A. Marco Turk

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Title	Category	Published
Loss of more than an election	May 16, 2024
SCOTUS and a possible constitutional crisis	Dec. 13, 2023
If truth be told	Nov. 14, 2023
The mug shot is an ominous warning of what’s to come should Trump win the election	Sep. 14, 2023
John Eastman went to the guillotine for Trump. His law license may be next	Jul. 24, 2023
Altered intelligence: will it make us better, worse or extinct?	Jul. 6, 2023
Trump again: nobody could script this	Jun. 20, 2023
Sentiments to protect access to firearms may finally be changing	Jun. 9, 2023
Recent amendment to AB-924 could wipe out mediation confidentiality when complaints arise	May 2, 2023
Mark Ridley-Thomas’ fall from grace, while sad, reaffirms our system of justice	Apr. 20, 2023
Two recent cases confirm by their own admission even SCOTUS gets confused	Apr. 5, 2023
The California Bar intends to “identify and prevent unethical behavior.” Really?	Mar. 22, 2023
Demands for change in police culture	Feb. 9, 2023
Where have all the “real” lawyers and judges gone?	Sep. 22, 2022
“Let’s kill all the lawyers!” Shakespeare was not so far off the point but for other reasons	Aug. 17, 2022
United States Secret Service: An “integrated mission?”	Jul. 26, 2022
As Americans, where do we go from here?	Jul. 18, 2022
After 50 years SCOTUS succeeds where others have failed, doing grave damage to women’s equality and the Court’s own legitimacy	Jul. 7, 2022
A sensible Supreme Court is facing threats from within	Jun. 15, 2022
Fewer gun laws, more shootings and viable solutions elude law enforcement	Jun. 8, 2022
Why now does it seem like the fall of SCOTUS?	May 25, 2022
Growing concern over declining respect for the rule of law: Is SCOTUS the culprit?	May 23, 2022
Is SCOTUS still “supreme?”	May 10, 2022
Never say never: Overturning Roe v. Wade not so uncertain after all	May 4, 2022
A just society: No person, government official, or governmental entity is above the law…most of the time	Apr. 28, 2022
A question of ethics: How long will SCOTUS continue to get a “free pass?”	Apr. 5, 2022
Supreme Court ethics: In absence of a code where does the ‘buck stop’?	Sep. 16, 2021
Professional responsibility: Using courts for purposes never intended	Sep. 3, 2021
Allowing financial assistance to clients for humanitarian purposes	May 8, 2020
A changing professional ethics landscape to allow litigation funding	Mar. 20, 2020
Legal ethics: Rules for government lawyers as ‘gatekeepers’	Mar. 2, 2020
Nonlawyers giving legal advice: Madness or prudence?	Feb. 14, 2020
Zealous representation and the trial of Donald J. Trump	Jan. 31, 2020
Moral perception and judgment vs what is permissible	Jan. 24, 2020
Does the First Amendment permit excoriating remarks about judges?	Jan. 17, 2020
Legal ethics: No limit to lawyers’ professional responsibility	Jan. 10, 2020
Behavioral legal ethics: Science, law and ethical decision-making	Jan. 3, 2020
Judicial ethics: HR 1, the For the People Act of 2019	Dec. 27, 2019
Professional responsibility: Client is overbilling tempting, but treacherous	Dec. 20, 2019
Professional responsibility: Rules regarding lawyer advertising	Dec. 13, 2019
‘Marriage Story’: Checking the legal ethics	Nov. 27, 2019
Legal ethics: Is law practice ‘just a capitalist enterprise’?	Nov. 19, 2019
Legal ethics: The perils of playing down sexual harassment	Oct. 25, 2019
Legal ethics: Duty to preserve rule of law	Oct. 15, 2019
Legal ethics: from the White House to the doghouse	Oct. 3, 2019
Anti-SLAPP conundrum: Navigating the still-uncharted waters	Mar. 4, 2019
Anti-SLAPP conundrum: Navigating the still-uncharted waters	Mar. 1, 2019
Legal ethics, personal conscience and higher notions of morality	Feb. 4, 2019
Restoring civility in divisive times	Nov. 23, 2018
Mindfulness practice can be a life-changer for law students, lawyers and judges	Oct. 19, 2018
Mediation confidentiality reform still up for grabs	Mar. 16, 2018
Will ‘informed consent’ save mediation confidentiality?	Feb. 9, 2018
The dawning of California mediator certification	Jan. 26, 2018
Mediation confidentiality changes on the horizon	Jan. 19, 2018
Only lawyers need apply	Oct. 31, 2017
We all agree on mediation confidentially	Oct. 20, 2017
Mindfulness: What to Do When the Need for Help Arises	Aug. 4, 2017
Brush up on the latest e-discovery preservation developments	Feb. 22, 2017
A closer look at 2 important FRCP updates	Jun. 4, 2016
Law schools need to ramp up e-discovery education	May 21, 2016
Democratizing e-discovery and the FRCP	May 7, 2016
Mediation confidentiality still uncertain	Apr. 23, 2016
Ethical e-discovery began with Scheindlin	Apr. 16, 2016
E-discovery: Are firms keeping up with Big Data and the Internet?	Apr. 2, 2016
Courts consider changes to FRCP	Mar. 5, 2016
Political football and the vacancy on the high court	Feb. 24, 2016
Navigating e-discovery in criminal cases	Feb. 6, 2016
Is mediation the practice of law? Bar won't give a straight answer	Feb. 4, 2016
FRCP fix shakes up electronic discovery	Jan. 8, 2016
How should lawyers handle 'metadata'?	Dec. 5, 2015
We need competent e-discovery education and training	Nov. 7, 2015
Mediation confidentiality, good news and bad news	Oct. 15, 2015
Ethics and e-discovery	Oct. 3, 2015
Limiting confidentiality in mediation is a slippery slope	Sep. 29, 2015
Plan will force us to desert mediation	Sep. 1, 2015
Relax, it was part of mediation	Aug. 13, 2015
Police need true partnerships with community	Jun. 17, 2015
Funding for the administration of (self-interest) justice	May 7, 2015
eDiscovery: protect information stored on personal electronic devices	Aug. 9, 2013
eDiscovery: protect information stored on personal electronic devices	Feb. 1, 2013
eDiscovery: traffic camera law quietly enacted	Jan. 5, 2013
eDiscovery: sex, lies and social media	Dec. 8, 2012
eDiscovery: Oral hold notices border on recklessness	Nov. 3, 2012
eDiscovery: Unsuspecting waiver of attorney-client privilege	Oct. 6, 2012
eDiscovery: new ABA ethics comment is 'game changer'	Sep. 8, 2012
eDiscovery: ESI and unreasonable searches and seizures	Jul. 7, 2012
eDiscovery: Eaton v. Frisby, discovery’s first Watergate scandal?	Jun. 16, 2012
eDiscovery: Digital-age evidence facing off with Facebook	Jun. 2, 2012
eDiscovery: Deepwater discovery tips	May 19, 2012
eDiscovery: 'Bad hair day’ for predictive coding opponents	May 5, 2012
eDiscovery: Fifth Amendment privilege vs. disclosures	Apr. 21, 2012
eDiscovery: not so fast with the Da Silva Moore Lawyer Relief Act of 2012	Apr. 7, 2012
eDiscovery: predictive coding offers lawyers relief	Mar. 17, 2012
eDiscovery: New federal protocol for criminal cases	Mar. 3, 2012
eDiscovery: Hard drives, hard decisions on data	Feb. 18, 2012
eDiscovery: Suggested philosophy for solos and small firms	Feb. 4, 2012
eDiscovery: Road to cost reduction and time-saving methods	Jan. 7, 2012
eDiscovery: Huge competency issue among lawyers	Dec. 16, 2011
e-Discovery: Finding the forest beyond the trees	Dec. 2, 2011
E-Discovery: Inadvertent production gets Google in trouble	Nov. 5, 2011
E-Discovery: Mediation as the effective 'old world’ approach for 'new age’ lawyers	Oct. 8, 2011
E-Discovery: Production of documents in plastic bags scores low on 'bell curve’	Sep. 17, 2011
E-Discovery: New gadgets may put employers in hot seat	Sep. 3, 2011
E-Discovery: Delay in filing motion for spoliation sanctions could leave moving party at starting gate	Aug. 20, 2011
E-Discovery: Orwellian world (and more) arrives for lawyers and their clients	Aug. 6, 2011
The final word on mediation confidentiality in California	Aug. 3, 2011
E-Discovery: Dangers of shifting burden of document review to outside service providers	Jul. 16, 2011
E-Discovery: When 'Sneak-a-Peek' May Result in Disqualification of Counsel	Jul. 2, 2011
E-Discovery: Why Not Mediate the Process to Satisfy the 'Meet and Confer’ Requirement?	Jun. 4, 2011
e-Discovery: Better Watch Out, Santa Claus Could Be Coming to Town...for Your Opponent	May 21, 2011
E-Discovery: When to Hold 'Em and When to Fold 'Em	May 7, 2011
Should Mediation Confidentiality Extend to Lawyer-Client Communications?	Apr. 30, 2011
E-Discovery Ethical Considerations	Apr. 16, 2011
E-Discovery: Navigating Rough Waters	Apr. 2, 2011
E-Discovery: Brave New World of Lawyering	Mar. 19, 2011
Old Civil Discovery Act Versus New e-Discovery Rules	Mar. 5, 2011
E-mail Communication May Waive Attorney-Client Privilege	Feb. 5, 2011
Lively and Spirited Debate: No Place for Personal Attacks	Jan. 15, 2011
Arbitration, No Longer a Clear Cut Choice	Jan. 8, 2011
An Agreement to Arbitrate:When Multiple Parties Are Involved	Dec. 4, 2010
Avoid Civil Contempt: Mediate Rather Than Litigate e-Discovery Disputes	Nov. 6, 2010
The Brave New World of Mediation and e-Discovery	Oct. 2, 2010
Mediators Have No Part To Play in Act 3	Sep. 4, 2010
Mediation Confidentiality: When Is Half a Loaf Better Than None?	Aug. 7, 2010
What's 'Free' About Speech?	Jul. 17, 2010
A Rose by AnyOther Name	Jul. 3, 2010
Mediators: To Be or Not to Be Insured	Jun. 19, 2010
What Mediation Agreements are 'Enforceable Or Binding' Through the Arbitration Process?	Jun. 5, 2010
The Confidentiality SanctityOf Settlement 'Tactics'	May 21, 2010
Now, Who Wants to Be a Mediator?	May 8, 2010
Big Ticket: Mediation Confidentiality	Apr. 17, 2010
How Style Affects Mediator Impartiality	Apr. 3, 2010
'Puff, the Magic Dragon:'Binding Mediation	Mar. 20, 2010
Hired Guns Not Wanted	Mar. 6, 2010
The Silent War Between Arbitration or Mediation	Feb. 20, 2010
Confidentiality: Is It or Isn't It?	Feb. 6, 2010
Are We Really Talking About 'Mediation'?	Jan. 19, 2010
Mediator, Know Thyself	Jan. 5, 2010
'Caucused Mediation,' a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing	Dec. 22, 2009
Is Mediation the Practice of Law?	Dec. 2, 2009
Civil Society and Conflict	Nov. 2, 2009
Mediation Advocacy	Oct. 2, 2009
Method Acting	Sep. 2, 2009
Life of the Parties	Aug. 4, 2009
In Appeals, Mediation Becomes a New Ballgame	Jul. 1, 2009

Title	Category	Published
Anti-SLAPP conundrum: Navigating the still-uncharted waters	Civil Procedure	Mar. 4, 2019
Anti-SLAPP conundrum: Navigating the still-uncharted waters	Civil Procedure	Mar. 1, 2019
Legal ethics, personal conscience and higher notions of morality	Legal Ethics	Feb. 4, 2019
Restoring civility in divisive times	Legal Ethics	Nov. 23, 2018
Mindfulness practice can be a life-changer for law students, lawyers and judges	Competence Issues (Addressing Substance Abuse and Physical/Mental Impairment)	Oct. 19, 2018