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LA Lawyer Table of Contents:
September 2000 Issue

Table of Contents, Vol. 23, No. 6  

FEATURES 

California Rules!
The Judicial Council's recent changes to the Rules of Court make it clear that the trend against local rules will continue
By Judge Arnold H. Gold 

Bonus Points
A bonus provision in a fee agreement must address important ethical considerations about good faith dealings with clients
By Ellen A. Pansky

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Goodwill Hunting
The methods of valuing law firms by California's family courts need to reflect the changes in law firm economics during the last decade
By Peter M. Walzer and Edward Poll 

DEPARTMENTS

Tax Tips
The limited scope of the new tax adviser-client privilege
By Howard S. Fisher 

Practice Tips
The dot-com drop policy of the California secretary of state
By John F. Nobbs  

Practice Tips
The challenges of inverse condemnation litigation
By Anthony P. Parrille  

Ethics Opinion No. 502
Lawyers' duties when preparing pleadings or negotiating settlement for in pro per litigant

Ethics Opinion No. 503
Prepaying referral fees on workers' compensation cases  

By the Book
Closed Chambers
Reviewed by Heather R. Moss 

Computer Counselor
More and more legal information is available free on the Web
By Carole Levitt 

COLUMNS

President's Page
Of dead horses and the Internet
By Rex S. Heinke 

Barristers Tips
Dealing with difficult partners
By Lee Smalley Edmon  

Closing Argument
A momentous 62 years
By Justice Mildred L. Lillie 

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