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Measure G             Truckee’s library, built nearly 50 years ago, accommodates 54 people. Yes, 54 against a local population of over 20,000 residents, most being library card holders. Plus out-of-town visitors. Given its location, our library can’t be expanded. On November 4th we have a chance to vote Yes on [...]

            As most of you serious Law Review readers know April is National Donate Life. We do an organ and tissue donor column every few years as the message bears repeating.             Over 100,000 Americans are in need of an organ transplant—every day an average [...]

            Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco is one of California’s top tier law schools. I probably wouldn’t be able to get in today. The school is named after Serranus Clinton Hastings, the first Chief Justice of California and the State’s third Attorney General. By 1870, Hastings had [...]

Have you ever considered recording a conversation with co-parent, ex or a third party that you believe may be helpful to your California family law case? Before you press “record,” it is critical to understand California’s strict recording laws and how they apply in family court. California’s Golden Rule: All-Party Consent California is an all-party [...]

Give the Corporate Director a Serpent Deflector: Reinforcing an Absolute Right to Inspection under the California Corporations CodeBy: Ethan J. Birnberg, Esq., Porter Simon, P.C., Truckee, California [Article originally published in the Vol. 45, No. 3 of The Writ (Washoe County Bar Association)]   California is no stranger to litigation between corporations and their board [...]

            As a new Grandparent I can fully appreciate a Grandparent’s desire to see their grandchild as much as possible. We are fortunate. In our case, visiting little June Thomas is welcomed by his mom and dad. Grandparent’s Sue for More Visitation             That is not the case with the Balandran family. David and Felicia [...]

            The Second Amendment provides that “a well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”             That seems pretty simple, a militia, presumably military, has the right to own guns. Those few words [...]

  Even if the first three topics caused your eyes to glaze over, we hope the third caught your attention. This article is designed for two basic audiences: those who draft leases and other commercial agreements which include provisions calling for one party to name another as an additional insured under the first party’s insurance [...]

            With tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini offering to draft contracts, summarize case law, and answer legal questions in seconds, it’s easy to wonder whether you still need a lawyer.             But here’s the truth: AI is just a tool—not a legal advisor—and using [...]