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| June/July 2011 • Vol. 31 No. 6 | An E-Publication of the Los Angeles County Bar Association |
2011 LACBA INSTALLATION AND AWARDS DINNER |
On June 29, Eric A. Webber will be installed as LACBA's 2011-12 president during a dinner program at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The event also marks the installation of Sarah Luppen as Barristers president and the presentation of LACBA's awards for outstanding service and leadership.
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Andrea Ordin Will Receive Outstanding Lawyer Award | ||
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June 13 Golf Tournament: Still Time to Play | ||
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Go Back in Time at the Virtual Museum | ||
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Nominees Join Board of Trustees in Uncontested Race | ||
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Barristers Select New Leadership for 2011-12 | ||
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June 3: Dana Latham Award Luncheon | ||
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When Is It Ethical for Attorneys to Lie? | ||
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Member Benefit: Ahern Insurance Brokerage | ||
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 Andrea Sheridan Ordin to Receive LACBA's Shattuck-Price Outstanding Lawyer Award County Counsel Andrea Sheridan Ordin will receive the Shattuck-Price Outstanding Lawyer Award, LACBA's highest honor, during the 2011 Installation and Awards Dinner on June 29 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Ordin will be recognized for her extraordinary contributions to improving the administration of justice and her outstanding dedication to the high principles of the legal profession. (more)   Foundation's Annual Golf Fundraiser at TPC-Valencia on June 13: A Few Spots Remain There's still time to play! Spots for a few foursomes and/or a few singles, duos, and threesomes remain at the Los Angeles County Bar Foundation's 2nd Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser on June 13 at TPC-Valencia. Spend an exciting and fun-filled day with friends, clients, or colleagues while contributing to the noble work of the Foundation, which provides financial support to 24 local law-related nonprofits. (more)  Go Back in Time at the Virtual Museum How did you do in your history class? Were you an "A" student, or did you just get by? Whether you're a history buff or a reluctant scholar, have we got a history lesson for you. It's time to brush up on your LACBA and Los Angeles legal history. Take a tour through the Virtual Museum, and you'll definitely come away with an interesting fact or two. (more) Nominees Join Board of Trustees in Uncontested Race Candidates recently nominated by LACBA's Nominating Committee have been deemed unanimously elected and will automatically join the board of trustees when its new term begins July 1, 2011. (more) Barristers Select New Leadership for 2011-12 In an uncontested election, the Barristers finalized the selection of their incoming representatives for the next bar year. (more) June 3 Dana Latham Award Luncheon to Honor Edwin G. Schuck Jr. The Taxation Section has selected Edwin G. Schuck Jr. as the recipient of its prestigious Dana Latham Award for lifetime achievement in the field of taxation law. He will be honored at the section’s annual Dana Latham Award Luncheon on June 3 at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel. (more) |
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 When Is It Ethical for Attorneys to Lie? A well-known biblical commandment, Exodus 20:16, states, “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.” However, a California attorney’s conduct is governed by a different set of commandments found in the California Rules of Professional Conduct, state laws including those within the Business & Professions Code, the Code of Civil Procedure, and the Civil Code, as well as case law. Those rules address every subject from false advertising to the public and prospective clients to termination of lawyer-client relationships. And while there are proscriptions against lying to judicial officers, and it would violate the fundamental tenets of the lawyer's fiduciary duty to act with deceit toward a client, there is no overriding commandment that makes it unethical for lawyers to lie to others during the representation of a client. While the members of the Rules Revision Commission might have elected to revisit this interesting omission, perhaps even adopt Rule 4.1 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the decision was made not to do so. (more) |
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| Ahern Insurance Brokerage Ahern Insurance Brokerage is LACBA's preferred professional liability insurance broker. With AIB, LACBA members have the benefit of a valued consultant and professional liability insurance advocate, providing LACBA members with superior service and exceptional counsel regarding their professional liability insurance needs. AIB offers LACBA members general liability, property, and workers' compensation through The Hartford Insurance Company as well as employment practices liability insurance through Beazley Insurance Company. For more information, please call 800-282-9786 or visit Ahern Insurance Brokerage online. (more) Find a complete list of member benefits here. (more)     |
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Settling Employment Cases: The Effect of Settlement Payments on Unemployment Insurance Benefits |
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