Chief Justice Exults as Courts Bill is Signed
By Donna Domino
SAN FRANCISCO - Legislation transferring ownership and management of California's 451 courthouses from the counties to the sta...
State AG Closes Investigation of Rackauckas
By Jenna Bordelon
SANTA ANA - California Attorney General Bill Lockyer has cleared Tony Rackauckas of allegations that he mishandled his duties ...
Judge Erred in Making Two Men Citizens
By Gale Holland
LOS ANGELES - Two Los Angeles men convicted with four others in a 1982 plot to bomb the office of a Turkish diplomat in Philad...
High Court Will Deliberate on Divisive Questions of Rights
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Issues stemming from alleged violations of constitutional rights have deeply divided the Supreme Court justices i...
Courts Can Order Treatment of Mentally Ill
By Jeffrey Anderson
LOS ANGELES - After a prolonged battle in the California Legislature, Gov. Gray Davis has signed Laura's Law, which will allow...
Guardianship Slips
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Ana M. Storey and Jane S. Preece - Where can children be taken away from their parents without a fair hearin...
Trapping the Elusive Singular Verb
By Columnist
Dicta Column - By Devallis Rutledge - The words "none" and "neither" lay traps for the unwary. That's because they typically p...
Trademark, Copyright Suits Pique Companies' Interest
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Of the usually large number of weighty business cases facing the Supreme Court in its 2002-03 term, the two cases...
Deposing Wisely
By Columnist
Dicta Column - By Cassandra C. Shivers - As a litigator, much of your time is spent on the discovery phase of any given case. ...
Trapping the Elusive Singular Verb
By Columnist
Dicta Column - By Devallis Rutledge - The words "none" and "neither" lay traps for the unwary. That's because they typically p...
Guardianship Slips
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Ana M. Storey and Jane S. Preece - Where can children be taken away from their parents without a fair hearin...
Mediators Have an Opportunity To Learn Marketing Strategies
By Staff Writer
If you're looking for a way to get your mediation practice off the ground, check out Strategies Marketing for Mediators, prese...
Terminated Loan Officers Settle With Mortgage Firm
By Joan Osterwalder
Five loan officers from Orange County walked away happier from court than they had from their jobs. The quintet filed a wrongf...
Altheimer & Gray Grabs Trio From Hometown Rival
By Erik Cummins
With three attorneys in its new San Francisco office and nine more expected in the coming weeks, Chicago's Altheimer & Gra...
Venture Law Group Shutters Its San Francisco Outpost
By Staff Writer
Venture Law Group officially pulled up stakes at its 12-attorney San Francisco office. The move, first reported in the Daily J...
Investors Find Real Estate's Transparency Attractive
By Wire
CREJ WIRE REPORT The greatest attribute that real estate possesses today is extremely favorable risk-adjusted returns, accord...
THE TOP 100...
By Katrina Dewey
A few months back, the Johnnie question came up at an Algonquin gathering of high-powered lawyers on Sunset Boulevard. The hea...
Before Orrick, Partner Did Time at Mental Hospital
By Stefanie Knapp
Gary Weiss says he received the perfect training for his position as partner in charge of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's...
Real Estate Litigator Flees Paul Hastings for Pillsbury
By Liz Valsamis
Christine Scheuneman has moved her real estate practice from Los Angeles' Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker to Pillsbury W...
9th Circuit OKs Fresno Truck-Stop Builder's Copyright
By Eron Yehuda
Big-rig haulers cooling their Kenworths at an elaborate truck stop near Fresno probably have no clue that litigation has swirl...
Refinancing Before an Exchange? Proceed With Caution
By Columnist
BY NICOLE M. DE SANTIS With the recent decrease in interest rates, there has been a corresponding increase in refinancings, a...
Veteran Accepts Archer Norris Offer
By Erik Cummins
John Tyndall III has returned from quasiretirement to try First Amendment, toxic tort and attorney malpractice cases with Waln...
Companies Reduce Use of 'Synthetic Lease' Financing
By Toni Vranjes
A real estate financing technique that companies embraced in the boom times of the 1990s is becoming less common, industry exp...
Associate Starting Salaries Stay Static, Survey Shows
By Staff Writer
Entry-level associate salaries saw little change for a second year in a row, according to the associate salary survey conducte...
Real Estate's Legal Exodus
By Julie Nakashima
BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer Barraged by pressure to get their billing rates up, commercial real estate attorneys are ...
Governor Signs Construction Defect Measure
By Contributing Writer
BY LINDA RAPATTONI Special to CREJ A new state law that builders hope will reduce litigation over construction defects still ...
National Reporter System Marks Its 125th Anniversary
By Christina Landers
They make appearances every day on legal television shows and movies, yet unless the viewer is an advocate, their significance...
Airport Sues Following Denial Of Sept. 11 Interruption Claim
By Christina Landers
In the wake of the events of Sept. 11, many businesses were hit hard by financial losses that came from closures, new security...
Howard Rice Brings Aboard Expert in Corporate Finance
By Erik Cummins
With its corporate practice faring better than many of its larger Bay Area competitors, San Francisco's Howard, Rice, Nemerovs...
Equus Acquires Office/R&D and Warehouse Project for $24 Million
By Ron Mc Nees
An affiliate of Equus Realty Advisors acquired a 321,000-square-foot office, research and development and warehouse, property ...