Our client, a 52 year-old single woman, purchased a home in a beautiful rural area on a lake north of Los Angeles. The home was in a gated community of many houses that share a lake. When the client purchased the home, the Real Estate Broker and Sales Agent assured the client that the home […]

This month’s article is about the proliferation of shake down lawsuits filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Though the Act was enacted to help all persons gain equal access to businesses open to the public, that noble beginning has degenerated into a cash cow for attorneys who file hundreds of lawsuits a year looking […]

By Alexa Hyland Daily Journal Staff Writer You’ve teed off on the fifth hole of a golf course nestled in the Angeles National Forest in northern Los Angeles County. You’re driving up the hill toward the green, and suddenly your golf cart stops. If your cart stalls like that enough times during rounds, you may […]

After Terry Schiavo, Americans increasingly want to know how to draw up advance directives—instructions for their care if they become incapacitated and cannot make medical decisions for themselves. “If you are going to choose one thing to do, it should in most cases be a health care power of attorney,” says James Bernat, M.D. a […]