• June 21, 2005 | The Recorder

    Judicial Profile: Richard Kramer

    COURT: San Francisco SuperiorAPPOINTED: December 1996, by Gov. Pete WilsonDATE OF BIRTH: July 22, 1947LAW SCHOOL: University of Southern Cal

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  • December 2, 2011 | The Recorder

    Wage Suits Get a New Poster Boy

    SAN FRANCISCO — Owners of a local chain of vegan raw food restaurants say disgruntled former employees have ruined them with meritless wage-and-hour suits, forcing them to close their pop

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  • August 3, 2009 | The Recorder

    5 YEARS AGO 10 YEARS AGO 15 YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO

    John "Jack" Quatman shocked the Alameda County criminal courts with an explosive allegation. The former prosecutor said that in a 1987 capital case he was told by Judge Stanley Golde to keep Jewish

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  • January 9, 2003 | The Recorder

    Contempt Claim Brought in Internet Libel War

    Two defendants embroiled in an Internet libel suit with their former employer are now demanding contempt proceedings for opposing counsel, arguing they are misrepresenting a court order.

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  • April 29, 2008 | The Recorder

    Federal Bench Slot Has Few Takers (So Far)

    More than a week after the call went out for candidates to succeed Judge Martin Jenkins, a dozen-plus people have asked for applications, according to Vigo "Chip" Nielsen Jr., the chairman of

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  • June 15, 2005 | The Recorder

    News Briefs

    GIBSON, DUNN GETS NEW LEADER IN S.F.Litigator Frederick Brown has been appointed to head up Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's San Francisco office, taking over for Kathryn Coleman,

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  • July 1, 2003 | The Recorder

    Recorder Wins Record Nine Awards in Newspaper Contest

    The Recorder has won nine awards for editorial excellence from the California Newspaper Publishers Association.The awards, announced Saturday, are the most ever won by

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  • May 6, 2005 | The Recorder

    News Briefs

    COURT RULES AGAINST MANDATORY OPT-INSA state appeal court Thursday declared that a mandatory opt-in requirement to be part of a class action violates the California

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  • June 18, 2007 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    SAN FRANCISCOManuel "Manny" Fishman has joined Cooley Godward Kronish as a partner in the real estate practice group. Fishman was previously with Stoel Rives. He r

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  • October 6, 2010 | The Recorder

    Ulmer Raises $172K for Campaign from Large Firms, Fellow Judges

    SAN FRANCISCO — Big law firms as well as judges from around the state have come out in force to give money to a San Francisco judge who faces a November election challenge. In the

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