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Appearances count—just take a look at those dull, gray, monolithic documents you present to the judge. By Howard Posner
Fashion design is one of the last holes in the fabric of IP law. But cheap apparel knockoffs—produced in just days from copied...
Recent changes to the California Rules of Court may hold the possibility of surprises for practitioners during jury trials. By...
A leadership program just for women partners. By Laura McClure
A retired judge offers uncommon advice to litigants: Do all you can to stay out of court. By Roderic Duncan
In 2004 the voters of San Diego, fed up with a dysfunctional, nearly bankrupt city goverment, elected a city attorney who prom...
A drunk but persistent client triggers in his lawyer painful memories of lessons learned from his own childhood in the San Joa...
A new graduate program for prosecutors. By Eamon Kircher-Allen ...
It's become more difficult to get class actions certified, thanks to a variety of court rulings as well as recently passed law...
Cold-case units have solved some very highly publicized crimes in recent years. Less publicized, though, are the problems thes...
As part of an image makeover, one law firm is giving women a higher profile. By Malaika Costello-Dougherty ...
Reviews of The Little Book of Plagiarism; The Wicked Son: Anti-Semitism, Self-Hatred, and the Jews; and The Curmudge...
What do electronic filing and explanatory graphics have in common? Besides this column, nothing. By Sandra Rosenzweig
A solution to one of Acrobat 8's many mysteries.
As far back as I can remember, I knew that I wanted to become a trial lawyer and that I wanted to study poetry. By Forrest A. ...
With the growing potential for angry or irrational clients to attack, it behooves lawyers to consider beefing up security. By ...
As union reprsentation falls to a record low, some organizers are finding success outside the constraints of the National Labo...
Though you might hope that gender bias would be less apt to develop in the legal world, it flourishes. Here's a look behind th...
iPAQ Travel Companion: A dumb terminal speaks up for GPS.
We honor 43 attorneys for their extraordinary achievements in 2006. By the editors of California Lawyer ...
For lawyers, business travel is often a part of life. Some of us like it and some don't. But no matter what you think of your ...
In defense of the aging. By Bill Blum ...
With the federal government unable to pass a comprehensive immigration-reform package, local governments are making their own ...
Finding the right lawyer to represent the state's doctors. By Traci Hukill ...
Concerns about cost and the desire for increased flexibility prompt both law firms and in-house counsel to hire a lot more on-...