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December 8, 2008
Yuletide Good Will Spells Ruin For SF Law Firms
By Matt SmithAn apparent upwelling of holiday good cheer has destroyed two of San Francisco's oldest law firms, which had thrived during much of the past century by exploiting greed, jealousy, fear, malice and other non-holiday sentiments. Thelen LLP, begun in 1924 and until recently one of America' ... More >>
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October 11, 1995
Dog Bites
By Matt SmithAn apparent upwelling of holiday good cheer has destroyed two of San Francisco's oldest law firms, which had thrived during much of the past century by exploiting greed, jealousy, fear, malice and other non-holiday sentiments. Thelen LLP, begun in 1924 and until recently one of America' ... More >>
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March 27, 1996
Randy Shaw's Power Plays
Sixteen years ago, Randy Shaw started a housing clinic with $50 and a good idea: educating tenants. Now he's got more than $900,000 a year to spend -- and clout to match.
News
May 21, 2008
Bar Association gives its qualified support for judge
Sixteen years ago, Randy Shaw started a housing clinic with $50 and a good idea: educating tenants. Now he's got more than $900,000 a year to spend -- and clout to match.
Blogs
April 16, 2009
Good News, San Francisco (For Law Firms): Locals Still Suing One Another
Down -- but, locally, far from outA flagging economy hasn't yet led to the Shakespearian situation of killing all the lawyers -- at least not in San Francisco (and, again, not yet). Despite some hard-to-ignore setbacks for the city's providers of legal services, a recent report by the legal consulti ... More >>
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May 29, 2002
Soft Firm
Too often, the S.F. law firm of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein strikes settlements that give the firm millions of dollars in legal fees -- and its class action clients too little
News
April 12, 2000
Battle Belli
The international soap opera that surrounds the crumbling San Francisco landmark that was center stage for the incomparable "King of Torts," Melvin Belli
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August 11, 1999
Mecklin
The international soap opera that surrounds the crumbling San Francisco landmark that was center stage for the incomparable "King of Torts," Melvin Belli
Calendar
April 21, 1999
Cothran
The international soap opera that surrounds the crumbling San Francisco landmark that was center stage for the incomparable "King of Torts," Melvin Belli
Calendar
March 24, 1999
Law and Odor
The international soap opera that surrounds the crumbling San Francisco landmark that was center stage for the incomparable "King of Torts," Melvin Belli
News
July 15, 1998
Dog Bites
The international soap opera that surrounds the crumbling San Francisco landmark that was center stage for the incomparable "King of Torts," Melvin Belli
News
November 12, 1997
Let's Make Appeal
UCSF-Stanford merger challenged directly in appellate court
News
September 4, 1996
The DA's Svengali
Earlier this year, the District Attorney's Office was flirting with farce. Then Terence Hallinan called in David Millstein.
Blogs
May 6, 2009
State Bar Takes Over 'Son of Super Swindler' Law Firm -- 2,000 Con Jobs Too Late
The State Bar of California has taken over the law firm of Mitchell Roth, who had, in partnership with convicted felon Paul Noe II, convinced more than 2,000 troubled homeowners to fall for an apparent "foreclosure assistance" scam.The apparent swindle, fist described in the September, 2008 SF Weekl ... More >>