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Granada Hills Attorney Makes Available Free Resource Regarding California Appellate Courts Process
Highly regarded San Fernando Valley lawyer offers helpful tutorial on how Californians can get a foot in the door at the Court of Appeal.
(Lexis Nexis) February 1, 2010 -- Granada Hills, CA (Martindale-Hubbell Newswire/PRWeb) February 1, 2010 -- Tamila Jensen, an accomplished attorney who has been practicing law in California for more than three decades, has made available a practical guide to how Californians can more effectively navigate the appellate court system.
The new article, "Getting a Foot in the Door at the Court of Appeal," is available for free download on Jensen's Web site.
"Under California law, the right to appeal in civil sections is entirely a creature of statute," writes Jensen. "This means that the legislature controls the right to appeal and a court cannot create a right to appeal that isn't created by the statute. It also means that the court cannot limit a right to appeal that has been conferred by the legislature."
Jensen is a native Californian who has practiced law for 34 years. She is also a law professor and published author on real estate law, as well as a variety of other legal topics.
"My goal with this resource is to take some of the mystery out of the appellate courts process in California and to help people better understand their rights if they are parties to litigation that is subject to appeal," said Jensen. "Whether the matter is a family law dispute, a real estate matter, an estate planning concern or some other civil litigation, there are some important things that Californians can do to get a foot in the door at the Court of Appeal."
Jensen's practice is currently focused on elder law, estate planning, real estate and family law. She also provides a wide range of other legal services to small businesses and individuals
For more information about The Law Offices of Tamila Jensen, please go to http://tjensenlaw.com or call 818.363.6733.
Granada Hills Attorney Tamila Jensen Named
President of San Fernando Valley Bar Association
Highly regarded Valley lawyer appointed to lead 2,000-member local bar association
Granada Hills, Calif. (Martindale-Hubbell Newswire/PRWeb) – January 14, 2009 – Tamila Jensen, an accomplished attorney who has been practicing law in California for more than three decades, has been named president of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association (SFVBA).
For 75 years, the SFVBA has been a strong voice for the San Fernando Valley legal community and the residents of the Valley. One of the premier local bar associations in California, the SFVBA Consists of more than 2,000 members who respond to the needs of the community by donating time and resources to the association’s various public resource programs.
“I am pleased and honored to be selected as the new president of the SFVBA and look forward to leading our organization as we continue the good work that the association has become known for over the past several decades,” said Jensen . “In addition to helping Valley attorneys develop their legal practices with professional networking and legal education opportunities, we hope to improve our community outreach efforts to assist residents of the area with their personal legal challenges.”
Jensen is a native Californian who has practiced law for 34 years. She is also a law professor and published author on real estate law, as well as a variety of other legal topics.
Jensen’s practice is currently focused on elder law, estate planning, real estate and family law. She also provides a wide range of other legal services to small businesses and individuals.
“Our elder law practice is designed to help people with all sorts of issues that arise as a person ages,” said Jensen. “This can include estate planning and preparing for the time when assistance may be needed to manage the challenges of daily life. It can also include more complex legal challenges – such as conservatorships, probate, trust administration and long-term care planning – and even the tragedy of elder abuse, whether it is physical or financial in nature.”
For more information about The Law Offices of Tamila Jensen, please go to http://tjensenlaw.com or call 818.363.6733.
Los Angeles County Business Lawyer Tamila Jensen to Moderate Finance and Taxation Panel at International Business Law Summit in Egypt
Tamila Jensen, a business lawyer based in Granada Hills, will moderate a panel on Finance and Taxation at the International Business Law Summit in Luxor, Egypt next week.
Granada Hills, CA (Lexis Nexis) October 27, 2009 – Los Angeles County business lawyer Tamila Jensen will attend the International Business Law Summit in Luxor, Egypt to moderate a panel on Finance and Taxation. The conference runs from November 2 to November 6, and attorney Jensen will moderate the Finance and Taxation panel on November 3. Jensen said that her panelists will include Thomas Studwell, a New York consultant who will speak on legal issues in microfinance, and Dirk Van Gerven from the Brussels office of Dutch law firm NautaDutilh, speaking on the financial crisis in Europe.
The conference is sponsored by the Center for International Legal Studies, and will be attended by lawyers from all over the world. Los Angeles attorney Jensen noted that participants will come from countries including Slovakia, Bangladesh, Iran, Indonesia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Greece, and Switzerland. Topics at the five-day business law conference will include competition and sales law, EU regulations, mergers and acquisitions, investments and the environment, Jensen said.
"I am very much looking forward to this exciting conference and the chance to meet leading business lawyers from around the world," Jensen explained. "Moderating a discussion among international business law experts will expand my own legal knowledge," she added. "I welcome the opportunity to bring new legal ideas back to my clients who do business in the Los Angeles area."
About the firm
The Law Offices of Tamila Jensen have represented small businesses for 35 years. Their Los Angeles county business attorneys handle legal matters from business formation to commercial disputes. The California law firm drafts, reviews and negotiates lease agreements, partnership agreements, buy-sell agreements and other contracts of all types. Business lawyer Tamila Jensen was an editor for the American Business Law Journal, and is a member of the Granada Hills Chamber of Commerce.
L.A. Family Law Attorney Tamila Jensen Urges Governor to Sign Bill for Affordable Legal Service
San Fernando Valley Family and Estate Lawyer Tamila Jensen has written to Governor Schwarzenegger this week, asking him to sign Assembly Bill 590 into law. The bill, drafted by Assemblyman Mike Feuer, is intended to provide equal access to civil justice for low-income people in cases of fundamental need.
Granada Hills, CA (Lexis Nexis) October 8, 2009 -- Los Angeles County family law attorney Tamila C. Jensen has written a letter to Governor Schwarzenegger urging him to sign Assembly Bill 590, which will help the poor get access to domestic legal services. The governor has until midnight on October 11 to veto or sign AB 590.
Attorney Jensen is a strong advocate for equal access to legal representation. She is a proponent of Civil Gideon, inspired by the 1963 Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright. Writing for Valley Lawyer in April, Jensen explained that the Gideon ruling ordered the states to provide a lawyer for anyone facing a felony charge. However, Jensen noted, the 1981 Supreme Court ruled in the Lassiter case that "poor people do not have an absolute right to a publicly provided attorney when they face losing custody of a child to the state."
"The main purpose of AB 590 is to fund and support collaborative efforts between the courts, legal services programs, local pro bono projects, and bar associations," Jensen explained. The resulting pilot projects will improve and expand legal assistance for low-income members of the public in critical civil cases involving basic human needs, she said, such as family law and housing.
Jensen added that she is acutely aware of the legal struggles for low-income residents of Los Angeles County not only from her work as a family lawyer, but also as treasurer of Neighborhood Legal Services. "We have only 40 attorneys to serve one million eligible low income people," Jensen said. "I want Governor Schwarzenegger to sign AB 590 into law so that we can begin the hard work of providing legal protection to those who need it most."
About the Firm
Tamila C. Jensen is a native Californian who has practiced law for 34 years. She is also a law professor and published author on real estate law, as well as a variety of other legal topics. Jensen's practice is currently focused on elder law, estate planning, real estate and family law, including child custody. She also provides a wide range of other legal services to small businesses and individuals. Jensen recently finished a term as president of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association.
