Cheryl Miller

October 19, 2009 | Law.com

Backers of a new California law that bars mortgage modification services from charging up-front fees say the rules will put scam artists out of business. But real estate attorneys say the new rules have created a host of unanswered questions and wonder whether the regulations will really just drive honest attorneys out of the practice. Said one: "I think you're going to see a lot of lawyers not doing this anymore. It's just not worth it."

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

September 01, 2006 | The Recorder

After a wild legislative ride, court leadership got what it sought: 50 new judgeships, and a method to transfer ownership of seismically unsound court buildings.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

February 02, 2007 | Law.com

While continuing the state's lawsuit against car manufacturers over greenhouse gas emissions, Attorney General Jerry Brown also issued a conciliatory letter to industry that could signal his willingness to settle.

By Cheryl Miller and Millie Lapidario

4 minute read

June 10, 2008 | The Recorder

Republican warns that Dems are plotting to tax legal services ... Trial lawyers still hate the Papan name ... Will judges love new Assembly Judiciary Chairman Michael Feuer?

By Cheryl Miller

6 minute read

April 07, 2011 | The Recorder

In a sign of discontent that Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye faces, almost half of responding judges support the so-called Trial Court Bill of Rights

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

April 03, 2006 | Law.com

Should the state's levees fail � and everyone seems sure they will � some lawmakers want to make local planners liable for the ensuing damage.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

May 12, 2006 | Law.com

A bill that would put one state agency in charge of taxpayer-financed intellectual property has patent lawyers fretting over the fine print.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

April 07, 2010 | The Recorder

Court officials held a press conference Tuesday to rail at the early version of the AOC's $1 billion computer upgrade, saying it's prone to costly failures.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

June 25, 2010 | The Recorder

Assemblyman Jim Nielsen wants prison officials to strip good-time credits from litigious inmates. But a prison spokesperson says frivolous inmate litigation simply isn't a problem.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

September 09, 2011 | The Recorder

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read