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California Lawyer
February 2012
Features

Panic at the Chamber of Commerce

Professional Liability Insurance Report
The number and average size of legal malpractice claims rose last year, and insurance carriers in California see the need to match rising rates in the rest of the country.

The Tort Heard Round the World
With its final appeal of an $18 billion judgment pending in Ecuador, Chevron is battling enforcement efforts by U.S. lawyers on many fronts.


Esq.

Verbatim
Ninth Circuit Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld

Trial Training in the Time of Settlements
Trial training for attorneys in the time of settlements.

Hindsight: 222 Years Ago
First Assembly of U.S. Supreme Court

Reel Law
True Grit

Did You Know?
The race to repeal the death penalty at the ballot box.

High-Speed Rail Wreck?

Bullycide Prompts New Law
A new California statute aims to prevent sexuality-based harassment in schools.

Technicalities

When Small Firms Think Big
By taking advantage of cloud services, cheap scanners, and free online seminars, even sole practitioners can compete against firms with much greater tech resources

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Editor's Note

Letters

Expert Advice: Employment Law
As employee plaintiffs invoke the mandate of administrative regulations, California businesses face an emerging class action tactic.

MCLE: Contracts
If a jury is permitted to interpret a commercial contract, the resulting verdict could be substantial - and difficult to overturn on appeal.

Discipline Report

In Pro Per: A Jury of Young Peers
A judge describes volunteering for Marin County Youth Court, where he doesn't decide the sentencing - a jury of kids does.

Legally Speaking: An Unrepentant Advocate
A conversation with Nancy Gertner, who years before landing a federal judgeship was known for her work on abortion rights and sex discrimination cases.

Class Action: Choice of Law
BofA’s future hangs on two conflicting judicial determinations of successor liability for Countrywide’s bad mortgages.

Practical Tips: Forensic Accounting
When it comes to balance sheets and income statements, sometimes it’s what you don’t see that counts.