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Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP Names its Three New Partners

marvins — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:50:36 +0000

Klee Tuchin Bogdanoff & Stern LLP, a Los Angeles boutique firm specializing in business reorganization and corporate insolvency, announced three newly-elected partners in the firm’s reorganization practice. KTB&S named Whitman L. Holt, Robert J. Pfister and David M. Guess to be the new members of the firm’s partnership. Holt was a J.D. Cum Laude graduate at Harvard Law School. Pfister attained his J.D. from NYU School of Law while Guess studied at UCLA School of Law where he earned his J.D. The three new partners all have solid experience in the reorganization practice.

Kenneth N. Klee, the firm’s founding partner, expressed his excitement over the addition of the three lawyers. “We are thrilled to have three spectacular attorneys join our firm’s partnership. We are confident that they will help us build on our wonderful successes in 2011.”

KTB&S areas of practice include business reorganization, corporate insolvency, commercial and bankruptcy-related litigation and appellate advocacy, expert witness and transactional services to clients nationwide. The firm caters to a wide range of clients such as debtors, creditors, equity holders, committees, trustees, landlords, potential acquirers of assets and other parties with interests in financially distressed businesses. In 2010, the firm has received numerous recognitions particularly in the restructuring field. The firm served as counsel for debtors in three of the most significant chapter 11 cases.

Obama Nominates 3 to District Court Bench

Erik Even — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:25:49 +0000

In more Obamanomination news, the President has nominated three California lawyers to the United States District Court bench.

Edward Chen has been nominated for the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Chen currently serves as a US Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of California. He was a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, Northern California Chapter. His law degree is from the UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law.

Dolly Gee has been nominated to the US District Court for the Central District of California. She is a managing partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Schwartz Steinsapir, where she practices labor and employment litigation. She received her JD from the UCLA School of Law.

Richard Seeborg has been nominated to the US District Court for the Northern District of California. He is currently a US Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of California, and previously worked at Morrison & Foerester, in both Palo Alto and San Francisco, where he was an equity partner. Seeborg also served as an Assistant US Attorney in San Jose, California. His JD is from the Columbia University School of Law.

The 94 United States district courts are the general trial courts of the US federal court system. Both civil and criminal cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, equity, and admiralty.

UC Law School Profs Hit By Pay Cut

Erik Even — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:27:28 +0000

The University of California has announced a furloughs scheme beginning in September, affecting faculty at law schools, amongst others. The system is effectively slashing salaries by 4% to 10%.

The plan requires faculty and staff to take up to 26 unpaid furlough days during the 2009-10 school year. One hundred and eight thousand employees of the UC system will be affected.

At UCLA Law, 60 law faculty members and 100 law school staff members face furloughs, as do 35 faculty members and 75 staff members at UC Davis’ Law School. The UC Irvine School of Law, which opens this fall with its first incoming class, will see 17 faculty affected.

The UC Board of Regents is facing a 20% cut in money from the state’s general fund.

Governator Appoints 8 Los Angeles Superior Court Judges

Erik Even — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:53:20 +0000

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced the appointment of eight new superior court judges to the Los Angeles Superior Court.

Stephanie M. Bowick has served as an assistant general counsel for the Los Angeles Unified School District since 2001. Previously, she was a deputy city attorney for the cities of Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco; and a litigation associate for Barrack Rodos & Bacine, Berman & Clark, and Mills & Schroeder. Her JD is from the Howard University School of Law.

Henry J. Hall was elected by the judges of the court as a Superior Court Commissioner in 2007. Prior to that, he served as head deputy alternate public defender for the LA County Alternate Public Defender’s Office. His JD is from Loyola Law School.

Randall F. Pacheco became a Superior Court commissioner in 2001. He was a deputy public defender for the Orange County Public Defender’s Office. Pacheco was an associate attorney for Newman Chrisman and Faith after graduating from Hastings Law School.

Renee F. Korn has served as a deputy district attorney since 1990. She also earned her law degree from the Hastings Law School.

Olivia Rosales has been with the DA’s office since 1995; she previously served as a deputy attorney general for the California Attorney General’s Office. Her JD is from UCLA law.

Ralph C. Hofer was a partner at LA’s Blecher & Collins. Previously he was an assistant US attorney for the Department of Justice; and a litigation associate for Bryan Cave. His law degree is from USC.

Stephen M. Moloney was a senior partner at Gilbert Kelly Crowley & Jennett. He graduated from Santa Clara Law School.

Gary Y. Tanaka was with the Office of County Counsel in 2006. He was a deputy alternate public defender and a deputy public defender. His JD is from Western State University.

Anderson Kill Expands Insurance Recovery Practice

Erik Even — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:13:38 +0000

Anderson Kill Wood & Bender has hired two insurance recovery attorneys for its Ventura, California office.

Arnold Barba joins from the dissolved Brown Winfield Canzoneri Abram, where he practiced business and real estate litigation. He is currently an Adjunct Professor of Law at Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu. Barba received his JD from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.

Jeff G. Coyner focuses on environmental law. He worked in the environmental sciences before earning his law degree from Golden Gate University Law, where he was editor of the Law Review.

In January, Anderson Kill & Olick merged with Wood & Bender, operating as Anderson Kill & Olick; but the Ventura office operates as Anderson Kill Wood & Bender.

Anderson Kill & Olick is based in New York City, and has offices in Greenwich, Newark, Philadelphia, Ventura, and Washington DC.

‘US News’ Top Law School Rankings Leaked

Erik Even — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:07:18 +0000

The US News & World Report rankings for top US law schools will not be officially published until tomorrow — but the rankings are all over the blawgosphere anyway.

The top 20 are:

1. Yale Law School
2. Harvard Law School
3. Stanford Law School
4. Columbia Law School
5. New York University School of Law
6. University of California Berkeley School of Law – tie – University of Chicago Law School
8. University of Pennsylvania Law School
9. University of Michigan Law School
10. Duke University School of Law – tie – Northwestern University School of Law – tie – University of Virginia School of Law
13. Cornell Law School
14. Georgetown University Law Center
15. UCLA School of Law – tie – University of Texas School of Law
17. Vanderbilt University Law School
18. University of Southern California Gould School of Law
19. Washington University School of Law
20. Boston University School of Law – tie- Emory University School of Law – tie – University of Minnesota Law School

The unobservant might miss the most important story here — that UCLA beat USC by two slots! You can’t spell SUCK without USC!!!

UCLA Law Offers Program for Deferred Associates

Erik Even — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:43:16 +0000

UCLA School of Law has announced its Transition to Practice LL.M. Program, which will allow deferred associates to take an extra year of classes that would duplicate the skills learned in the first year with a firm.

The school says the courses will feature practice-oriented projects, in addition to substantial research and written work. The program will offer part-time externships within corporate legal departments.

Classes will be taught by the core faculty of the law school and prominent practicing lawyers. The curriculum will be developed in conjunction with leading law firms and corporate legal departments.

The UCLA School of Law is generally regarded as the top law school in Southern California, as well as one of the top 15 law schools in the United States. Founded in 1949, is the youngest of the top-tier US law schools.

UC Law Students Benefit from DC Interships

Erik Even — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:48:24 +0000

Two top California law schools have created a DC internship program to expose law students to the intricacies of law- and policy-making.

The for-credit UCDC Law Program brings students to the nation’s capital from the University of California Berkeley School of Law and UCLA School of Law, and provides internships in congressional offices on Capitol Hill, in the Department of Justice, and in various nonprofit institutions and regulatory agencies.

The program, which started last month and runs through early May, shows students how lawyers in Washington forge statutes, policies and regulations.

This semester, seven students from Berkeley and three from UCLA participated in the program, and almost 20 have applied for the Fall. UC Irvine plans to join the program, and will begin sending students to Washington in spring 2011.