Divorce: Mediation or Court?
Most people consider mediation because of the perceived cost savings. There can be savings with mediation, perhaps as much as 50%. This is the best-case scenario, however, and depends on the good will and active cooperation of both participants. Where there is...
Legal Services During the Pandemic
Our daily lives have been completely overtaken by the COVID19 pandemic. The end is not yet in sight. This "new normal" affects our health, our relationships, our jobs and financial security, and our local, state, national, and international communities. We are...
COVID-19: Business Interruption Insurance Coverage for the Small to Medium Size Business
Many businesses have insurance that provides payouts if business is interrupted involuntarily. In most such policies, the disruption must be the result of property damage, such as caused by flooding or fire. Whether there is coverage as a result of being shut down due...
Online Consultations Now Available
In these difficult times, you may still need legal advice, counseling and even representation. Meetings and consultations with attorney William Holsinger can now be arranged online. Simply call (telephone - (650) 340-7500) or send an email request for an online...
California Makes it More Difficult to Use Non-Employee Independent Contractors
Assembly Bill 5, codified as Labor Code Section 2750.3, went into effect on January 1, 2020. This bill adopted a new, stricter standard commonly known as the "ABC Test" for determining whether a worker can be considered an independent contractor. The advantage to the...
Service is the Highest Calling
Prodicus, a Fifth Century B.C. Greek sophist and rhetorician, from the island of Ceos, is credited with being the first to say that service to others was the highest calling. He is also credited with being the author of the Choice of Hercules, which contrasts the...
What is Litigation Risk Management?
When litigation occurs, the principals, or clients, lose control and are the mercy of rules, laws and circumstances they don't understand and cannot control. Lawsuits take years, not months, to resolve and are expensive, to say the least. Litigation risk management is...
The Origin of Santa Claus
The real Nicholas of history was born in Parara, Turkey in 270 CE and later became Bishop of Myra. He died in 345 CE on December 6th. Nicholas was ultimately named a saint in the 19th century In 1087, a group of sailors who idolized Nicholas moved his bones from...
Tenant Protection Act of 2019
On October 8, 2019, the governor of California signed the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (TPA), which goes into effect January 1, 2020. The TPA is generally intended to apply to older multiple dwelling buildings and has a "rolling" 15-year provision; so that previously...
California Implements Mandatory Retirement Plan Access for Employees
In response to a nation-wide retirement crisis, many states are rolling out their own retirement plans. Joining the ranks of Oregon, Illinois, and others in releasing a state-sponsored IRA savings program, California Senate Bill 1234 officially mandated that all...
