Last week, Governor Jerry Brown announced mandatory cuts to water use across California. Now, all Californians are not only encouraged, but required to cut back. In a recent New York Times, article, LegalMatch's own Chas Blackford was interviewed. For example, Chas explains how he "recently installed a $500 gray-water system that lets him use water from the laundry machine on the drought-resistant plants in his yard."
Read to full story to check out Chas' insightful tips for water conservation.
Danielle Brown is currently attending San Francisco State University. She is majoring in communications and minoring in criminal justice. After receiving a bachelors in communication, Danielle plans to receive her paralegal certification to extend her knowledge in law.
In 2014, Danielle joined LegalMatch as a Data Entry Specialist. She then transitioned into the roles of Legal Writer and Customer Support Specialist for the website. She has contributed to social media activities, written numerous articles for the LegalMatch Law Blog, and edited legal articles. Before joining LegalMatch, Danielle was interested in a career in public relations. But soon after being exposed to the law world, she quickly realized she wanted a career in the field.
In Danielle’s personal life, she enjoys traveling, running, and exploring San Francisco. She attends school full time, and expects to graduate in 2016. Originally born in Chicago, Danielle lived in Los Angeles before moving to San Francisco, where she has lived for two years.
Congratulations Peter and David, champions of the 2014 LegalMatch Doubles Ping Pong Tournament! The championship match was held on Friday, November 7th after four weeks of competition. In a battle for the best out of 5 games, Peter and David were tied 2-2 against Gill and Omneet before coming out ahead and winning the third game with a solid 7 point lead.
Kyoko Uchida is an interactive media designer with multilingual skills in English, Japanese and Spanish. She earned a bachelor of arts in international studies at Western Oregon University and went on to study interactive media/web design at the Art Institute of Portland.
Kyoko's passion lies in cross-cultural online communication via both visual and textual representations on web application. She has achieved diverse experence working with client websites and advertising campaigns in various industries. She is committed to developing meaningful experiences for users through design. Since joining LegalMatch as UX designer in 2014, she has contributed to the development of affiliate websites, PPC campaigns, and various site usability projects.
In her personal life, Kyoko spends most of her free time being an aerial acrobat and a hand balancer. She also teaches aerial silks and helps people gain physical and mental strength through aerial arts.
Matthew Izzi is a graduate of the University of South Florida, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in English and American Literature, and from Santa Clara University School of Law.
He is a criminal defense and constitutional law attorney, as well as a frequent contributor to LegalMatch’s online Law Library and Law Blog. He enjoys contributing the LegalMatch’s expansive online catalogue because it offers individuals who otherwise would not have access to information basic knowledge on complicated subjects.
In his free time, Matthew enjoys listening to and playing music, as well as reading. He is an avid cyclist, occasionally entering a cyclocross race or local criterium. He is also a documentary photographer, and has had work publish in various newspapers.
Jose (Jay) Rivera joined LegalMatch in March 2010. As a senior staff writer, he writes on a wide range of legal topics for the LegalMatch law library. His articles provide easy-to-read replies for everyday legal questions that are posed by the general public. He is also a regular contributor to the LegalMatch’s Law Blog, where he covers new developments in various areas of law and current events. Jay also authored an e-book for LegalMatch clients, which is entitled, "Everything You Should Know About Hiring a Lawyer".
Jay graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology. Afterwards, he obtained a J.D. from U.C. Davis School of Law (King Hall). In his free time, Jay enjoys dancing, playing guitar, and listening to jazz music.
Peter Clarke earned his bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in philosophy at Western Washington University. He went on to complete his juris doctor at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.
In 2013, Peter Clarke joined LegalMatch as content manager at the South San Francisco office. In this position, he manages a team of legal writers, curates the LegalMatch Law Library and the LegalMatch Law Blog, and oversees social media activities. Before joining LegalMatch, he gained experience in professional writing, editing, and SEO while working for several startup companies in the San Francisco Bay Area. He also recently handled manuscript acquisitions at a literary agency.
In his personal life, he enjoys playing the guitar, biking, and traveling. As a fiction writer, he's had over 40 short stories published in literary journals. He volunteers as an assistant editor for Fifth Wednesday Journal, a literary journal based in Chicago. Native to Port Angeles, Washington, he currently lives in San Francisco.
LegalMatch SEO Director Chas Blackford and Content Manager Peter Clarke attended Share14, the premier content marketing conference. Held at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, the conference featured speakers from Google, Facebook, Twitter, Adobe, and other major brands. The keynote was delivered by Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner.
