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April 2010 Newsletter |
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Law Day 2010: FREE Legal Clinics
The East and North County Branches of the San Diego County Public Law Library will be celebrating Law Day 2010 by offering free, walk-in legal clinics on:
Friday, April 30th.
During this public service event, volunteer lawyers will provide legal advice and referrals. Attorneys will not provide on-going representation. Consultations are on a first-come, first-served basis.
The areas of law covered may include estate and probate, family law, landlord/tenant, criminal law, real estate and general civil law, but will vary depending on location and availability of attorney volunteers.
East County Branch
In partnership with the Foothills Bar Association
- Place: 250 E. Main St., El Cajon, CA
- Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
- Questions: (619) 441-4451
North County Branch
In partnership with the Bar Association of North San Diego County
- Place: 325 S. Melrose Drive, Suite 300, Vista CA
- Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 4:00pm
- Questions: (760) 940-4386
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Upcoming Classes for April & May
Pre-registration is required for all classes, as seating is limited. Please sign up by calling the appropriate branch location.
For a complete description of the classes and the most up-to-date information, visit our Class Calendar.
The following classes are free to Law Library members and $5 for non-members.
APRIL
Main Branch (619) 531-3900
- First-Time Homebuyer's Credit*
by Regina M. Lauridsen, Internal Revenue Service
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
12:15 - 1:15 pm - Law Made Public
Saturday, April 17, 2010
2:00 - 3:00 pm - Using OnLaw*
Thursday, April 22, 2010
12:00 - 1:00 pm - Marketing for Lawyers*
by Martin Kruming, Esq.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
12:00 - 1:00 pm
North County Branch (760) 940-4386
South Bay Branch (619) 691-4929
MAY
Main Branch (619) 531-3900
South Bay Branch (619) 691-4929
*MCLE Participatory Credit hour(s) available for these classes.
The San Diego County Public Law Library is a State Bar approved MCLE provider.
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New Resource & Materials Added to the Collection
This month's featured resource:
The Law of Product Warranties
by Barkley Clark and Christopher Smith
This two-volume treatise analyzes every aspect of commercial and consumer warranty law. If you have a warranty problem there are many sources of warranty law, including, statutory, some regulatory, and some judicial. Though most of the law governing warranties in the sale of goods has been state law, there is now an important federal overlay.
This set explains the lemon laws, and the scope of UCC warranty protection, express and implied warranties, warranty defenses, warranties under the Magnuson-Moss Act, etc. The authors emphasize drafting techniques and litigation strategies.
The Law of Product Warranties is currently available at our Main Library only. Check their "New Books" shelf near the reference desk.
New Materials Added to the Collection The Law Library regularly adds new materials to its collection. To see the new books added to our collection in the last month, click here.
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Does the Gov't. Owe You Money?
by Tina J.
There are billions of dollars of unredeemed savings bonds just floating around. Could one of them be yours? Apparently the U.S. Treasury owes Americans for Series E savings bonds that were never claimed.
Series E bonds were sold from 1941 through 1980 as a means of showing patriotism during World War II and later as simply a safe investment. Unfortunately, many of these savings bonds have been lost or simply forgotten and sometimes relatives of deceased owners don't even know they exist.
If you think you or someone you know may own a Series E bond purchased after 1973, visit the "Treasury Hunt" section of the government's Treasury Direct website and type in the Social Security number of the bond owner.
If you purchased bonds pre-1974, you'll have to contact the Bureau of the Public Debt directly to have them conduct a manual search of their microfilm files. You will need information such as names, addresses, dates of purchase, and Social Security numbers, and apparently some good luck, since the process is "slow and hardly foolproof."
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Useful Blackberry Apps for Attorneys
by Tina J.
If you're one of the many lawyers using your Blackberry for just about everything these days, here's a short list of applications that may be useful to you.
Nicole L. Black of LLRX.com searched the "Blackberry App World" for some applications that could serve "just about any law practice."
- The Law Pod provides the Fed Rules of Civil Proc., Criminal Proc., Appellate Proc., Bankruptcy Proc., Evidence, and the U.S. Constitution; $.99 each;
- lawpda.com has available state statutes for California, Texas and Florida; $4.99-$9.99 each;
- Beiks Bouvier's Law Dictionary; $19.95;
- eOffice 4.6 Mobile Office Suite: allows you to work with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files; $29.95;
- Bluetooth File Sharing lets you create and share files; $9.99;
- RDM+: Remote Desktop providing remote access to your desktop through your Blackberry; $39.99;
- DateMathica from Shrunken Head Software is a date calculator; $9.99;
- BizTrackIt, from Shrunken Head Softwear, lets you track billable/unbillable time and email reports in CSV format, or synchronize to your PC using Desktop Manager; $39.99;
- Winscribe is dictation software providing online and offline functionality, as well as secure data and voice transmission; contact company for pricing;
- Vigo RSS Reader lets you keep up with all the latest news for free;
- Skype gives you free, unlimited long distance phones calls using VOIP, and it's free;
- Evernote allows you to capture photos, notes and voice memos and then sync them to your desktop Evernote client; free;
- The Wikipock Basic Edition gives full access to all of Wikipedia, even without an Internet connection; $9.99;
and for fun - Pandora is a free personalized radio that streams your favorite music directly to your Blackberry; radio stations can be created and preferences set.
More Apps:
- Documents To Go Premium Edition: edit and create Office documents; delete, rename, copy and paste any Office or PDF files; PDF To Go app; open password-protected files; $14.99.
- RepliGo Reader: from Cerience, opens and displays PDF files; email attachment downloading and viewing; text selecting and copying to clipboard; $14.99.
- Lawyer Log: by Infodev Technologies, organizer tool to keep track of legal proceedings, clients and court information with reminder options; $19.99.
- BigHand Digital Dictation: dictate information to be transcribed; securely send it over Internet or BES; secure system; ability to create password protected/encrypted files; contact company for pricing.
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Cartoon by Stu Rees
Stu's Views are "Cartoons About Law and Lawyers." Stu Rees is a local entertainment lawyer who represents mostly visual arts creators.
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We're hard at work on the next edition. In the meantime, please visit us online at www.sdcpll.org or stop by one of our four locations.
For more information or to send comments about this newsletter, contact Tina Jagerson, Media Coordinator and South Bay Branch Manager.
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