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Author Archives: Stuart Blake
Our Thoughts and Prayers
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of the students and their families at Virginia Tech that have been victims of this senseless act.
Employer Obligations under PDLL, FMLA and CFRA
If you are running a business in California, you should be familiar with California’s Pregnancy Disability Leave Law (PDLL). If your company is planning to, or has recently hired, its 50th employee, you’ve crossed a threshold that significantly alters your … Continue reading
My Path to The General Counsel
As a young lawyer in a small San Francisco law firm, I was always under pressure to bill, bill, bill. At the end of every month after I handed in my time sheets, the firm’s driving force senior partner would … Continue reading
Blawg Bracket
On the eve of the NCAA Final Four take a look at the Blawg Bracket created by tmbrandingcap.com:Blog. Since our blawg is relatively new we failed make the big dance this year. However, look for great things to come from us in … Continue reading
More On Billable Hours
Patrick Lamb posted an entry on billable hours ("Flash Announcement: The Billable Hour is Dead") that received many comments, including one by Ron Baker of VeraSage Institute. Ron makes a number of good points but I took issue with his statement … Continue reading
Major Minimum Resale Price Maintenance Case Being Heard by Supreme Court on Monday
On Monday, March 26th, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral argument in Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. dba Kay’s Kloset. What is at stake is a century old rule, often referred to as the "Dr. Miles … Continue reading
Billable Hours – Stuck in the Mud
It’s been business as usual for law firms despite the evils of the billable hours fee model, as pointed out in the ABA’s Billable Hours Report issued in August, 2002. The Report neatly summarizes some of the problems with the … Continue reading
When Misconduct in the Workplace Must Be Tolerated
Your employee has a short fuse and exhibits anger and irritability on the job. She is also easily distracted and has a hard time concentrating and assigning priorities to tasks. So you set up a meeting with her to discuss … Continue reading
Using a Law Firm is like calling for a Medic After Stepping on a Landmine-It's too little too late!
A brief article from the website of an NBC affiliate in Washington State caught my attention this morning. It noted that a jury awarded three female prosecutors $1.5 million following a trial of their complaint that their boss, the Thurston … Continue reading
A Shifting Paradigm: Role of In-House Counsel in Supporting Growth
The problem: Your company is growing quickly. Your operation is groaning under the weight of unfilled orders as you strain to ramp-up production. You’re having trouble finding the employees you need to keep up. Customers have to wait longer … Continue reading