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Lawyers step up to combat hunger

Jul. 20, 2013
By Ben Adlin

Dozens of members of the Bay Area legal community gathered at One Market restaurant in San Francisco Tuesday for the annual...


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Labor & Employment

Jul. 19, 2013
By Ben Adlin

The Daily Journal honored California's leading labor and employment lawyers with a July 16 reception on the rooftop lounge of ...


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LA legal community rallies for food drive

Jul. 13, 2013
By Ben Adlin

For the fifth consecutive year, the Los Angeles legal community came together for the Food From The Bar campaign, which collec...


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Niels B. Schaumann was installed as the ninth president and dean of California Western School of Law on June 28. He assumed hi...


The Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center honored Jose Padilla, executive director of California Rural Legal Assistance, at ...


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More than 50 people from 16 teams participated in a bike-a-thon at Crissy Field on June 15 to support The Justice & Divers...


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Fifty-four students have begun hands-on summer internships throughout 44 Orange County law firms, where they will participate ...


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On his last business day in office, outgoing Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villairaigosa married Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo, pl...


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Former Middle East special ambassador Dennis Ross captivated a small room of attorneys and mediators as he discussed his role ...


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Some of the chapters of the state's fourth Chief Justice David S. Terry's life — which included the shooting of a sitting U.S....


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The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence held its 20th anniversary dinner Friday, June 28. The center was founded in reaction to...


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LA bar installs new president, trustees

Jul. 6, 2013
By Ben Adlin

The Los Angeles County Bar Association installed its 2013 president, Bonne, Bridges, Muelle, O'Keefe & Nichols lawyer Patr...


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The Inner City Law Center, the sole provider of legal services in downtown Los Angeles' Skid Row, awarded its Humanitarian Awa...


Hundreds of bench officers and attorneys came together June 25 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles to rec...


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LA prosecutors convene at Gibson Dunn

Jun. 29, 2013
By Ben Adlin

Three of Los Angeles' top public attorneys representing federal, county and city governments convened June 13 at the Los Angel...


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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP hosted a campaign celebration and awards reception marking the completion of a month...


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Equal rights group features fair pay icon

Jun. 22, 2013
By Ben Adlin

Attorneys showed up in force to see equal pay advocate Lilly Ledbetter and several honorees speak at Equal Rights Advocates' 3...


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Lawyers rock out for charity

Jun. 22, 2013
By Ben Adlin

DLA Piper's rock band Def Piper took home first place for charity fundraising at the 1st Annual Law Rocks event last week at S...


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Promising the film industry's help on consumer and progressive issues, movie producer Chris Moore accepted a new award from th...


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Group recognizes 'women who inspire us'

Jun. 22, 2013
By Ben Adlin

The Southern California chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel hosted its 10th annual "ACColades: A salute to women w...


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The Black Prosecutors Association of Los Angeles held its Alfred Jenkins Scholarship Awards Dinner, titled "Champions of Justi...


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Delivering the keynote address at the Public Law Center's annual Volunteers for Justice Dinner on Monday, Attorney General Kam...


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IN-HOUSE COUNSEL Silicon Valley

Jun. 22, 2013
By Ben Adlin

The Daily Journal honored California's leading in-house lawyers with receptions in Menlo Park on June 5 and in Beverly Hills o...


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The Association of Business Trial Lawyers hosted a dinner Tuesday, June 18, featuring a panel that delved into recent developm...


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Rutan & Tucker LLP hosted an event marking the firm's first decade in Silicon Valley. One of Orange County's largest law f...


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Hannah L. Blumenstiel, the newest member of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of California, was sworn in Jun...


The state's top campaign finance enforcer and a leader in the California business community sat down Tuesday to talk about imp...


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On June 4, the Beverly Hills Bar Association held its annual Supreme Court Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The justices o...


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Bingham & McCutchen LLP last month announced the establishment of a two-year public interest law fellowship with the Legal...


The Mexican American Bar Foundation held its annual Scholarship and Awards Gala on June 8 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in ...