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  • May 2, 2000 | The Recorder

    Silicon Valley Firms Asked To Pony Up for Pro Bono

    Silicon Valley firms get a bad rap for their poor record on pro bono.Now they're getting a chance to do something about it.A group of attorneys and legal services agencies have launched a cam

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  • November 24, 2009 | National Law Journal

    9th Circuit sustains restrictions on legal aid organizations

    A federal appeals court ruled 2-1 on Nov. 23 that rules that bar legal aid organizations financed by the Legal Services Corp. (LSC) from participating in class actions and collecting attorneys'

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  • October 11, 2004 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    San FranciscoHanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy has hired two litigators -- Merton Howard as a partner and Paul Sanner as of couns

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  • February 9, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Legal sector lost 1,300 jobs in January

    The legal service sector continued to slash payrolls in January with a loss of 1,300 jobs throughout the industry, according to U.S. Department of Labor statistics released Friday. Th

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  • October 16, 2006 | The Recorder

    Charity Can Begin In-House

    In his years at Cooley Godward, and later at the Legal Strategies Group, Jeffrey Hyman did fair housing and consumer fraud litigation on the side. In one case, he defended and won a settlement

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  • October 13, 2006 | The Recorder

    Charity That Begins In-House

    In his years at Cooley Godward, and later at the Legal Strategies Group, Jeffrey Hyman did fair housing and consumer fraud litigation on the side. In one case, he defended and won a settlemen

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  • February 15, 2013 | The Recorder

    Revenue Growth Modest at Many Firms, But Profits Surge

    Add a little bit of revenue. Subtract partners. Control costs. That math helped a number of California law firms boost their profitability in 2012 despite shaky demand for legal servic

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  • January 14, 2003 | The Recorder

    Red Scare

    Weakened by an anemic tech sector and fighting each other for precious litigation work, the San Francisco A HREF=http://www.law.com/special/professionals/recorder/2003/highest_grossing_

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  • January 6, 2003 | The Recorder

    Red Scare

    Weakened by an anemic tech sector and fighting each other for precious litigation work, the Bay Area's biggest law firms scored sallow returns in 2002 with only a few managing to post signific

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  • January 6, 2003 | The Recorder

    Red Scare

    Weakened by an anemic tech sector and fighting each other for precious litigation work, the

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