Magazine Archive

  • July 2020
Thank You Diversity Networking 2020 Sponsors

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  • News & Updates
  • July 2020
CCCBA Member Joscelyn Jones Appointed as an Alameda County Superior Court Judge

Congratulations to CCCBA Member Joscelyn Jones Torru on her appointment to the Alameda County Superior Court bench. Joscelyn has served as a Judge Pro Tem in Contra Costa County Superior Court starting in the Richmond court in 1997. In 2016 she commenced service as a Pro Tem Judge in the Probate Division of the Alameda...

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  • Inside
  • July 2020
Elder Law and Senior Attorneys

Welcome to the Elder Law and Senior Attorneys edition of the Contra Costa Lawyer. The publication of this edition is occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic which has caused unprecedented changes to our lives, the economy and our courts. This pandemic has created a renewed urgency for elder law planning and has focused attention on our...

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  • Featured
  • July 2020
Baby Boomers Unite!

The Birth and Maturation of the Senior Lawyer Section In 2018, CCCBA President James Wu contemplated the initiatives for the CCCBA for the year. He thought of serving the many “experienced” members of the Bar and created the “Senior Lawyers Task Force” to look at topics and issues affecting those attorneys. The Task Force was...

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  • Featured
  • July 2020
Ethical Guide to Succession Planning

The premature closing of a law office can result from an unexpected disability, death, disappearance or discipline of an attorney. The failure to plan adequately for the unexpected can result in harm to the client and in confusion and hardship for the attorney’s family, staff and professional colleagues. In addition as attorneys retire a succession...

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  • Featured
  • July 2020
Beware of Trust Mills

High Volume “Estate Planning” May Be Elder Financial Abuse With the recent rise of health concerns, many people young and old rushed to implement an estate plan to protect themselves and their loved ones. Unfortunately, some less scrupulous individuals used the fear as an opportunity to prey on portions of our elderly community, targeting them...

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