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Litigation

Feb. 16, 2001

Gavel Gaffe

"Want me to show you how it's done?" she teased. My girlfriend, a nonlawyer, enjoys turning the tables on me. She recently defended herself successfully in traffic court. I had made the mistake of telling her about the time I actually lost a traffic case as a prosecutor in Kern County.

        By Paul O'Brien
        
        "Want me to show you how it's done?" she teased.
        My girlfriend, a nonlawyer, enjoys turning the tables on me. She recently defended herself successfully in traffic court. I had made the mistake of telling her about the time I actually lost a tr...

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