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Law Practice

Sep. 6, 2001

A Niche in the Spotlight

SAN JOSE - James McManis is in his element. Tall, trim and well-tailored in a gray suit with a white collar and matching handkerchief, the attorney is holding court at a press conference to announce that a state appeal court has ruled for his client, former Mayor Al Ruffo, in his legal challenge to the city's plans to construct a new San Jose City Hall using redevelopment money.

By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN JOSE - James McManis is in his element.
        Tall, trim and well-tailored in a gray suit with a white collar and matching handkerchief, the attorney is holding court at a press conference to announce that a state appeal court has ruled for his client...

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