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Legal Ease

Dec. 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

Yes, you can be too detail-oriented. Witness the overparticularization-plagued ghost of Jacob Marley.



Rosie's Ramblings

Dec. 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

The New Year column, in which Rosie puts her reputation on the line again ... all for you. By Sandra Rosenzweig




Discipline Report

Dec. 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn



''Low Bono'' for the Middle Class

Nov. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

A sole practitioner serves up affordable legal advice from a cafe table. By Laura McClure ...




Overrated

Nov. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

The increasingly numerous companies that rank legal services are keeping law firms busy. By Caroline Preston ...



What, Me Retire?

Nov. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

Maybe 65 is the new 55. But not even the craftiest of lawyers will be able to keep this game going forever. Among California's...



Many protective orders are issued routinely in criminal cases—without true cause or jurisdiction. Here's how and when to fight...



Snow in Napa

Nov. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

No one in charge of a big law firm ever had a more spectacular rise—or a more spectacular fall—than Tower Snow. Now, in his fi...




Caught Short of Court Reporters

Nov. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

A shortage of court reporters is forcing judges and attorneys to adjust their court calendars. By Michelle Caldwell ...



Reducing Recidivism

Nov. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

A new inmate-reentry program in San Diego hopes to keep nonviolent ex-felons where they belong—at home. By Jeanne Wright ...




Rethinking Mandatory Retirement

Nov. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

Surveys have found that roughly half of all large law firms have mandatory retirement policies. Now, a consent decree in an ag...



Life After the Law

Nov. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

Four former lawyers use the skills they acquired to build new careers for themselves. ...




Still Just a Lawyer? That's So Boomer

Nov. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

A first-year associate doesn't expect his legal career will look anything like those most boomers have had. ...



After the Boom: A New World Order

Nov. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

As the baby boom generation moves into retirement, law firms will have to change in fundamental ways to remain competitive. Sa...




A Look at Art Experts' Liabilities

Nov. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

Experts who authenticate and appraise artwork may face liability under various theories when their opinions are challenged. By...



From the Editor

Nov. 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn




Rosie's Ramblings

Nov. 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

An incomplete primer on setting up a small law-firm office.



Rosie's Reviews

Nov. 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

A good search engine for large-firm lawyers and sole practitioners.




Land Use

Nov. 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

A roundtable with:Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis Holland & Knight Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps



Tips & Tricks

Nov. 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn




Discipline Report

Nov. 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn



Letters to the Editor

Nov. 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn




Ill-Suited to Retail

Oct. 2, 2007

From the time I was a kid, I spent my spare time working in my family's clothing store. But did I really belong there? ...



An Unholy Dispute

Oct. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

Last February the Catholic Diocese of San Diego filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 just as several clergy–sexual...




Electronic Expertise

Oct. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

An emerging profession of e-discovery specialists is helping tech-intolerant attorneys navigate the new rules for storing and ...



Leonard's Robe

Oct. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

Sometimes it seems I've been compared to Justice Leonard Friedman—or been comparing myself to him—for most of my life. ...




Lawyered Up

Oct. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

No one does political fund-raising better than lawyers. Here are 18 California attorneys currently advising and raising funds ...



Letters to the Editor

Oct. 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn




Discipline Report

Oct. 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn



Full Disclosure

Oct. 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

In 2005 accounting firm KPMG avoided indictment for its work on questionable tax shelters after withdrawing defense expenses i...