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September 06, 2002 |

James Frolik, 81, Taught Law and Played Top-Flight Tennis

James Frolik, a veteran San Francisco attorney and law professor, died at home Aug. 30. He was 81. In addition to a distinguished legal career, Frolik was also a serious tennis player. He twice played in the Wimbledon tennis tournament and was on the Stanford University and Oxford University tennis teams. He continued to be a ranked senior tennis player in Northern California well into his seventies.
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October 09, 2007 |

Golf movies worth watching

I RENTED A GOLF MOVIE last week: "Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius." It was an entertaining flick and I enjoyed it. Released in 2004 to mixed reviews, the film follows the early life of legendary amateur golfer Bobby Jones played by Jim Caviezel from childhood to the year he won the Grand Slam of golf in 1930 at age 28.
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July 06, 1999 |

Will Glass-Steagall Really Fall?

As the House began debating a bill on July 1 to modernize the financial services industry, it appeared that Congress, weary of 20 years of failure, was moving to allow banks, securities firms and insurance companies to merge with one another. The Senate approved similar legislation on May 6. Assuming that, as expected, the House does the same by July 2, it will be the first time that both chambers voted to break down the walls of the 1933 Glass-Steagall Act.
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April 12, 2013 |

Inadmissible

Short takes on lawyers, judges and firms.
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April 03, 2006 |

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January 09, 2004 |

Democrats Hold Key to Making Same-Sex Unions Legal in N.J.

If no New Jersey Senate Democrats jump ship by the time the legislative session ends on Jan. 13, a bill recognizing same-sex couples as legal entities should pass and become law, making New Jersey only the second state to ratify such civil unions.
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July 27, 2005 |

In-House and on Patrol

Gregory Wharton is like a lot of cops. He drives around in a patrol car, wears a bulletproof vest and carries a gun. But there's one little difference: Wharton is also the general counsel of online shopping comparison site NexTag Inc. This dual life has made him a novelty in the corporate world, but Wharton has no plans to give up his badge. He enjoys his service as a volunteer reserve officer with the San Jose, Calif., Police Department, and refers to it as "adrenaline-based pro bono work."
6 minute read
August 24, 2006 |

Credit-Counseling Provision No Bar To Involuntary Bankruptcy Petitions

The revised bankruptcy code's provision for mandatory credit-counseling classes prior to a Chapter 7 petition does not apply in the case of involuntary proceedings, a bankruptcy judge has ruled. Calling the issue one of first impression, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Novalyn Winfield in Newark, N.J., has denied a motion to dismiss a petition by three creditors of former Livingston, N.J., lawyer Edward Fagan -- one of them a former client -- who hold more than $5 million in judgments.
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June 18, 2012 |

New York Times' old home being pitched to new media firms

Blackstone's Equity Office Properties subsidiary is seeking to attract fast-growing Internet and communications firms to the former home of The New York Times, the most august name in old media.
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