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Law Firm Apps Get Useful

Jun. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

The first generation of law firm apps was a few megabytes short of tech savvy. ...



The Road to a Settlement

Jun. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

Timeline of The Homeowner Bill of Rights ...



Skirting Morrison

Jun. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal securities laws don’t apply abroad. So plaintiffs lawyers are turning to state court...



HR Checklist for Small Firms

Jun. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

Do your law firm’s employee policies comport with best practices? ...



A FLY Program for Troubled Kids

Jun. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY), an education and mentoring program. ...



The Temple Goes to Court

Jun. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

A lawyer recalls how he got involved in a case that he argued before the California and U.S. Supreme courts. ...



The Fight Over Gang Injunctions

Jun. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

Oakland’s gang injunctions were carefully crafted attempts to avoid lawsuits and accusations of racial profiling. But opponent...



Social Media and Attorney Advertising

Jun. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

Although there are rules governing advertising by attorneys, they don't trump the First Amendment. ...



Navigating China

Jun. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

It takes more than a little luck to find the right lawyer in China. But luck doesn’t hurt. ...



Testing Civil Gideon

Jun. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

San Francisco experiments with the right to counsel in civil trials ...



Kamala Harris Makes Her Move

Jun. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

California’s 32nd attorney general may have annoyed the Obama administration when she walked away from a proposed nationwide s...



Poll: Court Funding

Jun. 2, 2012
By Riley Guerin



Flagrant Conduct

Jun. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos



The Director for Moral Character

Jun. 2, 2012
By Jake Flahertyn

California Bar Applicants Get Screened for Moral Fitness. ...



What's with Cloud Computing?

Jun. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

How small and even solo practices can compete against larger firms by taking advantage of cloud services. ...



Jun. 1, 2012
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

Summaries of disciplinary action taken by the state Supreme Court or the State Bar Court.



Editor's Note

Jun. 1, 2012
By Karisantos



Participants

Jun. 1, 2012
By Karisantos



Reel Law

Jun. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)



Product Liability

Jun. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Archer Norris Bowman and Brooke Duane Morris Haight Brown & Bonesteel



Verbatim

Jun. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Ninth Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt


Judge James Boasberg of the Washington, D.C. federal district rebuked a National Relations Board panel for approving without a...


Instead of getting a public rebuke for officiating over several same-sex weddings, the Rev. Jane Adams Spahr of San Francisco ...


Gov. Brown wants to start building but key senators want to hold more public hearings. ...


Due to budget difficulties, Gov. Jerry Brown wants to save $240 million by delaying new court construction. ...



Antibribery Law Bites Top U.S. Firms

May 18, 2012
By Riley Guerin

The antibribery Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and Wal-Mart. ...



Worry Grows Over Municipal Debts

May 15, 2012
By Rene Cira Cruz

Dissolution of redevelopment agencies could force cities and counties to default on bond payments. ...


Power companies are getting so close to the state-mandated goal of purchasing 33 percent of the energy that they distribute fr...


The American Bar Association's Commission on Ethics 20/20 won't recommend policies allowing nonlawyer ownership of law firms. ...