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Six LA-area criminal defense attorneys recount the joys and heavy workloads of being prosecutors and public defenders
For some, things are simply slower; for others, their entire practice is on hold
Entertainment lawyer Ashley Yeargan on her days interning for David E. Kelley and John Wells
Robert Brandt tries to lower temperatures in family law cases and raise them at the ping-pong table
IP litigator Lawrence Iser weighs in on the Trump-Prince controversy
Sibylle Grebe’s long road to the law includes work as an au pair in Indiana and a waitress at the Pink Pussycat club
The LA Lawyers Philharmonic measures time by the director’s beat rather than in six-minute increments
The transportation and general liability attorney tells us what’s good in the neighborhood
Nancy Sher Cohen’s insurance team is reviewing policies and advising businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
Discovery with Davida P. Brook
Lisa Kantor fights insurance companies who deny treatment coverage for eating disorders
Neville Johnson, aka Trevor McShane, publishes poetry, loves Lennon, and wouldn’t mind a bitchin’ double cheeseburger
The search for the story behind the will that set Terry Franklin’s ancestors free
How the LA attorney and her client helped free Alice Marie Johnson
The meticulously prepared Ramit Mizrahi once confronted her own identity thief in court
Colleagues call the Jones Day attorney both relentless and a consummate gentleman
Clients compare the entertainment attorney to Evander Holyfield and the T-100
Give Toni Jaramilla a double shot of espresso and Eskrima sticks, and watch out
Santa Barbara’s Louise LaMothe tells us what’s good in the neighborhood
From Miranda to Booker: 40 years of historic and hilarious moments clerking for the U.S. Supreme Court
Moez Kaba, a first-generation Pakistani Muslim, reps clients from the LGBT community to a Koch brother
Two attorneys reminisce about their year clerking or the U.S. Supreme Court
The Manatt associate boldly goes where no corporate and finance attorney has gone before
The personal harassment cases that made an employment attorney out of Genie Harrison
Did Claudia Ribet’s bicycle accident turn her into a better lawyer or just a better Californian?
Civil rights attorney Ron Kaye leads the charge against malfeasance in law enforcement
How elder abuse litigation attorney Kimberly Valentine transcended a tough upbringing to become a voice for the vulnerable
Inspired by an injustice, bored by the CIA, business litigator Michelle J. Correll keeps moving
Eminent domain attorney and Expo Line advocate Bradford B. Kuhn on why the easiest way from Point A to Point B isn’t necessarily a straight line
Employment plaintiff attorney Leonard H. Sansanowicz learned empathy as an actor opposite (among others) Steve Carrell
An oral history of the good, the bad and the ugly experiences of the first wave of female attorneys
How Gregory L. Bentley and Inner City Law Center helped tenants who didn’t know their rights—or that they had any
Employment defense attorney Samantha N. Hoffman, scion of a surfing clan, on gender-plus discrimination cases
Real estate attorney Susan Lee Daly’s parents crossed the 38th parallel, then an ocean, to give her this opportunity
Traveling the world and buying Chagalls with international tax attorney Albert S. Golbert
Marshall Camp successfully argued the first case under the Fair Sentencing for Youth Act
PI plaintiff’s attorney Robert T. Simon hung a shingle at 29, but it’s his pretrial ritual that’s eye-opening
Pity Jordan R. Bernstein; part of his job involves testing the best restaurants in the city
M&A attorney Brian J. McCarthy leads on mergers involving Disney, Pixar and Lucasfilm
As a child, Evan A. Jenness stood up to schoolyard bullies; as a criminal defense lawyer, she stands up to government overreach
Latham & Watkins helps Holocaust victims seek financial reparations from the German government
Sonia Carvalho has been city attorney for Yorba Linda, Azusa, Colton, Claremont and now Santa Ana
Former pilot Ronald L. M. Goldman represents air crash victims, but one of his first clients was one of the most famous lawyers of the 20th century
Michael Maguire won a Tony for leading a failed revolution in the original Broadway production of Les Miserables; now he helps those with failed marriages
The two employment attorneys share alma maters and a big-picture perspective; but their disagreements are legend
John Quinn and David Quinto, of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, general counsel and lawyer for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, get ready for their close-up
Commercial real estate lawyer Stuart Graiwer navigates the global financial meltdown
Marc Miles successfully defended the widow of an alleged Ponzi schemer; but the case wasn’t over
Laura Faer, statewide education director at Public Counsel, knew what she wanted to do in high school and never wavered
David Stern and Robert Pfister help same-sex couples with that ‘richer or poorer’ vow
How family law lawyer Judith Forman went from ‘highly educated Mom’ to knocking out Muhammad Ali
Between setting up an office in LA and setting world records in swimming, Dan Stephenson helped set a young girl free
IP and business litigator Adrian Pruetz, whose eponymous firm merged with Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Shapiro last November, talks about preparing witnesses, debriefing juries, and the perceived advantage of being a female attorney
Alan Braverman, general counsel at The Walt Disney Co., has an instinct for what’s around the corner
Recent Texas transplant Victoria Cook has already made a splash in the McCourt divorce case
Christiane Cargill Kinney gets creative while helping the creative
For employment lawyer Perry Smith, songwriting is just a hobby; but that didn’t stop American Idol from calling
Amy Fisch Solomon takes on Bayer, Disney and the ‘learned intermediary defense’
In junior high, Brian Weinhart sold hair dryers to secretaries; now he makes multimillion-dollar deals
Brian Kabateck’s grandparents survived the Armenian genocide; now he represents the descendants of those who didn’t
Howard Krepack tries to keep L.A. roads safe for bicyclists
Entertainment lawyer Eric Weissmann, of Weissmann Wolff Bergman Coleman Grodin & Evall, on fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe, becoming friends with Gene Wilder, and being called ‘a rotten son of a bitch’ by Burt Lancaster
When the Queen of Soul—yes, Aretha—felt she was libeled, she called Michael Niborski
A young lawyer is tapped to help rewrite America’s war powers legislation
Drew Hansen was a lock-down defender on the court at the University of Utah, and is one again at Arent Fox
After a stint in the ultra-intense U.S. attorney’s office, nothing fazes criminal defense lawyer David Willingham
Former insurance defense lawyer and shoe salesman Robert Clayton finds his niche on the plaintiff side
Schuyler Moore’s life would make a great movie; but would he watch it?
The understated, underrated Mark Robinson’s outrageously creative research pays dividends
These four lawyers spend their lives toiling to keep a righteous balance between the needs of the environment and the demands of business and government
When he's not winning cases, Najeeb Nabil Khoury studies Islamic philosophy
Compared with Michael Avenatti's previous work—politics under Rahm Emanuel—life in the courtroom is a breeze
Truth and beauty, says Jesse Chavez, are all he knows and all he needs to know
Long before Proposition 8, Jeffrey Bollinger was working to legalize same-sex marriage
Jeffrey Glassman had to lose a million dollars to learn how to become a success
For public defender John Littrell, the line between theater and real life got a little blurred
Bruce Ramer may be the loneliest Republican in America
Philip Glusker celebrates Greenberg Glusker's 50th year
Steve Mindel thinks you shouldn't have to part with your money when you part with your spouse
Lawrence Jacobson goes from the sofa to swimming with the sharks
Eddie Lazarus' newest book reveals hitherto unknown machinations behind the nation's highest court
After a long and successful political career, including years as the speaker of the California Assembly, Robert Hertzberg reflects on having settled into his law practice.
Patriotic clichés are easy to spout. But for three young Los Angeles-area attorneys, immigration to this country really did grant them life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Martin Singer may be a mad dog, but he’s crazy like a fox
Stacy Phillips’ reading includes complex financial documents and iffy national gossip rags
Don Burris has created an A1 museum to the Dodgers—in his own home.
How a curious entertainment lawyer became Indiana Jones
Jeffry L. Weiler and Richard A. Killworth married their old professions with their new calling
Cornelia Dai, along with her good karma Pasadena law firm, doesn’t just hate injustice; she changes its course
By keeping lawsuit costs low, and thinking like a businessman, this general counsel has presided over a doubling of company revenues
Scott Klopert and Debra Ravden practice family law. Doubly so.
Laura Wytsma devotes several hundred pro bono hours to immigration and asylum cases
Deborah M. Parker made waves in court instead of Hollywood
Mitch Mitchell doesn't just represent artists and writers, he is one himself
Ben Davidson knows too well the perils of living in Iran
Tran fled war-torn Vietnam and barely survived the boat ride to freedom
Sandra Smith Thayer recalls visiting Stanley “Tookie” Williams on San Quentin’s Death Row
Tellis became immersed in an investment fraud case involving a Middle East investment firm
Ginger Heyman Pigott feels the legal world could use a few more rimshots
Providing free legal assistance to more than 10,000 low-income people is precisely what she had her eye on
A recent win against the City of San Francisco brngs his $1 million win total past the 100 mark
Why would one man be foolish enough to take on the major Hollywood studios?
How did a man happily married for three decades become the divorce king?
Chen’s parents cringed at her choice to become a lawyer, now they bask in their daughter’s success
Jeff Lenkov’s clients love him, and it’s not just because of the pet rocks
From O.J. to Oklahoma City, Kelli Sager keeps the courts open
The Burmese generals ask: What’s wrong with a little forced labor?
The birth of his first son moved Mark Teuton to become an attorney
Republican activist Michael Reynolds was moved to political action after the murder of his sister
Having grown up in Chinatown and armed with a law degree and a good mind, Judy Lam has a mission: to help her community
Even the mighty Microsoft fell after this high school dropout took after it
The archetypal Hollywood lawyer, Fields takes no prisoners when representing his famous clients
Danny Kuchuck sells his screenplay and finds a new best friend — lawyer Jeff Frankel
Lisa Stern sued Italy’s largest insurance company on behalf of her grandfather-in-law, who died in a Nazi concentration camp — and every Holocaust victim was a winner
All across allegedly godless L.A., lawyers are finding solace in their religion
Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo is a politician in forward motion
Patricia Kinaga just wanted to document victims of domestic violence – instead she wound up being nominated for an Emmy
Because he had to get some demons out of his psyche, Chuck Patterson discovered he was a poet