8 New California Laws that Went Into Effect Jan. 1, 2017

By: Wallin & Klarich

In 2016, California Governor Jerry Brown signed nearly 1,000 pieces of legislation into law. Many of these new laws went into effect Jan. 1, 2017. Here are eight new California laws you need to know about. No More Bullet Buttons (PC 30515, 30900, 30680) Assault rifles, semi-automatic pistols and other guns that did not have …

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Party Foul: Can a Judge Order You to Stop Partying?

By: Wallin & Klarich

Nyjah Huston is just 21 years old and already is at the top of his profession. Huston is one of the world’s top professional skaters. Armed with an income from competitions and a slew of corporate sponsors like Nike, Huston bought a $2.7-million mansion in San Juan Capistrano in 2013, as well as a skate …

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Was Sean Penn’s Meeting with El Chapo a Crime?

By: Wallin & Klarich

In one of the stranger bits of news to start 2016, Sean Penn, the Academy Award-winning actor and director, secretly met with and interviewed one of the world’s most wanted fugitives, Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, aka “El Chapo.” Guzmán is the head of the Sinaloa drug cartel, one of the largest criminal organizations in Mexico. …

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