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Best Bets: E-Discovery

Jul. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown



Best Bets: Subprime Litigation

Jul. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown




Scheme Liability Lives!

Jul. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

Plaintiffs attorneys adjust their briefs after the Supreme Court's Stoneridge decision on scheme liability. ...



Big Tech for Small Firms

Jul. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

Tips for small firms on how to make the most of technology. ...




Participants

Jul. 1, 2008
By Alexandra Brownn



Pampering is Perennial

Jun. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

The economy stalls, but the pampering of attorneys persists. ...




No Apologies

Jun. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown



The Nine Steps of E-Discovery

Jun. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown




Battling the LSC

Jun. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown



Justice at the Margins

Jun. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

California's latest wave of farmworkers are migrants from the indigenous communities of southern Mexico. Increasingly, their c...




Representing Reality

Jun. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

After producing three failed television shows, I dived into a midlife crisis and resolved to do what I never did during my ten...



Tips for Managing E-Discovery

Jun. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

Tips on how to handle the huge challenge of managing e-discovery. ...




Sunny Forecast for Solar Lawyers

Jun. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

The future looks bright for solar lawyers. ...



Traditional Customs as a Criminal Defense

Jun. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

An individual's native culture can be considered a mitigating circumstance in criminal-defense trials. ...




The Smartest Secretary in the Room

Jun. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

At its best, practice management software can get everyone in a firm on the same page. But there can be pitfalls. And some att...



Handling Claims under the CLRA

Jun. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

How to avoid fatal defects when filing or defending cases under the Consumers Legal Remedies Act. ...




No Jerks Need Apply

Jun. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

Law firms try a number of strategies to remain jerk-free. ...



Dangerous Liasons

Jun. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

Litigation seeking removal of lead paint from local buildings is still making news, but not as an environmental story. Lead pa...




Facing the FACS

Jun. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

Some California lawyers use a system that catalogs facial movements to help detect deception in the courtroom. ...



The E-Minefield

Jun. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

With California's electronic-discovery rules still in flux, e-discovery can be a minefield of dos and don'ts for both law firm...




The Fall of Bill Lerach

Jun. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

After an eight-year investigation, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles finally got their man. But Bill Lerach is mad as hell, t...



Exploring the Mexican American Experience

Jun. 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

An essay on Chicano lawyers who write. ...




From the Editor

Jun. 1, 2008
By Alexandra Brownn



Participants

Jun. 1, 2008
By Alexandra Brownn



Edward Weiss has one of the best seats in Ticketmaster's house. A weekly conversation with influential state general counsel d...



Treading Water

May 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

Last November a federal judge in San Francisco issued a ruling that threatened the existence of Half Moon Bay's city governmen...




7 Tips for Successful Blogging

May 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown



The Meaning of the Nuremberg Trials

May 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

A review of The Nuremberg Legacy: How the Nazi War Crimes Trials Changed the Course of History. ...




Going Public with Schizophrenia

May 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

Elyn Saks discusses law and schizophrenia-from a personal perspective. ...



Thinking Big, Staying Small

May 2, 2008
By Alexandra Brown

In a world of consolidating law firms, it may seem that only personal injury firms and generalists can survive as small practi...