Absolutely gorgeous!

My first time wearing a cowboy hat! 🤠

It’s hard to see but there’s actually a big owl nest in that large cactus.

Some more photos from my first Partnership Retreat at my new firm that I haven’t had time to post for like a month. I chose to do horseback riding as my activity and got to ride the lovely Frank.

Schrödinger's Strait

Normally employment law presentations can be a tad boring, but I was amazed to see so many members of the audience taking notes and even laughing at my terrible law jokes.

So, if you have a group that would benefit from a presentation on employment law, litigation, space law, let me know.

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Which is why having good proactive, versus reactive, HR practices and payroll monitoring in place is more important than ever before. An ounce of compliance prevention can save a pound of litigation pain.

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Wage and hour issues are becoming a large concern for the entire Californian construction industry given SB 597 (tagging direct/general contractors for wage and hour violations of their subcontractors) and AB 1002 (contractor licenses can be revoked for failing to pay wage and hour judgments).

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Yesterday I gave an HR & Employment Law Update presentation for the Orange County chapter of CFMA.

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Two of my most favorite work wear items (blouse and dress) are Stitch Fix pre-2020 Calvin Klein and I’ve never seen anything similar on Stitch Fix or Calvin Klein again and I just really want more of whatever this was from whoever designed it.

Best comment from the presentation I gave today: You are the coolest lawyer I have ever met.

It’s weird that good coffee and good donuts exist but no one location has both.

A restaurant near me used to provide a free rolled swedish pancake with jam with every meal. It was the best.

Just contributed and I hope you all will too! Let’s get our #lawtwitter community to the Olympics!

I have so many cases (over 10) in the middle of settlement negotiations right now that statistically some of them have to settle, right?

A man is going to win TOC for the first time ever… and it better be Jet.

Honestly, it seems like a lot of work to sexually assault or harass someone.

Look- Rubio can’t do everything for the administration.

Earth sets behind the moon, as seen by the crew of NASA's Artemis II spacecraft as it swung around the far side of the moon. (NASA)

A close view of many rugged craters on the moon's surface. (NASA)

A close view of the dark side of the moon, seen from space, with the glow of the sun visible all around its edge during an eclipse. (NASA)

The four-person crew of Artemis pose for a photo, all wearing eclipse glasses. (NASA)

Moon Joy: Photos from Artemis II - On April 6, 2024, astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft named Integrity swung around the far side of the moon, traveling farther from the Earth than humans have ever gone, taking spectacular photos along the way. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

And car battery apparently decided to die last night. Somewhat confirmed this morning. So that’s fun for Easter. And our internet was out all yesterday so I’m behind on work and looks like I have to cancel my Monday networking plans.

I delayed getting seats at the beggining of my ticket window because I was busy and wasn’t sure if nosebleeds were better than TV. Still ended up with not great, but not the cheapest seats since a lot were sold out.

I booked whale watching tickets. I was like you know what, I keep saying we should go so why not just go.

Managed to score tickets to 3 Olympic final events for the LA games: Women’s Steeplechase, Women’s Flag Football, and Individual Equestrian Jumping! (Could have got tickets for 2 more events, but DAMN- SO EXPENSIVE for things like skateboarding. Also hoping to go to a few Paralympics events.)

That Artemis II launch was wild!!!

I went from thinking Disneyland for my birthday to thinking spa day to thinking whale watching and I’m just like I don’t actually know what I want to do other than drink good beverages and eat yummy things in proximity to doing other things.

Boys Wanna Be Her YouTube video by PeachesTV - Topic

Also, I got to pick my walk up song for my new partner introduction and I went with (despite my husband warning it was too racy) Boys Wanna Be Her: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9kg... (Truly a dream come true and the song I play in my head before each morning of trial.)

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Not to mention I got to catch up on some "work" reading, pet an owl, ride a horse, and get a personalized cowboy hat (my first one ever)!

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Last week was my firm's Partnership Retreat. It was an amazing experience. I learned so much about my firm and I now know so much more about our firm's different practice areas. Need someone who does [fill in the blank]? I probably know someone at my firm who does that.

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I just am disgusted by how shady all these sellers have been.