Jason Dearen

August 19, 2002 | Law.com

So who are the chosen ones who made the cut into law school -- and are intrepid enough to risk the uncertainties of today's legal world? Some are seeking a second career, some went straight from undergrad, and some ... well, some figured, better law school than unemployment.

By Jason Dearen

3 minute read

August 05, 2002 | Law.com

By Jason Dearen

3 minute read

May 18, 2007 | Daily Report Online

SAN FRANCISCO AP - Now that his team is out of the NBA playoffs, Golden State Warriors owner Chris Cohan has another fight to wage - with the federal government.The Internal Revenue Service says Cohan owes more than $160 million in back income taxes and penalties from the 1998 sale of a cable television company.

By Jason Dearen

2 minute read

October 23, 2009 | Daily Report Online

By JASON DEAREN

3 minute read

August 01, 2002 | Law.com

By Jason Dearen

4 minute read

August 19, 2002 | Law.com

San Francisco Bay Area law schools are getting their pick of students as an all-time application high collides with a job crunch the likes of which hasn't been seen since the early '90s. It's good for schools' selectivity, but harsh news for debt-riddled new law grads, who are going to have to make some tough choices.

By Jason Dearen

5 minute read

July 15, 2009 | Daily Report Online

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. AP - The days before he was arrested for beating his ex-girlfriend to death and kidnapping their daughter brought a string of bad news to James "Rafe" Mitchell, the son of late San Francisco pornography mogul Jim Mitchell.Last Tuesday, he was ordered to attend a yearlong rehabilitation program for domestic batterers.

By JASON DEAREN

6 minute read

February 18, 2003 | Law.com

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold is in the midst of a long-term business makeover aimed at transforming it into a high-end litigation powerhouse. It has been shedding some of its less profitable insurance defense work, has hired marketing and headhunting help, is increasing associate salaries and trying to pull in talent to compete for high-stakes work like class actions and unfair competition cases. So far, the changes appear to be good for the bottom line.

By Jason Dearen

7 minute read

March 10, 2003 | Law.com

With few indications of economic recovery on the horizon, partner classes at San Francisco Bay Area law firms this year held the same post-boom levels as the year before, and the majority of the attorneys who did make partner work in litigation. Of the firms polled by The Recorder, only four named fewer partners this year than last. Six firms increased their class sizes and three stayed the same.

By Jason Dearen

6 minute read

August 02, 2002 | Law.com

Speaking Wednesday in San Francisco at the National Bar Association's annual meeting, Dennis Archer told attendees of his plans for his tenure as the first black president of the American Bar Association. Diversity, predictably, is at the top of his list -- but he's also passionate about such eclectic concerns as loan forgiveness, the death penalty and judicial independence.

By Jason Dearen

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