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Rivals

Oct. 1, 2008
By Usman Baporia

Three pairs of adversaries talk about their professional relationship and consider the possibilities of being friendly foes.



A Tough Lawyer in a Mean Town

Oct. 1, 2008
By Usman Baporia

Joseph W. Cotchett reviews In the Ring: The Trials of a Washington Lawyer by Robert S. Bennett.




No Bono

Oct. 1, 2008
By Usman Baporia

Placing pro bono lender-fraud cases is a hard sell at California's largest law firms.



The Many Lives of Jerry Brown

Oct. 1, 2008
By Usman Baporia

He was one of the state's youngest governors ever. Now, as California's oldest first-term AG ever, he's made fighting global w...




The Marrying Kind

Oct. 1, 2008
By Usman Baporia

As a gay attorney, I have felt no discrimination at my law firm, but I may soon face unequal treatment under the law.



In the Lead

Oct. 1, 2008
By Usman Baporia

National M&A activity dipped in the first half of the year, but California law firms head the pack in negotiating the corp...




Editor's Note

Oct. 1, 2008
By Usman Baporia



Manimony

Oct. 1, 2008
By Usman Baporia

In many jurisdictions, alimony awards for ex-husbands are becoming more common.




Auto Loans in Limbo

Sep. 2, 2008
By Usman Bapora



Keeping House

Sep. 2, 2008
By Usman Baporia

State and local governments require owners to keep their real estate from turning into an eyesore. ...




Look Ma, No Hands

Sep. 2, 2008
By Usman Baporia

As of July, Californians can no longer legally drive using a handheld cell phone. So if you still want to drive and chat, you'...



Coalinga State Hospital by the Numbers

Sep. 2, 2008
By Usman Baporia

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Bankruptcy Boom

Sep. 2, 2008
By Usman Baporia

As Californians go broke, work heats up for bankruptcy lawyers. ...



The Rights of Same-Sex Spouses

Sep. 2, 2008
By Usman Baporia

When advising same-sex couples, lawyers will need more than a citation to the landmark Marriage Cases. ...




Trapped in the Treatment Mall

Sep. 2, 2008
By Usman Baporia

For a tiny percentage of sex offenders, confinement does not end with the completion of a prison sentence. Instead, they are s...



The Wedding Planner

Sep. 2, 2008
By Usman Baporia

Chief Justice Ronald M. George writes a groundbreaking opinion on same-sex marriage, as he leads the California Supreme Court ...




Tracking the Associates

Sep. 2, 2008
By Usman Baporia

The number of female associates and associates of color is on the rise at California's largest law firms. ...



Who's Left? Who's Right? Who Knows?

Sep. 2, 2008
By Usman Baporia

The third term for Chief Justice John Roberts involved a host of important decisions, set against the looming specter of a hea...




The Librarian Who Wouldn't Hush

Sep. 2, 2008
By Usman Baporia

After one recipient of a national security letter challenged an FBI request for data, many expect a broader pushback on these ...



From The Editor

Sep. 2, 2008
By Usman Baporia




Greasy Palms

Sep. 2, 2008
By Usman Baporia

When bribery investigations become public, expect follow-on civil suits. ...



A Supreme Experience

Sep. 2, 2008
By Usman Baporia

Gaining admission to the U.S. Supreme Court turned out to be much more than an excuse to get together with old law school frie...




Saving Your Client's License

Sep. 2, 2008
By Usman Baporia

Civil and criminal settlements can have long-lasting effects on a client's occupational license. ...



Playing the Race Card

Sep. 2, 2008
By Usman Baporia

An interview with Stanford law professor Richard Thompson Ford, author of The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Re...




Practicing with The Simpsons

Sep. 2, 2008
By Usman Baporia

Working at a law firm is a lot like living through a Simpsons episode. The trick is to figure out who the characters are. ...



Participants

Sep. 1, 2008
By Usman Baporia




Sep. 1, 2008
By Usman Baporia



Olympic Efforts

Aug. 2, 2008
By Usman Baporia

John Kamm makes olympic efforts for Chinese prisoners. ...




Lawyers, Guns, and Money

Aug. 2, 2008
By Usman Baporia

Last year, as part of a sting operation dubbed "Tarnished Eagle," the feds arrested a retired Army officer and ten Hmong exile...



The 2008 California 50

Aug. 2, 2008
By Riley Guerin