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Solo and Small Firms


Avoiding small-firm pitfalls

Mar. 10, 2012
By Susan Mcraen

When Andrew Raines launched what is now Raines Feldman LLP, a transactions and litigation boutique, he designated one partner ...


Government


One month after 49 attorneys general announced they'd reached a settlement with the five largest mortgage banks over foreclosu...


Government


Bar groups mobilize to fight court cuts

Mar. 10, 2012
By Saul Sugarman

In the past year, while she watched funding unravel for California's court system, attorney Kelly M. Dermody decided it was t...


Criminal


The state attorney general's office arrested three Sacramento-area lawyers Thursday on charges of collecting illegal up-front...


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court revived a molestation victim's civil suit against a Los Angeles County public school Thursday, giving ...


Litigation


A long running legal battle over dust storms in the Owens Valley is heating up. ...


Community News


Mar. 9, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Robert J. Girard II, partner at Freeman, Freeman & Smiley LLP, arranged for a night out with five partners on March 1. Gir...


Community News


Mar. 9, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowsi

The San Fernando Valley Bar Association hosted its 21st Annual Judges’ Night Gala on Feb. 23 at Warner Center Marriott Hotel i...


Community News


Mar. 9, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

The Association of Southern California Defense Counsel held it 51st Annual Seminar on March 1-2 at the Millennium Biltmore Hot...


Community News


Mar. 9, 2012
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

The National Association of Women Lawyers held its midyear meeting at the Omni Hotel in Los Angeles on Feb. 23. The event brou...


Community News


Mar. 9, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

The Alliance for Children’s Rights, an organization that coordinates legal services, health care and education for impoveris...


Fellow criminal defense lawyers assess the impact recently retired Federal Public Defender Barry Portman had on the local bar ...


Corporate Counsel


Miguel Marquez

Mar. 9, 2012
By Craig Andersonn

Miguel Marquez has applied to the 6th District bench, which has never had a Latino justice.


Letter to the Editor


An LA referee’s parting words

Mar. 9, 2012
By Michael Leen

A reader comments on coverage of the trial court budget crisis. ...


Real Estate/Development


A recent 3rd Circuit decision makes clear that recovery of litigation costs requires an actual trial. By Bradford B. Kuhn and ...


Constitutional Law


Can schools prevent students from wearing accessories bearing edgy Keep a Breast Foundation slogans? By Sloan Simmons and Aime...


Law Practice


A cure for that bad day at work

Mar. 9, 2012
By Michael Leen

Don't underestimate the power of laughter. By Christina Wang of Law Offices of Keefe Roberts and Associates ...


Litigation


Bratz insurer case is warning for companies

Mar. 9, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong

An insurer's settlement with Bratz manfacturer MGA Entertainment Inc. underscores the bitterness of insurance brawls in high-s...


Intellectual Property


Attorneys for Oracle Corp. on Wednesday tried a third time to persuade a federal judge to accept its expert's report on damage...


Securities


A tussle between the association that regulates the securities markets and San Francisco brokerage Charles Schwab & Co. ...


Law Practice


Legal employers are beginning to ramp up their recruiting and hiring efforts with law school students following the recession,...


What used to be an electrifying display of skill has now devolved into a total snooze-fest. By Aaron Bloom of Greenberg Gluske...


Government


City's pension plans rile unions

Mar. 9, 2012
By Ben Adlin

San Jose will move forward with a controversial measure to reform the city's pension structure despite legal threats from labo...


California Supreme Court


A popular corporate tax credit came into the state Supreme Court's crosshairs this week and businesses might not be happy with...


Personal Injury & Torts


Courts have heard Navy-related asbestos tort claims for decades without jurisdiction being questioned. By Michael Gurien of Wa...


Criminal


Economic espionage defendant drops lawyer

Mar. 9, 2012
By Jill Redhage

An Orinda man accused of economic espionage against DuPont is dumping his well known criminal defense lawyer . ...


A memorandum from the state's top elections official has sparked controversy - and now legal action - over the alleged disenfr...


Judges and Judiciary


Central District's vacancy woes increase

Mar. 9, 2012
By Gabe Friedmann

The Central District of California is poised to have more "emergency" judicial vacancies than any other federal court district...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Mar. 8, 2012
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

Jackson DeMarco Tidus Peckenpaugh, JDTP, an Orange County-based firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions, insurance, land...


Government


Since attorney Ann Ravel took over the Fair Political Practices Commission in February 2011, she has embarked on a controversi...