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Immigration


Immigration Lawyer Faces Sentence

Aug. 10, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California is seeking a 30-year sentence for a former U.S. Immigration ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


ABA Honors Santa Monica DA's Office

Aug. 10, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

The American Bar Association is honoring the Santa Monica City Attorney's office for its work for focusing state and national ...


Corporate


HP CEO Resigns

Aug. 10, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive officer and president Mark Hurd resigned Friday for violating the company's terms of busin...


Family


Governor Urges No Stay on Prop 8

Aug. 10, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Attorney General Jerry Brown and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told Northern District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker Friday that he...


Large Firms


Covington Grows In Silicon Valley

Aug. 10, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Washington, D.C.-based Covington & Burling beefed up its presence in Silicon Valley by transferring three partners from it...


California Courts of Appeal


Judge Confirmed to 5th District Court

Aug. 10, 2010
By Laura Ernden

Jennifer R.S. Detjen was confirmed Friday as an associate justice of the Fresno-based 5th District Court of Appeal. ...


Law Practice


L.A. Bar President to Boost Visibility

Aug. 10, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

As the economic fallout in the legal industry brings attention to the emergence of small firm practices, it seems fitting that...


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


Republicans Hold Over Appointments

Aug. 10, 2010
By Alexia Garamfalvin

With the U.S. Senate now in its summer recess, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Goodwin Liu and Northern District of ...


Law Practice


Hanson Picks Up 11 Lawyers

Aug. 10, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Hanson Bridgett is picking up 11 attorneys from Sacramento's McDonough Holland & Allen, which is currently in the process ...


Law Practice


Legal Job Losses May Be Near Bottom

Aug. 10, 2010
By Anna Scott

The legal services industry lost 800 jobs nationwide in July, reflecting a slowdown in job losses. ...


Criminal


Report Cites Local Sheriffs' Bias

Aug. 10, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

Los Angeles County Sheriffs Deputies in Lancaster and Palmdale are disproportionately arresting African Americans and accusing...


Administrative/Regulatory


Marin Family Court Investigated

Aug. 10, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

State court administrators are investigating allegations that Marin County's family court employees improperly destroyed media...


Immigration


Why in the world would the immigration bar oppose the call for repeal of the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship, a propos...


International


Is China taking the lead in upholding consumer rights with its Anti-Monopoly Law, or will the law's complexity stall progress?...


Perspective


If you're going to take away a fundamental right from a certain group of citizens, you'd better have a darn good basis for doi...


Constitutional Law


While the fate of Proposition 8 is uncertain, the battle on appeal may be half won with Judge Vaughn Walker's evidentiary reco...


Constitutional Law


Pushing for increased transparency and accountability, the new financial reform bill instead shields the SEC from having to di...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Administration May Defend Prop. 8

Aug. 10, 2010
By Alexia Garamfalvin

The Obama administration might have to support Proposition 8 before the U.S. Supreme Court because of the executive branch's d...


While news of Melinda L. Haag's confirmation as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District spread last week, attention in the leg...


Judicial Profile


Terrie E. Roberts

Aug. 10, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Terrie E. Roberts overcame a dread of trying cases by joining the public defender's office. That experience, coupled with seve...


Community News


Aug. 9, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

The American Bar Association is holding its 2010 annual meeting in San Francisco. The conference, which kicked off Thursday an...


Law Practice


On the Move

Aug. 9, 2010
By Aris Davoudiann

Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Aug. 9, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...


Law Practice


JMBM Gets Smaller in Size and Scope

Aug. 7, 2010
By Anna Scott

The law firm known for the past 30 years as Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro (now Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell,...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Remains On Crime Lab Cases

Aug. 7, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

The judge who issued a May 17 ruling slamming the San Francisco District Attorney's office for failing to disclose evidence to...


Government


Haag Closer To Becoming U.S. Attorney

Aug. 7, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

White-collar litigator Melinda L. Haag is a step closer to being the next U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Californi...


Large Firms


Quinn Emanuel Settles Suit

Aug. 7, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan recently settled a malpractice lawsuit brought by former client Tele Atlas, Quinn Emanue...


Personal Injury & Torts


San Jose Jury Grants $30M Award

Aug. 7, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

In one of the largest verdicts rendered in California this year, a San Jose jury on Wednesday awarded a former foster child $3...


Construction


San Francisco Development Advances

Aug. 7, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Lennar Corp. recently received the green light to develop 700 acres on the site of the former Hunters Point Shipyard in San Fr...


Tax


Travel Websites Face Big Tax Verdict

Aug. 7, 2010
By Pat Broderick

The city of San Diego reaped a $21.2 million award against a group of online travel companies accused of not paying hotel occu...