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Law Practice
Firm Hires Ex-State Bar President To Launch West Coast Expansion
By Liz Valsamis
LOS ANGELES - Boston's Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo has enlisted former California State Bar President Harvey...