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The Supremes

Oct. 1, 2006
By Jeanne Deprincen

All eyes are on the new U.S. Supreme Court justices and on Justice Anthony Kennedy's potential swing vote. By Erwin Chemerinsky



In Pro Per

Oct. 1, 2006
By Jeanne Deprincen

After practicing criminal defense for 30 years as a male, I decided to come out as a transgender woman—a decision that, for me...




Full Disclosure

Oct. 1, 2006
By Jeanne Deprincen

The options scandal may be spreading to the advisors and directors who permitted backdating to happen. By Thomas Brom



Rosie's Ramblings

Oct. 1, 2006
By Jeanne Deprincen

You needn't choke your computer system with a specialized practice-management suite—check out Microsoft Outlook's Journal feat...




MrSmarty Sez

Oct. 1, 2006
By Jeanne Deprincen

Quickly set up a live-video conferencing system. By Sandra Rosenzweig



Expert Advice

Oct. 1, 2006
By Jeanne Deprincen

A surprising California procedure requires that courts must release some defendants who are denied speedy trials—regardless of...




Rosie's Reviews

Oct. 1, 2006
By Jeanne Deprincen

Nail spyware and speedily update programs (including Microsoft's) with a free (for now) application. By Sandra Rosenzweig



MCLE Self Study

Oct. 1, 2006
By Jeanne Deprincen

A refresher on the most important rules of juror selection, with practice tips and insight into what a judge watches for. By A...




From the Editor

Oct. 1, 2006
By Jeanne Deprincen


The recent history of the state Supreme Court presents a play in three acts: the Bird Court pushes the law to the left, the Lu...




The Big Picture: The Good Old Daze

Sep. 2, 2006
By Annie Gausn

A lawyer in a megafirm finds that legal practice in the 21st century isn't as bad as many people think. In fact, it's pretty g...



Mediation’s Confidentiality Controversy

Sep. 2, 2006
By Annie Gausn

California's broad assurances of confidentiality, while heralded as necessary for the integrity of mediation, also have some s...




The Culture: Legal Fictions

Sep. 2, 2006
By Annie Gausn

For the past 25 years Hollywood and the cognoscenti have either glorified or vilified the legal profession. How did lawyers be...



The State Bar: Raising the Bar

Sep. 2, 2006
By Annie Gausn

Twenty-five years ago the State Bar championed judicial independence—and then endured political attacks, a debilitating lawsui...




The Magazine: Coming of Age

Sep. 2, 2006
By Annie Gausn

California Lawyer's lifetime spans a period of enormous change in legal practice and legal publishing. It was controver...



The Technology: From 9 to 5 to 24/7

Sep. 2, 2006
By Annie Gausn

A quarter century ago a lawyer's desk had no computer, no keyboard, and no mouse. Today your virtual office includes a laptop,...




The Practice: A Long, Strange Trip

Sep. 2, 2006
By Annie Gausn

In a familiar career trajectory , a Loyola Law School graduate begins his professional life at a large firm and then finds hap...



Diversity Update

Sep. 1, 2006
By Annie Gausn




Discipline Report

Sep. 1, 2006
By Annie Gausn



Letters

Sep. 1, 2006
By Annie Gausn




From the Editor

Sep. 1, 2006
By Annie Gausn



Ganging Up on Wal-Mart

Aug. 2, 2006
By Annie Gausn

Making Wal-Mart pay punitives. ...




Special Needs, Special Practice

Aug. 2, 2006
By Annie Gausn

Fighting for the rigths of learning-disabled kids. ...



Rankings That Rankle

Aug. 2, 2006
By Annie Gausn

The odd business of ranking law schools. ...




MCLE Self-Study

Aug. 2, 2006
By Annie Gausn

Breaches in data security can be expansive and embarrassing for you and your clients. Here's a look at the emerging laws on th...



Shut Out

Aug. 2, 2006
By Annie Gausn

You hear a lot these days about the erosion of personal privacy. But private investigators sing a different tune. ...




Employment Roundtable

Aug. 2, 2006
By Annie Gausn

A roundtable with Carlton DiSante & Freudenberger; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith; Littl...



The Match Game

Aug. 2, 2006
By Annie Gausn

The dangers of internet dating. ...




Cleaning Up

Aug. 2, 2006
By Annie Gausn

Litigation began in earnest in 1983 over Stringfellow, a Superfund site in Riverside County. The cleanup--and the litigation--...


Six years after hanging chads threw the presidential election to the Supreme Court, voting methods are still generating lawsui...