On April 15, 2016, I will be speaking at a seminar to help lawyers starting their own practices.

We will focus on 

• Forming the practice entity

• Designing a sustainable practice

• Basics of malpractice insurance

• Ethical considerations when starting a practice

• Mechanics of practice

• Finance issu...

I was recently featured in a Member Spotlight on the Alameda County Bar Association website. On January 14, I was given the Distinguished Service Award for New Lawyer at the Board Installation and Distinguished Service Awards Dinner. Check it out HERE. 

Other award recipients include: 

Judge: Hon. Kimberly...

On July 1, 2015, the right to accrue and take sick leave under California's Paid Sick Leave Law took effect. This blog provides information on accrual, carryover and use requirements of this state law, as amended by AB 304, effective July 13, 2015. Review the following to make sure that you are in compliance!

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How many times have you seen or read about a new start-up company and then immediately kicked yourself for not coming up with that idea first? That was the case for me when I first learned about Uber. Founded in 2009, this local San Francisco-based company has single handedly shifted the way we think about, and use,...

 Commissioned salespeople are entitled to overtime pay for hours worked each week over 40 hours! This is true unless they fall under the inside sales exemption, which requires that each sales employee is paid at least one and one half (1 1/2) times California's minimum wage, or $13.50 an hour (currently, the Califor...

There is nothing like waking up in the morning to the realization that you don't have to go in to work today because your office is closed in observation of a holiday. While most of us enjoy these little treats scattered throughout the year, not everyone is in the same boat. Many businesses, such as dental offices,...

“A rigorous and independent thinker who can analyze complex information, facts and law, and cut through to critical issues very concisely.” – Burk E. “Buck” Delventhal, Government Team Chief Attorney, San Francisco City Attorney’s Office

“An incredible attorney who hit the ground running on day one. He is an inte...

TONG LAW's blog space is dedicated to providing insightful posts and thoughtful anecdotes relating to the various practices areas of our practice, which are: employment law, business law, trademarks & copyrights law, immigration law, and personal injury law.

We are proud to be located in the heart of beautiful d...