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Law Practice


9th Circuit Dips Toe in Prop 8 Waters

Nov. 26, 2009
By Aris Davoudiann

Gay marriage supporters trying to reverse Proposition 8's ban on same-sex nuptials contend the federal appeals court has no bu...


Government


Governor Blasted for Prison Contract

Nov. 26, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

The prison guard union and a watchdog group say last month's $54.4 million contract to a private prison operator is an example...


Judges and Judiciary


The money collected from Superior Court judges' furlough and closure day salaries was expected to be available to fund trial c...


Environmental


Draft Cap-and-Trade Plan Unveiled

Nov. 25, 2009
By Fiona Smith

The California Air Resources Board on Tuesday revealed its most comprehensive plans yet for fighting climate change at the sta...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Law Firms Adjust to New Grading System

Nov. 25, 2009
By Jill Redhage

Staff writer Jill Redhage tries to make sense of the no-grade grading system that has become en vogue at many of the nation's ...


The New Lawyer Supplement


The Little Law School That Could

Nov. 25, 2009
By Sara Randazzon

Staff writer Sara Randazzo visits San Francisco Law School on the occasion of its 100th birthday and finds a small but grounde...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Pepperdine Grad Takes Mediation to the World

Nov. 25, 2009
By Jean Luc Renault

Staff writer Jean-Luc Renault puts the spotlight on Pepperdine Law School's Nootbaar Fellowship program. ...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Book Sense

Nov. 25, 2009
By Sara Randazzon

Staff writer Sara Randazzo delves into the dispute over traditional libraries vs. online databases. ...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Woman at War

Nov. 25, 2009
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

Whittier Law School grad Melissa Tyner explains how childhood essay contest can shape a legal career. ...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Downpour

Nov. 25, 2009
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

Whittier Law School grad Jacob Whitehead seized his own destiny and ended up a first-year rainmaker. ...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Cliff Jumper

Nov. 25, 2009
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

University of San Diego School of law grad Tracy Logan learned that taking a scary leap doesn't have to end badly. ...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Loving Big Law

Nov. 25, 2009
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

UC Davis School of Law grad explains how Reed Smith taught him to love big law. ...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Tough Break

Nov. 25, 2009
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

UCLA School of Law grad Ryan LaFevers learns the hard lessons of the well-educated and out-of-work. That will change when he a...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Fortuitous Furlough

Nov. 25, 2009
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

University of San Francisco School of Law grad found herself like many of her colleagues this year with a big firm job offer d...


Family


Plan That Trip 30-Days in Advance!

Nov. 25, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Stacy Phillips and Kay West of Phillips, Lerner, Lauzon & Jamra write about the Family Code's treatment of out-of-state tr...


Perspective


The Partnership Track: A Blind Race

Nov. 25, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Edwin Reeser, Jeffrey Carr, Patrick Lamb and Patrick McKenna conclude their discussion on partner compensation schemes. ...


Education


Career Counseling Boom at Law Schools

Nov. 25, 2009
By Rebecca U. Cho

Career services offices at law schools, under-utilized by many students in the boom years, are seeing an onslaught of demand f...


Perspective


Call to Review 'Over-Seizing' Test Results

Nov. 25, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Dylan Malagrino of University of La Verne College of Law comments on the 9th Circuit's request to review U.S. v. Comprehensiv...


Law Practice


Four Defect From Howard Rice

Nov. 25, 2009
By Jill Redhage

San Francisco's 100-lawyer law firm Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin lost four directors in quick succession fr...


Judges and Judiciary


Retiring Judge Not Tired of Talking

Nov. 25, 2009
By David Houstonn

Chief Judge Paul Michel announced his plans to retire from the federal bench after more than two decades. ...


Perspective


Business Methods: Patentable Or Not?

Nov. 25, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Jeremiah Ho of Whittier Law School examines In re Bilski and whether business methods are patentable as a process. ...


Personal Injury & Torts


Claims in Credit Case Are Dismissed

Nov. 25, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

A U.S. judge says plaintiffs failed to show that Chase Bank concealed increased minimum monthly payments on credit card loans....


Product Liability


Judge Won't Muzzle Ex-Toyota Counsel

Nov. 25, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

A U.S. judge said Toyota Motor Corp. does not have standing to block a former in-house counsel's efforts to reveal damaging in...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Bar Passage Falls From 2008 High

Nov. 25, 2009
By Amy Yarbroughn

Bar officials said 56.4 percent of applicants who took the July test passed it, a dip from the July 2008 test when a stunning ...


Litigation


The sloth-like pace of civil litigation concerning ex-private investigator Anthony Pellicano's wiretapping operation quickened...


Baghdad


Bad Lawyer Claim Gets Harder

Nov. 25, 2009
By Laura Ernden

Criminal defendants who want to get out of a plea deal by blaming their lawyer must get permission from the trial court before...


Technology & Science


Microsoft Subject of Antitrust Suit

Nov. 25, 2009
By Jill Redhage

A U.K.-based company whose existence depends on making accessories for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 video game console is suing ...


Judicial Profile


Shari Silver

Nov. 25, 2009
By Gabe Friedmann

Los Angeles County Judge Shari Silver often gives lapsed defendants more chances to straighten out their lives. The justice sy...


The New Lawyer Q&A


QUESTION 6

Nov. 25, 2009
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


PERFORMANCE TEST B

Nov. 25, 2009
By Don Debenedictisn