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Common Touch
Terry McMahon’s working-class roots helped make him an uncommonly good IP attorney

Blowing the Whistle on Fraud
How Eric Havian became a ‘giant-killer’

Voice of Calm
Once a child soldier in Lebanon, Haitham E. Ballout rebuilt his life in the U.S. Now he helps others do the same

Detail Person
To Susan Popik, insurance law is riveting stuff

Simple Justice
Kevin M. Fong brings old-fashioned elegance to the appellate court

Who Was Your Mentor?
Therese and Barbara Lawless

Heidi Timken and Marvin Starr
Heidi Timken and Marvin Starr

Taking on Prop 8
How Jeremy Goldman helped battle the anti-gay marriage measure

David Tyra: Supreme Challenge
How this employment defense attorney with Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard helped save California $2 billion

Googling Kent Walker
Life as Google’s top lawyer is a crucible filled with extraordinary demands. He couldn’t be happier

The Undefeated
In Roger Dreyer’s eyes, he’s never lost a case

Remembering the St. Louis
Robert Rubin has made protecting civil liberties his life’s work

The Man from Merced
Growing up, Gary Hernandez was anxious to leave, but he keeps coming back

Everyone Deserves a Good Lawyer
So believes William Gagen, even though his clients sometimes do terrible things

The Badger
No one digs up and chews details like trial lawyer Gerald Schwartzbach—just ask Robert Blake

Thoughts on a Thriving Life
Timothy Tosta was given two years to live … 19 years ago

City Person
Pamela Duffy loves San Francisco, which makes sense—she’s behind some of its most successful developments

Jailhouse Lawyer
Don Specter

Give Dan Your Tired, Your Poor, Yearning to Breathe Free
Daniel Olmos

Team Player
Gordon Greenwood

No Wine (or Lawsuit) Before Its Time
Robert Arns

10,000 Song Maniac
Andy Gillin

Brilliant Careers
District Attorney Kamala Harris on working for Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama, and where to get really good Indian food in the city

Lawsuit on Aisle 5
How Robert Gordon went from a farm commune to Safeway Inc.

Fashion Sense
Meet Michelle Banks, counsel to Gap Inc. 

The Million-Dollar Man
Mike Kelly is a very funny man. But facing him in court is no laughing matter

Veen, Vidi, Vici
Bill Veen has traveled a long way since his days in Satan's Chauffeurs

The Wild One
Chris Dolan's cases are a real-life Streets of San Francisco

The Richmond Bridge
Diana Richmond works to connect new ideas of family with old ideas of family law

The Powers of Persuasion
Matthew Powers is the Willie Mays of Patent litigation

The Wikipedia Zeitgeist
Why Mike Godwin disowns his own content

The Youngest Partner
For Clifford Yin, success came early

Rocketing to the Top
It took all of three months before Hiep Truong was made the head of his firm's workers' comp practice

Inattention at High Speeds Is a Very Bad Thing
Racing cars has helped Ed Hugo's focus in the courtroom

How Terry O’Reilly Found His Way to Law Through Rugby
Sports, says O'Reilly, have taught him to never give up

Alice Plays Juries as Powerfully as She Plays Beethoven
Alice O'Sullivan transformed from piano prodigy to legal savant

Q&A with Jon B. Eisenberg

The Chief Legal Yahoo
Michael Callahan on negotiating with Microsoft, Google and Icahn

Son of the Magyar Hercules
Allen Ruby's early training in the ring (and we're not talking Wagner here) prepared him for the fight  

Boris Feldman wants to Save the World (And Make It Safe for Fun)
Anyone who can replace stacks of files with piles of toys can't be all bad        

An Engineer in the Valley
Thorny business problems are Gordy Davidson's playground  

No Steak Tartare for Alan Mendelson
A gentle man is sought by emerging life sciences companies        

Jerry Falk Almost Always Gets the Last Word
It's so much fun winning appeals for clients  

Let Judgment Run Down as Waters, and Righteousness as a Mighty Stream
Who believes that stuff? Amos ... and Arthur Bryant        

All He Cared About Was Law
Become the King of Janitors? No, thanks

How to Clean Up a Pornographer, and Other Problems of the Law
Nanci Clarence wants you to see the good she sees in people        

True Believer
Some people are guided by a moral compass; San Francisco employment attorney Cliff Palefsky has a moral GPS   

From Woodward & Bernstein to Holme Roberts & Owen
A former investigative reporter advises newspapers on where to draw the line        

Stephen Murphy and the Art of the Legal Novel

Why Bruce Wagman Refuses to Argue the Law with His Clients

The Confessions of a Political Turncoat
Jack Londen may be his family's (political) black sheep, but he's a liberal hero        

Old Lawyers Can Learn New Tricks
Ronald Rossi goes back to college in his 50s        

Mr. Gillin Goes to Orinda
A '60s Norman Vincent Peale survives. No-thrives

Like Midas, Everything Sheldon Siegel Touches Turns to Gold
In addition to coming out on top in court, Siegel tops the best-seller lists

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