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Judicial Profile


Ralph Zarefsky

Mar. 17, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

U.S. Magistrate Judge Ralph Zarefsky uses a blend of cordiality and the keen mind of a well-prepared bench officer to dispense...


Clean Tech


Mitch Zuklie

Mar. 17, 2011
By Emily Green

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Silicon Valley ...


Clean Tech


Craig M. Tighe

Mar. 17, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

DLA Piper LLP Palo Alto ...


Clean Tech


David E. Stoll

Mar. 17, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

Farella Braun & Martel LLP San Francisco ...


Clean Tech


John M. Spilman

Mar. 17, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

Cleantech Law Partners San Francisco ...


Clean Tech


Sean Moran

Mar. 17, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Los Angeles ...


Clean Tech


Dirk Michels

Mar. 17, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

K&L Gates LLP Palo Alto ...


Clean Tech


Joseph M. Karp

Mar. 17, 2011
By Hannah Mitchelln

Winston & Strawn LLP San Francisco ...


Clean Tech


Gordon K. Ho

Mar. 17, 2011
By Jill Redhage

Cooley LLP Palo Alto ...


Clean Tech


Elliot Hinds

Mar. 17, 2011
By Cat Ho

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Los Angeles ...


Government


New Chief Named in U.S. Attorney's Office

Mar. 17, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

Northern District U.S. Attorney Melinda L. Haag has picked a chief for her newly organized special prosecutions and national s...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


Hospice Reimbursement Ruling Upheld

Mar. 17, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

A 9th Circuit panel upheld a ruling striking down a regulation capping hospice reimbursements for Medicare beneficiaries but c...


Clean Tech


Kevin T. Fox

Mar. 17, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Keyes & Fox LLP Oakland ...


Personal Injury & Torts


Judge Dismisses Dole Toxic Tort Case

Mar. 17, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

The final toxic tort lawsuit brought by purported Nicaraguan banana workers against Dole Food Co. has been dismissed. ...


Civil Rights


A Consent Judgment’s Long Reach

Mar. 17, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Leaving unresolved issues in a settlement limits your ability to file an appeal. By James C. Martin and Adam M. Forest of Reed...


Clean Tech


Michael O’Hara Duff

Mar. 17, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Los Angeles ...


Criminal


Man Freed After 20 Years in Prison

Mar. 17, 2011
By Brandon Ortiz

A Los Angeles judge ordered the release Tuesday of a man who has spent the past 20 years in prison for the 1991 drive-by shoot...


Litigation


Homeowners who hire unlicensed contractors risk incurring liability in the event of an accident. By Gary A. Watt of Archer Nor...


Clean Tech


Michael Danaher

Mar. 17, 2011
By Jean Luc Renault

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Palo Alto ...


Civil Rights


Proponents Argue They Can Defend Prop 8

Mar. 17, 2011
By Laura Ernden

California has a long history of allowing official proponents to defend their ballot measures in court, Proposition 8 sponsors...


Clean Tech


James C. Chapman

Mar. 17, 2011
By Pat Broderick

Foley & Lardner LLP Palo Alto ...


Government


Central District Bankruptcies Skyrocket

Mar. 17, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Bankruptcy filings in the Central District of California skyrocketed by 42 percent during fiscal year 2010, the largest rate o...


Clean Tech


Jerry Bloom

Mar. 17, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Winston & Strawn LLP Los Angeles ...


U.S. Supreme Court


Justices Heavy in Oil Stocks

Mar. 17, 2011
By Laura Ernden

Three years after the justices' oil stock holdings derailed an appeal pending at the state Supreme Court, their portfolios rem...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Role of Judiciary in WWII Explored

Mar. 17, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

Everything the Nazis did was legal under the German justice system and German judges went along completely, a panel of experts...


Clean Tech


Ellen L. Bastier

Mar. 17, 2011
By Laura Ernden

Reed Smith LLP San Francisco ...


Clean Tech


Dino Barajas

Mar. 17, 2011
By Anna Scott

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Los Angeles ...


Perspective


The energy renewal industry faces an uncertain future due to competition and a still lagging economy. By Edward W. Zaelke of C...


Education


California Law Schools Retain Prestige

Mar. 17, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

The prestige of California's law schools remained largely intact over the past year in the eyes of U.S. News & World Repor...


Entertainment & Sports


Dali Works Take Center Stage in Lawsuit

Mar. 17, 2011
By Jean Luc Renault

Salvador Dali's set pieces caused controversy during the filming of 1945's "Spellbound," and are causing new controversy in a ...