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Nov. 30, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) celebrated its 12th Annual Access to Justice Dinner Nov. 17. Donors, community...


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Women Lawyers Contribute to Girls' Nonprofit

Nov. 20, 2010
By Riley Guerin

Dozens of lawyers gathered Tuesday night at the Four Seasons Hotel in East Palo Alto, where the Bay Area planning committee fo...



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Twice is Nice for Pepperdine

Nov. 20, 2010
By Riley Guerin

Celebrities might want to hire Pepperdine's mock trial team for their next legal battle. The team won Saturday's 9th Annual Na...


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SD Legal Community Cleans up the Beaches

Nov. 18, 2010
By Riley Guerin

San Diego lawyers know how to clean up more than just a legal mess. To prove it, they took to the beaches, scouring them for t...



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Hawaii Five-O-O-O-O

Nov. 18, 2010
By Riley Guerin

Over 300 members of the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) ditched the suits, ties, and stilettos for leis and Hawaiian shir...


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A Perfect Catch

Nov. 18, 2010
By Riley Guerin

They say nobody's perfect, but Fish & Richardson recently proved otherwise when the Human Rights Campaign gave them a perf...



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Lucky Number Nine

Nov. 18, 2010
By Riley Guerin

Rutan & Tucker has a new lucky number: nine. That’s how many partners from the firm will appear in the 2011 edition of Be...


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Throughout California, members of the judiciary got a glimpse into what their job may have been like during the Nazi regime in...



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San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders appointed local land-use attorney Donna Jones to serve on the Centre City Development Corporatio...


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Premo's Pro Bono Work Pays Off

Nov. 16, 2010
By Riley Guerin

Patrick Premo, partner in the Litigation Group and Chair of the Pro Bono Program at Fenwick & West, was awarded the 2010 P...



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Valued Volunteers

Nov. 12, 2010
By Riley Guerin

Public Counsel, the nation's largest pro bono office, hosted it's 11th Annual Volunteer Gala on Nov. 10 at Hotel Figueroa in d...


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Yesterday afternoon, Burt Jacobson was honored at a luncheon for his 50-year tenure at the Beverly Hills Law Building. He is ...



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Natalie Prescott, a litigation associate in the San Diego office of Latham & Watkins was, received the Outstanding Young L...


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BASF Gala Guests Bid for Charity

Nov. 11, 2010
By Riley Guerin

More than 650 people gathered at the Bently Reserve in San Francisco for the Bar Association of San Francisco’s annual Foundat...



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Procopio Partner Honored with Tax Award

Nov. 11, 2010
By Riley Guerin

On November 6, Procopio partner Patrick W. Martin received the V. Judson Kelin Award from the Taxation Section of the Californ...


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Reunited

Nov. 11, 2010
By Riley Guerin

Loyola Law School hosted its annual Alumni Grand Reunion Nov. 4 at the Montage Beverly Hills Hotel. More than 500 Loyola grad...



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Three Rounds of Awards for Manatt

Nov. 11, 2010
By Riley Guerin

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips received the Community Hero Award from New Directions, a non-profit serving formerly homeless ve...


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Best Best & Krieger Just Got Better

Nov. 6, 2010
By Riley Guerin

Best Best & Krieger celebrated new additions to the firm with on open house on Oct. 28. Clients and members of the legal ...



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Lawyers Help with Election Efforts

Nov. 6, 2010
By Riley Guerin

Reed Smith's Los Angeles office hosted an Election Day Call Center on Tuesday in support of Election Protection 2010, a nation...


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Nov. 5, 2010
By Eb Richardsonn

Highs and Lows of Kilimanjaro By Eb Richardson Jack Nelson does not climb mountains. “I like outdoor activities, l...



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Sushi for Sedgwick

Oct. 30, 2010
By Riley Guerin

On Oct. 7, Sedgwick's Orange County Women’s Forum transformed their offices into a sushi and sake house, where guests were tre...


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On October 28, UCLA honored law school program El Centro Legal Clinics, a group of student organized volunteer legal aid cente...



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The Black Women Lawyers Association celebrated its 35th annual Installation and Awards Dinner Sept. 30 at the Marriott in down...


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Sep. 29, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

Stuart Gasner of Keker & Van Nest in San Francisco carved the waters of Hawaii Saturday during the Hawaii Bar Association’...



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Sep. 24, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

The Daily Journal hosted a reception Tuesday in Beverly Hills to honor those on its annual list of Top 100 Lawyers. This year,...


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Merits for Manatt

Sep. 17, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

On Tuesday the Legal Aid Association of California named Manatt, Phelps & Phillips the recipient of the 2010 Award of Meri...



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Up At Bat

Sep. 15, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

By Lisa Kestenbaum Daily Journal Staff Writer For San Francisco attorney Constantine "Gus" Panagotacos, baseball is j...


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A Kind Calling

Sep. 10, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

The Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles, in conjunction with relief foundation Kids In Need of Defense (KIND...



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Corporate Counsel Swing for Charity

Sep. 4, 2010
By Riley Guerin

The Southern California chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel hosted its 12th annual charity golf tournament Monday ...


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Silicon Valley Attorney Brings His 'A' Game

Sep. 2, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

By Lisa Kestenbaum Daily Journal Staff Writer Eric Reifschneider, managing partner of Dewey & LeBoeuf's Palo Alto...