Mission Statement

To involve, encourage and support Bar Association members, to serve as a liaison to the Marin County courts, and to educate the community and enhance access to legal services.

Calendar

Thu | Sep 19

11:45-1:15P

Real Property

Section Meeting

Real Property Section Mtg
1.0 CLE | General

Wed | Sep 25

11:30A-1:30P

General

MCBA Member Luncheon

A Conversation with Retired California Supreme Court Justice Kathryn M. Werdegar
1.0 CLE | General

Thu | Sep 26

5-7:30P

Diversity

Women Referring Women

A fun and novel networking event for women professionals to be held at Le Marche, San Francisco. The event is sponsored by the Women's Charter of SFTLA.

Thu | Oct 03

12-1:30P

Probate and Estate Planning

Mentor Meeting

Probate and Estate Planning
Brown Bag Lunch
News
Editor's Introduction

Labor

Sep 04, 2019
By Robert Rosborough

I hope everyone enjoyed their Labor Day holiday. Did you take the day off? Amidst barbecues and parades, did you contemplate what Labor Day is all about? Our guest editor, Marie Barnes, did.

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President's Message

An Invitation to Innovate

Sep 03, 2019
By Charles Dresow

Welcome to another digital edition of the Marin Lawyer. With articles largely provided by our Bar Association’s members and guest edited by one of our board members, each edition of the Marin Lawyer is a great example of the vibrant intellectual culture of our Bar Association. That’s just one facet of what makes MCBA and all local bar associations the traditional bedrock of the legal community.

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Think Twice Before Paying Workers as Independent Contractors Rather than Employees

Sep 02, 2019
By Lisa Spann Maslow

Up until 2018, the legal test for determining independent contractor status under California wage and hour law was complex and vague. That changed when the California Supreme Court adopted the “ABC” test in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903. The California legislature is now considering legislation to codify and expand Dynamex, much to the consternation of the business community.

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Using Metadata in Depositions

Sep 02, 2019
By Mark G. Griffin, Esq.

While attorneys have many tools to assist in taking and defending depositions, often underutilized is a file’s metadata. Many attorneys are unfamiliar with metadata, and therefore unable to take advantage of an exhibit’s metadata during offensive and defensive depositions. To best represent a client’s interests, attorneys need to understand metadata and how it may be prepared and used in depositions.

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A Labor Day Lament: On this Labor Day, Let us Remind Ourselves of the Fruits of the Labor Movement and the Threat to Them from a Hostile Supreme Court

Sep 02, 2019
By Marie Barnes

Each year on the first Monday in September, many Americans can be found firing up their grills, watching parades, shopping and relaxing. Others are spending it like any other day: working.

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Nonprofit Profile

The YWCA: Empowering Women by Creating Real Change

Sep 02, 2019
By Marie Barnes

As we celebrate Labor Day, we should not forget the particular difficulties that women face even today and even here in Marin. As guest editor this month, I’ve chosen to highlight a dynamic and vibrant organization serving Marin County and San Francisco: the YWCA.

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