Dear PAABA community, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Mary Procaccio-Flowers and I am honored to serve as the next president of the Palo Alto Area Bar Association. Over the past few months, I have had the opportunity to connect with many of the board members of PAABA, both Read more about Introducing Mary Procaccio-Flowers, President of the Palo Alto Area Bar Association[…]
By Jack Russo, Esq. & Umeet Sajjan Computerlaw Group LLP Introduction Patent holders enjoy the right to exclude competitors from making, using, offering for sale, or selling patented inventions in the U.S., as well as importing the patented inventions into the U.S. However, can patentees maintain patents rights on patented products upon commercial product Read more about Do Patent Rights Inevitably Exhaust In Distribution Commerce?[…]
Law Day, held annually on May 1, is a national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law. Law Day underscores how law and the legal process contribute to the freedoms that all Americans share. Law Day also provides an opportunity to recognize the role of courts in democracy and the importance of jury Read more about Law Day 2018: Separation of Powers[…]
by Andrea Nocito Andrea is a 2017 graduate of Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and is admitted to the California State Bar. Andrea is currently available for temporary, contract and project-based work, with the goal of a long-term position helping innovators bring technologies to market as a transactional lawyer. The winter break of my 2L year, Read more about Book Review: Justice Sotomayor’s “My Beloved World”[…]
As Black History Month draws to a close, I’d like to take a moment to highlight some Black legal trailblazers — some of whom are likely familiar, and some you may never have heard of — and significant milestones for Black members of the legal profession in the United States, including the establishment of traditionally Read more about Black History Month: Honoring Black Lawyers, Judges and Law Professors[…]
On January 19, 2018, PAABA’s Litigation Section, chaired by Rebecca Epstein, presented Derek Duarte from Blackstone Discovery speaking about best practices in eDiscovery. Derek addressed ways to minimize costs of eDiscovery, why counsel might want to be as transparent as possible about their data retention and collection processes, and when counsel should draw up a Read more about Debrief: Strategy and Advocacy in eDiscovery[…]
You Don’t Need a Weatherman to See Which Way the Wind Blows …And you don’t need to be an attorney to grasp the significance of the upswelling of sexual harassment and assault incidents being brought to light this year. The #MeToo hashtag flooded Twitter and Facebook. Rep. Jackie Spier testified about harassment in the House Read more about Can a Model Rule Stop Sexual Harassment? — President’s Blog[…]
by Andrea Nocito Andrea is a 2017 graduate of Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. While awaiting bar results, she is available for temporary, contract and project-based work and looks forward to helping innovators bring technologies to market as a transactional lawyer. Autonomous vehicles (commonly known as self-driving cars) are disrupting what it means to get Read more about Self-Driving Cars: A Disruption to Land Use[…]
PAABA is increasingly receiving requests from our members about how to put our legal training and expertise to use to protect vulnerable communities and victims of natural disasters. Pro bono work is a core element of PAABA’s community service commitment, and it has been heartening to see so much interest in service from our members. Read more about President’s Blog – September 6, 2017[…]
How are you doing these days, PAABA? Summer is coming to an end, vacations are over, and school has started again. Time to put away the shorts and sandals and dive back into our mergers, our licensing agreements, our settlement negotiations, and our discovery battles. For some of us, this is energizing; for others, the Read more about Lawyers and Stress: President’s Blog[…]