Cheryl Miller

September 30, 2008 | The Recorder

The $5 billion bond OK'd last week will fund the renovation or replacement of 40 courthouses around the state, including this historic facility in Santa Clara County. You can also watch a video here.

By Cheryl Miller

8 minute read

August 09, 2007 | Law.com

Move over, Thomas Girardi. There's a new legal talk show on AM radio in Los Angeles. And it might just generate all sorts of new "hot talk" topics for the famed trial lawyer, who already hosts a show called "Champions of Justice" on the same station and the same night. Peter Bylsma, executive director of the Los Angeles chapter of Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, a tort reform group frequently at odds with trial lawyers, launched his own show on KRLA this past weekend called "The Broken Gavel."

By Cheryl Miller

2 minute read

February 26, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

Crime victims can tap their assailants' pension funds for restitution despite federal laws that offer broad protections for retirement accounts, a split en banc panel of the 9th Circuit has held. The ruling marks the first time an appellate court has spoken on the inherent conflict between the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act, which authorizes the government to seize personal assets of a convicted criminal, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, which shields private pension funds from creditors.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

January 28, 2011 | The Recorder

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

May 09, 2007 | The Recorder

On learning that the State Bar was still collecting fees meant to pay for a building that's already paid off, peeved lawmakers order refunds � and turn down a requested dues increase.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

November 12, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

In an unusual show of unity, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown on Thursday sued to force federal regulators to act on California's request to curb vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

December 31, 2009 | The Recorder

New statewide rules will govern how judges calculate fees for cases brought on a child's behalf. Bruce Brusavich, a plaintiff lawyer who worked on the rules, said some judges were too tight-fisted.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

July 16, 2010 | The Recorder

The Recorder takes a closer look at eight individuals with a reasonable shot at succeeding Ronald George, including Andrea Hoch, the governor's legal affairs secretary.

By Mike McKee and Cheryl Miller

8 minute read

April 04, 2006 | Law.com

The former defense litigator enjoys the immediacy he experiences as a Sacramento County Superior Court judge.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

March 08, 2006 | The Recorder

A bill backed by the Judicial Council would help non-English speakers appearing in traffic, small claims and other civil departments. But the money to pay for it may be lost in translation.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read