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Hello CEBblog Community!
We are introducing exciting changes at CEB. CEB’s new membership-based community for California attorneys has launched.
Though we’ll keep our blog up for now, we will no longer add new content here. Instead, new current awareness articles, for every practice area that CEB covers, as well as real-time law alerts, will be published on our new community platform. Access...

After the death of the settlor of a single-person revocable trust, one of the trustee’s first tasks is to gather the information required to properly administer the trust and inventory the trust’s assets. This checklist makes it much easier to get everything...

When a contract has been breached and it’s clear that performance won’t continue, plaintiff’s counsel needs to consider what damages are recoverable before filing a complaint, and then how to prove them.
First, do this analysis before deciding to file suit:...

When writing a letter to the opposing side or your client, the most important goal is to be clear and understood. You can’t be effective in making your point if your writing style obscures your message.
Be brief. Get to the point quickly and avoid unnecessary words. Give brief explanations and instructions. Keep in mind that overexplaining may make your position appear weak. Remember that the reader can also request additional information if needed...