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Government


Watchdog says judge financial forms must go on Web

May 19, 2012
By Hannah Mitchelln

The Fair Political Practices Commission voted unanimously to redact certain sensitive information that could compromise the sa...


Entertainment & Sports


AEG's recent environmental impact report suggests that the Chargers are out of the picture. By David Cranston of Greenberg Glu...


Government


Energy regulations add up for developers

May 19, 2012
By Hannah Mitchelln

The California Energy Commission is weighing controversial regulations that would require commercial real estate owners to dis...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Shirish Gupta

May 19, 2012
By Saul Sugarman

Shirish Gupta knows a stereotypical mediator might possess the following attributes: Caucasian, male, older than 55, and a ret...


Energy Law


A preliminary decision to impose hefty tariffs on imported Chinese solar products was announced Thursday by the Department of...


When the state Supreme Court asked for briefing on whether an undocumented immigrant can be admitted as a lawyer in California...


Law Practice


Newport Beach lawyer faces disbarment

May 19, 2012
By Ben Adlin

A Newport Beach attorney faces disbarment after accepting thousands of dollars from a client who thought the money was going t...


Law Practice


The proposed rule would require financial institutions to collect and report information on account holders and beneficial own...


Discipline


A Santa Clara County prosecutor's misconduct in a child molestation trial has drawn disciplinary charges from the State Bar an...


Community News


May 18, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

On May 10, the Southern California chapter of the Legal Marketing Association hosted its in-house panel presentation, “New Tec...


The New Lawyer Q&A


Performance Test A

May 18, 2012
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


Sample Question 6

May 18, 2012
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


Sample Question 5

May 18, 2012
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


Sample Question 4

May 18, 2012
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


Sample Question 3

May 18, 2012
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


Sample Question 2

May 18, 2012
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


Sample Question 1

May 18, 2012
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Supplement


The New Lawyer

May 18, 2012
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP


The New Lawyer Q&A


Performance Test B

May 18, 2012
By Don Debenedictisn


Community News


May 18, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

The Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles hosted an event on May 10, “Law and Re...


Community News


May 18, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

On May 5, 25 attorneys and their families participated in The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Food from the Bar (FFTB) Serv...


Community News


May 18, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

The California Employment Lawyers Association’s Diversity Committee held its first Diversity Leadership Summit on May 12 at Lo...


Community News


May 18, 2012
By STEPHEN LARSON

The Daily Journal held its annual reception for Top Women Lawyers in California on May 9 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly ...


Entertainment & Sports


Entertainment law and immigration converge during award season. ...


Corporate Counsel


James Rafferty

May 18, 2012
By Paul Jones

Vice President-Legal and Principal Counsel for AREVA Solar Mountain View ...


Law Practice


I was shocked to observe that most jurors flat out failed to even read the jury instructions. By Jeff Hsu of Murphy Pearson Br...


Intellectual Property


Oracle Corp. made it all but official Wednesday that it is betting on a retrial to win its huge copyright infringement lawsu...


Discipline


State Bar files complaint against Del Norte DA

May 18, 2012
By Don Debenedictisn

Even before the State Bar filed disciplinary charges that could get Del Norte District Attorney Jon M. Alexander disbarred, Al...


The state Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned why the State Bar thinks an undocumented immigrant should be admitted to pract...


Judges and Judiciary


Merced judge admonished for case delays

May 18, 2012
By Saul Sugarman

A Merced County Superior Court judge was admonished by the state on Wednesday for dragging his feet on several cases that wer...