Attorney Resources

I am excited to usher in 2019 with our first issue of Across the Bar. This new year brings new laws, and within this edition of ATB your San Joaquin County Bar Association has done its best to provide information you need to stay up to date in your practice. Past board member Gregory Meath’s article on the new Rules of Professional Responsibility provides comprehensive updates to the rules, and includes the option of gaining MCLE self-study credit. The New Laws Every Lawyer Needs to Know by our editor Michael Tener gives our members a quick and useful read.

"I told you, Hemmingway stressed simplicity." That is what John Harris, the 2016 Law Day Award recipient, explained when discussing this article. Ever so humble, he was not quite sure why people would want to hear more about him after having celebrating his Law Day Award. It was evident from the size of the crowd that attended the presentation of his award at Stockton Golf and Country Club in April that he is very admired by his peers. Between the tables for his family and friends who also joine...