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I told him about the new law and pointed him to several of my blog posts on this topic where he could learn more.

I'm glad that he's written about it now, in more detail and highlighted California's experience.

As a side note, an officer of Bank of America claims that of the Bank's loan modifications, more than 70% go back into default within 2 years ... a scary statistic. Should the Bank be responsible for maintaining a family in a home which it can't afford, even with a modified loan structure? I'm not sure ... Or, should the government offer some help. They have bailed out the big banks on Wall Street, how about some help for the people on Main Street? I'm not sure what is the right answer. It's clear, however, that if no one helps, we'll have many more foreclosures in 2011 and 2012. Our political spectrum is so polarized today that all we seem to hear is noise, white noise, and more noise.

BTW, it was a politician seeking headlines that started the ball rolling. And, it was the absence of lawyers in the legislature (only about 23% today) that permitted it. And, a non-lawyer governor who signed it. And, it seems, non-profit organizations who lobbied for it (a little competition there, would you say?). Who gets screwed? The people.

Too bad the State Bar president failed to support sole and small firm lawyers who worked in this area. Rather, he seemed hell bent on chastising the whole because of a few bad apples. Rather, the Bar and the District Attorney could have used the many rules (moral turpitude and others) and laws (Penal Code against theft) already on the books to protect the people scammed by lawyers without removing entirely the good lawyers from this process. Provisions on the books already protect against any lawyer taking money from a client under false pretenses (theft) and the rules of professional conduct protects against moral turpitude and for not performing work that was promised. The State Bar didn't have to follow the urging of the bar president to support this effort.

The state bar president, at the very best, gives no more than lip service to solos ... See my open letter.

California has imported its own version with Sara Palin ... The shredding of a contract and refusal of a public-related entity to disclose the contract arrangements with Ms. Palin for a scheduled speech at the University of California, Stanislaus in June. The attorney general will investigate whether there was a violation of the State's public entity disclosure laws.

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ExecSense Publishes Webinar on How to Market Yourself as a Banking Lawyer in 2010, Led By Edward Poll of LawBiz Management Company and Edward Poll & Associates, Inc.

(San Francisco, CA) (February 11^th, 2010) Ed Poll, LawBiz Management Company and Edward Poll & Associates, Inc.., has been selected by the speaker board of ExecSense to lead a webinar on “How to Market Yourself as a Banking Lawyer in 2010.” The webinar is now available for download and watching on a computer, mobile device, iPod or printed and viewed offline.

In “How to Market Yourself as a Banking Lawyer in 2010”, ExecSense examines specific ways to use social media web sites, press releases, speaking engagements, and published articles as a way to market yourself and attract more clients in the upcoming year. Take the 60 minutes to view this webinar (on your computer, mobile phone, iPod or printed out) to understand how to do a better job marketing yourself as a banking lawyer through each of these media and the best ways to establish yourself as the go-to banking lawyer that clients will want for their most challenging legal matters in 2010.

According to Catharine Lloyd, head of speaker relations for ExecSense, “We were honored to have Mr. Poll lead a webinar on this topic. His work is highly regarded in the industry and the webinar is a great resource for banking lawyers.”

For complete information or to purchase this webinar, please visit  or call us at (415) 453-3003.

About ExecSense Webinars

ExecSense is the largest producer of executive webinars in the world, developing over 500 webinars a year led by hundreds of C-Level executives (CEO, CFO, CTO, CMO, CLO) and partners from 60% of the largest 200 law firms.

Depending on the webinar, it includes audio files and documents in PowerPoint, Word and/or Excel. ExecSense webinars can be viewed on your computer, mobile phone, iPod or printed and viewed offline. Over the course of a year, ExecSense is first-to-the-scene with webinars on breaking news, trends, and skills, often produced within hours of an important event occurring. ExecSense is a privately held company headquartered in San Rafael, California, founded in 2000.

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