Prosecutor Is Put on Unpaid Leave
By Robert Selna
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco prosecutor accused of defrauding and embezzling funds from an NBA player while serving as his...
Sexual Priors Instruction OK'd
By Peter Blumberg
SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that a jury instruction commonly given in sexual assault cases is n...
Environmental Practice Grows at Farella
By Erik Cummins
The addition of three more environmental lawyers at San Francisco's Farella Braun + Martel is welcome growth for a practice gr...
Senior Attorney Crosses From Drummy King to Albert Weiland
By Staff Writer
Costa Mesa's Albert, Weiland & Golden has added John D. Ott as a senior attorney. Ott, who focuses on commercial litigati...
Document Triage Service Redefines Translation Firm
By Stefanie Knapp
When Jamie MacMillan was asked by a client to retool his services, he didn't expect that it would result in his own company. ...
Exit Strategy Gets Right Back to Basics
By Toni Vranjes
Bankruptcy attorneys are busy practicing their ABCs. An out-of-court process known as assignment for the benefit of creditors,...
Sales Tax Poaching Dispute Near Resolution
By Julie Nakashima
BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer Although the dispute now may be resolved, the city of Yorba Linda sued the city of Chino ...
Commercial Real Estate Designations
By Christine Malamanig
If you're swapping business cards with people in the commercial real estate industry, chances are you will see your fair share...
Courting Trouble
By Joan Osterwalder
Criminal defense attorney Matthew Fletcher admits his aggressive behavior might rub some judges the wrong way. But some of Fle...
Kulik Gottesman Attracts Litigator
By Liz Valsamis
If David S. Olson is superstitious, he'll have to hope that 13 is lucky for him. Olson is joining Sherman Oak's Kulik, Gottesm...
San Diego Litigator Wins Award for Establishing Scholarship Fund
By Stefanie Knapp
Consumer Attorneys of San Diego presented a President's Star Award to Thomas Penfield, partner at San Diego's Casey, Gerry, R...
A Mammoth Job in the High Sierras
By Andrea Rosas
BY ANDREA ROSAS CREJ Staff Writer When Dave McCoy built his first chairlift at Mammoth Mountain in 1955, he knew the location ...
Tenants Win $8 Million Settlement
By Leslie Simmons
BY LESLIE SIMMONS Special to CREJ LOS ANGELES - A Glendale couple reportedly has agreed to pay $8 million to 27 tenants who s...
Judge Tosses Woman's Defamation Suit
By Eron Yehuda
Successful movie producers are outspoken, passionate and aggressive. But a student at The Peter Stark Producing Program at the...
Stroock & Stroock Bankruptcy Pro Becomes Special Counsel
By Staff Writer
Karyn B. Zeldman, who joined Stroock & Stroock & Lavan from Dewey Ballantine in July, has been elevated to special co...
Fish & Richardson Gains Litigator Group
By Liz Valsamis
Boston intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson has acquired a group of intellectual property litigators from Phoenix'...
Troubled Insurer Pays for Bolstering the Bottom Line
By Joan Osterwalder
San Francisco attorney Arnold Levinson scored the largest-ever verdict in Marin County Superior Court last month. Levinson of ...
Trial Lawyers Group Honors Two Bay Area Superior Court Judges
By Stefanie Knapp
Alameda County Superior Court Judge David Hunter and Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Walter Rogers were named outsta...
Recording Academy Selects Litigator for New Legal Post
By Liz Valsamis
The organization behind the Grammy's, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Inc., has chosen Charles Ortner to s...
When Engaging in Discovery, Don't Forget to Meet, Confer
By Columnist
By Cassandra C. Shivers After a complaint is filed and an answer is served, the parties to any lawsuit get down to the real w...
Paul Hastings Names Two to Major Administrative Positions
By Staff Writer
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker has filled two key administrative positions, the firm announced Jan. 21. Attorney Peter...
Patient's Advocate Settles Hospital Suit
By John Ryan
The three-year legal battle between Jennifer Merin and Los Angeles' Barlow Respiratory Hospital has been settled, attorneys fo...
Former SEC Official Becomes Partner at Latham & Watkins
By Staff Writer
Latham & Watkins has scored a big hire in its Washington, D.C., office with the addition of partner William R. Baker III....
Leveraging Your Real Estate Career
By Columnist
BY TODD DUNCAN In the real estate business, sharing your goals and dreams with the right people can be the difference between...
Redevelopment Agencies Fight Plans to Siphon Millions From Their Projects
By Wire
BY JIM WASSERMAN Associated Press Writer SACRAMENTO - A powerful segment of the state's growth machine, which specializes in f...
Easy Transition
By Columnist
Corporation Column - By Debra C. Scheufler - California's SB399, which went into effect Jan. 1, allows one business entity to...
Two Litigators Join the Ranks At Townsend and Townsend
By Staff Writer
Intellectual property boutique Townsend and Townsend and Crew has picked up two new attorneys, the firm announced Jan. 27. Ma...
Crash Victim Settles Suit With Caltrans for $1 Million
By Joan Osterwalder
Returning from their fifth anniversary wedding celebration in Laughlin, Nev., three years ago, Rosemary and David Waite were r...
New Hand at Wendel Rosen Helm Sets a Steady Course
By Erik Cummins
When Howard Lind joined Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean in 1978, the Oakland firm had just 17 lawyers. Twenty-five years later...
On the Record
By Contributing Writer
By John J. Buchanan "Ms. Holloway, I have a reporter from USA Today who'd like to speak to you about your client. Can I put h...