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Law Office Management

Feb. 2, 2007

In Pro Per

When a Ugandan widow is thrown out of her home by her husband's family, a California lawyer learns that standing by her client is more important than legal credentials. By Allyson A. McKinney

By Allyson A. McKinney
     
      A World Away
      The other day I awoke from the kind of disorienting dream that leaves a cloud of confusion well into mid-morning. I dreamt I was driving through downtown San Francisco with my law firm colleagues, past the symmetrical high-rise buildings that keep that part of the city draped with cold shadows, discussing my role as ...

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