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For the second year in a row, attorneys and legal professionals across California have voted the Beverly Hills Bar Association (BHBA) first place in both CLE categories in The Recorder’s 2026 Best Of awards. When BHBA entered the survey for the first time last year, it won both awards. This year, voters made it clear BHBA is still the best. 
June 24, 2026
June 24, 2026
For the second year in a row, attorneys and legal professionals across California have voted the Beverly Hills Bar Association (BHBA) first place in both CLE categories in The Recorder’s 2026 Best Of awards. When BHBA entered the survey for the first time last year, it won both awards. This year, voters made it clear BHBA is still the best. 
For the second year in a row, attorneys and legal professionals across California have voted the Beverly Hills Bar Association (BHBA) first place in both CLE categories in The Recorder’s 2026 Best Of awards. When BHBA entered the survey for the first time last year, it won both awards. This year, voters made it clear BHBA is still the best. 
May 29, 2026
A federal judge has suspended enforcement of FinCEN’s Real Estate Reporting Requirement, temporarily relieving practitioners of related filing obligations. In Halperin v. Halperin, California’s First District Court of Appeal confirmed that claims for intentional interference with an expected inheritance cannot proceed when adequate probate remedies are available.
A federal judge has suspended enforcement of FinCEN’s Real Estate Reporting Requirement, temporarily relieving practitioners of related filing obligations. In Halperin v. Halperin, California’s First District Court of Appeal confirmed that claims for intentional interference with an expected inheritance cannot proceed when adequate probate remedies are available.
May 26, 2026
Family law cases should settle. Yup, we said it.  Family law cases are meant to settle. That proposition may sound aspirational—especially in high-conflict custody disputes—but it remains both the goal and, in most cases, the most appropriate outcome.
Family law cases should settle. Yup, we said it.  Family law cases are meant to settle. That proposition may sound aspirational—especially in high-conflict custody disputes—but it remains both the goal and, in most cases, the most appropriate outcome.