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Mar. 18, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

About 200 Los Angeles Superior Court employees and former employees marched Wednesday in protest of court contractions that le...


Law Practice


Women Rise To the Top

Mar. 18, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Trusts and estates lawyer Ellen Kahn leads Sideman & Bancroft as one of the largest female-owned law firms in the nation. ...


Law Practice


Family Files Claim Against County

Mar. 18, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

The father of Mitrice Richardson, a 24-year-old woman who went missing after she was released from the Malibu sheriff's statio...


Environmental


Judge Denies Monsanto Injunction

Mar. 18, 2010
By Fiona Smith

A San Francisco federal judge denied a request by environmentalists and organic farming interests Tuesday to immediately halt ...


Administrative/Regulatory


Audio Recordings Available On Pacer

Mar. 18, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

In an effort to improve access to court information, the U.S. Judicial Conference voted Tuesday to make digital audio recordin...


Law Practice


A Roundtable of Their Own

Mar. 18, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Legal consultant Ida Abbott launched a California-based roundtable earlier this year for female law firm leaders."They didn't ...


Judges and Judiciary


Asians Make Gains on Bench, Slowly

Mar. 18, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

While more and more minorities are elevated to the bench, they join a roster that is still predominantly white. ...


Law Practice


Diversity A Casualty of Firm Cutbacks

Mar. 18, 2010
By Anna Scott

Recent studies and anecdotal evidence suggest many firms have cut back on diversity-focused recruiting, special events and inv...


Judges and Judiciary


Statistics Show Spikes in Filings

Mar. 18, 2010
By John Roemer

Bankruptcy cases in the Central District of California skyrocketed 71 percent in fiscal 2009, trumping the 34.5 percent surge ...


Criminal


Lawyer Accused of Stealing Funds

Mar. 18, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

A 67-year-old probate lawyer who allegedly embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients over the past decade faces ...


Law Practice


McGuire Appeals For Fees

Mar. 18, 2010
By Christian Berthelsenn

McGuireWoods is appealing U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real's recent decision barring it from collecting $12 million in attor...


Entertainment & Sports


Lawyers Crafted Jackson Sony Deal

Mar. 18, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

The King of Pop will reign over the charts for years despite his untimely death last June. At least, that's the expectation be...


Government


Tables Turn on Prop. 8 Opponents

Mar. 18, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A federal judge on Tuesday seemed inclined to let stand a magistrate judge's order that groups who opposed Proposition 8 turn ...


Law Practice


Diversity Among Leaders: A Long Way to Go

Mar. 18, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

While the legal diversity landscape has improved, minority representation in the partner ranks has a long way to go, writes Sa...


Criminal


Felony Counts Shrink

Mar. 18, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

An Orange County lawyer must stand trial on six felony counts of defrauding homeowners seeking mortgage modifications and two ...


Perspective


The Key to True Diversity

Mar. 18, 2010
By Andrew Blaken

Lawrence Hinkle II, President of the John M. Langston Bar Association, says our youth is the key to resolving the legal profes...


Books


Realizing the American Dream

Mar. 18, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

In her new book, Giovanna Pang Garcia interviews 100 of the most successful and influential Chinese women in America to learn ...


Law Practice


Former Apple GC Joins Bingham

Mar. 18, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Bingham McCutchen may have found the wedge it needed to establish a strong corporate transactional practice in Northern Califo...


Government


LA Court Takes a Blow

Mar. 18, 2010
By Cat Ho

Layoffs at Los Angeles Superior Court delivered a crushing blow to clerical assistants and court services assistants, who toge...


Administrative/Regulatory


A State Bar fund that reimburses clients victimized by their attorneys could soon be out of money, after an avalanche of claim...


Perspective


Gideon Kanner of Loyola Law School writes about the U.S.' response to a housing development dispute in Jerusalem. ...


Perspective


Expanding Your Definition of Diversity

Mar. 18, 2010
By Andrew Blaken

To embrace the true spirit of diversity is to accept individuals who fall outside of community set standards, writes Kristina ...


Judicial Profile


Robert Twiss

Mar. 18, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

Judge Robert Twiss of Sacramento County Superior Court does not make it easy for prospective jurors to avoid their civic oblig...


Securities


Online Stock Sales Boost Law Business

Mar. 17, 2010
By Jill Redhage

What do private companies like Facebook, Twitter and Yelp all have in common besides wild speculation over the possibility of ...


Real Estate/Development


Judge: Pleasanton Must Add Housing

Mar. 17, 2010
By Dhyana Levey

An affordable housing advocacy group prevailed in a Bay Area state court when the judge ruled that Pleasanton's housing cap vi...


Judges and Judiciary


O.C. Judge Race Shrinks

Mar. 17, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

The one candidate challenging a sitting Orange County judge in the June election has dropped out of the race. ...


Intellectual Property


Comic Book Artist Heirs Sue Marvel

Mar. 17, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

The children of late comic book artist Jack Kirby have sued Marvel Entertainment in Los Angeles federal court as part of an ef...


Obituaries


Richard E. Denner

Mar. 17, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

1940 - 2010 ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


O'Melveny Advises on Mindray Deal

Mar. 17, 2010
By Anna Scott

O'Melveny & Myers LLP recently represented the Chinese medical device manufacturer Mindray Medical International Limited i...


Entertainment & Sports


Music in Ad Stolen, Suit Claims

Mar. 17, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A Super Bowl commercial for Kia Motors America featuring a group of life-sized toys causing mayhem is getting into trouble of ...