Partner Glen Olson to Serve as 2009-2010 Chair of the Professionals Officers & Directors Liability Committee of the Torts, Trials and Insurance Practice Section of the ABA 

At the American Bar Association Annual Meeting in August 2009, Long & Levit Partner Glen Olson will become the incoming chair of the TIPS Professionals, Officers and Directors Liability Insurance Committee (PODL). PODL sponsors continuing legal education programs and publishes articles and newsletters addressing legal developments that impact the liability exposure of architects, engineers, accountants, lawyers and other professionals and corporate directors and officers. PODL programs and articles also frequently address issues related to errors and omissions and directors and officers insurance coverage. 

Partner Steve Sharafian Awarded Special Achievement Award from the AIA San Francisco for Thoughtful Counsel to AIA San Francisco and Dozens of Architecture Firms

Partner Joseph P. McMonigle inducted into American College of Trial Lawyers

Partner Howard M. Garfield underwrites an annual forum for undergraduates at his alma mater Stanford University. The common theme of all the forums in the intersection of ethics and topics of significant public interest. This year's forum is the fourth and is entitled "Religion and the Environment." The forum features leading national and international scholars Mark Wallace of Swarthmore College, Toni Huber of Humboldt University, Berlin, and Hava Tirosh-Samuelson of Arizona State University to lead the discussion at Stanford on February 13, 2009

Partner Howard M. Garfield and associate Beth Trittipo recently published a survey and update on the topic of Brandt fees published in the January edition of Litigation Management Report, a publication directed to senior claims adjustors in the United States and Canada. 

Daily Journal interviews Howard M. Garfield 

Stanford University presents the First Annual Garfield Forum, underwritten by Long & Levit partner Howard Garfield and featuring professor Kathleen M. Sullivan

Super Lawyers, 2007

Four Long & Levit partners - Kathleen Ewins, Howard Garfield, Joseph McMonigle and Karen Uno - have been named "Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics magazine. Super Lawyers are the top 5 percent of attorneys in each state, as chosen by their peers and through independent research and balloting by the publishers of Law & Politics magazine. Congratulations Kathleen, Howard, Joe and Karen!

Partner Glen R. Olson Appointed to California State Bar Standing Committee on Professional Liability Insurance

On July 27, 2007, Long & Levit Partner Glen R. Olson was appointed as a member of the California State Bar Standing Committee on Professional Liability Insurance. The Committee oversees the State Bar Approved Professional Liability Insurance Program and acts as a counselor and advisor to the Board of Governors with respect to the program. The Committee also works to reduce the quantity and severity of attorney malpractice claims through loss prevention and competency education programs.

Update on Leaves of Absence, 2007

In April, Long & Levit employment partner, Jason A. Geller, and associate Kevin D. Whittaker, delivered an all-day seminar to several Bay Area employers on the topic of employee leaves of absences and related matters. The seminar specifically addressed a California employer's obligations under leave laws, including the California Family Rights Act, Americans with Disabilities Act and the 2007 San Francisco sick leave ordinance. These topics are quite significant because an employee leave of absence often involves the interplay between various laws that impose many separate requirements on California employers. Mr. Geller and the other attorneys in Long & Levit's employment group routinely speak on a wide variety of topics of interest to employers. 

Super Lawyers, 2006

Four Long & Levit partners - Kathleen Ewins, Howard Garfield, Joe McMonigle and Doug Melton - have been named "Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics magazine. Super Lawyers are the top 5 percent of attorneys in each state, as chosen by their peers and through independent research and balloting by the publishers of Law & Politics magazine. Congratulations Kathleen, Howard, Joe and Doug!

Mediation in Mix Makes a More Satisfying Career.  Article published in Daily Journal, November 10, 2006

"Legal Considerations of Building Information Modeling" 
arcCA, January, 2006


Long & Levit Announces New Partners and Associates

Super Lawyers, 2005

Three Long & Levit partners - Howard Garfield, Joe McMonigle and Doug Melton - have been named "Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics magazine. Super Lawyers are the top 5 percent of attorneys in each state, as chosen by their peers and through independent research and balloting by the publishers of Law & Politics magazine. Congratulations Howard, Joe and Doug!

On Friday, May 13, 2005, partner Jennifer Becker was honored by the Marin Legal Aid Society with a Wiley Manual Award for 2005.  The award is given each year by each Legal Aid Society in California to attorneys in the community who have volunteered their services and time to the poor and needy.  Jennifer was recognized for her representation of a single mother who suffered health problems caused by mold in her apartment.  Jennifer defeated a motion for summary judgment and was able to obtain a successful settlement for her client.  This is Jennifer's third Wiley Manual Award in as many years. 

Spring 2005 National Legal Malpractice Conference 
American Bar Association, April, 2005

"Payoff in Practice: the Legacy of Natkin & Weisbach" 
arcCA, January, 2005

"Risky Business"
CALIFORNIA LAW BUSINESS, February, 2002

"Every Lawyer's NIGHTMARE"
CALIFORNIA LAWYER, February, 2002

"Malpractice Insurance Report"
CALIFORNIA LAWYER, February, 1999

"The Lawyers' Lawyers - The Malpractice Practice" 
CALIFORNIA LAW BUSINESS, November 30, 1998