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Law Practice


On the Move

Sep. 28, 2009
By Sara Randazzon

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...


Large Firms


A Year After Heller Went Under

Sep. 26, 2009
By Jill Redhage

Former lawyers at Heller Ehrman reflect on what led up to the firm's historic bankruptcy a year ago. M. Laurence Popofsky was ...


California Courts of Appeal


Poochigian Confirmed to Court

Sep. 26, 2009
By Laura Ernden

Despite controversy, former Sen. Charles Poochigian was confirmed Thursday to a seat on the 5th District Court of Appeal. ...


Arbitrator Profile


A Cooling Presence for Hot Tempers

Sep. 26, 2009
By Susan Mcraen

Lawyers say Jon M. Mayeda is good at calming people in heated adversarial situations and helping them ditch emotional baggage....


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


A while back in a 10-year-old case over gun shows, Donald E. Kilmer's co-counsel Donald B. Kates Jr. urged Kilmer not to raise...


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


Showdown at 9th Circuit Over Gun Show Ban

Sep. 26, 2009
By John Roemer

Firearms advocates battled local lawmakers who want to keep gun shows off county property Thursday at oral argument before an ...


Perspective


Why Retail Businesses Are Leaving

Sep. 26, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Andrew F. Puzder of CKE Restaurants, Inc. says California's unfriendly business environment needs to be improved. ...


Labor/Employment


Standing Under Scrutiny Again

Sep. 26, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Richard Rubin and Edward Chang of Jones Day address how Pineda v. Bank of America will impact unfair competition law cases. ...


Probate


Husband and Wife Lawyers to Receive Legal Award

Sep. 26, 2009
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

Stacy Phillips and Tom Holliday will be honored with the Anti-Defamation League's Jurisprudence Award on Sept. 30. ...


Government


LAPD Cracking Cold Homicides

Sep. 26, 2009
By Pat Alston

The Los Angeles Police Department's cold case homicide unit has solved 75 old cases since its creation in late 2001. ...


Books


Executive Compensation Disclosure

Sep. 26, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

David Lynn of Morrison & Foerster LLP is coauthor in this practical guide on compliance with federal disclosure requiremen...


Entertainment & Sports


Copyright Law Used to Protect Privacy

Sep. 26, 2009
By Jeanluc Renaultn

Married actors Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart are the most recent in a string of celebrities to claim copyright infringement t...


Litigation


A Los Angeles judge delayed the start of trial for unresolved claims remaining from the 2005 Glendale Metrolink crash to allow...


Government


Democrats Gunning For Revisions To Patriot Act

Sep. 26, 2009
By Robert Iafolla

Congress may act to limit governmental power as it decides whether and how to reauthorize certain sunsetting provisions of the...


Real Estate/Development


Mortgage Modifications Made Easier

Sep. 26, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

David L. Kimport of Nossaman LLP says the Internal Revenue Service's issued guidance will ease modification of securitized mor...


Judges and Judiciary


Where Are They Now?

Sep. 26, 2009
By Lawrence Hurleyn

Federal judges who left the bench or announced plans to do so between September 2008 and September 2009. ...


Judges and Judiciary


As the federal judiciary continues to complain about low pay, six of the 11 federal judges who stepped down from the bench in ...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Sep. 25, 2009
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

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


Government


Municipalities Flirt With Bankruptcy

Sep. 25, 2009
By Jill Redhage

Cash-strapped city officials have been keeping insolvency lawyers busy. Marc Levinson, of Orrick, represents the city of Valle...


Insites


TAX

Sep. 25, 2009
By Carla Pinedan

SACRAMENTO - Businesses and individuals impacted by the Guiberson wildfire in Ventura County have been extended emergency reli...


Real Estate/Development


The Cost of Wetlands

Sep. 25, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Ronald A. Zumbrun of The Zumbrun Law Firm says recognizing the private property rights at stake could have saved millions. ...


Criminal


A Decade of Freeing the Innocent

Sep. 25, 2009
By Pat Broderick

On Friday, Cal Western will mark the Innocence Project's anniversary with a reception at the campus that will include three in...


Labor/Employment


Employers Taste Sweet Victory

Sep. 25, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Brook A. Brewer of Fisher & Phillips LLP says review of the 2008-2009 Supreme Court decisions show favor to employers. ...


Perspective


Pro Athletes Score Big

Sep. 25, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Dylan Malagrinò of the University of La Verne College of Law says courts are finally recognizing the athlete's right to privac...


Civil Rights


ACLU Sues O.C. Over Gang Injunction

Sep. 25, 2009
By Don Debenedictisn

The ACLU has filed a federal class action accusing the Orange County district attorney's office of enforcing an injunction aga...


Government


Government Seeks Dismissal in Surveillance Case

Sep. 25, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

A San Francisco federal judge trying to resolve a sticky state secrets case may have backed himself into a corner in an effort...


Volunteering for the IRS amnesty program on foreign accounts is a smart move. ...


Criminal


Attorney Tries to Undo Jury Mistake

Sep. 25, 2009
By Laura Ernden

Tax lawyer Duane Pellervo was shocked to learn after serving on a San Francisco jury that he misunderstood the judge's instruc...


Criminal


Arguing that a lower court's decision "reflects a fundamental misunderstanding" of campaign finance law, the Federal Election ...


Perspective


'The Idealistic Pragmatist'

Sep. 25, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Melvin I. Urofsky of Virginia Commonwealth University delves into the intricate life of Justice Louise D. Brandeis. ...