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June 16, 2004 | Law.com

Candidates' Priorities Vary in Bar Election

Two are focused on state court budgets. Another is fighting for a stronger female presence on an increasingly male-dominated board. And a fourth continues to pursue a long-held obsession to see all court rulings published and citable as precedent. They are the four candidates for two Bay Area seats in the ongoing elections for the State Bar's Board of Governors, the 23-member group that sets the rules and regulations for California lawyers.
5 minute read
August 15, 2001 | Law.com

Legal Reality: TV Cop Show Wins Case

In 1996, Robert and Marietta Marich were notified of their son's death in a phone call from a Los Angeles police officer, who was being filmed for the reality TV show "LAPD: Life on the Beat." The parents' anguished cries were picked up by the officer's microphone and included in the show's broadcast. A jury has ruled against the Marichs in their invasion of privacy suit against the show's distributor.
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September 02, 2003 | Law.com

The A-List

Who are the nation's true first-tier law firms? These days, money alone won't buy a place among the new elite. The American Lawyer tallied Am Law 200 revenue, pro bono scores, associate satisfaction, and its diversity scorecard to determine which firms hire the best people, serve the biggest clients, and seek -- by word and deed -- to uphold the highest standards of the profession.
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March 20, 2006 | Law.com

Chicago Firms Raise Associate Salaries to $135,000

Many Chicago law firms are raising salaries for first-years to $135,000. Though some firms cite last year's strong financial performance as a main reason for the pay increases, others say they need to give raises to stay competitive. "Law firms tend to be like lemmings," says the chairman of one firm's compensation committee. But Bill Chamberlain, assistant dean for career strategies at Northwestern University's law school, is concerned the higher salaries put pressure on associates to bill more hours.
4 minute read
June 06, 2007 | Law.com

Calif. Tobacco Class Action Waits on Pre-emption Question

The California Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments today in a class action against four tobacco manufacturers concerning pre-emption under the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act. Norman Blumenthal filed the class action alleging that the manufacturers violated the state's unfair competition law by targeting teens with deceptive ads. In court papers, Blumenthal relies on a state Supreme Court ruling that allowed an unfair competition claim against tobacco companies to go forward.
6 minute read
August 28, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

Latest Associate Pay Hikes Leave Corporate Clients Cold

Law firms are blaming market demands for the latest round of associate salary raises, but they may have discounted an important factor in their decisions to boost pay � the client.
6 minute read
February 20, 2007 | Law.com

Cal Law 25: Top Firms in the Golden State

The totals are in � we inaugurate the Cal Law 25 by ranking the biggest firms in the state, from Latham to Fenwick.
28 minute read
June 05, 2007 | Law.com

Tobacco Class Action Waits on Pre-emption

R.J. Reynolds' Joe Camel has become fodder for litigation. But a California class attacking old smoking ad campaigns can't get to the merits unless it can overcome a pre-emption argument at the Supreme Court this week.
6 minute read
December 17, 2007 | Law.com

Calif. Bar Panel Amends Proposal on Malpractice Insurance

A California Bar committee has recommended a significant change to a proposal that would make attorneys tell clients if they don't have malpractice insurance. The committee voted to require written disclosure only when it's "reasonably foreseeable" that a lawyer will represent a client for more than four hours. The amendment seeks to assuage Bar governors' concerns that the original proposal could force attorneys to disclose a lack of insurance during casual social talks or friendly phone calls for advice.
4 minute read
January 17, 2006 | Law.com

Keker Matches Associate Salary Hikes

Days after Los Angeles firms O'Melveny & Myers and Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker hiked base salaries for associates, San Francisco's Keker & Van Nest announced it was matching the raise. Keker partner Christopher Kearney said last week that the 50-lawyer litigation firm would increase the base pay for first-year associates to $135,000 to equal the raise at those two firms and at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, which had kicked off the latest wave of increases in December.
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