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Facing Directors' Conflicts in Standards of Loyalty

Nov. 23, 2005
By Contributing Writer

THE NEW LAWYER - QUESTION 3 - CORPORATIONS/PROFESSIONAL RESPSONSIBILITY - Alice is a director and Bob is a director and the pr...


Law Practice


Lawyers Appear on Reality TV Show in Large Numbers

Nov. 23, 2005
By Draeger Martinez

THE NEW LAWYER - What does it take to seek fame and fortune in the ever-growing world of reality TV? Being a lawyer helps. In ...


Education


Deciding What Is Community Property for Divorce

Nov. 23, 2005
By Contributing Writer

THE NEW LAWYER - QUESTION 1 COMMUNITY PROPERTY In 1998, Henry and Wilma, residents of California, married. Henry had purchased...


Administrative/Regulatory


Brielfy

Nov. 23, 2005
By Ryan Oliver

D.A. Scare - Authorities closed off a portion of the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office Monday after a worker opene...


Education


Fight Over Land Deal Leaves All Feeling Cheated

Nov. 23, 2005
By Contributing Writer

THE NEW LAWYER - QUESTION 5 - REMEDIES - Stan and Barb entered into a valid written contract whereby (1) Stan agreed to convey...


Education


Ten Important Lessons I Learned From My Clients

Nov. 23, 2005
By Contributing Writer

THE NEW LAWYER - Contribution - By Scott H. Miller - Early in my practice as a commercial real estate lawyer, I stumbled into ...


Education


Pocket Guide's 12 Tips Help Junior Associates Keep Jobs

Nov. 23, 2005
By Contributing Writer

THE NEW LAWYER - The Pocket Guide to Life as a Junior Associate By Jeffrey A. Sklar To all junior associates, this column is f...


Zoning, Planning and Use


Focus Column - By Bruce S. Flushman and Lilly Santaniello - The lure of the ocean beach was eloquently described by a Florida ...


Education


New Attorney Jumps Right Into the Fray

Nov. 23, 2005
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

THE NEW LAWYER - RIVERSIDE - With his bar card hot off the press three years ago, Jonathan Lewis didn't fight to get into a bi...


Education


Witness Reliability Complicates Arson Investigation

Nov. 23, 2005
By Contributing Writer

THE NEW LAWYER - QUESTION 4 - EVIDENCE - Dan was charged with arson. The prosecution attempted to prove that he burned down hi...


Family


Forum Column - By Fred Silberberg - Julia is a well-known actress. She has been a household name for the better part of 15 yea...


Judges and Judiciary


Leave Name-calling To the Thoughtless

Nov. 23, 2005
By Contributing Writer

Letter to the Editor - In Lawrence Hurley's article last Monday about the move to split the 9th Circuit, you unwittingly playe...


Education


DUI Case Involves Novel Use of Forfeiture Statute

Nov. 23, 2005
By Contributing Writer

THE NEW LAWYER - Performance Test B QUESTION City of Madison, Columbia Office of the City Attorney Memorandum To: Applicant Fr...


THE NEW LAWYER - UCLA law professors Paul B. Bergman and Michael R. Asimow believe movies are more than escapist entertainment...


Education


Striving to Climb Your Own Personal Mount Everest

Nov. 23, 2005
By Contributing Writer

THE NEW LAWYER - COMING FULL CIRCLE - By Paul Pfau - The north face of storied Mount Everest as seen from the base camp of the...


Education


Homeowners Group Must Waive Age Restriction

Nov. 23, 2005
By Contributing Writer

THE NEW LAWYER - The two performance tests measure the applicant's ability to handle real-life legal tasks. The answers were w...


Education


SACRAMENTO - An interfaith advocacy group said Monday it would appeal a federal judge's decision to permanently bar students ...


Education


LOS ANGELES - Etiquette guru Sue Fox cringes when she thinks about some of the faux pas she's seen attorneys commit during so...


Law Practice


LOS ANGELES - Call your best friend once a week. Tell your wife you love her once a day. Go to the Saturday morning Little Le...


Criminal


Panel Sends Impersonator Case Back to Judge

Nov. 23, 2005
By Amelia Hansen

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court on Monday threw into question a 10-year prison sentence given to a Polish woman convic...


Law Practice


Positively Mobile: BlackBerry Liberates Lawyers

Nov. 23, 2005
By Leslie Simmons

LOS ANGELES - There was a time when the word "blackberry" meant only one of the many flavors of Knott's Berry Farm pancake sy...


Education


Nearly 49 Percent Score Big on Bar Exam

Nov. 23, 2005
By Peter Zuckerman

THE NEW LAWYER - The months of fear ended for Justine M. Phillips at 6:09 p.m., Friday. After three years of law school, hundr...


Corporate


SAN FRANCISCO - The Electronic Frontier Foundation and two California plaintiffs' firms planned Monday to file a class action ...


Criminal


Challenge to Expert Testimony Wins on Appeal

Nov. 23, 2005
By Leslie Simmons

LOS ANGELES - A sharply divided state Supreme Court on Monday found that an expert's trial testimony can be challenged on appe...


Entertainment & Sports


LOS ANGELES - Tired of getting busted by senior partners while surfing ESPN.com? Bored stiff slogging through the monotony of...


Appellate Practice


SAN FRANCISCO - First District Court of Appeal Justice Carol A. Corrigan first donned a black robe in 1987, but she hasn't for...


Transactions


DAILY DEALS -- Transactions for Nov. 18

Nov. 22, 2005
By Jack Briggs

MULTIFAMILY LOS ANGELES - Beverly Hills-based Combined Properties Inc. purchased the 65,500-square-foot Brentwood Place, a "v...


Focus Column - By Marshal A. Oldman - In McIndoe v. Olivos (August 31, 2005), the 4th District Court of Appeal determined that...


Criminal


Forum Column - By Natasha Minsker - Picture this: It's 1979, you're 21 and you've just been charged with capital murder. Worse...


Firm Watch


LOS ANGELES - The push for law-firm growth appears to be slowing. As law firms finalize their 2006 budgets, some are planning ...