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USD School of Law Honors HFM 10-Year Commitment to Diversity Scholarships
For more than 10 years, HFM has participated in the University of San Diego’s Law Firm Challenge which funds diversity scholarships at USD School of Law. After a decade of support, HFM…
HIGGS FLETCHER & MACK NAMED TO 2022 U.S. NEWS BEST LAWYERS® “BEST LAW FIRM” LIST
SAN DIEGO (November 4, 2022): Higgs Fletcher & Mack has been included on the 2022 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list and recognized regionally in 19 practice areas. The…
HFM Estate Planning and Tax Attorney, Julie Dewberry, Presents at the ABA 2021 Fall Tax Meeting
On September 23, HFM Attorney Julie Dewberry presented on the “Internal Revenue Code Section 677 – The Ghost That Haunts the Divorced Grantor” at the American Bar Association Tax Section’s Fall Virtual…
Higgs Fletcher & Mack Participates in Diversity Lab’s Mansfield Rule Certification
HFM is excited to announce the Firm is participating in the Mansfield Rule certification process for midsize law firms. The Mansfield Rule certification process takes place over 18 months and was created…
Construction Contract Termination: What to Do When a Project Goes Wrong
On August 18, HFM Partner Michael Gibson discussed how to terminate construction contracts at a program for the San Diego County Bar Association. Michael’s PowerPoint presentation can be found below:
Inflated, Lien-Based Medical Bills Now Admissible in California
On August 11, 2021, the California Court of Appeal issued its decision in Qaadir v. Figueroa (available here), which is a decidedly plaintiff-friendly decision holding unpaid medical bills are admissible as evidence…
California Lawyers Association Insolvency Law Committee
Attorney Meredith King provided a summary of the key points of a recent case of interest, which was published and distributed to members of the California Lawyers Association’s Business Law Section. Read…
Injunction on enforcement of AB 5 will be lifted as Ninth Circuit denies California Trucking Association’s Petition for Rehearing
On June 21, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied the California Trucking Association’s petition for rehearing in California Trucking Association v. Rob Bonta (“CTA v. Bonta”)….
Ninth Circuit’s Decision in California Trucking Association v. Rob Bonta
On April 28, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a groundbreaking ruling affecting the trucking industry in California Trucking Association v. Rob Bonta (“CTA v. Bonta”).[1] In…