Jul 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
St. Francis School of Law is pleased to announce that its online Juris Doctor program will be offering a course in Compliance. In response to compliance failures and related scandals, the area of compliance currently is in high demand as a specialty given the complex...Jul 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
In 2004, in Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 41, the U.S. Supreme Court barred the use of “testimonial statements” by nontestifying witnesses unless the witness was unavailable to testify and the defendant had a prior opportunity for cross-examination. Crawford...Jun 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
What are the ethical duties of lawyers engaged in negotiations? Are lawyers expected to lie on behalf of their clients in the course of negotiation of a deal? How far may a lawyer go in zealously advocating for the interests of the client without crossing the ethical...Jun 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
A recent white paper discusses a survey of 300 hiring partners and senior associates in both litigation and transactional legal practice, to determine what skills in the areas of legal research, writing and transactional work are most desired in new lawyers. Among...Jun 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. §1901 et seq.) was enacted in 1978 to address legitimate fears that many Indian children were being removed from their biological families and placed in non-Indian foster and adoptive homes. To remedy this situation the...May 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
St. Francis School of Law is pleased to announce that attorney Susan Morgan has joined the School of Law’s Advisory Council. Morgan is the principal of Morgan Legal Services, a San Francisco law firm serving the legal needs of entrepreneurs. She is also Of Counsel...