EDITOR'S
Caron Calabrese, Editor (858) 598-5552 caron@cawoodwardlaw.com
LETTER When I first moved to California from Maryland, I was often asked if I miss the changing of the seasons and the falling of autumn leaves. I did not, insisting that I would prefer consistent spring-like weather year-round. After 22 years in San Diego, I now know that we do, indeed, have a change of seasons, however more subtle. It comes with just the slightest chill in the air, followed by the hot winds of the Santa Ana, and then a sort of settling in for winter. The changing of seasons here may have more to do with the behaviors and habits of our inhabitants. Less hiking and bike-riding, more nose-to-thegrindstone quiet working to pass the time until we resume the outdoor living that is why we live here. (For the record, the only weather phenomenon I really miss about the East Coast are the rainstorms with thunder and lightning.) In this issue, we take an important look at access to justice in North County, and a re-cap of Law Day, during which so many of our legal volunteers assist the community by offering guidance on legal issues to our residents. We finish the update to Civil Law in California for 2025 (thanks again to Wayne Templin for this 3piece, in-depth article!) and learn about employee benefits for small firms. This is an apropos time of year to consider the effects of lawsuits on the emotional well-being of both attorneys and our clients explored in a thoughtful piece by Linda Vazin.
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And while I always lament the end of summer, I remember that "[t]here is a harmony in autumn, and a lustre in its sky, which through the summer is not heard or seen." — Percy Bysshe Shelley
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