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

April 2003
Vol. 26, No. 2

Discovering America
A little-known federal statute offers courts wide discretion in allowing parties to take discovery in the United States for legal proceedings abroad
Edward A. Klein

Special Section
Semiannual Guide to Expert Witnesses

2002 Ethics Roundup
Recent corporate scandals are playing a major role in shaping the future of legal ethics
John W. Amberg and Jon L. Rewinski

Tax Tips
Deadline Looms to Come Clean on Offshore Credit Card Tax Schemes
Charles P. Rettig and Steven Toscher

Practice Tips
How Presley Homes Has Changed the Duty to Defend
David Ezra

Practice Tips
Res judicata and California's Unfair Competition Law
Scott C. Lascari

Computer Counselor
Customer Relationship Management for Law Firms
Benjamin Sotelo and James Gillen

Barristers Tips
Choosing a Career in Public Service
Brian Vaughan

Closing Argument
The Right Business Decision
Adam S. Warshaw