NAR Predicts Modest Rebound for U.S. Commercial Real Estate
By Wire
CREJ WIRE REPORT Leasing activity is gaining momentum, setting the pace for what is likely to be a modest rebound in commerci...
Jurist Retires After 16 Years to Pursue Career in Private Judging
By Karen Coleman
After a 16-year judicial career, Superior Court Judge Thomas Ashworth III stepped down from the bench Dec. 30. He plans to pur...
Movie Buff's Suit Says Promised DVD Widescreen Is Optical Illusion
By Eron Yehuda
Los Angeles resident Warren Eallonardo is a film buff with a library of 150 digital videodiscs at his home. "I've loved movies...
Pioneering MoFo Marketer Moves On
By Erik Cummins
In an industry more accustomed to burnout and high turnover than longevity, Carl Whitaker was a true survivor. For 10 years, h...
What's In Store For Investment
By Columnist
BY SCOTT FARB The real estate arena was full of excitement this year. The stock market is down and real estate is in vogue as...
Acting Confident When Bombshells Hit Soothes Jurors
By Contributing Writer
One cornerstone of courtroom success is preparation. Even with zealous preparation, the unexpected mishap is inevitable at tri...
Lawyer Blends Hobby, Career In His Practice of Coin Law
By Liz Valsamis
Robert Levinson loves to talk about coins. He's an avid collector of medieval coins and has turned his passion into a career b...
2003 Office Markets Seen as Rocky in North, Soft in South
By Michael Gottliebn
Forecasting the California real estate scene is a bit like forecasting the weather, according to Stuart Gabriel, director and...
Education Law Miller Brown Opens Outpost in San Diego
By Staff Writer
Miller Brown & Dannis, a law firm that represents public schools and community college districts, has expanded with the o...
Ventura County's High-tech Hangover Lingers
By Contributing Writer
BY JOHN LOESING Special to CREJ Ventura County will maintain its appeal as an attractive alternative in the Southern Californ...
Coporate Partner Switches Firms, Joins Sheppard Mullin
By Staff Writer
Hoping that Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton will be better positioned to serve his startup and middle-market clientel...
Judicate West Looks to Fill Void in San Diego
By Stefanie Knapp
Anticipating the closing of San Diego County's court-ordered mediation program in a year, Judicate West opened a San Diego off...
Overconfidence Slows OC Recovery
By Julie Nakashima
BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer "Free Occupancy. Sign a Lease by January 2003 and start paying rent in 2004!" Is this ad...
Sporting Chance
By Stefanie Knapp
Fourth-grader Heather Kirchhof walked up to the microphone in the front of a hotel banquet room in San Diego. Wearing jeans an...
Jury Finds Against School Superintendent for Retaliation
By Eron Yehuda
"Smoking gun" evidence wasn't necessary for a Sacramento attorney to convince a jury last month to punish the recently termed-...
Cherokee Buys Brand Names at Auction
By Toni Vranjes
Cherokee Inc. recently acquired the trademark rights to several well-known brands in a bankruptcy auction, then turned around ...
Judicial Push
By Tanya Rothman
Question and Answer - Q. Is there still a need for court-ordered mediation or can we simply rely on the marketplace to determi...
Spotlight Widens in Los Angeles
By Michael Gottliebn
BY MICHAEL GOTTLIEB CREJ Assignment Editor Looking ahead into 2003, the story of greater Los Angeles' 183 million-square-foot...
Many Lawyers Believe Civility Has Decline, Survey Shows
By Staff Writer
Menlo Park-based attorney staffing service The Affiliates has an interesting take on lawyer etiquette after a new survey it d...
Perchlorate Contamination Hinders Growth Plans in Calif., Texas, Nev.
By Wire
BY PETER WALDMAN Dow Jones Newswires Several of the nation's fastest-growing areas - including Southern California, Las Vegas...
Yahoo! Buys Search-Engine Software Firm
By Toni Vranjes
Web portal Yahoo! Inc. of Sunnyvale has agreed to buy Inktomi Corp., a provider of search-engine software, for $235 million in...
Oppenheimer Goes Small in Palo Alto
By Joel Rosenblatt
To Chris Graham, the new managing partner of Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly's Palo Alto office, the future is about helping ...
Mitchell Silberberg Expands, Adding Two New Of-Counsels
By Staff Writer
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp has added two of-counsels to its attorney ranks. Ronald H. Malin joined the firm's corporate ...
Softness Looms in San Diego
By Julie Nakashima
BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer If any downtown office market in Southern California seems poised for new high-rise cons...
The Next Frontier
By Contributing Writer
BY JIM EMERSON Special to the CREJ For centuries, humankind has been moved to ask itself important, world-changing questions ...
Cal Western Law School, UCSD Expand Joint-Degree Programs
By Staff Writer
California Western School of Law and the University of California, San Diego, will expand their unique graduate study and res...
Flight to Quality
By Michael Gottliebn
The consensus among real estate experts is tenants will continue their flight to quality and value in 2003. But those are con...
No Relief in Sight Silicon Valley
By Contributing Writer
BY BRAD BERTON Special to the CREJ Of all the commercial real estate markets across the country, perhaps none saw as dramatic...
Attorney General Asks State Bar to Probe Two Lawyers' Practices
By Staff Writer
State Attorney General Bill Lockyer has asked the State Bar of California to investigate the practices of two lawyers, Damian...
Presiding Judge Picks Assignments For Bench in Contra Costa County
By Staff Writer
Judge Laurel Brady is Contra Costa County's new presiding judge for 2003, replacing Judge Garrett Grant, who will oversee his ...