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Entertainment & Sports

Dec. 25, 2009

Presto! Lawyer Works Magic

Attorney Andrew D. Skale is self-taught, amateur magician and member in good standing at the prestigious Magic Castle in Los Angeles. He finds his magic comes in handy as a business tool.

By Pat Broderick

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN DIEGO - Andrew D. Skale, a partner in the San Diego office of Mintz Levin, holds out a deck of cards and his guest plucks one at random, then puts it back.

As he vigorously shuffles, the cards slip out of his hands, cascading across the floor. Skale looks dismayed, as he bends down to pick up the mess. But, lo and behold, what's peaking out from the door frame but the very ca...

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