Photos of California Immigrant Workers: An Exhibit « Chicago Labor ...

The exhibit – a partnership between Bacon and California Rural Legal Assistance and its Indigenous Farm Worker Project – is supported by the Binational Front of Indigenous Organizations (FIOB), a network of Mexican indigenous communities in the U.S. and Mexico. The communities documented include Mixtecos, Triquis, Zapotecos, Chatinos, and Purepechas living in San Diego, Coachella, Arvin, Oxnard and Santa Paula, Santa Maria, Fresno and Selma, Salinas and Greenfield, Santa Rosa, Fairfield andCorning. Bacon is sharing his work with an ongoing photo exhibition at the University of La Verne. [more...]

Date: 2010-05-09 08:34:08

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fee recovery for paralegal work: orange county lawyer article ...

Fee Recovery For Paralegal Work: Orange County Lawyer Article Surveys Some Federal Decisions Where Paralegal Compensation Was Successfully Opposed Or Limited In Recovery Proof of Paralegal Status and Compliance with Education/Certification Requirements Are Musts.      In our June 4, 2008 post, we discussed federal and state decisions that generally allowed paralegal time to be compensated under the EAJA or many California fee-shifting statutes. An interesting article, authored by Kirstin Simonson, has appeared in the November 2008 issue of the Orange County Lawyer. We briefly review the [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 15:25:32

Order to Show Cause for Contempt in California family law, part ...

Failure To Comply With “Declaration Of Disclosure” Requirements: A spouse who has complied with the statutory “declaration of disclosure” requirements in marriage dissolution proceedings (Ca Fam § 2100 et seq.) has various statutory remedies against the other spouse who has failed to comply. One such remedy is a motion to compel a further response (Ca Fam § 2107(b)(1)). If the noncomplying spouse fails to file a sufficient response, the complying spouse may seek monetary sanctions “in addition to any other remedy provided by law” (Ca Fam § 2107(c))–including an OSC re [more...]

Date: 2009-11-23 05:10:53

suzanne ervine, "the commando," elected vice president of the ...

Sacramento, CA – Suzanne Ervine, a registered Legal Document Assistant (LDA) in San Diego, was elected Vice President of the Alliance of Legal Document Assistant Professionals (ALDAP) at its annual meeting on May 30 in Santa Ana, California. ALDAP is a state-wide, non-profit association dedicated to furthering the legal document assistant (LDA) and paralegal professions. Ervine is a co-founder of ALDAP, and has served on the Board of Directors in many capacities, including Treasurer, Membership Director and Director of Communications. Ervine owns and operates Construction Commando, a [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 04:24:00

Association Updates LDA Code of Ethics and Professional ...

The Alliance of Legal Document Assistant Professionals (ALDAP) yesterday unanimously voted to approve an expanded Legal Document Assistant (LDA) Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility, and a new LDA Client’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. The vote took place at the association’s annual membership meeting, after months of careful consideration and deliberation. All association members are required to adhere to the canons set forth in the Code. The new standards are effective immediately.“In addition to maintaining compliance with governmental regulations—those things we [more...]

Date: 2009-05-16 22:23:00

All Allan: MMRF

The first doctor had me fill out and sign a medical release form, worthy of a bar exam question.  The doctor's pleasant, yet useless, administrative assistant took my signed medical records release and informed me that it would be at least two weeks before the records would be sent, since they outsource that task to a private company that only comes to work every two weeks. About a month later I called my new doctor to confirm that the records came and to schedule an appointment.  His administrative assistant informed me that the first doctor sent a copy of my medical release form and [more...]

Date: 2010-05-04 15:45:00

New Directors Appointed to the Board of the Alliance of Legal ...

Legal : New Directors Appointed to the Board of the Alliance of Legal Document Assistant Professionals As Director of Membership & Fundraising, Boyle is charged with recruiting active, student and advisory members; coordinating events; and networking ALDAP with complementary legal professionals. Boyle holds a Bachelor’s degree in Paralegal Studies, a certificate in Conflict Management and the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution, and is a Certified Mediator. Jeanne Wierson, CP brings more than 30 years of accounting and legal experience to the association. She holds two degrees, [more...]

Date: 2010-02-07 19:10:00

Your Bizie Bee: California's Court Case Management System (CCMS)

A self-help resource blog where you will find articles, quotes-of-the-day, and information to assist the self-help with their legal and business affairs. We invite you to browse, read, print, and share these resources with your friends and colleagues. California Courts - Court Administration January, 2010 ________________________________ The California Court Case Management System (CCMS) is a statewide initiative to develop and deploy a unified case management system for all 58 superior courts. CCMS will reduce operating costs, increase efficiency, and give Californians an unprecedented [more...]

Date: 2010-01-26 18:16:00

ARE YOU IN PRO PER? GOT PANIC? **ATTORNEY** ASSISTED PARALEGAL ...

Easy Solutions Paralegal Services 6277 Van Nuys Boulevard, Suite 127 Van Nuys, California 91401 Corner Of Van Nuys Blvd. and Sylvan St. Located Above The Country General Store Phone: 818-714-2222 Fax: 818-714-2223 Web: www.easysolutionsparalegal.com E-mail: ebby@easysolutionsparalegal.com Easy Solutions Paralegal Services Attorney Assisted Legal Document Preparation And Paralegal Services Why go with those other Paralegal and Document Preparation Services when you can get the guidance and assistance of an attorney using our services for the same price. We are conveniently located a [more...]

Date: 2010-03-27 07:04:19

Attorney fees awards in California Family Law proceedings

Virtually all attorneys who work in California Family Law cases are aware of the fact that the Courts can order another party to pay their client’s attorney fees and costs. However, many are not aware that the Courts have the power to order that the other party to the proceeding pay a reasonable amount to allow a party who is “In Pro Per” to retain an attorney in a timely manner before proceedings in the matter go forward. The relevant statutes are contained in Chapter 3.5 of the California Family Code, sections 2030 through 2034. These statutes can be very useful when used in the right [more...]

Date: 2009-12-30 20:26:03

CIVIL LITIGATION – LAWSUIT – TRIAL (Los Angeles, San Gabriel ...

Bankruptcy & Litigation Paralegal Sang L. Chan earned his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of La Verne and his bachelors in Business Administration from the University of California, Riverside. Mr. Chan has extensive experience in business management, banking loans, underwriting, venture capital, and case management. Mr. Chan currently divides his time processing bankruptcy filings and managing case flow of all other departments. Mr. Chan assisted in successfully processing numerous Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases. Mr. Chan also communicates [more...]

Date: 2010-05-06 07:01:57

Sikes, the Toyota Prius, and paralegal services

Legal Document Assistants were once commonly known as Independent Paralegals. However, as of January 1st, 2000, only those Paralegals working directly for attorneys may now be referred to as Paralegals. Those formerly known as Independent Paralegals are now officially known as Legal Document Assistants (LDA's). ((B&PC Section 6400), California SB 1418) One might infer that post-2000, AAA California Aid should not be referenced as a "paralegal services company." Entirely separately, one ponders whether some analog of a "legal document assistant" might ever evolve in the patent application [more...]

Date: 2010-03-19 13:08:00

Paralegal Power to the People! Santa Monica - Dean McAdams ...

After attending UCLA paralegal school and then working in law firms, insurance companies and reading law for over twenty years I understand how the entire system really works. The founding fathers of America never went to law school or took bar exams; they simply "read" law.  After a hard day of splitting logs, Abraham Lincoln read Black's Law by the firelight and then went out and became a successful lawyer because Honest Abe solved people's problems for a very reasonable one silver dollar.  And Abe may not have always filed a lawsuit to solve those problems, which is why I am so into [more...]

Date: 2009-04-29 08:00:37

Motion to Vacate Default Judgment under Section 473.5 in ...

Substituted service to estranged wife’s parents’ address in action against husband and wife for breach of restaurant equipment lease was ineffective despite parents’ address appearing on her driver’s license where wife had established separate legal household.  See Zirbes v. Stratton (1986) 187 Cal.App.3d 1407, 1416-1417. And a plaintiff has to first attempt to personally serve a defendant with the summons and complaint before attempting substituted service, or any other form of what is called “constructive service” including service by publication. In order to qualify for relief [more...]

Date: 2010-03-16 21:33:34

at your service

he signs are everywhere. Stores that once displayed their name in lights are now dark and deserted. The stock market careens up and down on a daily basis. The unemployment rate in California is at astaggering level. Home foreclosures are increasingly common. It seems like one piece of bad news after another: Times are tough and getting tougher. But tough times can bring out the best in people. Take Gregory Pogue, USD’s director of human resources. While he and his staffwork diligently on behalf of the university’s 1,670 benefits-based employees, Pogue doesn’t hesitate to reach out [more...]

Date: 2009-05-12 21:52:18

Request for Income and Expense information in California family ...

The author of this article, Stan Burman, is a freelance paralegal and legal document assistant with over 14 years of experience in California Divorce Litigation including child support modification and termination proceedings. If you are in need of assistance with California Divorce Litigation matters, Mr. Burman is available to assist you.  Mr. Burman may be contacted by e-mail at DivParalgl@yahoo.com for more information. He accepts payments through PayPal and Google Checkout which means that you can pay using a credit or debit card. Visit his website at http://www.legaldocspro.net Stan [more...]

Date: 2009-12-18 02:16:02

Request for production of documents in California « California ...

The author of this article, Stan Burman, is a freelance paralegal and legal document assistant with over 14 years of experience in California civil litigation.  If you are in need of assistance with any discovery matters in California civil litigation, Mr. Burman is available on a freelance basis.  Mr. Burman may be contacted by e-mail at DivParalgl@yahoo.com for more information.  He accepts payments through PayPal and Google Checkout which means that you can pay using most credit cards. Stan Burman-Registered Legal Document Assistant Registration Number LDA-83 County of Orange [more...]

Date: 2010-03-19 17:41:25

Boycott Israel? Amitav Ghosh & the Dan David Prize « U.S. Campaign ...

The university appointed as a Law lecturer the colonel who provided the legal justification for Israel’s unrestrained assault on Gaza in 2008/9, who could be eligible for prosecution for war crimes according to the Goldstone Report” (http://www.bricup.org.uk/). We are disturbed by your apparent belief that engaging in an academic boycott is somehow a violation of academic freedom. This fallacy is critiqued by many who point to the countless and ongoing violations of Palestinians’ right to education by Israel, which has bombed and raided colleges and schools (including in its most recent [more...]

Date: 2010-05-09 05:35:02

Joinder of pension and retirement plans in California « California ...

The author of this article, Stan Burman, is a freelance paralegal and legal document assistant with over 14 years of experience in California Divorce Litigation including Joinder of pension and retirement plans as well as preparation of QDRO’s.  If you are in need of assistance with California Divorce Litigation matters, Mr. Burman is available on a freelance basis.  Mr. Burman may be contacted by e-mail at DivParalgl@yahoo.com for more information. He accepts payments through PayPal and Google Checkout which means that you can pay using a credit or debit card. Visit his website at [more...]

Date: 2010-01-08 01:04:11

Top Paying Google Adsense Keywords - April 2010 - Black Hat Forum ...

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Date: 2010-04-15 23:55:43

Uprooted Palestinians: Boycott Israel? Amitav Ghosh &; the Dan ...

The university appointed as a Law lecturer the colonel who provided the legal justification for Israel’s unrestrained assault on Gaza in 2008/9, who could be eligible for prosecution for war crimes according to the Goldstone Report” (http://www.bricup.org.uk/). We are disturbed by your apparent belief that engaging in an academic boycott is somehow a violation of academic freedom. This fallacy is critiqued by many who point to the countless and ongoing violations of Palestinians’ right to education by Israel, which has bombed and raided colleges and schools (including in its most [more...]

Date: 2010-05-09 08:33:00

The Legal Blotter » Blog Archive » New York State Expands Rights ...

Family law for heterosexuals can be complicated; that is just as true for gay and lesbian families, who often must resort to sperm donors or surrogate mothers in order to become parents. Legal complications can arise from such arrangements, such as happened in Santa Cruz, California, when a lesbian couple broke up and the biological mother of their twin sons entered into a relationship with the man who had provided sperm for the boys’ conceptions. Complications also arose when a New Jersey couple, Sean Hollingsworth and his husband, Donald Robinson Hollingsworth, turned to Donald’s [more...]

Date: 2010-05-07 18:00:26

The Legal Blotter » Blog Archive » Talk Isn't So Cheap on a Phone Card

CVT points out that in January, IDT settled a separate class action in federal court in Newark brought on behalf of hundreds of phone card customers who accused IDT of the same sort of deceptive marketing that the company is blaming on its rivals. In a settlement of the consumer class action, IDT denied wrongdoing but agreed to pay up to $20 million in refunds and improve disclosures on its own cards. CVT argues that IDT’s suit merely attempts to spread the pain. “They want everyone else to die, and they want to dominate the industry,” says CVT Co-Chairman Richard R. Roscitt. IDT’s [more...]

Date: 2010-05-08 08:30:20

Budget cuts stall salary increases | Daily Titan

Even though it is now 2010, collective bargaining is an ongoing process in which an agreement for 2008-2009 has not yet been reached, said Erik Fallis, media relations specialist in Public Affairs at the CSU Chancellor’s Office.According to accounting professor and California faculty Association rights representative for CSUF Mahamood Hassan, there are four types of salary increases – a general salary increase, which goes to everyone, an service salary increase, which is given each year a professor’s performance is satisfactory, an equity-based increase, and a post promotion increase, [more...]

Date: 2010-05-05 07:47:06

NEW YORK PARALEGAL BLOG: Man Charged with Impersonating an ...

The defendant, who was not an attorney, gave himself the title of managing partner and hired office personnel and attorneys to work for him. The indictment alleges that the defendant impersonated a legitimate attorney with a similar name and changed the State Bar of California’s online attorney profile (maintained on computer servers in San Francisco) for that attorney, Michael S. Nelson, to match an address under defendant Nelson’s control. Defendant Nelson made false representations to obtain documents from the State Bar, including a bar card, which he then used to reinforce the [more...]

Date: 2010-04-03 10:54:00

ALDAP President Kathleen Mountjoy Speaks at Elkins Family Law Task ...

At the December Task Force meeting, Gail Hahn had made a presentation on behalf of California's Legal Document Assistants which was met with the committee's request for additional information which we addressed in ALDAP's responses to the recommendations. Gail explained that she had a previously scheduled appointment which conflicted with the meeting schedule. She asked me if anyone else could attend on her behalf. I am a few hours away from the City by the Bay so I agreed to attend and to make a presentation on behalf of ALDAP and ALL California Legal Document Assistants. We could not let an [more...]

Date: 2010-02-03 04:50:00

Three-day notice to pay rent or quit in California

The author of this article, Stan Burman, is a freelance paralegal and legal document assistant with over 14 years of experience in civil litigation in California Courts including unlawful detainers. If you are in need of assistance with any civil litigation or eviction matters, Mr. Burman is available on a freelance basis. Mr. Burman may be contacted by e-mail at DivParalgl@yahoo.com for more information. He accepts payments through PayPal and Google Checkout which means that you can pay using a credit or debit card. Stan Burman-Registered Legal Document Assistant Registration Number LDA-83 [more...]

Date: 2010-02-04 23:03:00

Motion to Enforce Settlement Agreement in California « California ...

The author of this article, Stan Burman, is a freelance paralegal and legal document assistant with more than 14 years of experience in civil litigation in California Courts. If you are in need of assistance with any civil litigation, Mr. Burman is available on a freelance basis. Mr. Burman may be contacted by e-mail at DivParalgl@yahoo.com for more information. He accepts payments through PayPal and Google Checkout which means that you can pay using a credit or debit card. Stan Burman-Registered Legal Document Assistant Registration Number LDA-83 County of Orange Registration Expires [more...]

Date: 2010-03-31 17:41:02

My Keen skills and Specific needs for Income

So, if you need a Notary, a Loan Signing Agent or a Legal Document Assistant, please don't hesitate to contact me. I am a Renewing Commissioned Notary and a Certified Background Screened Signing Agent for the State of California; and I am Registered and Bonded as a Legal Document Assistant for the County of Orange, CA. You don't want someone completing any of these transactions without their Credentials being "Tight!" You can contact me through the following link: www.sapphireid.com. Thank you! And I Look Forward to Providing Excellent Service for your [more...]

Date: 2010-03-27 03:43:01

What is the Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL)?: Lawyers ...

In the not too distant past in these states, public paralegals who accepted fees to type simple legal documents for people representing themselves in court were routinely charged with UPL, run out of business and/or jailed. Today the profession is accepted, regulated and praised in both states. Legal document preparers in Arizona must go through an extensive background check, pass a lengthy exam and attend CLE classes yearly. Legal document assistants in California must register with the courts where they assist people and carry a $25,000 errors and omissions bond. The profession is [more...]

Date: 2010-02-12 17:25:39

SCRIBE: How to Register as a California Legal Document Assistant (LDA)

Anonymous said... All of the LDA's I spoke with offer help in multiple counties, but California Business and Professions Code § 6400(f) states they can only provide assistance in the county they are registered in. I have also seen work by a few LDA's who do not put their information and registration number on a client's paperwork. Who would we report these LDA's to when they violate of the rules governing their work? March 20, 2009 9:01 AM SCRIBE is published by the Alliance of Legal Document Assistant Professionals, a non-profit association serving California registered LDAs and [more...]

Date: 2009-02-05 21:53:00

halt studies pro se practices & paralegals in california

news, views and info on self-help law and pro se litigation The legal reform group HALT has released two studies that should be of great interest to the self-help law community.  Both focus on practices in California and offer positive assessments and “best practices” suggestions: “Access to Justice: Self-Represented Divorce Litigants in California: A Best Practices Report” Rachel A. Rubin and Adam Engelhart, UC Hastings College of the Law, Aug. 2006, 75 pp. pdf) focuses on how California’s family court [more...]

Date: 2006-09-27 14:52:04

Paralegal Wins Legal Ruling Regarding Deceptive Advertising

In California, as Paralegals we cannot complete paperwork on behalf of ‘clients’ without an attorney’s review and approval, unless we are a Legal Document Assistant, known as LDA. An LDA is not the same as a Paralegal. Pursuant to Business and Professions Code §6401(b) a Paralegal does not have to register as a Legal Document Assistant while acting on behalf of a member of the State Bar. A Paralegal, acting independently of an attorney, must register as a Legal Document Assistant if performing services to the general public. As an LDA, you are regulated by Business and Professions [more...]

Date: 2010-01-30 18:08:22

Cheryl Meril's Candid Blog- Nob Hill Notary: Zapp at Law or Crap ...

For those paralegals who want to be independent and have their own business, we become Legal Document Assistants and register with our county. We're required to have criminal background checks. It's the law! LDA's don't give legal advice, we merely direct self represented people to sources where they can obtain general law so we can prepare their legal forms. We then type their legal forms and file them with the court. In other words, LDA's are not supposed to apply the facts of one's case to the law or visa versa. This would be called the "Unauthorized Practice of Law". This is an excerpt of [more...]

Date: 2010-02-20 21:44:00

Postcard Design & Adcopy for Legal Document Assistance Firm by ...

We are a Legal Document Assistance firm based in Los Alamitos, California. We are currently running a Bankruptcy Special for $189.00 and are planning to engage in a directmail campaign. Therefore we are looking for a professional with a proven track record to provide both AdCopy and Artwork... (Budget: $30-250, Jobs: Copywriting, Graphic Design, Photoshop, Photoshop [more...]

Date: 2010-04-10 04:00:05

So, What's So Bad About LegalZoom, Anyway?

They aren'ta law firm, and they can't give legal advice. They are what's referred to in California as “Legal Document Assistants.” The requirements for becoming a Legal Document Assistant, or LDA, are essentially non-existent. [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 00:58:58

NEW YORK PARALEGAL BLOG: ROGUE PARALEGALS?

The Alliance of Legal Document Assistant Professionals (ALDAP) is sponsoring this seminar as a forum for discussion among LDAs and freelance paralegals, and to facilitate enforcement of the consumer protections afforded under California law. The increase in self-represented litigants has resulted in a proliferation of non-attorney legal service providers. In response to the significant potential for consumer harm, several states have implemented laws governing legal document preparers who offer services to members of the public. Under California law, non-attorneys are prohibited from [more...]

Date: 2008-05-16 13:56:00

Motion for change of venue in California « California Freelance ...

And if the fees are not paid within 30 days of service of notice of the transfer order the defendant may make a motion for dismissal of the case without prejudice. Code of Civil Procedure Section 399 states in pertinent part,  ”When the transfer is sought solely, or is ordered, because the action or proceeding was commenced in a court other than that designated as proper by this title, such costs and fees (including any expenses and attorney’s fees awarded defendant pursuant to Section 396b) shall be paid by the plaintiff before such transfer is made”. As stated previously the right [more...]

Date: 2010-02-05 20:33:34

Los Angeles Paralegal | Good bye "Lawyer Priesthood" | SoCal ...

Dominating the Los Angeles Paralegal Court Form Service Markets RETURN TO DEAN MCADAMS PARALEGAL LOS ANGELES The California Paralegal Service of choice for residents and professionals within these fine communities: Venice Ca, Santa Monica ca, Marina Del Rey ca, West LA Los Angeles ca, Beverly Hills ca, Hollywood ca, Playa Del Rey ca, Culver City ca, Inglewood ca, Hawthorne ca, Mar Vista ca, Palms ca, Westchester ca, Del Rey ca, El Segundo ca, and all of Los Angeles County and Southern California.  We are the premiere Los Angeles Paralegal Service. Fortunately true legal power is no longer [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 06:00:22

Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings by Plaintiff in California ...

Note that the time period for filing a demurrer to an answer is just ten (10) calendar days following service of the answer. Despite the language in California Code of Civil Procedure § 438 regarding time limits, even though said statute was enacted in 1994, the Courts have ruled that a motion for judgment on the pleadings may be made at any time prior to the trial, or at the trial itself. A motion for judgment on the pleadings may be made at any time either prior to the trial or at the trial itself.”  Stoops v. Abbassi (2002) 100 Cal. App. 4th 644, 650,  see also Smiley v. Citibank [more...]

Date: 2010-03-14 18:11:01

Paralegal Education and Certification in the Field of Law

California and Arizona, among others, require state certification of anyone who prepares or assists in the preparation of legal documents. Other states require continuing education criteria that must be met and reported to governing agencies in order for paralegals to remain employed. In truth, the most effective form of competency assurances should be offered by paralegal employers. The lawyers who use their services must be able to rely on accurate, well documented information that will stand up to the rigors of the legal system. Without the ability to perform their duties effectively, [more...]

Date: 2010-01-03 06:40:39

Maggie Campbell Biography, Candidate for State Assembly AD 36 at ...

Maggie Campbell earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Francisco State University and a Professional Paralegal Certification from the University of California, Berkeley, with a focus on Contract Law, Civil Litigation, Real Estate and Tenancy. Shortly after graduating from both Universities, she embarked upon a successful career as an entrepreneur in the Legal Industry as a Certified Paralegal and Notary Public, where she assisted attorneys and certified paralegal candidates to secure employment. She serviced the public with paralegal and legal documentation services as well. She went on to [more...]

Date: 2010-03-23 12:59:19

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