By Nadira T. Imam, President, Barristers I am excited and privileged to serve as your 2020 Beverly Hills Bar Association (BHBA) Barristers President. The BHBA has been on the forefront of Bar Associations responding to the under-represented members of the community, protecting individual liberties and promoting legal education. Our Barristers Board [...]
Tough Cases: Judges Tell the Stories of Some of the Hardest Decisions They’ve Ever Made Book Review: Tough Cases: Judges Tell the Stories of Some of the Hardest Decisions They’ve Ever Made. Edited by Russell Canan, Gregory Mize, and Frederick Weisberg. (The New [...]
What Is This Thing I’m Reading? Talking To Non-Lawyers About Case Law. Chatting with a new acquaintance some years ago, I learned that he lived on a block that I happened to know was the locale of a terrible incident in which two [...]
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Willfulness is Required for Trademark Infringement Damages This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc., et al., a trademark infringement matter from the U.S. District Court of Connecticut in the Second [...]
The Top 3 Things Lawyers Do Wrong on LinkedIn With all the headlines, notifications, news, noise and ads precisely tailored to grab and keep your attention, you might be looking to cut down on your social media consumption where you can. But unless [...]
5 Ways to Improve Work-Life Balance Using Mindfulness and Meditation Work plays a vital role in our lives. As adults, we tend to spend the majority of our time at our jobs. And not just time, but our precious minds pace too. Some of [...]
Flag on the Play: Courtroom Attire, Why What You Wear Matters Most lawyers who spend time in the courtroom know that appearances matter. But what many lawyers don’t consider is that your appearance can make the difference between winning and losing. As lawyers, we [...]
How to guide: enforcing your support order! It’s not often that my firm, who generally services high income and high net worth clientele, has to obtain income withholding orders to collect spousal and child support. However, recently I had a case that required [...]
What a great night and an amazing cooking class at La Scuola of Eataly LA with my wonderful International Committee of the Beverly Hills Bar Association So fun and super team building! Fresh pasta for the Holidays! Italian style ! Yes we can make it! Thanks to Giorgio Guerra for your effort [...]
Weapons of Mass Destruction Weapons of mass destruction are not just military arms. They can be Court orders issued after allegations of domestic violence, sexual abuse, neglect, addiction, or mental health issues are made in Family Court. The Court subsequently issues temporary orders [...]
