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

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Arbitration at Work
Armendariz grants state courts wide latitude in enforcing contractual employment arbitration clauses, even if individual provisions are unconscionable
By Elizabeth H. Murphy

The Life and Death of Estate Taxes
The scheduled but uncertain repeal of the federal estate tax in 2010 has further complicated the task of long-range estate planning 
By Charles P. Rettig

Expert Grilling (HTML) (PDF)
In legal malpractice cases, practitioners must take special care to prevent expert witnesses from intruding on the prerogatives of the court and jury
By David B. Parker, William K. Mills, and Jayesh Patel

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DEPARTMENTS

Practice Tips
Determining date of separation in a marital dissolution
By Max A. Goodman

Practice Tips
Lessening the risk of letters of intent
By Marvin Leon

By the Book
Rats in the Grain
Reviewed by Heather R. Moss

Computer Counselor (HTML) (PDF)
How to find and research experts on the Internet
By Carole Levitt

COLUMNS

Barristers Tips
All lawyers need to know insurance basics
By Christine Y. Le Bel

Closing Argument
The surprising breadth of our drug problem
By Judge Jose I. Sandoval