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Large Firms


The Boutique Firm Lawyer

May 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

As one of the largest female-owned family law firms in Southern California, Felicia Meyers of Meyer, Olson, Lowy & Meyers ...


Perspective


The Large Firm Lawyer

May 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

It is unfortunate that so many articles disparage the experience of working at a global law firm, writes Kim Dunne of Sidley A...


Civil litigators have many skills to serve them well in trust and estate litigation, but peculiar features of this practice ar...


Perspective


The Government Lawyer

May 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Christine Ewell of the U.S. Attorney's Office reflects on her challenging career, fueld by luck and hard work, each in some me...


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


Storm Threatens 9th Circuit Nominee

May 13, 2010
By John Roemer

Before the Arizona immigration firestorm exploded, U.S. District Judge Mary Helen Murguia of Phoenix looked like a safe Obama ...


U.S. Supreme Court


When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that a cross on federal land in the Mojave Desert could remain standing while low...


Government


P.D. Warns of Hole in D.A.'s Policy

May 13, 2010
By Dhyana Levey

San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi, one of District Attorney Kamala Harris's fiercest critics, spared a few words of pr...


Solo and Small Firms


The Small Firm Lawyer

May 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

As a lifelong solo small firm lawyer, Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino gave up the comfort and security of a paycheck for control ...


Law Practice


Confidence Doesn't Predict Trial Success

May 13, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

Lawyers headed to trial regularly overestimate their chances of success, and men do so more than women, according to a new stu...


Letter to the Editor


May 12, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Eric Hughes comments on a hearing regarding settlement of a class action lawsuit against the Writer's Guild of America


Top Women Lawyers


Top Women Litigators

May 12, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

Read our annual list of the state's Top 100 Women Litigators.


U.S. Supreme Court


Supreme Court Nominee Braces For Déjà Vu

May 12, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan knows exactly what to expect when she appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for...


Judges and Judiciary


Bar May Release 'Not Qualified' Ratings

May 12, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

Criticized over the leak of a "not qualified" rating given to Appellate Justice Charles Poochigian last summer, the State Bar ...


Banking


Chase Sued Over Fund Seizure

May 12, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

New York-based JPMorgan Chase & Co. has been hit with a lawsuit alleging that the bank unlawfully seizes money from custom...


California Courts of Appeal


Jules Zeman and William Martin of Haight Brown & Bonesteel examine the trend of courts favoring manufacturers of non-defec...


U.S. Supreme Court


White House Lawyer May Be New SG

May 12, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

With Elena Kagan nominated to join the U.S. Supreme Court, the White House now has another plum post to fill: solicitor genera...


Obituaries


Christie Stanley

May 12, 2010
By Pat Alston

1948-2010 ...


Constitutional Law


Law Enforcement Quality Check

May 12, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Inspector General Nicole Bershon explains the mission of the Office of the Inspector General for the Los Angeles Police Commis...


Government


Urban Renewal Takes $1.7 Billion Hit

May 12, 2010
By Greg Kanen

Redevelopment agencies across California began submitting $1.7 billion in supplemental tax payments to the state on Monday aft...


Government Contracts


Witness Recants in MTA Case

May 12, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

The man who accused local transit officials of taking him off his job in retaliation for his testimony at an upcoming trial is...


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


Randall Edwards and Patricia Hsue of O'Melveny & Myers say Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will likely lead to furthe...


Construction


Pipe Maker Settles a Battle of Inches

May 12, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

JM Eagle, the nation's largest plastic pipe manufacturer, has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit in which six coun...


Entertainment & Sports


Media Mogul+Gambling Debts = Crime?

May 12, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A Las Vegas prosecutor has filed criminal charges and an arrest warrant against Los Angeles film financier David Bergstein ove...


Litigation


Fraud Claim Opens Dole Verdict Case

May 12, 2010
By Cat Ho

Hearings on whether to dismiss a $2.3 million verdict against Dole Food Co Inc. began Monday, with Dole lawyers calling plaint...


Health Care & Hospital Law


A lawsuit over a controversial database which many insurers have long used to calculate payments to providers who treat patien...


Judicial Profile


Timothy R. Volkmann

May 12, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Superior Court Judge Timothy Volkmann brings his Wisconsin charm to his courtroom.


Judicial Profile


Daniel Nishigaya

May 12, 2010
By Craig Anderson

Daniel Nishigaya, who once worked as an aide to O.J. Simpson's criminal defense team, spent 14 years as a prosecutor before ta...


Litigation


CNET Founder Sues Auction Houses

May 11, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Richard Prince's "Nurse in Hollywood #4" (2004) is at the center of a lawsuit filed by CNET Network founder Halsey Minor again...


Corporate Counsel


David R. Holmquist

May 11, 2010
By Rebecca U. Cho

General Counsel of the Los Angeles Unified School District Los Angeles ...


Judges and Judiciary


U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner in Sacramento Friday announced the formation of a new unit to handle international and domestic ...