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After months of silence about their intentions, U.S. prosecutors in Santa Ana filed a motion to drop their criminal case again...


Law Practice


On the Move

Jun. 1, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Jun. 1, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...


Judicial Profile


Kirk H. Nakamura

Jun. 1, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

Orange County Superior Court Judge Kirk Nakamura learned to value fairness at an early age from his grandparents' internment d...


Judicial Profile


Katherine Mader

May 31, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

Katherine Mader learned early in her career that to succeed she would have to open doors for herself. This philosophy has all...


Law Practice


Club Gives Referrals To Big-Timers

May 29, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Trial lawyer Donald F. Costello launched the Million Dollar Advocates Forum in 2007 to help successful lawyers tap a trusted n...


Large Firms


Fishers Find Missing Lawyer's Body

May 29, 2010
By Kari Hamanakan

A fishing group in a boat off the coast of Long Beach found the body of missing Irell & Manella partner Thomas Kirschbaum ...


Criminal


OC Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

May 29, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

Orange County lawyer Mel W. Campbell pleaded guilty Thursday to money laundering and helping embezzle $889,000 from Kia Motors...


Energy Law


SunPower Enters Joint Venture

May 29, 2010
By Fiona Smith

San Jose-based solar power company SunPower Corp. announced it would enter into a $1.2 billion joint venture with Taiwan-based...


Banking


Court Dismisses Adelphia Appeal

May 29, 2010
By Kari Hamanakan

Jones Day secured a win for more than 400 lenders in an appeal by Adelphia that was thrown out Wednesday by the Second U.S. Co...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


While it is no secret that attorneys who represent parties prefer a mediator with a legal background, mediation involves much ...


Juvenile


Juvenile Halls Lack Mental Health Services

May 29, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

A new report estimates that as many as seven in 10 children held in California's juvenile halls suffer from mental illnesses, ...


Entertainment & Sports


Non-Compete Challenge in Doubt

May 29, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A sports agent who sued his former agency to void a two-year non-compete clause has been terminated from his new job, calling ...


Perspective


The 9th Circuit has finally ruled on what is needed to file suit for copyright infringement, say Mark Lee and Benjamin Shat of...


Personal Injury & Torts


Fault Lines Form in Toyota Tort

May 29, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

Discovery wars in the unintended acceleration litigation against Toyota Motor Corp. are starting early - and with particular f...


Law Practice


Billable Hour Takes More Hits

May 29, 2010
By Anna Scott

Law firms and corporate legal departments grappling with smaller budgets are continuing to find alternatives to the billable h...


Books


An Evolving Constitution: Pros and Cons

May 29, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

In "The Living Constitution," author David Strauss challenges originalism while arguing that the Constitution can remai...


Perspective


Jamie Newbold of Riverside County Superior Court examines the right to civil appointment of counsel. ...


Criminal


Witness or No, Defendant Faces Trial

May 29, 2010
By Laura Ernden

A Sonoma County defendant can still go to trial even though the only witness who could exonerate him for attempted murder was ...


Perspective


Fighting the Unholy Alliance

May 29, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

With oral arguments completed, the California Supreme Court will consider use of contingency fee agreements between government...


Government


Bankruptcy Bench May Expand

May 29, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation Thursday to add two permanent seats to the bankruptcy bench in the Eastern...


Arbitrator Profile


Loosening The Straight Laces

May 29, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

Even though he spent his last three years on the bench as a full-time settlement judge, Alexander H. Williams III insists he's...


Litigation


Auto Lending is New Backdating Nexus

May 29, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

Rosner, Barry & Babbitt argues that some auto dealerships have been illegally backdating their rewritten sales contracts, ...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


States can deny former prison inmates the right to vote until they pay court-ordered restitution fines, a 9th U.S. Circuit Cou...


Community News


May 28, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

The Association of Legal Administrators’ Los Angeles chapter held its managing partner luncheon on May 25 at the Montage Bever...


Community News


May 28, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

California Supreme Court Associate Justice Ming W. Chin addressed volunteer attorneys at Alameda County Bar Association’s annu...


Community News


May 28, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

More than 450 food and wine enthusiasts enjoyed The Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers’ 22nd annual Vintage Bouquet, a w...


Community News


May 28, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

Inner City Law Center held its annual gala fundraiser Thursday, honoring Antonia Hernandez with its 2010 Humanitarian Award fo...


Community News


May 28, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

Pepperdine University School of Law this week is hosting week a delegation of leading justices from Uganda, who have come to L...


Entertainment & Sports


Fight Over Superman Gets Personal

May 28, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

DC Comics has drawn on four-year-old material that was already raised in court in an effort to undercut a lawyer and clients s...