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May 12, 2008 |

Hot Seat Gets Hotter for Expert Witnesses

It's a tough time to be an expert witness. Courts are increasingly ordering such witnesses to disclose financial information or risk having their testimony struck from a case. Also, in recent years, a growing number of courts have permitted parties to sue their own experts for negligent testimony, holding that expert witnesses should not be immune from liability from their own clients.
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December 22, 2006 |

Alameda Judge Named to First District

The governor picked Henry Needham Jr. to fill a vacancy on the appellate bench. Nine new superior court judges were also named around the state.
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September 16, 2013 |

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September 18, 2006 |

Calif. State Bar Pushes Diversity -- and Civility

Worried about the lack of diversity and growing lack of civility in the legal profession, the California State Bar is taking steps to remedy both problems. The Diversity Pipeline would set up a support network to help guide poor kids of all races into a legal career. Meanwhile, President-elect Sheldon Sloan wants the State Bar to adopt a civility code, although he knows that lawyers could simply ignore it. "It's like an enema for a dead person," Sloan said. "It might not help, but it won't hurt."
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March 08, 2005 |

Bar Aims Fat Fee Hike at Inactive Lawyers

Bar dues could be going up, with the heftiest increase being borne by lawyers who don't practice law. On Saturday, State Bar President John Van de Kamp announced that the organization is seeking to increase Bar dues by $5 per year for the state's 150,000 active members and a whopping $85 for more than 34,000 inactive attorneys.
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March 07, 2003 |

Punitive Measures

The California Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a legal malpractice suit against Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein about the firm's choice not to seek punitive damages in a class action over a toxic chemical accident. David Becht, who represents the plaintiffs, says that his clients' claim was, " taken away by the attorneys, so they didn't have the opportunity to seek punitive damages." Attorneys say a plaintiffs' victory could expose all lawyers to potentially ruinous liability.
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September 26, 2011 |

Attorney Ineligibility Order Pursuant to Rule 1:28-2(a)

Notice to the bar.
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April 23, 2007 |

Chart: Diversity Scorecard 2007

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June 08, 2011 |

Back on Track: The percentage of minority lawyers at large firms edged up in 2011

It's not much, but it's enough to make diversity advocates in the legal profession let out a collective "phew" According to the latest Diversity Scorecard complied by The American Lawyer, a Daily Report affiliate, in 2010 big firms increased their percentage of minority attorneys by 0.2 percent, to 13.9 percent.
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