July 16, 2019 – The Los Angeles Superior Court’s Mental Health Division has transitioned to a new case management system to provide improved service to litigants and justice partners and enhance the Court’s ability to maintain complete and easily accessible records. Use of the new system began Monday, July 15. In addition to the new…
July 16, 2019 – Effective August 1, 2019, the The Los Angeles Superior Court’s Probate Division is making changes to the requirements for submitting ex parte applications for efiling. As of the effective date, upon submission, the filing party must designate whether an ex parte request is a drop off ex parte or an appearance ex…
The Encino-based law firm of Tisser & Standing LLP has recently changed its name to the Tisser Law Group to reflect recent personnel changes.
June 27, 2019 – Candidates are currently being interviewed to fill the California vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Anyone interested in applying, should visit the Senator’s website at http://feinstein.senate.gov/publ…/index.cfm/applications-jud and fill out the information for the judicial application. If you wish to recommend a highly-qualified candidate who might be interested…
The Los Angeles Superior Court is currently scheduling Temporary Judge Training per Rule 2.812, et seq., of the California Rules of Court.
More than 100 members were on hand to enjoy an evening of good food, networking and art at the SFVBA’s Membership Appreciation Party, Friday, June 10, in the SFVBA Complex Courtyard in Woodland Hills.
The Los Angeles Superior Court Temporary Judge Program is offering training for temporary judges pursuant to CRC Rule 2.812, et seq. Attorneys who have been members of the State Bar of California for 10 years are eligible to apply as a temporary judge. he Court is the program sponsor and is approved as a provider…
June 11, 2019 – According to the ABA Division of Bar Services, for the first time in roughly two decades, the State Bar of California may be poised for an increase in its basic bar fee. At the end of May, the California Senate approved legislation to require practicing lawyers to pay $535 in…
June 10, 2019 – The bill that would have imposed a California gift, estate, and generation skipping transfer tax appears to be dead , at least for now. It will not get a floor vote in the California Legislature in Sacramento. Absent a floor vote, the bill will not obtain the required approval of the…
June 10, 2019 – The regional Habeas Corpus Panel Committee for the Second District Court of Appeal is seeking qualified lawyers to represent indigent persons who have been sentenced to death in their habeas corpus proceedings in the Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Superior Courts. For information regarding applying for an…
