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Firm Watch


By Liz Valsamis Greenberg Traurig has lured Paul Glassman from his Century City bankruptcy boutique Peitzman, Glassman, Weg &...


Corporate


Trade Path

Nov. 4, 2003
By Contributing Writer

Column Focus: Corporate Law By Tim C. Bruinsma Europe in many ways truly has coalesced into a "union." Most of the primary co...


Litigation


By Gonzalo Solano Associated Press Writer LAGO AGRIO, Ecuador - A Spanish scientist working with plaintiffs in a lawsuit accu...


Public Interest


By Erik Cummins Maria Blanco, the national senior counsel for the Mexican American Legal and Educational Fund, will replace E...


Litigation


By Stefanie Knapp Thanks to a Los Angeles Superior Court ruling, a Pasadena neighborhood will have to tolerate large utility ...


Litigation


By Stefanie Knapp Arbitrators awarded Children's Hospital of Los Angeles $3.6 million last month in its breach of contract cl...


Law Practice


Power Partiers

Nov. 4, 2003
By Stefanie Knapp

By Stefanie Knapp California's A-list lawyers battled serious Los Angeles traffic to gather in celebration of the Daily Journ...


Large Firms


Market Capitalization

Nov. 4, 2003
By Liz Valsamis

By Liz Valsamis Jerome Coben pulled together the 50 members of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom's corporate department...


Litigation


By Eron Ben-Yehuda Contestants on the television game show "Wheel of Fortune" are expected to express enthusiasm. But watch o...


Litigation


By Eron Ben-Yehuda A nasty divorce battle in family court is turning even more bitter with a subsequent civil action. The dis...


Law Practice


Spin Control

Nov. 4, 2003
By Columnist

Column Media Relations By Richard S. Levick Law firms historically have resisted any proactive relationship with the media. T...


Litigation


Litigation Support Software Helps Lawyers, Jury, Judge

Nov. 4, 2003
By Contributing Writer

Column Technology By John B. Marcin Trial lawyers often juggle dozens of cases simultaneously. Even small litigation firms so...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


By Eron Ben-Yehuda Betty Boop is an enduring animated character with legions of fans. Mark Fleischer, who's grandfather Max F...


Public Interest


By Stefanie Knapp An 88-year-old man who has lived in his apartment for 47 years faced eviction, but on Oct. 14 the Legal Aid...


Government


Fair Game?

Nov. 4, 2003
By Melissa Onstad

Forum Column By John C. Eastman and Timothy Sandefur Since his election three years ago, President George W. Bush has faced s...


Focus Column Litigation By Andrew M. Gilford and Scott J. Leipzig Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 can be an effective too...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Focus Column Alternative Dispute Resolution By Richard E. Best Recent years have seen a strong trend toward private judging a...


Personal Injury & Torts


County Negligent in Foster Child's Injury

Nov. 4, 2003
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - A state appellate court has upheld a $7 million judgment against Merced County's social services agency for n...


Criminal


Client Shoots Attorney at Court

Nov. 4, 2003
By Leslie Simmons

LOS ANGELES - Colleagues of attorney Gerald Curry, who was shot Friday outside the Van Nuys Courthouse by a man who was appar...


Criminal


Did PD's Work Create A Conflict of Interest?

Nov. 4, 2003
By Craiq Anderson

SAN JOSE - A Santa Clara County prosecutor argued that Deputy Public Defender Charlie Gillan created a conflict of interest b...


Litigation


Justices Revive Firing Suit Against Magazine

Nov. 4, 2003
By Lawrence Kootnikoff

LOS ANGELES - An appellate panel has revived a community activist's suit against LA Focus magazine, reversing a grant of summ...


Discipline


SAN FRANCISCO - Dan Addario, San Francisco District Attorney Terence Hallinan's chief investigator, has agreed to resign afte...


Judges and Judiciary


Rising Star Shines in Courtroom

Nov. 4, 2003
By Sarah Garveyn

LOS ANGELES - When Superior Court Commissioner Phyllis A. Shibata was faced with a defendant who could not read or write, she...


Law Practice


Fogel Feldman Name Partner Decides to Leave

Nov. 4, 2003
By Robin Davidson

LOS ANGELES - Renowned litigator Larry Feldman is leaving Santa Monica boutique Fogel, Feldman, Ostrov, Ringler & Klevens...


Education


Gavels, School Bells Compete for Attention

Nov. 4, 2003
By Stefanie Knapp

LOS ANGELES - Presiding Justice Candace D. Cooper had a homecoming Thursday as she returned to her alma mater, Dorsey High Sc...


Judges and Judiciary


Public Disclosure Law Has Big Gap

Nov. 4, 2003
By Peter Blumberg

A decade after a travel junket scandal rocked the California Supreme Court, the public doesn't always know where judges go on...


Government


Teens Tame Fires Within, Without

Nov. 1, 2003
By Susan Mc Rae

LOS ANGELES - Vincent, Eusi and Jose waited with other members of Strike Team 1177 for orders that would take them to the fir...


Focus Column Bankruptcy Law By Bruce Givner On February 4, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Los Angeles law...


Labor/Employment


Plan Carefully to Minimize Lawsuits Over Firings

Nov. 1, 2003
By Sandra Corrales

Employment Column By Barry Kellman Terminating employees is an unpleasant but necessary part of running a successful law firm...


Litigation


Support Group

Nov. 1, 2003
By Columnist

Forum Column By John A. Kronstadt In 1873, Mark Twain observed in a 4th of July speech that "[w]e have a criminal jury system...