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In Pro Per

Dec. 1, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn

If you were a gay ex-Marine, ex-porn star lawyer turned author, would you tell your firm your secrets? By Rich Merritt



Privacy Update

Dec. 1, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn

A roundtable with Blue Shield California, Littler Mendelson, Morrison & Foerster, and Oracle.




Witness to an Execution

Nov. 2, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn

What is it like to watch a man you sent to prison be put to death? Twenty-five years after young prosecutor James Ardaiz secur...



MrSmarty Sez

Nov. 2, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn

A pop-up shade blocks daylight glare from your digital camera's view screen. By Sandra Rosenzweig ...




Land Use Update

Nov. 2, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn

A roundtable with Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis; Nossaman Guthner & Elliot; and Wendel Rosen Black & ...



Ethics and Corporate Conflicts

Nov. 2, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn

Gaps in case law and ethics rules force lawyers to navigate uncharted waters when representing corporate clients with potentia...



A federal case presents competing—and possibly irreconcilable—arguments under the First Amendment. By Bill Blum ...



Milestones: Ten Years After Prop. 209

Nov. 2, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn

The ten-year anniversary of the proposition to ban race- and gender-based preferences in public contracting, employment, and e...




Hire at Your Own Risk

Nov. 2, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn

Illegal immigration may be one of the hottest issues around. But what happens when a lawyer starts going after the companies t...



Compromised Immunity

Nov. 2, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn

The doctrine of sovereign immunity isn't what it used to be for Indian tribes. By Peter Byrne ...




The Internet: When the Accused Go Virtual

Nov. 2, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn

Defense attorneys discover the Internet. By Ben Topkins ...



Small Is Beautiful

Nov. 2, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn

What makes small firms successful? Attorneys throughout the state discuss their practices and the challenges faced by firms wi...




Books

Nov. 2, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn

Reviews of George W. Bush versus The U.S. Constitution and Anonymous Lawyer. By Stephen F. Rohde and Nina Schuy...



Letters to the Editor

Nov. 1, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn




Tips & Tricks

Nov. 1, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn

How to find a disappeared Outlook attachment. By Sandra Rosenzweig



Expert Advice

Nov. 1, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn

An invention of necessity, the use of contract appearances has grown and flourished of late. Here are tips for hiring attorney...




From the Editor

Nov. 1, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn

By Peter Allen



In Pro Per

Nov. 1, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn

Plucked from (relative) obscurity to be a legal pundit on TV: Wake me when it's over. By Dean Johnson




Full Disclosure

Nov. 1, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn

Activist hedge funds—and their lawyers—are giving public companies fits by using shareholder voting power to force changes aim...



Rosie's Ramblings

Nov. 1, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn

From among technological developments for the past year, these are a few of my favorite things. By Sandra Rosenzweig




Discipline Report

Nov. 1, 2006
By Megan Kinneyn



Judicial Resistance

Oct. 2, 2006
By Jeanne Deprincen

A debate over whether to make continuing education mandatory for judges reaches a boiling point. By Susan E. Davis ...




Wither the Yellow Pages?

Oct. 2, 2006
By Jeanne Deprincen

Advertising in the age of the Internet. By Kevin Livingston ...



The Pellicano Effect

Oct. 2, 2006
By Jeanne Deprincen

When the country's most famous private investigator was charged with illegal wiretapping in February, it gave the Hollywood el...




How to Survive Business Travel

Oct. 2, 2006
By Jeanne Deprincen

Ever wonder how to survive the terrible flights, lumpy beds, and exhaustion that seem to accompany business travel? Some of Ca...



The Long Commute

Oct. 2, 2006
By Jeanne Deprincen

Commuting between Sausalito and Kathmandu. By Laura McClure ...




Focusing on Price-Fixing

Oct. 2, 2006
By Jeanne Deprincen

The documentary that was born of a legal settlement. By Chuleenan Svetvilas ...



Specializing for Speed

Oct. 2, 2006
By Jeanne Deprincen

A growing number of IP firms are turning to the International Trade Commission to stop patent-infringing imports. By Steve Sei...




To Defend and Protect

Oct. 2, 2006
By Jeanne Deprincen

California's newest federal public defenders. By Malaika Costello-Dougherty ...



Discipline Report

Oct. 1, 2006
By Jeanne Deprincen