companies is increasing, with the average hacker attack costing about $500,000. Because cyberattacks usually occur [...]
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The estate tax is repealed for estates of decedents dying in 2010, but the gift tax remains in effect for lifetime gifts in excess of $1 million. Under current law, any transfer in trust is treated as a transfer of property by gift, unless the trust is a grantor trust for income tax purposes—including transfers that are incomplete [...]
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The following is a guest-blog post from attorney and CEB author Michael Denison: The California Supreme Court in Aguilar v Atlantic Richfield Co. (2001) 25 C4th 826, 107 CR2d 841 clarified many unresolved questions about summary judgment motions. However, it also opened at least one new controversy regarding summary judgment motions brought by defendants. The supreme court opined that [...]
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As part of CEB’s commitment to bringing together California’s legal community, our blog will post a short interview with one of your fellow attorneys. This week, we profile attorney and one of the authors of CEB’s new Summary Judgment book, Michael C. Denison: CEB: What is your practice area and how did you choose it? [...]
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