Cheryl Miller

February 20, 2009 | The Recorder

Senate leader Darrell Steinberg helped force legislators to finally close the budget gap — and with measures that could play out well for court construction and judicial benefits.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

June 23, 2010 | Law.com

Friday's announcement that McDonough Holland & Allen, Sacramento's second largest law firm, would shut its doors this year, has lead to speculation on where its attorneys will land. The firm statement said the decision to close was based on a "variety of reasons," including attorney departures.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

June 18, 2007 | Law.com

A committee of music veterans led by former Sha Na Na frontman Jon "Bowzer" Bauman is co-sponsoring legislation in California that would outlaw live performances by imposter bands. The bill is scheduled for a hearing Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. If the bill is signed into law, California would join a dozen states already barring faux groups from performing -- and potentially stir up the existing hornet's nest of legal issues surrounding trademark ownership from the Golden Oldies era.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

May 29, 2007 | The Recorder

Judicial pensions are back in play. But be warned: It's a dangerous game.

By Cheryl Miller

6 minute read

October 15, 2008 | The Recorder

With the election just three weeks away, the No on 8 side has a slight edge among lawyer-contributors.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

May 21, 2007 | The Recorder

Despite a high-pressured effort, Manatt client BHP Billiton failed to win the governor's support of a plan to build an $800 million liquefied natural gas facility off the Southern California coast.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

December 07, 2006 | Law.com

The state will use the money to fund future investigations into privacy breaches and IP crimes. The criminal cases aren't affected.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

October 09, 2006 | Law.com

A prosecutor with a book to sell mixed too many facts with her fiction, a 2nd District Court of Appeal panel ruled last week. The three-justice panel said Santa Barbara County, Calif., Deputy District Attorney Joyce Dudley cannot prosecute People v. Haraguchi because her self-published crime novel, "Intoxicating Agent," appears to borrow personal and factual details from the pending rape case against Massey Harushi Haraguchi.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

March 25, 2009 | The Recorder

The chief bankruptcy judge in California's foreclosure-rich Eastern District says his court will be ready if Congress tells it to rewrite mortgage terms.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

September 13, 2007 | The Recorder

It may not sound sexy, but � despite three vetoes � Democrats can't seem to quit their quest for a measure addressing their concerns about Medi-Cal third-party liability.

By Cheryl Miller

6 minute read