LOS ANGELES - John M. FitzGerald, an Irish-American attorney and poet, has law school to thank for his first novel. ...
The New Lawyer Supplement
Novel Rules for Studying For the State Bar Exam
By Contributor
With apologies to all dentists, I bet many bar candidates would prefer a trip to the dentist than studying for the State Bar E...
The New Lawyer Supplement
July Pass Rate, at 51.8 percent, Trumps Last Year's Results
By Paria Kooklann
LOS ANGELES - When he logged onto the State Bar's Web site Friday evening to find out whether he had passed the July State Bar...
Corporate
California Counsel Assists in Brokering Intricate Clear Channel Deal
By Rick Kennedyn
Last week's headliner deal featured a pair of Boston private equity firms buying San Antonio-based media giant Clear Channel C...
With his trial-lawyer life not far behind, San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Jon D. Ferguson, known for his composure...
SACRAMENTO - Ralph "Chip" Putnam, a Fresno County Superior Court judge assigned to civil and criminal trials, will retire afte...
SAN FRANCISCO - Attorney General Bill Lockyer is moving forward with a felony investigation against a private eye accused of f...
Firm Watch
Salaries in Legal Professions Will Rise 5 Percent in 2007
By Amanda Beckern
Salaries of attorneys and legal support staff will rise almost 5 percent in 2007, according to a survey released Wednesday by ...
FOCUS COLUMN - By Chad Woodford - If a visitor posts libelous statements to a Web site and the Web site operator knows the sta...
Criminal
Protecting and Defending Police Is Full-Time Job for 15-Lawyer Firm
By Haynes
SAN FRANCISCO - See the name "Barry Bonds" mentioned anywhere close to "grand jury" in a news article these days, and it's ver...
LOS ANGELES - Thaddeus Stauber left his position as general counsel to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for Sidley Austin ...
LOS ANGELES - Orange County-based Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth has stepped onto the global stage by establishing an in-...
SAN FRANCISCO - High-tech giant Siebel Systems Inc. will probably pay as much as $27.5 million to some 800 California employee...
Entertainment & Sports
Raiders Shank Appeal, Lose a $34.2 Million Jury Award
By Tim Hay
SAN FRANCISCO - The Oakland Raiders have lost big. This time it wasn't on the football field, but in court when a state appell...
LOS ANGELES - After nearly three years of stalled talks, a Los Angeles judge has cleared the way for more than 135 of the 500 ...
FULLERTON - On a recent Wednesday morning in Fullerton, Commissioner George W. Berenson listened patiently as two neighbors de...
Proskauer Rose named Robert H. Horn and Jonathan E. Rich senior counsel in the firm's Los Angeles office. Horn and Rich are me...
SUSPENSIONS
AUBURN - Placer County Superior Court Judge Colleen Nichols has excellent hearing, which is sometimes unfortunate for the liti...
SAN DIEGO - Nearly 7,000 current and former employees of Boston Market Corp. will receive cash and improved employment conditi...
SAN FRANCISCO - The Bush administration should have broad leeway to determine whether canned tuna can still be labeled "dolphi...
Law Practice
Updating Your Calendar System Protects Practice and Clients
By Eric Berkowitzn
FORUM COLUMN - By Michael A. Taitelman - Administrative tasks occupy a significant portion of both attorneys' and staff member...
EMPLOYMENT LAW - By James J. McDonald, Jr. - Law firms, like other employers, are not immune from exposure to employment law c...
LOS ANGELES - In nearly 40 years in the business of law, the only aspect of Edward J. Costello Jr.'s practice that has remaine...
Labor/Employment
Negligence Standard in Workplace Harassment Would Be a Better Deterrent
By Eric Berkowitzn
FORUM COLUMN - By Arthur F. Silbergeld and David Gross - Part one of this article, published Thursday, outlined the developme...
FOCUS COLUMN - By Jeffrey K. Winikow - Employment cases are fundamentally different from fender-benders. ...
Government
Democrats Plan Hearings on Administration's Domestic-Wiretapping Program
By Hurley
WASHINGTON - Democrats in Congress could provide a big boost to the plaintiffs challenging the Bush administration's wiretappi...