Cheryl Miller

July 01, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

The National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area Chapter delivered more than 100 complaints to the State Bar on Friday, demanding disciplinary action against former Department of Defense GC William Haynes -- now Chevron GC -- for "championing policies of torture" at Guantanamo Bay. But no matter how persuasive the legal group's arguments may be, Haynes won't be disbarred. He isn't a member of California's State Bar. Haynes is actually a registered in-house counsel, a relatively newly created class of lawyers.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

November 17, 2006 | The Recorder

New Consumer Attorneys president Raymond Boucher is looking to do more than just play defense against a raft of hostile ballot initiatives.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

June 30, 2008 | Law.com

Calling her contrition "too little too late," the California Commission on Judicial Performance ordered Orange County Superior Court Judge Kelly MacEachern removed from the bench. Commissioners said MacEachern filed fraudulent expense reports for a 2006 judicial conference and then lied about her attendance to court officials and a panel of special masters that reviewed the allegations against her.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

January 04, 2010 | Law.com

A new set of court rules that go into effect in California in the New Year offer some of the most significant changes in the field of minors' personal injury claims in years, lawyers on both sides of the issue say. The rules, the product of two years of negotiation among the plaintiffs bar, defense counsel and judges, address the complex and confusing area of law known as minor's compromise.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

April 06, 2009 | The Recorder

About a quarter of the state's courts provide judges with extra perks, like car allowances or gym memberships. And if the courts need to chop costs, these goodies won't be on the block.

By Cheryl Miller

6 minute read

July 10, 2009 | The Recorder

A controversial bill to recognize some out-of-state gay marriages moves forward, as do bills to deal with attorney fraud and misuse of the Unruh Act.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

September 01, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

A California lawyer has a novel way to fight companies that hire undocumented aliens.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

July 02, 2010 | The Recorder

Six state employee groups have negotiated new pay steps, but the Department of Personnel Administration says those aren't 'salary increases.'

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

June 26, 2008 | Law.com

California Attorney General Jerry Brown sued Countrywide Financial Corp. and its top officers June 25, accusing the lending giant of pushing unwitting homebuyers into risky loans that resulted in thousands of defaults and foreclosures. Brown is seeking an injunction barring Countrywide employees from "making any untrue or misleading statements" during future sales, plus damages of $2,500 for each time a company agent had engaged in deception or other unfair business practices. The complaint also asks for unspecified damages for Countrywide borrowers.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

December 12, 2005 | Law.com

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday nominated his former legal affairs secretary to an appeal court position.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read