This page is for discussing the contents of Legal Services.
Debated so far
Some things have risen lately here on the Davis Wiki, and, while some things are pretty much a given at this point, others are still up for debate. Rather than debate on each individual page, I feel they should be debated here. So far we have seen debates about:
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1) Links to Calbar on each page. This requires knowledge of the registered name of the attorney and would, seemingly, be absolutely useless on legal pages where the legal entity but not the individuals are involved. (for example: we can see the link for ["Law Office of Donald Beury" and find Donald Beury on the Calbar site but we cannot see who exactly works for Mason Thomas or how many attorneys are employed there.) This leaves a certain level of inequality, it would seem, from page to page. Another part of this is the relevance of the actual Law Firm/ Attorney to the Davis community as many of those listed under legal services do a broad scope of the state and not just in Davis if at all. Which brings up the next debate.
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2) Which firms/individuals actually belong on the DavisWiki? Many of them listed, as stated above, are not located in Davis and may or may not provide service here. Should they stay or go?
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3) Disciplinary actions taken by CalBar. General consensus seems to be that the disciplinary actions taken by the CalBar should be listed on the pages along with their link. The debate seems to be how long it should stay now.
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4) Accusations. Do these belong here or await final action by the CalBar before being posted. The process seems to be one sided or, in some cases, over-informative to the point where many may actually overlook the response by the accused attorney who, in actuality, is very limited in the type of response allowed by law, if any at all.
Votes
1. CalBar link on every attorney page: Yes or no
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Yes - Wes-p
2. Alter the Legal Services list to include only those attorneys who actively do business and/or participate in the Davis Community: Yes or no
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Yes - Wes-P
3. List Disciplinary actions along with CalBar link on every legal page: Yes or no
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Yes - Wes-P
4. Duration of listing of disciplinary action: 6 months, 1 year, or 2 years
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1 year - Wes-P
Discussion
Discuss anything disputed here before confirming the final vote above. These are important issues and should be given a bit of time before final resolution to allow as many of the editors here a fair opportunity to communicate their thoughts on them.
