Cheryl Miller

June 15, 2006 | Law.com

Appellate lawyers who represent indigent defendants are aging fast, and younger lawyers aren't rushing in. Small wonder � could you take a job that pays $70/hour if you owe $150,000 in school loans?

By Cheryl Miller

6 minute read

September 12, 2011 | The Recorder

She overcame a shy nature to become Pillsbury's first woman partner, the head of its tax practice and a steady voice on its executive committee.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

May 03, 2011 | The Recorder

Charles Calderon's AB 1208 passes by a 7-2 vote, with new language that appears to give considerable power to Los Angeles Superior Court.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

August 28, 2009 | Law.com

A California district attorney retaliated against a bail bondsman who slammed the prosecutor in a newspaper ad, a federal court jury decided. The jury found that DA David Paulson and his chief investigator acted with malice when they sought a temporary restraining order against Joel Thomas Toler and then unsuccessfully pursued charges that he violated that order. "It's a pretty significant victory for any federal jury to find a public official acted maliciously," said Toler's attorney.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

July 27, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Kate Moser and Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

September 15, 2009 | The Recorder

Capital Accounts: Lawmakers pushed a lot of paper onto the governor's desk, but backers of a bill aimed at easing the way for a football stadium couldn't get past Assemblyman Mike Feuer.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

April 19, 2011 | The Recorder

Some Judicial Council leaders like S.F.'s Katherine Feinstein wanted to oppose it, but the message didn't get to Sacramento in time.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

June 22, 2010 | The Recorder

Summary judgment entered against a female labor negotiator fired by the state court agency last year who claims she was paid less than a male colleague doing the same job.

By Cheryl Miller

2 minute read

July 11, 2008 | The Recorder

Same-sex marriage opponents often took an anti-gay stance before the Supreme Court's May ruling. Proponents of Prop 8, a measure to overrule the court, are focusing instead on "activist judges."

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

April 19, 2006 | Law.com

For Deborah Smith and her fellow environmental prosecutors, a day at the office means tire fires, toxic sludge � and a lot of driving.

By Cheryl Miller

8 minute read