Employment Law Daily covers recent current state and federal court decisions from the Supreme Court, Appellate Courts and District Courts. Ms. Carter wrote an excellent article titled, “Strategic Perspectives” in which she references the case Diaz v. Sohnen Enterprises, relating to arbitration clauses in the state of California. “Arbitration clauses typically apply to all legal claims against an […]
A power of attorney is a written instrument that enables a person or an organization (the “principal”) to delegate to someone trustworthy (the “agent” or “attorney-in-fact”) the authority to do certain things on the principal’s behalf, such as manage property or make decisions relating to healthcare. For instance, a business might assign power of attorney […]
Generally, the law obligates informed, mature adults to keep promises made in the context of a contract. This article addresses four steps to take in the event that such a promise is broken. The first step is to determine whether a contract has in fact been formed. In doing so, you will need to answer […]
Partners Nicole Whyte, Vik Nagpal, Jeremy Johnson, Rachel Mihai, Sheila Stiles, Tyler Offenhauser, Nicole Nuzzo, Kyle Carroll, Alex Giannetto and attorney Jocelyn Russo proudly represented Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara, LLP at the Public Law Center’s Volunteers for Justice 2019 Annual Dinner on June 3, 2019. Founding partner, Nicole Whyte is a member of the […]
Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara is honored to sponsor the Banyard Inn of Court Annual Awards Dinner. Banyard Inn of Court is the Orange County California affiliate with the American Inns of Court. This organization is designed to improve the skills, professionalism and ethics of the bench and bar. Members include judges, lawyers, law professors […]
Partner Alison Hurley and attorneys Courtney B. Lockhart and Allison K. Howard proudly represented Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara, LLP at the OCBA Masters’ Division, Legends of the Law Event on May 9, 2019. Founding partner, Nicole Whyte is a member of the board of OCBA Masters’ Division. The principal objectives of the OCBA Masters’ […]
A dear friend and client of the firm, John Duden, was recently diagnosed with ALS and is being honored at the 14th Annual Augie’s Quest Tradition of Hope Gala. Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara, LLP is committed to assisting those affected and finding a cure for ALS. We are proud to support our friend John […]
Partner Keith Bremer was a featured speaker on a panel at the TBI Med Legal Conference in San Diego, CA. The panel was made up of Keith Bremer and two other defense attorneys and was moderated by plaintiff attorney, Gary Dordick. Mr. Bremer shared stories from the court room on the handling of traumatic brain […]
Chata N. Holt in the Las Vegas office and August B. Hotchkin in the Reno office have been recognized as Nevada Legal Elites in the Nevada Business Magazine. The Nevada Legal Elite list includes the top 4 percent of attorneys in the state broken down by location. To qualify, each nominee goes through an extensive verification […]
Put simply, a subordination agreement is a legal agreement which establishes one debt as ranking behind another debt in the priority for collecting repayment from a debtor. It is an arrangement that alters the lien position. Without a subordination clause, loans take chronological priority which means that a deed of trust recorded first will be […]
California landlords must follow very specific steps before disposing of property that is clearly abandoned, left on real estate which has been the subject of court proceedings such as eviction or foreclosure, or otherwise left behind. Following the statutory procedures relating to abandoned property protects landlords from potential liability for an improper “conversion.” Former tenants/owners […]
Purpose of HOAs Property ownership often combines elements of individual and common ownership interests. For example, a property owner may individually own his or her living quarters, but also own a common interest in amenities that are considered too expensive for a single homeowner to purchase individually (such as a pool, gym, or trash collection […]