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The women's section of the Contra Costa County Bar Association hosted a data security presentation by Eliza M. Rodrigues, the ...


Government


The Northern District of California announced Thursday all of its employees are essential to the function of the court and wil...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Nanci E. Nishimura, a Burlingame-based partner with Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, discussed with the Daily Journal some ...


Panelists at a State Bar convention in San Jose discussed what happens when judges misbehave and what lawyers can do about it...


California Supreme Court


Sometimes science and the law don't match up, and that was the situation in a case heard by the state Supreme Court Thursday i...


Community News


UC Berkeley School of Law hosted its 2013 Supreme Court of California Conference last Friday. The conference, put on by the la...


State Bar & Bar Associations


VIDEO: Advice for lawyers using social media

Oct. 12, 2013
By Rei Estrada

Deputy District Attorney of San Diego Wendy Patrick offers advice for lawyers using social media. ...


Administrative/Regulatory


AB 370, a law requiring companies tell web surfers how they respond to requests not to track users' online activity, is intend...


Government


Proposition 36 could provide a "significant response" to the state's prison overcrowding crisis, according to an amicus brief ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Pitfalls in social media use

Oct. 12, 2013
By David Ruiz

The social media dilemma has become increasingly complex as globalization puts lawyers at risk of breaches of confidentiality ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


At the State Bar convention in San Jose, the chief counsel and director of the state Commission on Judicial Performance also t...


Community News


The San Bernardino County Bar Association held its annual installation and awards banquet Oct. 3 at the National Orange Show i...


Community News


The California Minority Counsel Program held its 24th annual business conference at the end of September, honoring firms and b...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Avoiding disciplinary actions for misconduct is a simple process when boiled down to a few rules, according to California Stat...


California paralegals have been waiting for a court to make clear when law firms can and cannot bill for their work. A new app...


Litigation


Jury instead found Olga Bello, a 90-year-old woman who ran a stop sign, broadsided the crash victim and set off the string of ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Oct. 11, 2013
By Dominic Fracassan

A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


AB 888 would have expanded the State Bar's authority to regulate those practicing law illegally. ...


Litigation


Google Inc. has thwarted claims in Delaware federal court that it used software to circumvent advertising controls in Apple In...


Law Practice


Venable opens San Francisco office

Oct. 11, 2013
By Joshua Seboldn

The Washington, D.C.-based firm reached deeper into the California market when it opened its second West Coast office in San F...


Corporate


In-house counsel association launches new portal

Oct. 11, 2013
By Caitlin Johnson

The Association of Corporate Counsel unveiled a new online contracts center designed to help members improve contract quality....


U.S. Supreme Court


High court looks to knock out 'severe' split

Oct. 11, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

The U.S. high court is looking to resolve a circuit split on whether laches is available as a defense in copyright cases. By J...


Litigation


Property buyers sell before they buy

Oct. 11, 2013
By Andrew Mc Intyre

So-called double escrow deals arise when buyers accept a higher offer before the original sale closes. ...


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court showed little sympathy Wednesday for the State Bar's position that it does not have to disclose data a...


Law Practice


Outgoing bar president oversaw ambitious year

Oct. 11, 2013
By Don Debenedictisn

When Patrick Kelly gave his first speech as State Bar president, he ticked off a half-dozen issues he wanted to tackle. Now, a...


Corporate Counsel


David Wallace

Oct. 11, 2013
By Alexandra Schwappach

General Counsel for Trigild Inc. San Diego ...


Perspective


It turns out that stars really must align in order for a billed hour to ripen into a collected greenback. By Alex Craigie ...


Perspective


Value(s) of lawyers

Oct. 11, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

It is important not to lose sight of both the value of the legal profession as well as our fundamental values as lawyers and w...


Administrative/Regulatory


California is the first to propose a maximum contaminant level for one naturally occurring metal, but without consulting sound...