The 2017 Best Lawyers® in America have been announced and Aitken Aitken Cohn attorneys have once again dominated the list! Congratulations to Wylie Aitken, Darren Aitken, Chris Aitken, Richard Cohn, Casey Johnson, Michael Penn, and Ashleigh Aitken!

With all of our firm’s qualified attorneys making the prestigious list once again, Aitken Aitken Cohn is honored to be held in such high regard by our colleagues and clients.

Some more specifics on this year’s accomplishment:

Personal Injury Litigation
AAC is top two in the entire Orange County metro for the number of lawyers listed in Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury Litigation and #1 in Santa Ana
Product Liability
AAC is top two in the entire Orange County metro for the number of lawyers listed in Plaintiffs’ Product Liability Litigation and #1 in Santa Ana.
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Long considered the “brass ring” of complex litigation, only 14 lawyers in California are named in the bet-the-company litigation category: Darren Aitken is one of them.
If you have a potential case and would like to work with our award winning attorneys, please contact us today at 714-434-1424!

The Los Angeles Superior Court is currently scheduling Temporary Judges’ Training. Rule 2.812, et seq., of the California Rules of Court requires Temporary Judges to receive three hours live training in Bench Conduct and Demeanor plus three hours of training in Judicial Ethics for Temporary Judges and at least one area of substantive law (Small Claims, Collections, Traffic, Unlawful Detainer, Civil Harassment and Family Law).  The Temporary Judge Program is offering the following live training:

DATE: November 3, 2016 - Bench Conduct and Demeanor (3 hours)

FEE: $50.00

LOCATION: Los Angeles Superior Court, 111 North Hill Street, Room 222 (Second Floor), Los Angeles, CA 90012

TIME: 12:45 pm to 4:00 pm - Orientation and Training. Registration and lunch start at noon.

PARKING: Park in Lot 17 (after 11:30 a.m.).  Lot 17 is the multi-level lot on the corner of First and Olive. Parking validations will be provided at the training.

SPECIAL NOTICE:  On-Line training in Judicial Ethics, Traffic and Small Claims is available at the following website: http://www2.courtinfo.ca.gov/protem/.  If you take on-line courses, please bring copies of the Certificates of Completion and the application with you to the live training as this will expedite the certification process.   For other areas of substantive law, please contact the Temporary Judge Program Office.  The application may be obtained from the Temporary Judge Program Office or in fillable form at: http://www.lacourt.org.

Bench Conduct and Demeanor:  November 3, 2016.  MCLE CREDIT: Provider No. 485.  The Los Angeles Superior Court has been approved as a continuing legal education provider of Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California. This program will qualify for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 3 hours of participatory credit:  1.0 hour will apply to elimination of bias in the legal profession credit, 1.0 hour will apply to legal ethics credit, and 1.0 hour will apply to general credit (of which -0- hours will apply to prevention, detection and treatment of substance abuse/mental illness that impairs professional competence), as appropriate to the content of the program.

AS SPACE IS LIMITED AND MCLE CREDIT IS PROVIDED,  PRE-PAID RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY:  October 24, 2016.  This is necessary to defer the cost of training, security services, etc.   Please be advised that the pre-paid reservations are non-refundable and non-transferable. 

 Please make check payable to “Special Program Fund” and mail it to the Temporary Judge Program, 111 North Hill Street, Room 117, Los Angeles, CA 90012 or call (213) 633-1028 for further details.

SPECIAL NOTICE:  The decision to appoint any attorney as a Temporary Judge is within the discretion of the Presiding Judge.  For further information on requirements, disqualification, etc., see California Rules of Court, Rules 2.810 - 819, 10.740 -10.746; Code of Ethics, Canon 6D.

Please click on the link below to access the Notice from the Clerk re Changes to Local Rules Proposed to Become Effective December 1, 2016.

https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/changes-local-rules-proposed-become-effective-december-1-2016

Following please find a link to the University of California Office of the General Counsel’s posting for Senior Counsel-Litigation in our Oakland office.
 
https://jobs.ucop.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=59749

Friday, September 9, 2016
1:30 p.m. Registration
2:00 - 5:15 p.m. Program
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Reception
Location: Nixon Peabody LLP
300 S. Grand Ave., Ste. 4100
Los Angeles, CA
 
Betty T. Yee
California State Controller

Commissioner Ann M. Ravel
Federal Elections Commission

ELECT TO RUN
In its third year, the Elect to Run program continues to educate and encourage women to run for public office. Meet other women who have run for office, as well as those who support or train women to run, and get the information to decide whether you want to run.
 
The Elect to Run program recently earned CWL the 2016 Outstanding Member Program Award from the National Conference of Women's Bar Associations.
 
CWL Member Price: $10.00
Non-Member Price $20.00
Click here for sponsorship opportunities!
 
Register Now

The Salvation Army is offering 5 free CLE credits at a symposium to be held 9/21 at it's Western Territorial Headquarters in Long Beach.

The Salvation Army Southern California Division
180 E. Ocean Blvd., Ste. 500, Long Beach, CA 90802
C: 805.769.4274  O: 800.275.3197  F: 562.264.3804
www.salvationarmy-socal.org

Comments sought:
 
Three new proposals to amend the California Rules of Court and Judicial Council forms have been posted to the California Courts web site, at http://www.courts.ca.gov/policyadmin-invitationstocomment.htm.
 
SP16-08: Traffic and Criminal Procedure: Infraction Procedures Regarding Bail, Fines, Fees, and Assessments; Mandatory Courtesy Notices; and Ability to Pay Determinations
 
SP16-09: Traffic: Installment Payment of Bail Forfeiture and Traffic Violator School Fees
 
SP16-10: Traffic: Online Installment Payment of Bail Forfeiture and Traffic Violator School Fees
 
You are welcome to distribute this within your court and to any other interested parties. The deadline for comment is 5:00 p.m., Friday, August 26, 2016.
 
If you have any questions, please contact Camilla Kieliger, at camilla.kieliger@jud.ca.gov, or at 415-865-7681.
 
We greatly appreciate your time and dedication to the continued improvement of administration of justice in California.

Chapman University Fowler School of Law will host a speed mentoring event with the NAWJ (National Association of Women Judges) and OCWLA on September 15 from 5:30-8:00 pm. If you would like to participate as a mentor for the student attendees, please email OCWLA at info@ocwla.org.

Thank you for your support!

Michelle Philo is Corporate Counsel at Adtile Technologies Inc., a company with a focus on motion engagement and virtual reality technology for mobile devices.  Michelle joined Adtile as its first in house counsel in March 2015 after working at a mid-size firm doing both business litigation and transactional work.  Michelle has been active in the legal community since becoming a lawyer and currently serves as the Chair of the Orange County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division, Treasurer of the Orange County Women Lawyers Association, and Immediate Past President of the Whittier Law School Alumni Association.  She is also active in the ABA as a California State Bar Delegate to the House of Delegates, the YLD Liaison to the Section of Human Rights and Social Justice, and routinely posts content for the Commission on Women’s gender equity social media platforms.

http://www.americanbar.org/groups/young_lawyers/awards_scholarships/on_the_rise/2016_honorees.html#29

The following positions will consider applicants under the entry-level classification Deputy Attorney General.
 
San Francisco, Division of Civil Law, Correctional Law Section
San Francisco, Division of Civil Law, Health Quality Enforcement Section
 
The remaining Deputy Attorney General III positions may be viewed by clicking on the hyperlinks below:
 
Sacramento, Division of Civil Law, Tort & Condemnation Section
Sacramento, Division of Civil Law, Licensing Section
San Diego, Division of Civil Law, Licensing Section
Los Angeles, Division of Civil Law, Licensing Section
Alameda County (Oakland), Division of Public Rights, Civil Rights Enforcement Section
Los Angeles, Division of Public Rights, Civil Rights Enforcement Section
 
DAG III applicants must first complete an online Training and Assessment questionnaire before submitting an application. The questionnaire (exam) may be accessed HERE. Attached is an advertisement with a listing of all the above vacancies. Please feel free to share this advertisement with your network. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
 
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