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The New Lawyer Supplement


Don't Be a Disgruntled Lawyer, Do Due Diligence First

May 24, 2006
By Contributing Writer

By Deborah Schneider - It's hardly a news flash that lawyers are unhappy (half of all lawyers are said to be dissatisfied ...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Washington & Sheehan, LLP 1000 Greenpoint Ave. Valley Stream, Columbia 09546 MEMORANDUM To: Applicant From: Jonat...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Question 1 - Torts

May 24, 2006
By Pat Alstonn

Autos, Inc. manufactures a two-seater convertible, the Roadster. The Roadster has an airbag for each seat. Autos, Inc. was awa...


The New Lawyer Supplement


By Valerie Fontaine During law school, the running joke was that we each had received sufficient rejection letters from pot...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Question 4 - Civil Procedure

May 24, 2006
By Contributing Writer

Pat, a resident of State A, received a letter from Busco, a tour bus company that had been in business for about two months. B...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Question 2 - Wills & Succession

May 24, 2006
By Pat Alstonn

Tim and Anna were married for 10 years. In 2000, their marriage was legally dissolved. For several months following the dissol...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Question 3 - Real Property

May 24, 2006
By Contributing Writer

Mike had a 30-year master lease on a downtown office building and had sublet to others the individual office suites for five-y...


Intellectual Property


Focus Column - By Michael Shimokaji and Yasuko Ogawa - Recently, a New York district court held that a prior user of a non-reg...


State Bar & Bar Associations


THE NEW LAWYER - Craig W. Ching felt like he was holding his breath all day Friday nervously awaiting the results of the Febru...


By Laura Seraso During the past few years, you have made great strides toward realizing your ambitions: graduated from law ...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Q&A

May 23, 2006
By Contributing Writer

By Sara Berman-Barrett Here are some frequently asked questions - and answers - about law school, the State Bar Exam and th...


Large Firms


Steering the Little Shop That Did

May 23, 2006
By William Arthur Haynes

SAN FRANCISCO - Fresh off his second, two-year tour of duty on Latham & Watkins' executive committee, Scott R. Haber inher...


WASHINGTON - It's been 10 years since a California federal judge helped the judiciary brush off calls for an independent ethic...


Judicial Profile


Defying Easy Labeling

May 23, 2006
By Dennis Pfaff

SANTA CRUZ - Santa Cruz Superior Court Judge Robert B. Yonts Jr. faced an unusual problem shortly after Gov. Pete Wilson appoi...


Education


Forum Column - By Jordan Susman - The following text is from the student speech given at Sunday's (May 21) graduation ceremony...


Judges and Judiciary


Dear Readers: In anticipation of the June 6 primary election, this week the Daily Journal is publishing statements from candid...


Law Practice


Focus Column - By Charles S. Evendorff and Sara J. O'Connell - In the heat of sealing a deal, corporate attorneys may be more ...


Firm Watch


Morrison & Foerster Lures LeBoeuf Lamb Tax Partner

May 23, 2006
By William Arthur Haynes

SAN FRANCISCO - Tax attorney Robert A.N. Cudd has joined Morrison & Foerster's tax department as a partner, bringing 30 ye...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Accomplished 'Great Things'

May 23, 2006
By Jim Adamekn

SAN BERNARDINO - Former San Bernardino County Superior Court Presiding Judge Roberta McPeters, the only woman ever to hold the...


Judges and Judiciary


Bar Group Fetes Two San Diego Judges

May 23, 2006
By Alexa Hylandn

LOS ANGELES - The San Diego Bar Association honored retired Judge William C. Pate and San Diego County Superior Court Judge Pa...


Large Firms


SAN FRANCISCO - Nan Wu, most recently of-counsel with Morgan Lewis & Bockius, has joined Cooley Godward's intellectual pro...


Judges and Judiciary


In 1999, a federal judge in Los Angeles took a special interest in the bankruptcy case of a struggling young divorcee. ...


Law Practice


SAN JOSE - In the Wild West of Internet-related litigation, it's a classic showdown: California search engine giants Google an...


Large Firms


LOS ANGELES-The case of the feds versus the firm promises to be a protracted battle, one that may leave more than a little met...


Judges and Judiciary


George Sees Ambitious Agenda Falter

May 23, 2006
By Savannah Blackwelln

SAN FRANCISCO - California Chief Justice Ronald M. George had high hopes for this year's legislative session in Sacramento. A...


Judges and Judiciary


In Chambers

May 22, 2006
By Pat Alston

The Los Angeles County Bar Association honored Superior Court Judge Jacqueline A. Connor on Thursday with its 2006 Outstandin...


Large Firms


On the Move

May 22, 2006
By Alexa Hylandn

Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott announced that managing partner Scott P. DeVries was re-elected to his seventh consecutive...


Judicial Profile


Taking Bold Stands

May 22, 2006
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

MURRIETA - Superior Court Judge James T. Warren sees himself as a fly-under-the-radar kind of guy. But there's a flip side to ...


Firm Watch


Firm Struggles to Stay on Course

May 20, 2006
By David Houstonn

NEW YORK - Lawyers at Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman struggled Thursday to show they were pressing forward with the bu...


Firm Watch


Charges Against Law Firm Signal in New Era

May 20, 2006
By John Hanusz

LOS ANGELES - The bombshell conspiracy and mail fraud indictment of securities class-action giant Milberg Weiss Bershad & ...