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The Bar Association of San Francisco hosted its mock trial competition last week, where six high San Francisco high schools ar...


Community News


USC Law Students Mentor Next Generation

Mar. 5, 2011
By Riley Guerin

Student volunteers from the USC Gould School of Law’s Street Law program hosted 52 students from the James A. Foshay Learning ...


The Aremnian Bar Association honored U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. on Feb. 24 at the Phoenicia restaurant in Glendale. More ...


Community News


Not-So-Trivial Pursuit

Mar. 5, 2011
By Riley Guerin

Former state senators Joe Dunn and Dick Ackerman celebrate a correct answer in a trivia contest fundraiser March 2 for UC Irvi...


Criminal


Upland's Former Mayor Indicted

Mar. 5, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

A federal grand jury indicted the former mayor of Upland and the mayor's appointee to a municipal board on corruption charges ...


Litigation


Target Settles Waste Charges

Mar. 5, 2011
By Pat Broderick

The Target Corp. has been ordered to pay $22.5 million as part of a settlement for improperly handling hazardous wastes and ot...


Intellectual Property


Senate Kills Feinstein Patent Amendment

Mar. 5, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

The U.S. Senate rejected an amendment that would have weakened the proposed patent reform bill by a wide margin Thursday. ...


Civil Rights


Prop. 8 Case Reassigned to Judge Ware

Mar. 5, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

The Proposition 8 case has been reassigned to Northern District Chief Judge James Ware for any further district court proceedi...


Books


Going Against My Own Attorney

Mar. 5, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

A self-help book that aims to protect clients from legal abuse when one's own attorney becomes the enemy. By Rose Colombo. ...


Entertainment & Sports


Video Game Dispute Settles

Mar. 5, 2011
By Jean Luc Renault

A looming trial between a video game developer and major game publisher Activision Blizzard involving a dispute over competing...


Law Practice


Howrey’s Palo Alto Partners Scatter

Mar. 5, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

As the uncertainty continues over offers from Winston & Strawn LLP, the attorneys at Howrey LLP's East Palo Alto office ar...


Perspective


The Inevitability of an 'Imperial Presidency’

Mar. 5, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

The separation of powers framework has collapsed in this modern administrative state. By Eric A. Posner of the University of C...


Law Practice


Bullivant Houser Bailey PC has shuttered its Sacramento office, the firm announced Thursday. ...


Law Practice


Reisch & Reicher Is Shutting its Doors

Mar. 5, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

The 16-lawyer firm in Los Angeles known for its compensation and benefits practice announced a plan to dissolve March 15. Most...


Zoning, Planning and Use


Redevelopment Legal Fight Shapes Up

Mar. 5, 2011
By Anna Scott

Opponents of Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to abolish redevelopment agencies laid out their likely legal strategy to fight for survi...


Perspective


Put Up or Shut Up, and Preferably Both

Mar. 5, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Leaving your law firm in search of better prospects can be an expensive proposition. By Edwin B. Reeser. ...


Labor/Employment


California, with its added layers of workplace regulation, is among the nation's worst for job growth, according to a study re...


Law Practice


Lawyer's License Suspended

Mar. 5, 2011
By Laura Ernden

The State Bar recently suspended well-known Los Angeles trial attorney Pierce H. O'Donnell's license for 60 days over his 2006...


State Bar & Bar Associations


New Bar Leadership Changes Proposed

Mar. 5, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

Responding to a proposal by the State Bar's president to have the Supreme Court appoint all lawyer members of the bar board, l...


Solo and Small Firms


Firm Rolled the Dice and Came Up Big

Mar. 5, 2011
By Pat Broderick

The Gomez Law Firm has racked up some $170 million in verdicts and settlements, including $10 million from the Toyota Motor Co...


Litigation


San Francisco Likely Home Base for Hip Suits

Mar. 4, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

San Francisco will most likely be home base for a glut of lawsuits against the makers of a recalled artificial hip. ...


Judges and Judiciary


Bradstreet Sworn In

Mar. 4, 2011
By Liz Enochsn

Angela Bradstreet is sworn in as San Francisco Superior Court judge. ...


Civil Rights


High Court Sticks to Guns on Prop 8

Mar. 4, 2011
By Laura Ernden

The state Supreme Court has refused to speed up its timeline for deciding whether sponsors of Proposition 8, the same-sex marr...


Intellectual Property


Senators Want to Weaken Patent Reform

Mar. 4, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, supported by her California colleague Sen. Barbara Boxer, proposed an amendment Wednesday that would we...


Criminal


Bill Creates E-mail Alerts of Sex Offenders

Mar. 4, 2011
By Pat Broderick

A bill that would, for the first time, allow e-mail alerts to residents about registered sex offenders moving to their neighbo...


Perspective


Will Your Proxy Keep You Warm at Night?

Mar. 4, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

To ensure transparency, proxy statements should provide shareholders with a clear explanation behind each compensation decisio...


Government


Cooley Promotes DA Hopeful Lacey

Mar. 4, 2011
By Brandon Ortiz

LA District Attorney Steve Cooley appointed Jacquelyn Lacey as his new chief deputy, giving her campaign to succeed Cooley a b...


Law Practice


With lateral recruiting on the rise, what does this really mean in the context of partner equity accounts? By Edwin B. Reeser....


Judges and Judiciary


Liu Questioned Again By Senate Committee

Mar. 4, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

UC Berkeley School of Law professor Goodwin Liu on Wednesday faced off against Republican senators who questioned his qualific...


Government


High Court Likely to Shield Ashcroft

Mar. 4, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared inclined Wednesday to insulate former Attorney General John Ashcroft against civil liability f...