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Law Practice

Dec. 20, 2007

'Rare Bird' Prepares to Helm S.F. Bar Association'

As the Bar Association of San Francisco's new president, James Donato plans to assemble a squad of lawyers to defend the judicial system in the public and the press whenever judges take heat over controversial rulings.

By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO- If James Donato has his way, San Francisco lawyers will become 9-1-1 for judges under attack.
      As the Bar Association of San Francisco's new president, Donato plans to assemble a squad of lawyers to defend the judicial system in the public and press whenever judges take heat over controversial rulings.
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