As promised last month, Ford Greene and Larry Bragman have written a timely article about their trip to Standing Rock, where they tell you about a surprising legal discovery and provide insight into the ongoing litigation and permitting. As I noted last month, we are excited to have an insider take on such a newsworthy topic. They write as individual members, not on behalf of the MCBA, and the MCBA welcomes differing points of view.

Patricia Tobin has written an article about significant changes to Medi-Cal law that will be of interest to members in quite a few different practice areas. The changes make it easier for Medi-Cal patients to preserve assets—notably a home—for their heirs. Barbara Monty raises some interesting questions about the role of forgiveness in the law, questions she’ll be writing about over the course of the year as she trains to teach forgiveness. Larry Strick offers a short report on how well our Lawyers in the Library program is doing. Charlie Dresow has written a not-to-be missed meditation on the duty of all lawyers to uphold the rule of law in these divisive times. Finally, I’m sorry to report that we have two obituaries this month: Carl Shapiro and Sean Barry.

Why do you read the Marin Lawyer? What subjects get you to click on a link in our email? What draws you to the MCBA website to read us? As your new editor, I would like the Marin Lawyer to be responsive to you, our members. Is there one feature you find most helpful? What would you like to see more of? Is there a feature you’d like to see that we don’t have now?

As always, I welcome your comments, criticisms and suggestions. I also encourage you to write for the Marin Lawyer—if you have an idea for an article, get in touch. Please email me to help make the Marin Lawyer the best it can be.