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Japanese Bar honors alternate public defender

Mar. 15, 2013
By John Michael

The Japanese American Bar Association held its 37th Annual Installation and Awards Gala on Feb. 22 at the Omni Hotel in downto...


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Beverly Hills Bar honors litigator, judge

Mar. 15, 2013
By John Michael

The Beverly Hills Bar Association held it's 3rd Annual BHBA Litigation Awards Dinner on Feb 20 at the Montage Beverly Hills. ...


Stacy D. Phillips founder and managing principal of Phillips Lerner ALC (center) with guests Richard Fischoff (left) and Dr. A...


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From left: Los Angeles managing partner Eric E. Sagerman, Associate Justice Chin and David L. Aronoff, head of the firm's liti...


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Daily Journal honors rising attorneys

Mar. 1, 2013
By John Michael

The Daily Journal celebrated 20 years of honoring rising California legal stars with a reception Tuesday night in Santa Monica...


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The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce honored Mayer Brown LLP's Michael "Mickey" Kantor at its 125th Anniversary Inaugural ...


On Feb. 6, the Asian Pacific American legal community honored the appointments of five new Asian Pacific American law professo...


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San Diego County Bar Association members enjoying the new member lounge area at the new headquarters, the Bar Center at 401.


Attorneys Dave Sampson (back, 3rd from left), Gary York (back, 3rd from right), Alan Petlak (back, 2nd from right), Ethan Cher...


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On Feb. 6, Women in Securities (WISe), a new network for women securities defense litigators, held its first event at Bingham ...


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Legal nonprofit honors Assemblymember

Feb. 15, 2013
By John Michael

The Legal Aid Association of California, the statewide membership organization of nonprofit legal services programs, held an a...


On Feb. 7, Hogan Lovells and Fox Entertainment Group partnered with UCLA School of Law's Critical Race Studies Department and ...


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OC trial association celebrates 50 years

Feb. 15, 2013
By John Michael

The Orange County Trial Lawyers Association celebrated its 50th anniversary and installed its officers and board of directors ...


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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks at conference

Feb. 15, 2013
By John Michael

Thomas Jefferson School of Law held its 13th annual Women and the Law Conference on Feb. 8 on its new campus in downtown San D...


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A law firm with heart

Feb. 9, 2013
By Caitlin Johnson

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth PC took the "Lawyers Have Heart" prize, with the largest team among law firms at the Orang...


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Bet Tzedek holds annual gala in Beverly Hills

Feb. 9, 2013
By Caitlin Johnson

Approximately 1,200 people were in attendance at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 31 to help celebrate Bet Tzedek's 39th annua...


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The Los Angeles County Bar Association's litigation section held its 2013 Bench Meets the Bar Luncheon on Jan. 30, bringing to...


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OC Bar honors local judge

Feb. 9, 2013
By Caitlin Johnson

On Jan. 17, the Orange County Bar Association presented Orange County Superior Court Judge Francisco Firmat with the Franklin ...


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The Alameda County Bar Association held its Board Installation and Distinguished Awards Luncheon on Jan. 25 at the Lake Merrit...


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Nearly 100 attorneys and members of the Los Angeles civil rights community joined together on Jan. 25 for the Anti-Defamation ...


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San Diego Lawyers Club commemorates Roe v. Wade

Feb. 2, 2013
By Caitlin Johnson

Lawyers Club co-sponsored the Coalition for Reproductive Choice's annual Roe v. Wade Anniversary Dinner on Jan. 24. Lawyers Cl...


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On Jan. 11, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. hosted the Central District's first South Asian diversity event in the courtroom o...


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Law students learn from alumni attorneys

Jan. 19, 2013
By Caitlin Johnson

A hundred attorneys joined in the inaugural program, "Orientation II: The Legal Profession and Your Place in It" at Loyola Law...


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Hon. David S. Wesley, presiding judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, delivered the annual “State of the Court” addr...


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Firm helps bring the holidays to Skid Row

Dec. 29, 2012
By Caitlin Johnson

Lawyers and staff in the Los Angeles office of McGuireWoods LLP gathered on Dec. 19 to wrap more than 400 umbrellas, flashligh...


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On Dec. 11, two San Francisco attorneys were honored with the 2012 Barrister of the Year Award during The Bar Association of S...


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Reed Smith LLP wins SF bar fall basketball league

Dec. 29, 2012
By Caitlin Johnson

Reed Smith LLP was crowned champion of The Bar Association of San Francisco's Fall 2012 basketball league after defeating Murp...


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The Lawyers Club of San Diego presented grants totaling $16,000 to three local nonprofit organizations and awarded three law s...


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OC bar hosts holiday open house

Dec. 22, 2012
By Caitlin Johnson

The Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters at 4101 Westerly Place in Newpor...


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On Dec. 19, attorneys and staff in the San Francisco office of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP donated time to the Glide Memori...