Palm Springs Life Vision 2019 Valerie A. Powers Smith was recently featured in Palm Springs Life as a 2019 visionary. Watch the video below and read the full article here. 

A group of homeowners represented by SBEMP has prevailed on a Motion for Summary Adjudication against Morningside County Club (“Morningside”), a common-interest development in Rancho Mirage, California, which asked the court to void the results of an election which imposed a $250 monthly fee (“Proprietary Fee”) on all homeowners to

Sapp v. Rogers Cite as E068030 Filed June 11, 2019 California Court of Appeal, Fourth District Case Overview: Court removes trust administrator for delay and breach of duties. After the passing of Roscoe Sapp, Sr. in 1994, Edith Rogers and Roscoe Sapp, Jr., his granddaughter and son, were appointed co-administrators of

Generally, an employee’s “ordinary commute”  to and from work is not compensable under California labor law. This is true even when the employee commutes in a vehicle that is owned, leased, or subsidized by the employer. Likewise, employees who are part of a home dispatch program and who may transport tools and equipment without expending

Many employers cover their staffing needs by having on-call shifts in which employees who are scheduled to be “on call” for particular shifts do not have to physically report to work unless they are told to do so, usually through some type of telephonic procedure wherein the employees are required

Under the Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair (or CROWN) Act, California law now prohibits employers and educators from discriminating against individuals based on their hairstyles. The bill, which was sponsored by State Senator Holly Mitchell, states: “The history of our nation is riddled with laws and

The Art of Persuasion Ethos, Pathos, and Logos In every litigation case there comes a point where an attorney’s ability to persuade on the validity of their party’s position becomes paramount. Regardless of the nature or scope of the case, or the arena of persuasion, lawyers must be able to stand

New Case Alerts Meleski v. Estate of Hotlen Cite as C080023 Filed November 29, 2018 Third District Summary: A decedent’s insurer can be liable for costs beyond policy limits where the insurer obtains an outcome at trial that is less favorable than the Plaintiff’s C.C.P. 998 offer. Amanda Meleski was injured

The Use of Special Needs Trusts in Estate Planning Most parents want to leave assets to their children when they die. If an individual with a significant cognitive disability receives assets, they may not have the capacity to make good decisions about how those assets are used and they may become