Los Angeles Lawyer
The Magazine of the Los Angeles County Bar Association

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Mediation Confidential
In allowing mediation confidences to be brought into the judicial system, California courts are balancing the need for secrecy in private mediations against compelling public policy
By L. Randolph Lowry and Peter Robinson

Magnificent Exceptions (HTML) (PDF)
Despite its seemingly absolute language, the Statute of Frauds is riddled with exceptions
By Lawrence M. Boesch
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DEPARTMENTS

Tax Tips 
Deciphering Los Angeles’s home-based business tax
By Gary L. Bostwick

Practice Tips
A blow to fair notice of expert testimony prior to trial
By Mark B. Canepa

Practice Tips
Liability in negotiations between developers and public entities
By J. Alberto Boada

By the Book
Judicious Choices: The New Politics of Supreme Court Confirmations
Reviewed by Judge Anthony J. Mohr

Computer Counselor (HTML) (PDF)
Private portals mark the latest advance on the Internet front
By Carole Levitt

COLUMNS

President’s Page (HTML) (PDF)
Has your practice gone global?
By Michelle Rodenborn,
Alan M. Kindred, and
Martin Perlberger  

Barristers Tips
Preparing a witness for a deposition
By Jacqueline J. Harding

Closing Argument
The risks of multiple-party representation
By Connolly Oyler