Jan 25 – Attorney Articles
The H-1B Cap Season for work visas benefiting foreign national professionals in specialty occupations is about to hit with full force. Nationwide, companies, human resources and global mobility professionals along with…
Jan 06 – Attorney Articles
I’ve spent some late nights recently working on trust litigation cases that could have easily been avoided if a properly drafted certificate of independent review (“CIR”) had been prepared. Many planners misdiagnose…
Dec 19 – Attorney Articles, Media Mentions
A new law going into effect on January 1, 2017, will substantially increase the value of California personal injury claims brought by undocumented immigrants. This law will cost the casualty insurance industry…
Dec 08 – Attorney Articles, Media Mentions
While you may not be able to account for all the issues that can come up in a commercial real estate loan transaction, you can certainly create an environment to deal with them effectively and…
Dec 02 – Attorney Articles, Media Mentions
The use of social media in the workplace is becoming commonplace. Left unchecked, an employee’s “tweet” or Facebook post can doom an employer’s reputation — and, inevitably, its bottom line. Take the…
Sep 07 – Attorney Articles, Events
Higgs’ personal injury defense attorney, Peter Doody, has not only been busy working with his clients, but preparing for the 2016 Litigation Conference hosted by the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel…
Jul 22 – Attorney Articles
The latest political and business “hair on fire” news items will burn brightly and then thankfully fade to memory and cycle. By comparison, worrying about data privacy seems virtually mundane. While the…
Feb 05 – Attorney Articles, In the Community
On Saturday, Jan. 30, various members from the firm participated in the San Diego County Bar Association’s 3rd Annual “Wills for Heroes” program. The event offered free Wills, Durable Powers of Attorney…
Jan 12 – Attorney Articles
The Bi-partisan Budget Act of 2015, H.R. 1314, Title XI (“2015 Budget Act”) – signed into law on November 2, 2015 – repealed the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982…
Oct 28 – Attorney Articles
A business facing economic or cash flow problems will sometimes keep its doors open by using Social Security, Medicare, and income taxes withheld from employees’ paychecks to pay other creditors, fully intending…