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Cheryl Miller, based in Sacramento, covers the state legislature and emerging industries, including autonomous vehicles and marijuana. She authors the weekly cannabis newsletter Higher Law. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @CapitalAccounts
April 5, 2023 | The Recorder
Backers of Senate Bill 581 say consumers need more transparency from the legal-financing industry. But members of the plaintiffs bar warn that a key provision in the legislation would give defense counsel an unfair tactical advantage.
By Cheryl Miller
5 minute read
March 17, 2023 | The Recorder
The unanimous three-judge panel said Uber and Postmates made a viable argument that legislatively provided exemptions to California's worker classification law "were the result of 'lobbying' and 'backroom dealing' as opposed to adherence to the stated purpose of the legislation."
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
March 14, 2023 | The Recorder
An investigation criticized former state bar acting executive director Robert "Bob" Hawley for ghostwriting a private attorney's recommendation to close a complaint against Tom Girardi. Hawley later worked as a conflict counsel for the bar.
By Cheryl Miller
5 minute read
March 13, 2023 | The Recorder
In an hour-long meeting with reporters on Monday, state bar leaders said they've made changes to ensure a rogue lawyer can't avoid discipline by schmoozing agency employees.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
March 10, 2023 | The Recorder
An investigation conducted by Halpern May Ybarra Gelberg found that Tom Girardi, through his law firm, paid a former state bar employee, his wife and a business they operated more than $600,000 while the trial lawyer was facing misconduct complaints filed with the agency.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
March 8, 2023 | The Recorder
Ismail "Izzy" Ramsey will return to the U.S. attorney's office where he once served in the white-collar crime section and created the office's computer hacking and intellectual property unit.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
March 7, 2023 | The Recorder
Lawmakers appeared to support continued, limited use of video appearances in some court matters but electronic recording still faces significant opposition from court reporters and their labor unions.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
March 3, 2023 | The Recorder
The proposed Rule of Professional Conduct 8.3 includes language barring the professional reporting of California-licensed lawyers who help women in abortion-restrictive states find legal medical care elsewhere.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
March 1, 2023 | The Recorder
More women and racial and ethnic minorities are joining California's courts as judges, according to a statutorily mandated report released Wednesday.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
March 1, 2023 | The Recorder
A 19-year veteran of the bench, U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez could face discipline for an act one attorney called "psychologically damaging and harmful."
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
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