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Titles for Change

May 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

The rise of the diversity manager By Chuleenan Svetvilas ...



Going Hollywood

May 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

Responding to Gingrich-era cutbacks in public funding, legal-services providers in Los Angeles decided to throw a party to rai...



Left in Limbo

May 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

How bureaucratic delay is making life more difficult for immigrant victims of domestic violence. By Itir Yakar ...



The Big Squeeze

May 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

Can Governor Schwarzenegger solve a severe prison overcrowding problem now that a judge has ruled he can't transfer inmates ou...



Gambling Man

May 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

Can law school make you a better gambler? By Leslie A. Gordon ...



Marquee Lawyers

May 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

It stands to reason that high-profile cases attract high-profile attorneys—including some who relish the technicalities that m...



Not the End of the Road

May 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

Judges' reluctance to alter arbitration awards hasn't stopped some aggrieved parties from asking them for review. Now, three c...



Rosie's Ramblings

May 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

Why we should pay attention to software as a service, and application service providers. By Sandra Rosenzweig



From the Editor

May 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn



Letters to the Editor

May 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn



Tips & Tricks

May 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

Jitters in your optic nerves? Maybe it's really your browser window.



MCLE Self Study

May 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

As the size of the commercial world shrinks, so do the options for a plaintiff to select, or a defendant to challenge, the for...



Rosie's Reviews

May 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

Hot products solve problems you never knew existed, leaving problems you thought you had out in the cold.



Legal Ease

May 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

Appearances count—just take a look at those dull, gray, monolithic documents you present to the judge. By Howard Posner



Full Disclosure

May 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

Fashion design is one of the last holes in the fabric of IP law. But cheap apparel knockoffs—produced in just days from copied...



Expert Advice

May 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

Recent changes to the California Rules of Court may hold the possibility of surprises for practitioners during jury trials. By...



Taking the Lead

May 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

A leadership program just for women partners. By Laura McClure



In Pro Per

May 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

A retired judge offers uncommon advice to litigants: Do all you can to stay out of court. By Roderic Duncan



Discipline Report

May 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn



The Wrath of Aguirre

Apr. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

In 2004 the voters of San Diego, fed up with a dysfunctional, nearly bankrupt city goverment, elected a city attorney who prom...



El Borrachito

Apr. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

A drunk but persistent client triggers in his lawyer painful memories of lessons learned from his own childhood in the San Joa...



Graduate School for Prosecutors

Apr. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

A new graduate program for prosecutors. By Eamon Kircher-Allen ...



Another Route to Court

Apr. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

It's become more difficult to get class actions certified, thanks to a variety of court rulings as well as recently passed law...



Buried in DNA

Apr. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

Cold-case units have solved some very highly publicized crimes in recent years. Less publicized, though, are the problems thes...



For Women Only

Apr. 2, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

As part of an image makeover, one law firm is giving women a higher profile. By Malaika Costello-Dougherty ...



Letters to the Editor

Apr. 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn



Books

Apr. 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

Reviews of The Little Book of Plagiarism; The Wicked Son: Anti-Semitism, Self-Hatred, and the Jews; and The Curmudge...



Rosie's Ramblings

Apr. 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

What do electronic filing and explanatory graphics have in common? Besides this column, nothing. By Sandra Rosenzweig



Tips & Tricks

Apr. 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

A solution to one of Acrobat 8's many mysteries.



In Pro Per

Apr. 1, 2007
By Megan Kinneyn

As far back as I can remember, I knew that I wanted to become a trial lawyer and that I wanted to study poetry. By Forrest A. ...